Planning for 2026? Start with what’s driving real change now.
As businesses navigate constant disruption, L&D teams are under pressure to deliver skills faster, keep workforces agile and make learning stick. But what’s actually working? Where should teams be focusing their limited resources? And how will AI and personalisation continue to reshape learning in the next year or so?
Packed with findings from a new People Management Insight and Rise Up survey, this sponsored webinar paints a detailed picture of today’s L&D landscape – from the priorities and challenges L&D professionals face, to the most effective measurement strategies they’re using right now.
In this webinar - produced in partnership with Rise Up - we explore:
- The top learning priorities for 2026 – and what’s changing in the L&D playbook
- How AI is being applied most effectively in L&D programmes today
- Why personalisation is more than a buzzword – and how it shortens time to skill
- Practical ways to measure progress that go beyond ROI
- How to create a learning culture that supports agility and long-term success
Loading feed
Speakers
Confirm cancellation
Something went wrong.
An error occurred trying to play the stream. Please reload the page and try again.
Close
Erica has over 25 years of learning and development and apprenticeships experience with some of the UK’s best-known brands such as LV=, British Gas, Specsavers and Virgin.
She is a passionate professional speaker who is often invited to keynote at learning conferences and leadership events.
Erica’s area of specialism is AI and future skills. Erica speaks about this in her TEDx talk, ‘Reforming Education through the Digital First Mindset’, and in her courses as a LinkedIn Learning Instructor.
Erica is passionate about providing opportunities in business, specifically driving innovation with tech. Recent examples are the ‘AI for the Average Joe’ podcast show, making the complex, simple.
Erica is also an advisory member of the AI in Work & Skills Forum, a great storyteller, and a seasoned presenter and consultant. She is authoring her first book, ‘AI for People Professionals’.
Frédéric Hébert is the Chief Learning Officer at Rise Up, bringing over 15 years of expertise in driving digital transformation within HR departments for Fortune 500 companies. His experience includes roles at major enterprises like Danone, the Renault Group and Alstom.
As the Head of Digital Learning at Danone, he led global initiatives that expanded the company's reach into emerging markets and introduced new products. In his role as CLO, Frédéric works with L&D professionals to solve today’s learning challenges which include the rapid pace of change, multigenerational workforce needs and the growing skills gap.
He is a strong advocate for improving time-to-skill and hyper-personalisation through adaptive learning, AI and other technologies, all while optimising Rise Up’s own product architecture.
As the Head of Digital Learning at Danone, he led global initiatives that expanded the company's reach into emerging markets and introduced new products. In his role as CLO, Frédéric works with L&D professionals to solve today’s learning challenges which include the rapid pace of change, multigenerational workforce needs and the growing skills gap.
He is a strong advocate for improving time-to-skill and hyper-personalisation through adaptive learning, AI and other technologies, all while optimising Rise Up’s own product architecture.
Daniel Wain runs his own learning and development (L&D) consultancy, training and coaching across the world in a range of business, communication and relationship skills. He is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development, a Fellow of the Market Research Society and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, as well as a full member of the Society of Authors, the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain and the UK actors’ union Equity. He started his business career as a market researcher over 30 years ago, before moving into business development and then L&D.
His last ‘proper job’ was as Worldwide Director of L&D at Research International, part of the WPP Group. Since founding Daniel Wain Consulting Limited in 2007, his clients have included Avon, the BBC, BT, Capita, Coca-Cola, GfK NOP, Hewlett-Packard, the House of Commons, Ipsos MORI, Kantar, McCann, Ofcom, PwC, Telia Sonera, Tesco Bank, Transport for London, the U.S. Embassy in London, Utility Warehouse and Waitrose.
Daniel is also an accomplished and award-winning conference speaker and chair, as well as a regular contributor to a variety of business and academic magazines and journals. He has been a fellow or lecturer at several UK business schools, as well as a Visiting Professor at the IE Business School in Madrid. His passion is theatre: he runs his own semi-professional company, is a published playwright, a multi-award-winning actor and recently made his debut as a film director!