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Mid NJ ATD L&D Conference - Bridging the Gaps: Learning & Development as the Engine of Organizational Health

  • 06 May 2026
  • 9:00 AM - 3:00 PM
  • Daly Dining Hall, Rider University

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  • Members of NNJ and Philly ATD receive chapter member pricing.
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Learning & Development

Conference 2026
 Bridging the Gaps: Learning & Development as the Engine of Organizational Health

Wednesday May 06th 2026
9:00 AM to 3:00 PM

Rider University
2083 Lawrenceville Road
Lawrenceville, NJ 08648
Mercer Room, Daly Dining Hall

Direction to Rider University

Agenda

9:00 am to 9:30 am  Welcome, Overview & Icebreaker

Dr. Thomas O'Connert (Rider University)
Mid NJ Board Members
9:30 to 10:00 am

Dale Carnegie Insight Session 

Share key findings from the State of Organizational Health report, highlighting communication as a system, empathy as a connector, psychological safety, learning culture, and tech/AI integration. 

Speaker: Andy Zinsmeister (Managing Director, Dale Carnegie) and Mid NJ ATD Board Member
10:00 to 11:00 am

Fireside Chat with Lisa MD Owens

“From Learning to Organizational Health”
Big-picture look at how L&D is shifting from delivering courses to engineering culture and capability (communication, empathy, learning, innovation, AI readiness).

Speaker: Lisa MD Owens
Facilitator: ATD Board Member - Karen Delgado
11:00 to 12:00 pm

Networking Lunch + Table Topics
12:00 to 1:00 pm

Panel – “Voices from the Field: L&D Across the Ecosystem” 

The panel will explore the state of Learning & Development across today’s ecosystem—higher education, corporate training, coaching, change management, and digital learning—through the diverse perspectives of leaders and practitioners working directly in the field.

Panel: ATD Mid NJ Board Members

Facilitator: ATD Mid Board President – Sheena Cutno
1:00 pm - 1:15 pm Break
1:15 to 2:30 pm Designing Learning Cultures, Not Just Programs with Table Exercise

To help participants explore what it really takes to build a culture where learning, knowledge sharing, and experimentation are everyday behaviors—not just L&D “events.”

Facilitators: Lisa MD Owens and Karen Delgado
2:30 to 2:45 pm Personal Reflection & Action Planning
2:45 to 3:00 pm
 Program Close & Next Steps

If you have any questions contact the Mid NJ ATD Board at MidNJATD@gmail.com. 


Contact us:  

Midnjatd@gmail.com


Mid NJ ATD Chapter 1097

3495 US Highway 1

STE 34 #1027

Princeton, NJ 08540 

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