BW People Presents Festival Of L&D 2024

One of the largest Learning and Development (L&D) conferences of the year, the 3rd edition of BW People Festival of L&D 2024, will take place on the 27th-28th November, at The Taj, MG Road, Bengaluru. This two- day immersive conference will bring together HR and L&D industry leaders, biggest coaches, renowned trainers, educators, professionals from corporates and consultancies to explore the latest trends, technologies, and methodologies in learning and development.

This year’s theme focuses on Designing Purposeful Learning to Shape Skill-Based Organisations.

BW People L&D Survey Report will also be unveiled during this Festival. The BW People L&D Survey aims to gather key insights on Learning & Development strategies, trends, and best practices from leading CHROs, CLOs, and HR professionals. It identifies challenges, innovative solutions, and measures the effectiveness of L&D initiatives. The results will offer valuable benchmarks and actionable insights to help companies enhance their L&D programs, build a skilled workforce, and deliver value to businesses. The survey report will be available free of cost to participants who take the survey by 30th Oct 2024.

The summit aims to bring together HR executives, L&D experts and practitioners from all domains to explore emerging trends, strategies and innovations in L&D. The program will focus on empowering employees through continuous learning, skills development, and fostering an adaptive organisational culture.

The panels will feature L&D heads, CHROs and MD/CEOs from renowned companies, sharing their expertise across diverse industries and domains. The esteemed industry experts will include speakers like; Uma Sankar, VP-HR, Infosys; Surya Mohapatra, Head Talent Skilling, Wipro; Srividya Natarajan, Director Learning Tech And Products; Sonali Soni, Director L&D, Capgemini; Thomas Henry Mathuranayakam, AVP L&D, Swiggy; Prasad Prabhakar, Talent Development Partner, Philip, and many more.

Some of the topics for panel discussions include-

Leadership transformation: Pipeline building, innovation, and human connection
Learning that sticks: Amplify engagement with personalized pathways
L&D Tech transformation: Aligning L&D to workforce development goals
Learning aggregators and AI: The next big investments in L&D, and many other trending topics. 
 

The summit promises to delve deep into -

Smart Learning: Designing skill-based learning programs with technologies
Engagement Tactics: Ways to curate purposeful learning to master learners’ engagement
Innovative Content: Making engaging L&D modules with just in time learning aids for busy learners
Human Leadership: Prioritizing human connection in the age of AI
Investment Trends: Focusing on L&D spends that deliver real time ROI
 

Celebrating Excellence in L&D

This two-day festival will showcase some of the best talents in L&D industry by recognising upcoming L&D stars and L&D stalwarts in three gala awards ceremonies – L&D 30 Under 30 Awards, L&D 40 Under 40 Awards and L&D Excellence Awards – for individuals, L&D teams and organisational categories.

The awards will be judged by a panel of industry experts consisting of Martin Dinesh Gomez, CHRO, Zepto; Bhavesh N Chandaria, CEO, Executive Director, General Manager, Ethiopian Steel PLC, Member of Safal Group Africa, The Safal Group; Ravi Kumar, Sr President and CPO, Page Industries; Vandana Tilwani, CHRO-Havas India, Chief Diversity Officer-Havas APAC, Havas India; Harshvendra Soin, President - Asia Pacific and Japan Businesses, Tech Mahindra; Monica Watt, SO1 Training, Assistant Chief Instructor, LTCOL(AAC), Australian Army; Dr Annurag Batra, Chairman & Editor-in-chief- BW Businessworld and Founder- exchange4media and Noor Fathima Warsia, Group Editorial Director, BW Businessworld.  

For taking the Survey:  https://bwevents.co.in/bwpeople-l-and-d-survey/

For more information on Summit and Awards: https://bwevents.co.in/bwpeople/learning-and-development-festival-2024/