Learning Conference
Conference Program 2026
First version – the program is continuously updated
16 September 2026
Day 1
Understanding the forces shaping the future of work — and what they mean for organizations.
- 8:00 AM - 8:50 AM
- House of People
Registration and coffee in the exhibition area
Exchange experience and tips with exhibitors and industry colleagues over coffee in the exhibition area.
- 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
- Main Stage
Welcome to the Learning Conference 2026
Linda Nyberg is a seasoned Corporate Affairs and Communications professional with 25+ years of experience in strategic communication across global platforms. With a background in journalism, broadcasting, and media production, she has anchored major televised events such as SVT’s “Year with the Royal Family” and the Crown Princess’s wedding. Linda was also the host of SVT’s royal tribute broadcast honoring Queen Silvia, demonstrating her ability to navigate high-profile engagements with professionalism and poise.
Linda Nyberg, Moderator at the Learning Conference.
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Main Stage
The New Economic Reality: AI, Skills and Global Competitiveness
What’s happening globally: trends, meta view, geopolitics, economy, jobs.
Klas Eklund, Economist, teacher and author.
- 9:30 AM - 10.00 AM
- Main Stage
The AI Shift: What Changes First in Organizations
AI is not only changing technology — it is reshaping how organizations work, learn, lead and compete. In this keynote, Ted Schönbeck explores how AI is transforming productivity, decision-making, skills, leadership and organizational structures — and what business leaders need to understand right now to prepare for the next wave of change.
From emerging capabilities to real organizational impact, this session provides a strategic perspective on how AI is already beginning to redefine the future of work.
Google representative
- 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
- Exhibition Area
Swedish "fika" and networking in the Exhibition area
Exchange experiences and tips with exhibitors and industry colleagues over a Swedish fika in the exhibition are.
- 10:30 AM - 11:10 AM
- Main stage
Building the Skills-Powered Organization
In this keynote, Nick will explore what truly differentiates leaders in a world increasingly shaped by artificial intelligence. As AI transforms how organizations operate, learn, and compete, the defining question for leaders responsible for learning and leadership development becomes clear: which human capabilities will remain indispensable? Drawing on extensive research and insights from his book Leading with Human Skills, Nick will highlight five core characteristics—intuition, integrity, instinct, imagination, and identity—and the 50 essential human skills that future-ready professionals must cultivate.
Through practical examples and evidence-based perspectives, he will demonstrate how L&D leaders can design development strategies that strengthen uniquely human capabilities alongside technological advancement.
Endorsed by senior executives from leading global organizations and top universities, this keynote offers both inspiration and actionable guidance for building human-centered leadership in the age of AI.
Dr. Nick van Dam, internationally recognized thought leader, adviser, researcher, author, and speaker on learning innovations and leadership development.
- 11:10 AM - 11:50 AM
- Main Stage
The Future of Workplace Learning, How Learning & Development Must Change in the Age of AI, The New Learning Ecosystem
The Future of Workplace Learning, How Learning & Development Must Change in the Age of AI, The New Learning Ecosystem
Donald H Taylor, Lead researcher, L&D Global Sentiment Survey.
- 11:50 AM - 12:20 AM
- Main stage
Panel: Who Will Build the Future Workforce? How Business and Academia Must Rethink Skills Development
Who Will Build the Future Workforce?
How Business and Academia Must Rethink Skills Development
As AI, automation and rapid technological change continue to reshape work and workforce demands, the need for new skills and continuous learning has become increasingly urgent.
In this panel, leaders from business and academia discuss how organizations and educational institutions must collaborate differently to prepare people, organizations and society for the future of work.
How fast are skill needs changing?
What capabilities will matter most?
And how do we build stronger connections between education, lifelong learning and real workforce needs?"
Mattias Wiggberg, Docent/Associate Professor Management of AI, KTH Royal Institute of Technology. Expert Learning Lab.
Jennifer Florido, Group Head of Talent and Growth, Telia Company.
Fredrik Elieson, Head of Talent Growth, Trucks Technology & Industrial Division. Expert Learning Lab.
