The AI conversation we actually need. One day, fifty people, a morning of expert input, an afternoon of conversations with purpose.

AI in Learning: A Sense-Making Day

AI is already reshaping our work. Some of it is brilliant. Some of it is frustrating. Some of it is quietly changing what it means to be good at what we do.

This event combines a morning of short expert provocations, live podcast recording and panel discussion with an afternoon of Open Space - a participant-led format where the room sets the agenda based on what actually matters to the people in it.

What to expect:

This one-day sensemaking event is for HR, OD, L&D and People professionals who are already engaging with AI and want to move beyond surface-level understanding. Not another day of listening to what's coming. A practical day of discussion and decoding what we are seeing around us. A space to slow down, compare notes with peers and make real sense of what it means for your practice.

You won't be talked at. You'll be in the conversation.

Topics & themes the day aims to explore:

Where AI is genuinely strengthening learning & organisation design and delivery

Where it risks weakening craft, connection or professional judgement

How practitioners are integrating AI without losing professional integrity

The ethics, ecology and longer-term impact of AI on our field.

What you'll leave with:

In-person connections

People in a room together navigating many of the same challenges. Opportunity to build real connections, not LinkedIn ones.

Space to think and reflect

Time to slow down, step back from the pace of AI in your organisation and consider what you want do differently.

Clarity on what matters

AI is moving quickly. You'll leave with greater clarity about what's emerging, what matters and what you want to do differently in your own organisation.

Real stories, not case studies

Learn from our speakers and from one another. Hear what people have actually tried, what worked, what got complicated and how they're making sense of AI in their own organisations.

Who is this for?

This is an intimate gathering by design. The conversations go deeper. The connections are more meaningful. And the environment is one where it's safe to say "I don't know" or "I'm not sure this is working."

Essentially, anyone who wants to better understand AI’s role in the industry and explore how to use it thoughtfully and effectively in their work, including:

People Directors / Heads of Learning / Heads of HR

Learning and OD Leads

HR business partners

Freelance HR/L&D consultants, facilitators and learning SMEs

Specialists in AI and learning technologies.

Our Event Partners

We're delighted to be working with some brilliant partners to bring AI in Learning: A Sense-Making Day to life.

IMELD and the Learning Leaders Conversation Study - Lead Partner

Bringing insights into how AI is changing the conversations HR, OD and Learning leaders need to have, and how it can support better judgement and decision-making.

Mint - Contributing Partner

Exploring where AI can add genuine value for learning professionals. Mint's CTO & Co-owner, Wes Atkinson, will also be joining us as a speaker.

The Learning Network - Community Partner

Helping us bring together people from across the learning profession to connect, share experiences and learn from one another.

Wallacespace - Venue Partner

Collaborating with Wallacespace enables us to create a wonderful experience throughout the day, in a space designed for conversation, connection and learning.

Your ticket includes access to all sessions, plus breakfast, lunch and refreshments throughout the day.

About your Hosts

Fiona McBride is a facilitator and learning consultant who has spent over 20 years bringing L&D professionals together to develop, learn, collaborate and think well. She co-founded the HR Leaders Unconference, #LnDcowork and is Head of Community for the Women in HR Network.

She is renowned for facilitating engaging events & unconferences for facilitators, L&D professionals and clients including Tate, Warner Music, Barnardo's and Chatham House - her networks span the breadth of the UK learning community.

Julie Drybrough is a pragmatic, transformative organisational development consultant and executive coach with over 25 years of experience facilitating impactful change. As the founder of Fuchsia Blue Ltd, Julie partners with organisations navigating complex transitions, using participative processes, meaningful dialogue and systemic alignment.

With clients ranging from arts institutions, NHS, oil & gas in Qatar and the video games sector, She is a Fellow of the RSA, founder of the Facilitation Shindig and the Write Nights community.

Together, Fiona and Julie, work to create inclusive and energising spaces where real conversations happen and people feel empowered to take action.

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