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• 2025 Technology Conference Sponsor Registration

  • When
    05 Nov 2025
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    8:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Location
    Ryder University - held in the same building as Daly’s Dining Hall

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  2025 Annual Technology Showcase:

  The Human Element in a Tech-Driven World:
  Adapting L&D for Tomorrow

  
  

  2025 MidNJ ATD Sponsor Kit.pdf
  

  Rider University

  2083 Lawrenceville Rd

  Lawrenceville, NJ 08648

  Wed. November 2, 2025  9:00 AM - 3:30

  Networking Lunch at 12:00 Networking Reception at 4:30

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• 16th Annual Technology Showcase

  • When
    05 Nov 2025
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    9:00 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Rider University Campus
  • Registered
    34 registrants

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  Wednesday, November 5, 2025

  
  

  Rider University 2083 Lawrenceville Rd Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Campus Directions

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  Time	Presenter	Session
  9:00 am to 9:15 am	Intro & Ice Breaker	Kyle Allen and Dr. Thomas M. O’Connor
  9:15 am to 9:30 am	Welcome	Dean Dr. Eugene Kutcher
  9:30 am to 10:15 am	Employment As We Know It Is Obsolete	Christine Dykeman
  10:15 am to 10:30 am	Break	Sponsored by Judge
  10:30 am to 11:15 am	AI Transformation: HR Strategy to Implementation	Ray Zaso
  11:15 am to 12:00 pm	Leadership Development Has Entered the Chat	Thasheena Cutno
  12:00 pm to 1:00 pm	Lunch
  1:00 pm to 1:45 pm	Strategic Adaptability: How To Stay Humam Relevant, Ahead in the Age of AI	Jesse Kramer
  1:45 pm to 2:15 pm	Team Building Exercise	Dr. Thomas M. O’Connor
  2:15 pm to 2:30 pm	Break
  2:30 pm to 3:15 pm	Leveraging AI Without Losing Humanity: Gamifying Learning & Performance for the Future of Work	Serene Wang
  3:15 pm to 3:30 pm	Closing Ceremony & Prizes	Kyle Allen and Dr. Thomas M. O'Connor
  3:30 pm to 5:00 pm	Networking Reception at Amalfi's	All Attendees & Speakers are Invited

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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  Networking Reception Amalfi's Kitchen & Bar 146 Lawrenceville Pennington Road Lawrenceville, NJ 08648 Directions

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• Maximizing This Moment: Instructional Designers Harnessing the Trifecta of EQ, Design Thinking & AI

  • When
    19 Nov 2025
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    6:00 PM - 7:15 PM
  • Location
    Online - Zoom

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  Regional Webinar Event | Wednesday, November 19^th, 2025 | 6:00 - 7:15  PM | Online

  REGIONAL WEBINAR EVENT

  Hosted by the Maryland ATD Chapter
  Wednesday, November 19^th, 2025

  6:00 – 7:15 PM

  “Maximizing This Moment: Instructional Designers Harnessing the Trifecta of EQ, Design Thinking & AI”

  
  

   About This Event

  

  Now is the moment for instructional designers to embrace the powerful trifecta of Emotional Intelligence (EQ), Design Thinking, and Artificial Intelligence (AI)—with Learner Experience Design (LxD) as the connective framework that ties them together. In today’s environment, learners expect not just content, but meaningful, engaging, and adaptive experiences. In this session we will reveal how EQ drives empathy-based research to uncover learner needs, how design thinking translates those insights into innovative prototypes, and how LxD provides the structure to ensure clarity, motivation, inclusivity, and flow. AI then steps in as the enabler—personalizing pathways, scaling impact, and providing adaptive feedback—while EQ keeps the experience human-centered. Together, these approaches allow instructional designers to maximize this moment, delivering learning that is not only future-ready but profoundly human. Learning Objectives By the end of this session, participants will be able to: Map the Trifecta in Action – Show how EQ, Design Thinking, and AI connect within Learner Experience Design (LxD) to create stronger, more human-centered learning. Design with Empathy and Structure – Use EQ insights and design thinking to shape learner-centered prototypes that align with LxD principles. Activate AI as an Enabler – Integrate AI tools for personalization and feedback while keeping EQ and LxD at the core of the learning experience.

  About Our Presenter
  

  Wanda Scott Erinle | Found & CEO, WE Consulting Solutions Wanda began her career as a network engineer, implementing systems and solutions for private sector and government clients. In her industry, she encountered the challenges of being a Black woman in technology—experiences that pushed her to strengthen and rely on her emotional intelligence long before EQ was widely valued in corporate America. What began as a personal tool soon became a professional differentiator. As Wanda discovered her passion for not just training but truly developing people, her career evolved. She layered Human-Centered Design (HCD) and now AI onto her deep foundation of emotional intelligence, creating a powerful blend of technical and human-centered expertise. Today, Wanda inspires learners of all ages—from challenging college students at Johns Hopkins’ Summer Business Academy to consider if AI & HCD can co-exist, to speaking at the 2024 Workforce Development Conference on optimizing workforce excellence with systems and online tools. Through her company, WE Consulting Solutions, she publishes The Design Difference newsletter and delivers programs that merge EQ, design, and technology to help individuals and organizations unleash their potential. Wanda thrives at the intersection of emotional intelligence, human-centered design, design thinking, and technology—maximizing each to develop people and transform learning experiences.

  
  
  

  The ATD Mid-NJ Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following nine ATD chapters:  • Appalachia • Metro DC • Buffalo Niagara • Mid NJ • Central PA • New York City • Greater Philadelphia • Northern NJ • Long Island • Pittsburgh • Maryland   Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content!  We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2024!

      

     Investment

  • Mid-NJ ATD Members – Member Benefit
  • Non Mid-NJ ATD Members – $20.00

     

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  • A link to attend the webinar will be included in your registration confirmation email.     

     

  Accessing the Webinar

  
  

  • A Zoom Registration link will be sent with your Registration Confirmation and Reminder emails. This is best completed within an hour of starting the webinar and will lead directly into the meeting. Completing registration more than an hour before the webinar will not lead directly into the meeting, instead resulting in another confirmation email from Zoom with a direct link to the meeting to be used later (at the time of the webinar).

  
  

  Online Event Recording Policy

  • By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event. 

     

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  • For any questions about this event, please contact us at midnjatd@gmail.com. 

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