Selina Millstam, Senior Vice President and Global Head of People Growth and Leadership Excellence
Mikael Sundström, Assistant Professor, Political Science, Lund University
- 12:20 PM - 1:30 PM
- Exhibition Area
Lunch with networking in the Exhibition Area
Enjoy a delightful lunch while having the opportunity to network with other participants. Coffee will be served after lunch.
- 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM
Breakout sessions
The parallel breakout sessions are designed to allow participants to tailor their own conference experience across leadership, AI, learning, culture and organizational transformation.
Participants are free to move between tracks, workshops and conversations throughout the conference.
● Leadership & Organizational Transformation
● Learning Strategy & Capability Building
● Learning Tech & Technology Beyond AI
● Future of Work, Culture & Workforce Transformation
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- Breakout room
Why digital and AI skills are now a leadership issue, How digitally savvy is your workforce – really?
The business case for digital and AI skills has never been clearer. Research from McKinsey shows that organizations with leading digital and AI capabilities outperform their peers by two to six times in total shareholder returns. Yet the real differentiator is not technology — it is how effectively people across the organization are able to use it. So how digitally savvy is your workforce — really? And how confident are you, as a leader, in answering that question?
Ulrika Hedlund, CEO and Founder of Storyals Global, Productivity Expert.
- 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
- Breakout room
From Strategy to Operational Behavior at Scale – Securing the Chain Between Intent and Execution
Most organizations today don’t lack strategy or ambition. The real challenge is securing the chain between strategic intent and consistent operational behavior at scale. In this executive conversation, leaders from Alfa Laval, Securitas, and Zebrain share enterprise realities and perspectives on leadership translation, frontline execution, and behavioral activation, and explore what organizations actually need to create lasting movement in everyday work.
Ian Blake, Learning & Performance Business Partner, Operations Development, Energy Division, Alfa Laval AB.
Dan Svensson, Learning & Talent Lead, Securitas Sverige AB.
Anna Bloth Karling, Founder & CEO, Zebrain.
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- Breakout room
Hur bygger vi lärande som faktiskt förändrar organisationer?
Vad händer när AI, lärandeanalys och kompetensinsikter kopplas närmare organisationens utvecklingsbehov? Den här sessionen utforskar hur interaktiva och datadrivna lärprocesser kan skapa starkare lärandekultur, bättre beslut och snabbare omställningsförmåga med exempel på hur AI kan stärka reflektion, involvering och kontinuerlig kompetensutveckling i praktiken.
Kristina Rummelhoff, Learning and development manager, Learnlab.
Yngve Lindvig, CEO, Learnlab.
- 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
- Breakout room
Kunskapsförsörjning i en osäker värld
Vi arbetar idag med kunskapsförsörjning som om det vore varuflöden: just in time, minimal lagerhållning och hög effektivitet. Ett slimmat system, men också ett sårbart sådant.
Vad händer med organisationers handlingsförmåga när kunskapen plötsligt inte finns tillgänglig?
Malin Wrangel och Robert Trupp pratar om varför organisationer behöver bygga strategiska kunskapslager för att skapa resiliens i en osäker omvärld.
Malin Wrangel, VD, Lexicon Interactive.
Robert Trupp, Senior rådgivare inom totalförsvar, Lexicon Interactive.
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- Breakout room
Hur AI förändrar sättet vi lär, utforskar och utvecklas
Traditionellt har digitalt lärande förknippats med att lära på egen hand. Men med AI som stöd blir lärandet alltmer interaktivt, personligt och dialogbaserat. Vi kommer presentera hur AI kan fungera som coach utmanare och hur tekniken kan hjälpa oss att fördjupa förståelse, stärka kritiskt tänkande och skapa nya möjligheter för livslångt lärande. Vi diskuterar både möjligheter och fallgropar, och ger konkreta exempel på hur AI kan användas som stöd i flera perspektiv.
Marcus Johansson, Produktexpert, Ehra Talent Solutions.
Harald Kirkebø, Business Development Manager, Ehra Talent Solutions.
- 1:30 PM - 2:00 PM
- Breakout room
När tid blir tillväxt -med lärdomar från forskningsstudien 4 Day Week
Förändringskatalysator och initiativtagare till forskningsstudien 4 Day Week Sverige. Hon hjälper organisationer att frigöra tid, fokus och potential – och omvandla det till hållbar prestation och långsiktiga resultat.
