Join us in Las Vegas for 3 days of funky fresh eLearning inspiration, networking, and knowledge sharing. We’ve got 9,000 square feet, and we’re not afraid to use it. We’re packing the space with stage presentations, demo stations, and there may or may not be a few arcade games!
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Get ready to supercharge your skills before DevLearn kicks off! We have 9,000 sq ft of epic, interactive workshops covering AI, VR, Lectora®, Rehearsal, MicroBuilder™, and more. Dig out your lycra, rock those leg warmers, and fire up your laptops for a rad, hands-on learning experience!
Not only is all this awesomeness included in your DevLearn registration, but we’re conveniently located right across the hall from DevLearn check-in at the MGM Grand. Just look for the neon—you can’t miss us!
Return to our hall during expo hours for a radical kick-off to the expo with none other than the Learning Pirate, Lauren Waldman on our mainstage! Then, experience two days of AI experts, stellar panels and discussions, case studies, and the biggest VIP 80s dance party* of the year—80s dress is highly encouraged!
*Contact your account rep to see how you can get on the VIP party list.
Join us after hours in our DevLearn hall and enjoy a live 80s cover band. 80s attire is HIGHLY encouraged, so dig out your leg warmers, grab everything neon, and get ready for a schweet time—we kid you not. Plus, all attendees will walk away with some stellar 80s swag.
It’s by invite only, so contact your account rep to find out how to get on the VIP list.
It’s all FREE! Yes, our pre-con is INCLUDED in your DevLearn conference pass, but SPACE IS LIMITED!
Grab your plaid flannel, cargo pants (or overalls), and bandana because ELB Learning is bringing the 90s to DevLearn! Are you ready for more actionable items than ever before? We’re giving you all that (and a bag of chips) at our DevLearn pre-con on November 11th. The tough part? Choosing which adventure.
PLUS - You show up and participate in our pre-con, and automatically get a pass for you and a friend to the biggest L&D VIP dance party of the year! But wait, there’s more. You even get your own ELB Learning flannel at the door.
Tell your boss you need to be in Vegas on the 11th before 11am. You have plans with ELB Learning!
When the Expo floor opens on Wednesday, November 12, the energy ramps up inside the ELB Experience Room—your hub for inspiration, networking, and a little throwback fun.
Live Stage Sessions
Hear from thought leaders, innovators, and the ELB crew
Demo Stations
Get hands-on with our products and see what’s new
Meet & Connect
Talk one-on-one with our team about your learning needs
Activities All Day
Photo booth, graffiti wall, bling your badge, buttons, tattoos & more
Presented by Cognota, Powered by LearnOps, & Fueled by 90's Vibes
November 11th @ 11 AM in the ELB Learning Experience Room
Dust off your Discman and grab your friendship bracelets—it's time to transform your learning operations! Join Cognota CEO Ryan Austin, ELB Learning’s Michelle Pletch, and Matt Mason from Truist Financial for the Reinventing Learning Operations Workshop, where we’re bringing you the tools, tactics, and street smarts to crank up your operational excellence across Talent and L&D.
This isn’t your average snooze-fest session. We’re talkin’:
Presented by: Melissa Milloway and Cara North
November 11th @ 11 AM in the ELB Learning Experience Room
Rewind to the most tubular decade ever at this totally rad four-hour pre-con workshop! Join Cara North and Mel Milloway on November 11th at 11 AM in the ELB Learning Experience Room, as they take you on a phat journey through the complete lifecycle of learning product design. We're talking about going from "Houston, we have a problem" (identifying business challenges) all the way to dropping the mic with a portfolio-ready pitch that's all that.
Working in small crews—because everything's better with your squad—you'll tackle real-world business cases that are more twisted than a Rubik's Cube. Just when you think you've got it figured out, we'll throw you some curveballs that'll make you feel like you're in The Matrix. But don't worry, you'll channel your inner Will Smith and present your solutions to stakeholders with confidence that's off the hook.
Your '90s-worthy takeaways:
Tangible design artifacts that are fresher than your favorite flannel shirt
New design skills that'll make you the Leonardo DiCaprio of learning products
A portfolio piece so fire it'll be your ticket to the big leagues
By the time this workshop wraps, you'll be walking away with more swagger than a boy band member, ready to design learning experiences that are simply da bomb!
Presented by: ELB Learning's Gary Lamach, Managing Director AI Enablement
November 11th @ 11 AM in the ELB Learning Experience Room
Time crunches tighter than Britney's "...Baby One More Time" choreography, scattered teams, and sky-high revenue targets mean today's learning departments must do more than just deliver courses—they must accelerate capability building faster than you can say "You've Got Mail."
In this cutting-edge bootcamp, you'll harness digital power that makes yesterday's tech look primitive, progressing from simple techniques to your very own digital assistant (no maintenance required). Each hour builds momentum; smarter research approaches, personalized content creation, workflow automation smoother than your favorite playlist, and tech integration that clicks together seamlessly.
What's in store:
Discover where these tools can supercharge your learning goals without any Y2K bugs
Build custom content faster than downloading on dial-up
Streamline L&D tasks with user-friendly digital workflows
Develop a digital assistant ready to demonstrate before you leave
You'll walk away with:
A tech-enhanced learning objective aligned with real organizational priorities
Custom learning materials created live during our session
A working automation system that saves more time than auto-rewind ever did
Your own digital assistant plus a pitch that will impress even your tech-savvy colleagues
And the best part? It’s 100% FREE. No charge, no hassle. Bring your laptop and a learning challenge you care about. Leave with a complete toolkit that's actually worth investing in—and the confidence to implement it immediately.
This isn’t your average snooze-fest session. We’re talkin’:
And the best part? It’s 100% FREE. No charge, no hassle, and accreditation is included—so you walk away certified and stylin’.
