eLearnz Web Summit - the Future of Learning

Tuesday, 25th September 2018

eLearnz 2018 is a virtual Web Summit, with an optional live day pass, that brings together the world’s top learning tech speakers. In a world where the rapid pace of technology change affects all industries, the way we learn and adapt to that change is fundamental to our successful future. Bloom Learning Technologies continually scans learning and development trends and technologies around the world to ensure you get the latest tech, tools and thought leaders at eLearnz to drive best practice L&D in New Zealand.

Virtual Web Summit

The virtual Web Summit consists of five international speakers throughout the day. You can watch as many as you like or register to watch all 5. Each session also allows for interactive Q&A. All sessions will be recorded so if you are unable to make it on the day please do register as the recording will be sent to all attendees.

Live Day Pass

The Web Summit live day is an opportunity for the NZ learning and development community to come together to watch the latest in digital learning trends and case studies. This will be held at Vodafone HQ where you will be immersed in big screens. There will be plenty of time for conversation and collaboration that will inspire and invigorate as well as lots of fun to be had, so don't miss this exciting opportunity to get face to face with your peers and learn from these amazing speakers!

Bonus Session for the Live Day

12.30pm-1.30pm Vodafone, Luke Longney, Business Manager to CEO - the Vodafone Journey Towards Digital

Registration at Vodafone HQ from 8.00am

Keynote Speaker Nigel Paine

9am-10am

Why learning then won’t be like learning now: welcome to the BIG DISRUPTION

We will look back on our so-called learning age with astonishment and amazement! How could most people put up with so little for so long? Imprecise, content focussed and tedious learning, forced into formal programmes, that are never repeated, with no measure of impact apart from ‘did you enjoy this?’ nonsense.

The big disruption will be around personalised learning, personalised for every single person but visible to the company as a dashboard that will reveal the pain points and progress across the organisation as a whole. So targeted, just enough and just when needed. This will be a complete transformation. And I will explain much, much more in the session.

Nigel headed up the BBC's training and development operation, where he built one of the most successful learning and development operations in the UK. This included an award-winning leadership programme, state-of-the-art informal learning, e-learning and knowledge sharingm and one of the most outstanding and well-used intranets in the corporate sector. Nigel left the BBC in 2006 to start his own company, which focuses on leadership, creativity, innovation and e-learning. He works with companies in Europe, Brazil, Australia and the US.

Nigel is a Masie Learning Fellow and has written articles and whitepapers on subjects as diverse as 'creativity in the workplaxce', 'building corporate heroes' and 'the future of e-learning' as well as published several books.

Keynote Speaker Donald H Taylor, Chairman, The Learning and Performance Institute UK

10:15am-11:00am

2018 learning results and trends (2018 L&D Global Sentiment Survey)

Donald H Taylor is a recognised commentator and organiser in the fields of workplace learning and learning technologies.

Donald will be sharing the survey results from his annual L&D Global Sentiment Survey on what L&D professionals think will be hot in 2018, with results both globally and from the New Zealand sector. Attendees will receive a copy of the global report.

There are some interesting differences in NZ in trends compared to the rest of the world. Last year personalisation and adapative delivery topped the table, pushing collaborative and social learning into second place. Personalisation is hotter than ever thanks to the possibilities offered by algorithms and artificial intelligence. Microlearning was a hot topic for NZ but that does not mean it is well defined, understood or implemented. VR, AR and AI all featured highly. Are they mature enough to impact mainstream enterprise L&D in 2018?

Keynote Speaker Melissa Milloway, Senior Learning Experience Designer, Amazon

11:30am-12:30pm

Using xAPI in a VR project - Live case study, Scenes Around Seattle: an A-Frame Virtual Reality Experience Using xAPI

Keynote Speaker Robin Petterd, Director, Sprout Labs

2:30pm-3:30pm

Artificial intelligence - Changing the way L&D works

Artificial Intelligence is transforming our workplaces. Robotics, big data, and machine learning are starting to have a profound effect on how we work. There are predictions that 30% to 40% of all current jobs are going be automated in the future. In this session, we’ll explore what the impact of these technologies means for the skills L&D needs to be focusing on now and into the future and how AI can be used in L&D to transform the way we work. The session will include an overview of some of the current L&D tools and platforms that are using AI approaches.

Robin Petterd has a PhD in interactive creative media. He is the founder of Sprout Labs where he helps work organisations to transform how they learn. At the moment, Sprout Labs is working on a new AI based learning analytics platform. He is the host of the Learning While Working podcast and virtual conference and regularly runs webinars and other events.

Keynote Speaker Eyal Ronen, Chief Learning Evangelist, GamEffective

3:45pm-4:45pm

Gamified personalised micro learning based on learner KPIs - case study, Supercharge eLearning with Gamification and real-time feedback

Using gamification to drive microlearning engagement sounds like a good idea, but companies struggle to figure out where it fits in, asking, "What is gamified microlearning or microlearning engagement anyway?" In this session, we'll describe the different use cases, explore why push microlearning is interesting, share tips and tricks, show what it looks like, and, most importantly, explain how microlearning can be adapted in real-time based on performance and knowledge.

Eyal Ronen, a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology, has been focusing on the world of employee growth for more than two decades. In recent years he has taken a path that investigates and reinforces the human-machine interface to ensure superior e-learning efficacy.

An award-winning professor, an international speaker, and a true Learning Evangelist, Eyal brings a practical approach even to the most academic topics.

Where is the event?

The virtual Web Summit is totally online. Each speaker will have a Zoom room accessed by invitation once you have registered.

eLearnz has partnered with Vodafone to bring you a state-of-the-art venue at their new premises in Smales Farm on the North Shore for the Live Day pass. Vodafone's smart building offers the most technologically advanced environment workplace in the country, a true workplace of the future, and is wireless-enabled, voice and video aware and incorporates virtual reality. Enter into the stunning open air Atrium, which is 5 stories high, complete with cafe and you may not want to leave!

Also happening:

eLearnz eLab, 26th & 27th September 2018

Two day eLab, where you can come along and learn the latest technology tools in 6 hands-on mini workshops.

Register your spot for the Virtual Sessions or Book your Bean Bag for the Live Pass Day now!

Get ready to connect, inspire and be inspired!

Sponsorship and Digital Exhibition

To keep the registration cost down, we are offering corporate digital sponsorship. We only sponsor with the best, like minded organisations and we will only be taking one organisation per industry, so get in quick!

Contact: Nicki Turnbull
Phone: 09 363 2827
Email: elearnz@elearnz.co.nz

Please see leaflet for more info.

eLearnz Web Summit Ticket Pricing:

(as Web Summit is an international event, payment is in US dollars)

Virtual sessions - US $6.75 each

Full day live pass EARLYBIRD on sale until 10th August - US $265, includes lunch

Full day live pass (from 1st August) - US $395, includes lunch

Please note our cancellation policy:

• For cancellations on or prior to July 31st, 100% of the conference fee, less booking fees, will be refunded.
• For cancellations on or after August 1st but prior to August 31st, 50% of the conference fee, less booking fees, will be refunded.
• For cancellations on or after September 1st, no refunds will be issued for cancellations. Substitutions are welcome though!