Anna-Carin Alderin, Corporate Procurement Manager, TRR Trygghetsrådet.
- 1:30 PM - 2:40 PM
- Breakout room
Dragons' Den – Inspirerande case från verkligheten
Under detta pass sätter vi fokus på konkreta exempel där lärande verkligen gjort skillnad. Fyra utvalda medlemmar delar med sig av varsitt case – det kan handla om utbildningsproduktioner, systemlösningar eller andra initiativ som lett till tydliga och positiva resultat.
Fokus ligger på hur olika angreppssätt, idéer och lösningar har bidragit till framgångsrikt lärande i praktiken.
Efter presentationerna får publiken möjlighet att ställa frågor – och rösta på det case de tycker är mest inspirerande.
Representant från Promise
- 2:40 PM - 3:10 PM
- Exhibition Area
Swedish "fika" and networking in the Exhibition area
Exchange experiences and tips with exhibitors and industry colleagues over a Swedish fika in the exhibition are.
- 3.10 - 4.10
Swedish Learning Awards - finalist-presentationer
Samtliga finalister till Swedish Learning Awards kommer att tilldelas en egen tid för att presentera sina bidrag.
Finalisterna i 2026 Learning awards är:
● Årets Eldsjäl:
Martina Berg, Joel Österberg Skoog, Anna Ray
● Årets Lärinsats:
• O’Learys Academy
• IKEA & Funkis - IKEA Leadership Fundamentals
• Expert Learning Lab (SAAB, ABB, Volvo, Ericsson) – Technical Leadership Program
● Årets Lärstrategi:
• Swedbank Corporate Academy
• Tarkett Leading Beyond
• O’Learys Lärstrategi.
● Årets L&D team:
• Stena Metall
• Systembolaget
• Stena Line
● Årets Innovation:
• Tetra Pak Training Services
• CIBoost
• Volvo Group Incidenten vid station 900
● Årets Transformation:
• Ahlsell AB & Lead4x Pty Ltd
• Svensk Fastighetsförmedling
• Circle K Sverige
- 4.10 PM - 4.50 PM
- Main Stage
From Insight to Impact: What High-Performing Organizations Do Next
Kevin Oakes, Founder & Chief Strategy Officer of the Institute for Corporate Productivity (i4cp)
- 4.50 PM - 5.00 PM
- Main Stage
This year's moderator Linda Nyberg summarizes day 1
Linda Nyberg, Moderator at the Learning Conference.
- 5 PM - 6 PM
- Exhibition area
Mingle in the Exhibition area
After the day's lectures have concluded, you are invited to a mingle in the exhibition area where you will have the opportunity to socialize with industry colleagues, both old and new.
- 6:30PM - Late
- Wallmans Stockholm
Swedish Learning Awards
When the seminars for the day are over, you are welcome to attend this year's banquet. Experience an evening of celebration, networking, laughter, and dancing, where you will enjoy a three-course dinner, spectacular entertainment, and a unique opportunity to socialize with industry colleagues. Additionally, you will be there when the winners of the Swedish Learning Awards 2026 are announced!
17 September 2026
Day 2
Day 2 is about turning inspiration into execution — from strategy and AI to real-world application and impact.
- 8:20 AM - 8:50 AM
- House of People
Registration and coffee in the exhibition area
Exchange experience and tips with exhibitors and industry colleagues over coffee in the exhibition area.
- 8:50 AM - 9:00 AM
- Main Stage
This year's moderator, Linda Nyberg, opens day 2 of the Learning Conference
Linda Nyberg, Moderator at the Learning Conference.
- 9:00 AM - 9:30 AM
- Main Stage
We’re All Strange in Someone’s Eyes - The Human Skills Organizations Need in Times of Change
We’re All Strange in Someone’s Eyes
The Human Skills Organizations Need in Times of Change
In a world shaped by AI, global collaboration and constant transformation, curiosity, communication and cultural understanding have become critical human skills.
