ATD26 Program
Overview

The Learning & Development Experience of the Year​

Thousands of training professionals from around the globe will descend on Los Angeles, California for a show-stopping event. Expand your knowledge with a wealth of unmatched resources, foster new connections with industry peers, and challenge your mindset with industry thought leaders and illustrious keynotes. Prepare to launch your career development into overdrive!

400+ Onsite Exhibitors

International & Member Lounges

ATD Exclusive Bookstore

Industry-Leading Keynotes

ATD26 Learning Tracks

Career Development​

Content for those interested in personal career growth as well as those creating career development programs for others.

Future Readiness

Learn to stay curious on topics that help professionals prepare their organization to meet future needs.

Government

Find topics for government learning professionals from federal, state, and local agencies. Focuses on modernizing talent development in government, innovation, and preparing for the future of work.

Healthcare

Influence a community of healthcare executives, providers, managers, and trainers working to create next-generation healthcare environments through learning, talent development and cultural change.

Instructional Design

Focus on trends and topics related to the process of analyzing learning and performance.

Leadership & Management Development

Influence a community of leaders driving strategy, developing talent, and building a strong global workforce.

Learning Science

A collective of professionals interested in understanding and applying the evidence-based methods behind how individuals take in and retain information, form connections and ideas, and apply new behaviors, skills and knowledge on the job to improve performance.

Learning Technologies

Discover how L&D professionals use tools, platforms, systems, applications, and software enable to develop the future workforce. 

Managing The Learning Function

Managing the learning function has become more complex in recent years as training is moving away from a simple order-taker approach. Responsibilities for those who manage such functions involve understanding more strategically how to approach areas such as business partnering, staffing, managing programs, and more.

Measurement & Evaluation

Implement learning analysis process models and systems in order to measure talent development intervention, program effectiveness and organizational outcomes.

Sales Enablement

Focus on trends and topics influencing those who develop sales talent.

Talent Strategy & Management

Discover trends and topics influencing a community that manages organizational talent and the employee lifecycle.

Training Delivery & Facilitation

Cover the transfer of knowledge and skills via selecting or developing the appropriate delivery options to make learning engaging, effective, relevant, and applicable.

2026 Schedule at a Glance​

All times are in Pacific Time (PT). The schedule is subject to change.

Schedule-2026