Real Talk About Artificial Intelligence

From Courses to Conversations: AI as a New Training Modality

Most organizations are using AI to create traditional learning content faster and cheaper. But AI’s real power is its ability to hold conversations, just like a human coach or facilitator. This session explores how AI tutors, coaches, and role-play partners can deliver personalized, adaptive training at scale in ways that static content never could.

Best for: L&D professionals, instructional designers, CLOs

Building AI-Powered Simulations and Roleplays for High Stakes Training

Roleplay and simulation are highly effective training methods for high-stakes jobs, but they’re also the most expensive to scale. Learn how AI changes that equation by letting organizations deliver realistic practice without the usual costs or logistical burdens, plus practical guidance on developing AI powered scenarios.

Best for: Training managers, organizations with high-stakes skill requirements

Coaches or Copilots? How AI Erases the Line Between Learning and Performance Support

Traditional training happens before the job. Performance support happens during the job. AI erases that boundary. This session examines how AI agents can serve as both coaches (helping people learn) and copilots (helping people execute), creating a continuous learning-and-doing experience that transforms workforce capability.

**Best for:** Operations leaders, L&D strategists, workforce development professionals

Horsepower to Mindpower: How AI Transforms Work and the Workforce

The Industrial Revolution replaced human muscle with machines. The AI revolution is replacing human cognition with algorithms. So, what does that mean for how we organize work and develop talent? This session offers a pragmatic vision of how organizations and societies can navigate the transition, drawing from real-world case studies.

Best for: Executive audiences, HR leaders

AI Mythbusting: Separating Signal from Noise

Will AI replace all jobs? Will it ever be 100% accurate? Can it be trusted with sensitive data?
This session tackles the most common misconceptions about AI – from both the hype-merchants and the doomsayers – and replaces them with grounded, evidence-based perspectives that will help your organization identify and implement specific, high-ROI applications of AI with confidence.

Best for: Business decision-makers, technology leaders, skeptical executives, mixed technical/non-technical groups

Beyond Completions and Quiz Scores: How AI Changes Performance Measurement

For decades, training departments and operations have been stuck measuring learning and job performance with proxy metrics: completion rates, quiz scores, customer feedback – because we couldn’t afford to actually observe how well people do their jobs. AI changes that equation entirely, generating qualitative summaries of performance,, challenges, and readiness with actual insight. This session explores how AI-powered assessment moves from reporting numbers to providing real strategic intelligence about workforce capability.

Best for: L&D leaders, CLOs, training managers, Operations & HR analytics teams