Thursday, October 29, 2026
8:00 – 8:30 am
Registration and Breakfast
Ocotillo (Main Room) & Saguaro Dining
8:30 – 9:00 am
Welcome
Ocotillo (Main Room)
9:00 – 10:30 am
Opening Keynote
Ocotillo (Main Room)
Josh introduces the Human-Machine Performance Analyst (HMPA), a new model for TD professionals that combines learning design, data analysis, business acumen, AI literacy, and ethical judgment. Expect a practical roadmap for getting started.
10:30 – 10:45 am
Break
10:45 – 11:45 am
Breakout Session 1
Learn a 3-question model for reducing AI-related stress and finding your next steps. You'll also see where you sit on the AI adoption continuum and how to move along it comfortably.
Sponsored by EthnoPraxis
Option 2
Ryan Gottfredson · The Identity Shift: Becoming the TD Professional the Age of AI Requires
Larkspur (Breakout Room)
Explore how AI is changing the value TD professionals provide, and why your professional identity has to evolve with it. You'll learn a practical process for defining your enduring value and testing a new identity through small, low-risk experiments.
Sponsored by ASU W.P. Carey Executive Education
11:45 am – 12:45 pm
Lunch
Saguaro Dining
12:45 – 1:45 pm
Breakout Session 2
Option 1
Jordon Taylor · From Deck to Delivery-Ready: Traditional and AI-Assisted Prep for Trainers
Ocotillo (Main Room)
Learn PREP, a four-step framework for getting delivery-ready when someone else built the deck. See traditional and AI-assisted prep methods side by side, and leave with templates and prompts for your next session.
Option 2
Bridgett McGowen · GPT + PPT = OMG!: Using AI to Create Presentations That Sizzle
Larkspur (Breakout Room)
See how generative AI tools like ChatGPT can act as a thought partner for building presentations, from brainstorming and organizing content to engagement and visuals. Expect real examples and demos.
1:45 – 2:00 pm
Break
2:00 – 3:00 pm
Breakout Session 3
Option 1
Michael Saunderson · Beyond AI Adoption: Demonstrating Business Impact from AI Training
Ocotillo (Main Room)
Learn how to measure AI training by business results rather than completions or satisfaction scores. You'll leave with three tools: an AI Business Impact Planning Worksheet, the Five Essential Questions™ AI Evaluation Planner, and a Manager Reinforcement Checklist.
Option 2
Scott Knutson & Pat McNeil · The Human Advantage in the Age of AI: Using LEGO® Serious Play® and AI to Discover Hidden Organizational Friction
Larkspur (Breakout Room)
Build visual models of how work flows through your organization with LEGO® Serious Play®, then partner with AI to analyze them and compare its insights with your own. You'll leave with a framework for spotting hidden friction and a set of reusable AI prompts.
Sponsored by Gretchen Griffin, Igniting Conscious Leadership...together!
3:00 – 4:00 pm
Networking & Skills Marketplace
Ocotillo (Main Room)
4:00 – 4:30 pm
Closing Keynote
Ocotillo (Main Room)
Josh returns to connect the day's ideas into a roadmap you can start on Monday.
4:30 – 5:00 pm
Closing Remarks & Raffle
Ocotillo (Main Room)