In this engaging and thought-provoking keynote, anthropologist Colin Moon explores how culture shapes the way we communicate, collaborate, lead and make decisions — and why self-awareness and curiosity are essential capabilities for future-ready organizations.
With humor, sharp observations and practical insights, Colin challenges audiences to rethink how we understand others — and ourselves — in an increasingly interconnected world.
Colin Moon, Anthropologist, Cultural understanding is an ongoing learning process.
- 9:30 AM - 10:10 AM
- Main Stage
Real Impact: Transforming Learning and Skills
About Lori’s session: We are living through the most exciting moment in the history of learning and development. The tools available to us today would have seemed like science fiction a decade ago, and the pace is only accelerating.
What I want to explore is what it actually means to seize that moment. For example, the AI tutor is not a futuristic concept. It is already out in the wild, via LearnLM, Copilot, ChatGPT, delivering spaced, hyperpersonalised, contextualised learning that adapts in real time. And, it delivers strong results and ROI. The courseless L&D department is not a provocation. It is a real and achievable future. The organisations that understand what that means for their function right now, and move accordingly, are the ones that will truly rightskill their people.
This is our moonshot moment. I want to help people see it that way.
Lori Niles Hofmann, Senior learning strategist with over 20 years of L&D experience across many industries, including international banking, management consulting, and marketing.
- 10:10 AM - 10:40 AM
- Main Stage
The agentic L&D leader: Redesigning learning for real business impact
What does it actually look like to redesign L&D from the ground up and then scale it to 7,000 leaders globally?
In this session, Rita Azevedo, Engagement Director at Sana, will unpack the new agentic L&D operating model: the mindset and technology shifts that move L&D from content factory to strategic business driver.
She'll be joined in a fireside chat by Filip Lam, Global Head of Development and Transitions at H&M, who has done exactly that – rebuilding leadership expectations, measurement, and delivery from scratch across one of the world's most iconic brands. If you're ready to stop reacting and start leading, this session is for you.
Rita Azevedo, Engagement Director at Sana.
Filip Lam, Global Head of Development and Transitions at H&M.
- 10:40 AM - 11:00 AM
- Exhibition Area
Swedish "fika" and networking in the Exhibition area
Exchange experiences and tips with exhibitors and industry colleagues over a Swedish fika in the exhibition are.
- 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Are you building more training, or better training?
This is the L&D shift from Order Taker to Learning Partner. Today, AI lets anyone produce a course in an afternoon. So, the question for L&D is no longer how many trainings you can build, but whether what you build makes learning stick. This session looks at teams that made the shift and the ROI that comes with it. You'll leave with a clear picture of what the move looks like in practice, the tools it takes, and how better learning, not more of it, earns L&D a real seat at the table.
Christophe Jacobs,
Chief Learning Officer, FLOWSPARKS.
- 11:30 AM - 11:50 AM
- Exhibition Area
The Promise Award - Best Thesis in Learning & Development 2026
The Promise Award has been established to stimulate the development of the learning & development industry
through academic research in the field. Nomination for The Promise Award is open to academic students who,
during the past academic year, have produced a high-quality thesis or essay related to the area of learning &
development. A jury has evaluated and identified the winning thesis, which is granted the award of 10,000 SEK.
In this session, we will award the winning thesis of 2026, and receive a presentation from the authors on the key
takeaways on how to further develop the L&D arena.
- 11:50 AM - 1:00 PM
- Exhibition Area
Lunch with networking in the Exhibition Area
Enjoy a delightful lunch while having the opportunity to network with other participants. Coffee will be served after lunch.
- 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
Breakout sessions
The parallel breakout sessions are designed to allow participants to tailor their own conference experience across leadership, AI, learning, culture and organizational transformation.
Participants are free to move between tracks, workshops and conversations throughout the conference.
● Leadership & Organizational Transformation
● Learning Strategy & Capability Building
● Learning Tech & Technology Beyond AI
● Future of Work, Culture & Workforce Transformation
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Breakout room
Unleash the human potential in Volvo Group
UHP — Unleash Human Potential — is Volvo Group's leadership philosophy, built around five elements that define how great leaders show up every day: adopting a Growth Mindset, Building Great Teams, Being a Positive Role Model, Leading for High Performance, and Making Change Stick.
