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• L&D’s Role in the AI Transformation

  • When
    Thursday, December 04, 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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    Virtual
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  L&D’s Role in the AI Transformation with Megan Torrance

  Thursday, December 04, 2025, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming Learning & Development, yet many organizations struggle to move from experimentation to real adoption. The challenge isn’t just the technology, it’s ensuring that L&D professionals are prepared, confident, and equipped to use AI effectively in their work.

  This practical, action-focused session will explore how L&D teams can successfully adopt AI, focusing on real strategies that drive momentum and build AI confidence within organizations. We’ll go beyond the hype & the prompts and look at the AI Impact Zones for L&D, identifying where AI is already changing content development, learner experiences, and workforce transformation.

  
  

  Learning Objectives:

  • Distinguish among the AI Impact Zones for L&D – Explore how AI is reshaping content creation, learning experiences, and workplace processes.
  • Identify organizational and cultural barriers – Discover the key blockers that slow AI adoption and how to navigate them.
  • Explore actionable strategies – Learn how teams are building AI literacy, encouraging experimentation, and fostering a culture of AI-driven learning.
  • Apply change management techniques – Set realistic expectations and create engagement strategies that help AI adoption stick.

  Agenda:

  6:00 - 6:10 PM Welcome & Introductions

  6:10 - 7:10 PM Presentation

  7:10 - 7:30 PM Learning Wrap-Up & Meeting Close

  Registration Details:

  • Ann Arbor Chapter Members: $10
  • Other ATD Chapters: $10
  • Student Members: $5
  • Non-Members/Guests: $15

  
  

  The instructions to join the Zoom webinar will be included in the registration confirmation email and in the email the morning of the event.

  
  

  Cancellations & Refunds:

  Refund requests will be accepted in writing when emailed to finance@a2atd.org up to 24 hours before the event start time. See further information on our Event Policies page at this link.

  
  

  About our Speaker:

  Megan Torrance is the CEO and founder of TorranceLearning, where she leads a team of learning experience designers & engineers in reimagining workplace learning. Her firm has served Fortune 1000 companies, major research universities, global professional associations, and federal agencies for over two decades. Megan brings a strategic vision that helps TorranceLearning bridge vision with execution—delivering innovative, data-informed, and learner-centered solutions. 

   

  Megan is the author of Agile for Instructional Designers, Data & Analytics for Instructional Designers, Making Sense of xAPI and the upcoming book, The AI Implementation Guide for L&D. She has facilitated at eCornell in women’s executive leadership, team dynamics and power relationships.

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• December Virtual Coffee Chat

  • When
    Monday, December 08, 2025
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    10:00 AM - 10:45 AM
  • Location
    Zoom Meeting
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  Virtual Coffee Chat: Connect and Grow with Us!

  Dec 8th, 10:00 - 10:45 AM

  Hosted by: Jami Washington, A2ATD President

  
  Join us for a warm and welcoming coffee chat—an excellent opportunity for our members and guests to connect and share in an informal setting! Whether you're a seasoned member or new to our community, this is the perfect chance to foster connections and learn more about what we have to offer.
  
  Meet your board, mingle with fellow TD professionals, and dive into meaningful conversations. This month, we’ll reflect on insights from our recent event and explore key takeaways applicable to our work and professional growth. Bring your ideas, celebrate successes, and seek support for challenges!

  The instructions to join the Zoom webinar will be included in the registration email and in the reminder emails for the event.

  Agenda:

  • 10:00 - 10:05 AM Welcome 
  • 10:05 - 10:40 AM Discussion 
  • 10:40 - 10:45 AM Meeting Close 

  Registration Details:

  • Ann Arbor Chapter Members: Free
  • Other ATD Chapter Members:Free
  • Student Members: Free
  • Non-Members/Guests: $10

  
  

  Cancellations & Refunds:

  Cancellation refund requests will be accepted in writing when emailed to finance@a2atd.org up to 24 hours before the event start time. See further information on our Event Policies page at this link.

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• State of the Industry Panel: What's Now & What's Next in L&D

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    Thursday, January 08, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
  • Location
    LinkedIn Events

  

  
  

  Free Virtual Event via LinkedIn Live

  
  

  
  

  State of the Industry Panel: What’s Now and What’s Next in L&D

  Thu Jan 8, 6:00 - 7:30 PM

  
  

  Start 2026 with insight, clarity, and perspective as we bring together three dynamic voices in talent development for a thoughtful and engaging panel conversation. This LinkedIn Live event will explore what’s changing—and what’s staying steady—in our field, with real-world observations and forward-looking perspectives from:

  • Lisa Toenniges, CEO of Innovative Learning Group, representing the business owner and vendor lens

  • Jerry Kaminski, Global Learning Operations Manager at Ford, bringing a global enterprise and operations perspective

  • Anne Darnell, Training Director at Alteris Group, offering a practitioner’s view from inside a learning organization

  
  

  Moderated by Jami Washington, A2ATD President and Marketing Project Manager at TorranceLearning, this conversation will examine key shifts shaping our work, with opportunities for live attendees to ask questions and share in the dialogue. We’ll also draw from themes in the ATD State of the Industry Report to inform our questions and inspire reflection on where L&D is headed next. Bring your questions and join us in the comments for an interactive session!

