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!

300+ Onsite Exhibitors

International & Member Lounges

ATD Exclusive Bookstore

Industry-Leading Keynotes

Learning isn’t one-size-fits-all

ATD26 is designed to meet you where you are and push your thinking further.

Industry Insights

An expert-led 60-minute session delivering fresh ideas, evidence-based practices, and clarity for what’s next in L&D.

Applications from the Field

A 60-minute session delivering real-world case studies that demonstrate how strategies succeed and how to adapt them.

Crash and Learn

An honest 60-minute conversation that will share real examples about what didn’t work and the lessons that encouraged resilience and growth so you can avoid similar pitfalls and accelerate your success.

Innogizer

This 60-minute experience is a creative catalyst designed to shake up your perspective, spark fresh thinking, and energize your approach to L&D.

Perspectives Panels

A dynamic 60-minute moderated discussion led by industry experts that reveal diverse viewpoints on the issues shaping talent development, helping you navigate complex challenges with greater confidence.

Knowledge in Action

A 60-minute hands-on, workshop-style session where you’ll apply, experiment, and refine your skills in real time.

Talent Talks

20-minute sessions delivering big ideas, fresh perspectives, and inspiration, all connected to our ATD26 theme: Embrace Disruption. Direct the Future.

Page to Practice

Join leading ATD authors as they move beyond theory to guide you through applying their ideas in an engaging, interactive format that is directly relevant to your work.

Community Conversations

Facilitated sessions that allow you to join your peers in targeted discussions about specific topics.

Learning Stage

30-minute solutions, thought leadership, or product demonstrations from exhibiting and sponsoring companies in the EXPO hall.

Solution Session

60-minute thought leadership session from exhibiting and sponsoring companies.

GET TO KNOW ALL THE ATD SESSION TYPES

Are you a talent development leader?

ATD26 has a range of sessions and networking opportunities designed for talent development leaders. You’ll have the chance to meet other leaders in the field, exchange ideas, and learn about the latest trends and innovations in talent development.

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.

Personal Leadership Capabilities

Essential interpersonal skills and foundational capabilities that talent management and professionals must cultivate to succeed in their professional roles.

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.

Experience ATD26 as a VIP

Want to experience something extra? Explore our special packages.

VIP Package

As a VIP, enjoy the following benefits:

Priority check-in at the VIP Desk
Access to the VIP Lounge, including daily coffee and tea service
An invitation to the VIP Welcome Lunch on Sunday, May 17
A VIP entrance and priority reserved seating for all Mainstage sessions
Dedicated VIP Concierge support before and during the conference

ATD26 Program Overview

The Learning & Development Experience of the Year​