ATD27 Program Overview
Learn, Connect, and Build What’s Next at ATD27
ATD27 is a full learning experience built around the way talent development professionals grow: through big ideas, practical sessions, peer connection, hands-on learning, and new solutions.
Build the Experience That Fits Your Goals
Whether you are coming to sharpen your skills, explore what is next, connect with peers, find solutions for your team, or bring practical ideas back to your organization, ATD27 gives you multiple ways to learn and engage.
Learn From Big Ideas
Hear from industry-leading keynotes and thought leaders who will challenge your thinking and help you see what is next for talent development.
Go Deep in Your Field
Explore sessions across tracks like Instructional Design, Learning Technologies, Leadership & Management Development, Future Readiness, Talent Strategy & Management, and more.
Practice What You Learn
Join hands-on formats like Knowledge in Action, Page to Practice, and Innogizer sessions designed to help you apply ideas in real time.
Connect With Peers
Take part in Meet Ups, Table Talks, Speed Mentoring, lounges, and purpose-built spaces designed for meaningful peer-to-peer connection.
Explore What’s Next
Visit 300+ EXPO exhibitors, attend Learning Stage sessions, compare solutions, and discover tools that can support your team’s work.
Give Back While You Connect
Participate in TD For Good, a purpose-driven space where attendees can build relationships while contributing to a hands-on service activity.
Learn From Big Ideas
Hear from industry-leading keynotes and thought leaders who will challenge your thinking and help you see what is next for talent development.
Go Deep in Your Field
Explore sessions across tracks like Instructional Design, Learning Technologies, Leadership & Management Development, Future Readiness, Talent Strategy & Management, and more.
Practice What You Learn
Join hands-on formats like Knowledge in Action, Page to Practice, and Innogizer sessions designed to help you apply ideas in real time.
Connect With Peers
Take part in Meet Ups, Table Talks, Speed Mentoring, lounges, and purpose-built spaces designed for meaningful peer-to-peer connection.
Explore What’s Next
Visit 300+ EXPO exhibitors, attend Learning Stage sessions, compare solutions, and discover tools that can support your team’s work.
Give Back While You Connect
Participate in TD For Good, a purpose-driven space where attendees can build relationships while contributing to a hands-on service activity.
Learning Is Not One-Size-Fits-All
The ATD27 program includes a variety of session types so you can choose the learning format that best fits your goals, learning style, and schedule.
Industry Insights
An expert-led 60-minute session delivering fresh ideas, evidence-based practices, and clarity for what is next in L&D.
Applications from the Field
A 60-minute session featuring real-world case studies that show how strategies work in practice and how they can be adapted.
Crash and Learn
An honest 60-minute conversation about what did not work, what was learned, and how those lessons encouraged resilience and growth.
Innogizer
A 60-minute 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, revealing diverse viewpoints on the issues shaping talent development.
Knowledge in Action
A 60-minute hands-on, workshop-style session where you can apply, experiment, and refine your skills in real time.
Talent Talks
20-minute sessions delivering big ideas, fresh perspectives, and inspiration connected to a central theme.
Page to Practice
Interactive sessions with leading ATD authors who move beyond theory and help you apply their ideas directly to your work.
Community Conversations
Facilitated sessions where you can join 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 sessions from exhibiting and sponsoring companies.
Find the Content That Matters Most to Your Work
ATD27 brings together content across the full talent development field, making it easier to find sessions aligned with your role, your organization’s priorities, and your professional goals.
Career Development
For professionals focused on personal career growth and those building career development programs for others.
Future Readiness
For professionals who want to stay curious, anticipate change, and help their organizations prepare for future needs.
Government
For learning professionals from federal, state, and local agencies focused on modernizing talent development, innovation, and the future of work.
Healthcare
For healthcare executives, providers, managers, and trainers working to create next-generation healthcare environments through learning, talent development, and culture change.
Instructional Design
For professionals focused on analyzing learning needs, designing effective experiences, and improving performance.
Leadership & Management Development
For leaders and practitioners focused on strategy, talent development, and building a strong global workforce.
Learning Science
For professionals interested in evidence-based methods for how people learn, retain information, form ideas, and apply new behaviors and skills on the job.
Learning Technologies
For professionals exploring the tools, platforms, systems, applications, and software that help develop the future workforce.
Managing The Learning Function
For those managing learning teams, programs, partnerships, staffing, and the strategic role of the learning function.
Measurement & Evaluation
For professionals focused on measuring learning interventions, program effectiveness, and organizational outcomes.
Personal Leadership Capabilities
For professionals developing the interpersonal skills and foundational capabilities needed to succeed in talent development roles.
Sales Enablement
For professionals focused on trends and topics influencing the development of sales talent.
Talent Strategy & Management
For professionals managing organizational talent, talent strategy, and the employee lifecycle.
Training Delivery & Facilitation
For professionals focused on designing and delivering engaging, effective, relevant, and applicable learning experiences.
The Industry’s Most Extensive Training EXPO
The ATD27 EXPO brings together 300+ exhibitors, innovative tools, practical solutions, and learning opportunities right on the show floor. It is the place to explore what is new, compare providers, and discover ideas that can support your team’s work.
300+ Solutions
Explore products and services from leading industry experts and emerging companies across the talent development field.
Learning Stages
Attend demonstrations and educational content from exhibiting and sponsoring companies.
Headshot Lounge
Get a free professional headshot for LinkedIn, your internal profile, or your next opportunity.
Puppy Park
Take a well-being break, recharge, and connect with fellow attendees in one of the most joyful places on the EXPO floor.
ATD Enterprise Booth
Talk with ATD Enterprise Solutions about your organization’s goals, challenges, and team development needs.
Conference Team Connection Center
Exclusive networking opportunities, refreshments, private meeting space, and programming for registered conference teams.
Connect With People Who Understand Your Work
Peer-to-peer connection at ATD27 is intentionally designed to help you exchange practical ideas, build meaningful relationships, and learn from professionals who are navigating similar challenges.
Whether you prefer structured conversations, role-based meetups, community spaces, or informal connection throughout the day, ATD27 gives you multiple ways to engage with peers in a way that feels useful and natural.
Share Ideas and Practical Solutions
Meet Ups
Casual, role-based opportunities to connect with professionals who share similar responsibilities and career paths.
Table Talks
Interactive, topic-focused discussions where attendees can explore shared challenges and exchange practical solutions.
Community Conversations
Facilitated sessions that allow attendees to join peers in targeted discussions about specific topics.
Get Career and Professional Guidance
Speed Mentoring
A fast-paced, rotating format that connects attendees with APTD® and CPTD® credential holders for candid career conversations and practical advice.
ATD Exchange
A space where ideas, insights, and experience move both ways, supporting collaboration, connection, and career growth beyond traditional sessions.
Connect Through Shared Communities
Chapter Leader Lounge
A space for ATD chapter leaders to connect, collaborate, and recharge throughout the conference.
Global Village
A welcoming space for attendees interested in international connection and global exchange.
Talent Development Leader Networking Room
A focused space for senior talent development leaders to connect with peers facing similar strategic priorities and organizational challenges.
Conference Teams Connection Center
A space for teams attending ATD27 together to connect between sessions, participate in curated opportunities, and make the most of the conference as a group.
Connect While Giving Back
TD For Good
A purpose-driven space where attendees can connect while participating in a hands-on service activity that gives back to the local community.
Ready to Build Your ATD27 Experience?
Join thousands of talent development professionals in Boston for a conference experience designed to help you learn, connect, explore, and bring practical ideas back to your work.