Originally developed with IMD Lausanne for Volvo Group's most senior leaders, UHP is now scaling to 104,000 people across 55 markets — not as a training programme, but as the common language woven through every people touchpoint, from onboarding to talent and succession.
At its core, UHP is a simple but powerful idea: that leadership is not what you know, it is what you do — consistently, intentionally, every day.
Mohan Benjamin, Head of Global Leader Development & Business Excellence, Volvo Group University.
Henrik Sande, Head of Global Fundamentals & Learning, Volvo Group University.
- 1:40 PM - 2:10 PM
- Breakout room
You Haven't Taught Until They've Learned
De flesta organisationer investerar i utbildning. Få lyckas skapa verklig beteendeförändring. I den här sessionen berättar O'Learys hur spelbaserat och roll anpassat lärande blev en strategisk drivkraft för kultur, ledarskap och affär. Hur går man från obligatoriska utbildningar till en lärandekultur där medarbetare själva vill utvecklas, och där bättre lärande leder till bättre gästupplevelser, starkare resultat och ökad lönsamhet?
Anna Rönnelöw, Head of Learning & Development, O'Learys Group
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Linus Alenvret, VP Sales & Business Development, Attensi.
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Breakout room
Better training in practice: AI-powered tools and workflows for learning that sticks
Today, AI lets anyone produce a course in an afternoon. The harder question is whether what L&D builds makes learning stick. This session is a practical deep dive into how to build better training, not just more of it, using FLOWSPARKS. Real examples, real workflows, and the tools that make it repeatable.
Deep dive into the main stage
Christophe Jacobs,
Chief Learning Officer, FLOWSPARKS.
- 1:40 - 2:10 PM
- Breakout room
Framtidens sätt att utvärdera utbildning är här
För första gången presenteras konkreta data om kvalitet och effekt på den privata utbildningsmarknaden. Frederik Johansson och Mattias Kalff delar insikter från SKEU-projektet, där ledande organisationer gemensamt utvecklat en standard för att utvärdera utbildningsleverantörer. Vad visar resultaten – och hur kan de förändra hur vi investerar i kompetensutveckling framåt?
Frederik Johansson, Expert på kompetensförsörjning och omställning, Keystone Education Group.
Mattias Kalff, Corporate Procurement Manager, TRR Trygghetsrådet.
- 1:00 PM - 1:30 PM
- Breakout room
Immersive by Design: Turning information into experience
Learners don't remember information. They remember experiences.
In this session, Lars-Petter W. Kjos, CPO at We Are Learning, argues that immersive learning is not really about technology like VR, avatars, or AI. Instead, it is about a state of mind: focused attention, real emotion, and meaningful decisions. Using learning science and real-world examples, he will show why experiences change behavior in ways that slide decks cannot. He will also explain why the learning designer's skill—choosing the right moment, creating believable characters, and designing decisions that reveal something important—makes training memorable rather than merely completed. AI now makes it faster and cheaper to build these experiences, which makes good design even more important.
This talk is for L&D leaders and learning designers who want to create learning that people remember and behavior they can apply.
Lars-Petter W. Kjos Co-founder and CPO, We Are Learning.
- 1:40 - 2:10 PM
- Breakout room
Adapting your Learning Ecosystem to Provide True Performance Support
L&D is facing increased business pressures in the form of AI adoption, proving value, and increasing budget limitations. All without clear direction or implementation strategy from decision-makers. Good performance support solutions provide structure, impact data and cost savings if implemented correctly. In this session we will uncover practical methods for adapting your current learning environment to a sustainable performance support ecosystem.
Key learning objectives include:
• Understanding the true definition of workflow learning and performance support
• Exploring pathways and strategies for adapting your current training environment
• Showcasing methods, tools and platforms critical to performance support success
• Identifying AI strategies and opportunities in performance support
Einar Schow, Chief Executive Officer, APPLY Synergies.