  
  Registration Details:

  • Free for all 
  • While logged in to your LinkedIn Account
  • Go to this LinkedIn Event link
  • Click the blue Register button
  • Registration information and reminders will go through your LinkedIn Account and email

  
  

  About our Panelists:

  
  Lisa Toenniges, CEO, Innovative Learning Group

  Lisa Toenniges is the owner and chief executive officer of Innovative Learning Group (ILG), a company she founded in March 2004. A dynamic and respected leader, Lisa has nearly 40 years of experience in the performance improvement industry and has consulted with many Fortune 1000 companies about their learning and performance strategies and solutions. ILG was born out of Lisa’s passion for building a business, providing for her employees, and doing what is right for clients. Her entrepreneurial spirit, positive outlook, and hands-on leadership style have been the drivers behind ILG’s profitable annual compound growth. Lisa has been a member of the Board of Trustees for On My Own of Michigan since 2018. She served as the Treasurer of the Executive Committee from 2023-2025 and as the Secretary from 2020-2022. From 2021-2024, Lisa was also a volunteer grant reviewer for Impact100 Oakland County. Lisa has a master’s degree in instructional technology from Wayne State University and a bachelor’s degree in music education from Michigan State University. She’s also a Certified Performance Technologist endorsed by the International Society for Performance Improvement.

  
  

  Jerry Kaminski, Corporate L&D Global Learning Operations Manager, Ford Motor Company

  Jerry has over forty years of talent and organizational development experience in a multitude of industries including information technology, retail, government, consulting, automotive and energy. He started his career as an anti-submarine warfare technician in the US Navy, moving from that role to instructor, and ultimately a program director for the fleet combat learning command. He has also held positions including instructional designer, e-learning manager, and Chief Learning Officer. He is a six-time winner of ATD’s BEST award, past global chairperson of the ATD Forum Advisory Group, and current member of the ATD Public Policy Committee. He is also author of two chapters of the ATD Forum book: “Leading the Learning Function”. His chapters cover front-end analysis and use of technology in the learning function.

  
  

  Anne Darnell, Learning Strategy and Performance Consultant, Alteris Group 

  Anne is a learning professional who designs comprehensive curricula, engaging learning experiences, and performance improvement solutions that help organizations achieve their goals and enable employee success. She believes the best learning experiences don’t just build skills — they build connection and purpose. Her experience spans industries including automotive, food science, health care, and non-profits. Away from work, Anne enjoys spending time outdoors and guides others in slowing down, engaging their senses, and reconnecting with nature as a certified Nature and Forest Therapy Guide.

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• Navigating The Winds of Change

  • When
    Thursday, February 05, 2026
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    6:00 PM - 7:30 PM
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    Virtual
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  Navigating The Winds of Change with Gregg Ward

  Thursday, Feb 05, 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM

  Virtual via Zoom

  
  

  The research is clear: these days our society, employees, and organizations are experiencing extraordinary levels of rapid cultural change and turmoil. By 2030 Millennials and Gen-Z’s will comprise nearly 2/3rds of the global workforce - already the most diverse in history and so intensely focused on their SME (subject matter expert) skills and jobs that they’re ill-prepared to lead others effectively. Boomers are retiring in record numbers, and VUCA (volatile, uncertain, complex and ambiguous) business disruptions are no longer happening occasionally; they’re almost constant.
  
  When managers and employees are being buffeted by these high intensity winds of change, they are more likely to take their stress out on each other, which undermines psychological safety, creates toxic work environments, and spurs resignations. (Recent MIT/Sloan School of Management research indicates that an employee is ten times more likely to quit due to a toxic work environment than poor compensation.)
  
  As Learning and Development leaders, we are uniquely positioned to make a powerful, positive difference in helping our managers and employees navigate these challenging changes successfully by creating Actively Respectful Cultures (ARCTMs) within our organizations. Join Gregg Ward, the award-winning, bestselling author, speaker, thought leader and Founder and Executive Director of the Center for Respectful Leadership, as he helps us a chart a new, more human-centered and highly respectful approach to our organizational culture challenges. Developing an Actively Respectful Culture is entirely possible in any organization - Gregg Ward shows us how.

  
  

  Learning Objectives:

  • How respect and disrespect are as much about feelings as they are rational, cognitive thought.
  • How a respectful work environment is no longer a nice-to-have, but a vital business imperative driving key performance indicators in productivity, partnership and retention.
  • The four primary stages of an ARC, how to “gauge your stage,” and progress forward effectively and efficiently.

  Agenda:

  6:00 - 6:10 PM Welcome & Introductions

  6:10 - 7:10 PM Presentation

  7:10 - 7:30 PM Learning Wrap-Up & Meeting Close

  Registration Details:

  • Ann Arbor Chapter Members: $10
  • Other ATD Chapters: $10
  • Student Members: $5
  • Non-Members/Guests: $20

  
  

  The instructions to join the Zoom webinar will be included in the registration confirmation email and in the email the morning of the event.

  
  

  Cancellations & Refunds:

  Refund requests will be accepted in writing when emailed to finance@a2atd.org up to 24 hours before the event start time. See further information on our Event Policies page at this link.

  
  

  About our Speaker:

  Gregg Ward is the Founder and Executive Director of The Center for Respectful Leadership, who started his career as specialist trainer for the New York City Police Department. Gregg also worked as a correspondent for BBC Radio, Scotland on Sunday, and the Times of London. More recently Gregg is the author three books including the bestselling, award-winning business fable (The Respectful Leader – Wiley 2016) and the creator of the Coaching for RespectTM mediation process. Gregg is now in his 30th year serving global companies as an expert consultant, speaker, trainer, and executive coach. He is based in San Diego, CA.

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