ATD NYC is proud to participate in the ATD Regional Webinar Series. This collaboration of 7 ATD chapters (including Eastern PA, Greater Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Mid NJ, Northern NJ, Long Island & New York City) brings together the best of our networks to provide world class presenters and content. We look forward to sharing these webinars with you throughout 2022!
“The Future of Talent Development”
Wednesday, April 27, 2022 | 6:00 - 7:15 PM | Zoom
What will the future hold? Industry experts spend a lot of time and energy looking into their crystal balls to understand what is/what might come and how to best prepare for the workforce of the future.
The global shifts of the last couple of years have accelerated the timeline in a manner that may feel like we traveled in a Delorean moving at warp speed FORWARD to the Future.
So what now? What has changed? Remained the same? We’ve pulled together a panel of diverse Talent Development leaders who will share their stories and predictions.
Topics include: learning, benefits, employee engagement, technology and more.
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Moderator
Yelena Mammadova, Vice President Special Interest Groups, ATD NYC Chapter
Yelena is a dynamic, future-focused, transformational Learning and Talent Development Practitioner on a mission to change how people learn, and how they prepare for the future – starting now. As a Learning & Talent Development Leader of Amazon Robotics, Yelena leads the organization’s focus on advancing performance through learning with human-centered design and unleashing the power of learning technologies and continuously innovating in untapped potential. What motivates Yelena every day is the chance that my work enables others to find their strengths, seize agency, see things for themselves that were previously unimagined, and make a plan to achieve it.
Panelists
Caitlin Collins, Principal Implementation Consultant, Betterworks
Caitlin is an Organizational Psychologist and Principal Implementation Consultant who serves as a strategic advisor and a Betterworks product and platform expert for the largest, most complex enterprise customers. She has spent her career consulting for mid to global Fortune and FTSE 500 companies across various vertical markets developing people-centric strategies for recruitment, development, agile transition and change to help organizations become more nimble, more capable and more productive. With the belief that everyone deserves the opportunity to be great at their jobs despite experience, Caitlin has successfully taken a different approach to talent management by unlocking and understanding potential. Her personal mission is to help foster fulfilling work environments that will create a contagiously positive impact on lives outside of work. Caitlin holds a Bachelors of Science degree and Masters of Science degree, both in Organizational Psychology with a certification in Training and Development.
Alexis King, Customer Success Team Leader, LinkedIn
Alexis King leads a Customer Success Team at LinkedIn that focuses on helping Enterprise customers maximize the value they get from using the LinkedIn Learning product. LinkedIn Learning is an intelligent skill building platform that empowers learners to develop the right skills for their personal & professional growth. Prior to joining LinkedIn, she was in Learning & Development for many years as she has a passion for talent development and coaching others to help them achieve their goals. She serves on the board of a Non-Profit organization called PowerPlay NYC and volunteers in various capacities in the greater NYC community. She enjoys travelling and cooking/baking with her nieces and nephews.
John Mone, Founder, AntennAI
John Mone is the founder of AntennAI, a firm focused on developing intelligent learning solutions in support of the future of work. Previously, he founded Neuralify, an edtech company with a hands-on learning platform designed to teach organizations how to use intelligent automation tools to streamline business processes. Prior to Neuralify, which was acquired by ISG (NASDAQ: III), John led a turnaround as interim COO at a private equity-owned, global enterprise software provider in Europe, served as CIO/CTO for a $3B public technology solutions company, and was the executive coach-in-residence for Wharton’s top-rated program in entrepreneurial value creation. John received a BS from Rutgers University and an MBA in Strategic Management from The Wharton School.
Gregory Simpson, Chapter Advisor, ATD NYC Chapter
Greg is Managing Director at Agent in Engagement. He helps company leaders provide talented individuals with compelling reasons to join, engage, and stay with their organizations. Whether in a corporate or consulting environment, he’s created award-winning workplace experiences for people at all levels of Fortune 150 companies such as Accenture, State Farm Insurance Cos, Deutsche Bank, and Microsoft. He believes an engaged workforce is the foundation of organizational success. That is why he’s on a mission to help companies and their employees succeed by creating more meaningful, productive, and engaging workplace experiences. Greg served as the ATD NYC Chapter President for 3 years. He lives in Manhattan with his partner, Graham, and their cats, Griffon and Granite.