Topic: Development & Tools
Description: What will we talk about in this session? That's up to you. We bring the experts; you bring your ideas, questions, concerns, and just about anything under the sun. Come chat with us. We've missed you.
By the time this workshop wraps, you'll be walking away with more swagger than a boy band member, ready to design learning experiences that are simply da bomb!
And the best part? It’s 100% FREE. No charge, no hassle. Bring your laptop and a learning challenge you care about. Leave with a complete toolkit that's actually worth investing in—and the confidence to implement it immediately.
On Tuesday, November 11, get ready because ELB Learning is bringing the 90s to our DevLearn VIP dance party! Register and participate in our pre-con and you (and a guest) automatically get a pass to the biggest L&D party of the year!
Costumes are highly encouraged! Wear your cargo pants (or overalls), bandanas, or the plaid flannel you'll get at the door.
• Doors Open @ 7 PM • LIVE 90s Cover Band • Open Bar •
If you are unable to attend our pre-con, talk to your ELB Learning sales rep. They can get you on the waitlist!
On Tuesday, November 11, get ready because ELB Learning is bringing the 90s to our DevLearn VIP dance party! Register and participate in our pre-con and you (and a guest) automatically get a pass to the biggest L&D party of the year! Costumes are highly encouraged! Wear your cargo pants (or overalls), bandanas, or the plaid flannel you'll get at the door.
If you are unable to attend our pre-con, talk to your ELB Learning sales rep. They can get you on the waitlist!
Let’s be real — getting a seat at the executive table isn’t always easy for L&D. The C-suite speaks in ROI, outcomes, and impact, while we’re often talking engagement, skills, and performance. The truth is, it’s not about working harder — it’s about communicating differently. In this session, I’ll share real-world strategies (and a few lessons learned the hard way!) for showing leaders how training directly connects to business results, and how to shift L&D from “nice to have” to “must have.”
During this session, you will learn:
During this session, you will learn:
Driven by AI, the external environment is poised to change substantially within five years to ten years, impacting customers, competitors, and investors. But experts are divided on how this will unfold.The torrent of media reflects the division and variety of expert views. Leaders need to rally to prepare for this uncertain, potentially jarring future.
"The Coming Shock" provides a clear structure in four likely scenarios every organization should be prepared for. Each scenario presents different challenges. Organizations need to build a shared understanding that leads to the identification of risks, opportunities, and safe plays. From this strategy, companies and organizations can take action to prepare and posture for success. This session provides insight into the education challenge.
Learning and Development teams face the challenge of integrating new tools into instructional design while keeping solutions innovative and learner-centered. In this session, Karl Kapp & Company showcases graduate students who demonstrate how they use ELB tools to design engaging and effective learning experiences. Attendees will see examples of emerging designers applying technology to solve instructional challenges, and they will walk away with inspiration and strategies they can adapt to their own contexts.
During this session, you will learn:
Who gets tapped for leadership—the loudest voice, or the person who quietly makes everyone better? Many pipelines still reward polish and visibility over service and impact. This fast, practical session shows instructional designers how to build leadership development that also yields succession evidence HR can use, so the right people are seen, not just the most visible. We’ll map the two jobs every new leader must master—serving people and driving business performance, and introduce a third, often invisible ingredient that turns good managers into trusted, culture-aligned leaders. You’ll leave with a clear blueprint, a compact toolkit you can put to work next month, and a shared language to partner with HR so selection decisions are anchored in real contribution, not airtime.
During this session, you will learn:
Despite the bold AI visions companies hold, the path to meaningful adoption is often slower and more complex than anticipated. Organizations face not only technical hurdles but also deeply entrenched legacy systems and cultural inertia. This session will explore how to move beyond pilot projects to truly reshape the way work gets done.
During this session, you will learn:
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Think you learned everything about the brain and learning design in last year’s session? Not even close.
This year, Learning Scientist Lauren Waldman — one of the leading voices in scientific learning design — is taking you deeper inside the brain. Get ready to explore how the brain’s functions connect directly to the way we facilitate, design, and ultimately change the brains of others through learning.
Don't know what a schema is and how it can work against you? You will by the time this session is over.
Want a better understanding of memory and how the process of creating one impacts our designs? Bring your brain, we'll put it to the test!
Curious about the underlying neurological components that make habit and behavior stick? This is where you'll want to be.
If you had FOMO from missing Lauren’s highly interactive, brain-activating, surprise-filled session last year, this is your chance to catch the experience everyone’s still talking about.
In this session, we unpack how any learning designer can structure a meaningful, behavior-focused game idea without needing to become a game designer. We’ll explore how five categories help map learning problems into playable systems. Expect real examples, some light disruption of gamification clichés, and a design method grounded in systems thinking and behavioral science.
During this session, you will learn:
Ready to transform your organization's learning, even as a team of one? This session is your secret weapon, packed with field-tested, plug-and-play ideas to cultivate a scalable, impactful, and exciting learning culture that people actually want to be a part of. Get ready to be inspired by a real-world story of a single-person L&D team achieving outsized impact, and leave with action items you can use to start, build, or improve your own learning culture.
During this session, you will learn:
In today’s learning landscape, no organization can do it all on their own. Success depends on how well we work together, sometimes even with competitors, to deliver smarter, faster, and more impactful learning experiences. This session explores how partnerships, collaboration, and coopetition can help L&D teams break down silos, move with speed, and expand their reach. Through real examples, we’ll look at what it takes to build partnerships that actually work, from aligning objectives to creating trust and shared value across organizations, for a better customer experience.
Join the team at ELB Learning as we close out DevLearn with what's new in our world, what's next on our docket, and maybe a giveaway or four. No matter what, you know we'll have some fun.
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