- 1:00 PM - 2:10 PM
- Breakout room
Building Innovative Workplace Learning Solutions with AI
In this workshop, Alfred Remmits will show how AI can be used to design and build innovative workplace learning solutions that support employees directly in the flow of work. Rather than focusing on courses or content consumption, the session explores how AI-enabled Digital Coaches can provide trusted, task-based support at the moment of need.
Participants will learn how to create performance-first learning solutions, and how AI can accelerate workflow analysis, critical task analysis, content structuring, multilingual delivery, and just-in-time support. Real-world examples from pharma, healthcare, manufacturing, consulting, and government will demonstrate how these solutions can reduce time to competency, improve quality and compliance, reduce errors, and increase productivity.
Alfred Remmits, Founder and Chief Strategy of Xprtise and an internationally recognized expert in workflow learning, performance support, adaptive learning, and the use of AI in Learning & Development. He works with major organizations in Europe and the United States to help them move from content-first training to performance-first solutions with measurable business impact.
- 2:10 PM - 2:30 PM
- Exhibition Area
Swedish "fika" and networking in the Exhibition area
Exchange experiences and tips with exhibitors and industry colleagues over a Swedish fika in the exhibition are.
- 2:30 PM - 3:00 PM
- Exhibition Area
Lansering av IHMpact Report 2026: Life Goals – Vilka drivkrafter styr Gen Z?
Idag släpper IHM Business School sin årliga rapport, IHMpact Report, som i år handlar om de bakomliggande faktorerna som styr generation Z:s vägval och karriärdrömmar. Studien kartlägger de ungas motivatorer och drivkrafter när det kommer till studier, jobb, pengar, status och relationer. Sedan 2024 har IHM genomfört denna studie, med tidsaktuella frågeställningar kring kompetensutveckling och karriärval. Rapporten presenteras av Ricki Rebecka Petrini, CMO på IHM och rapportförfattare.
Ricki Petrini, Journalist och marknadschef på IHM Business School.
- 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coming soon
- 3:30 PM - 4:10 PM
Learning at the Speed of Work: The Next Human Advantage in the AI Era. Any good?
AI is changing work faster than most organizations can redesign jobs, structures or skills. Yet many still treat learning as something separate from work: a course, platform, workshop or annual development plan. In this closing keynote, Benjamin Laker argues that this model is no longer enough. Having helped shape global conversations around the four-day workweek, meeting-free days and job crafting, he now turns to the next major workplace shift: learning as a daily organizational capability. Benjamin shows why the future of learning will be less about consuming content and more about redesigning work so people can adapt, experiment, share knowledge and improve in real time. Participants will leave with a practical and energizing view of how leaders can build organizations that learn faster than the world around them changes.
Benjamin Laker, Professor of Leadership at Henley Business School, Bestselling Author, Authority on Leadership and the Future of Work.
- 4:10 PM - 4:20 PM
- Main Stage
This years moderator, Linda Nyberg, summarizes Learning Conference 2026
Linda Nyberg, Moderator at the Learning Conference.
Årets programråd
Alfred Remmits, Xprtise/ Cornerstone • Anders Lyddby, Swedish Learning Association • Anna Bloth Karling, Zebrain • Anna Hansback, Utbildning.se • Anna Wreeby, Swedish Learning Association • Elina Qvarfordt, Sinf • Hanna Ahlström, Cornerstone • Hanne Kjeldstadli, Wittario • Jannie Jeppesen, SEI • Jeanette Almberg, Swedish Learning Association • Joyce Timmerman, Flowsparks • Karin Billton, Promise • Kristian Åsberg, Swedish Learning Association & Alfa Laval • Marcus Johansson, Ehra Talent Solutions • Markus Eileryd, Zebrain • Neea Jussila, Sana Labs • Niklas Lundgren, Utbildning.se • Susanne Erkenmark, Storyals • Teemu Lilja, Swedish Learning Association • Ulf Annerberg, Promise • Yngve Lindvig, Learnlabs • Fanny Solbacken, Hexanova • Beatrice de Maré Peterson, Hexanova
- AI and organizational transformation
- Future skills and workforce redesign
- Leadership in times of constant change
- Learning, capability building and competitiveness
- Moving from AI hype to real transformation and measurable business impact
It is about how fast they can learn, adapt and transform.
