Learning & Development Events
Our curated list of current learning and development professional events and conferences.
DLAC Ignite 2026
DLAC Ignite! The Community Advancing Digital Learning premier global digital learning conference is a unique conference, with immersive learning, personalized pathways, global networking, and a full agenda with 20 hours of sessions and 30 hours of programming from which to choose. Of the many reasons, attendees cite the effectiveness of DLAC Ignite! as providing:
Direct access to hundreds of leaders and practitioners across the continuum of digital learning expertise
A laser focus on instructional strategy over technology
An unparalleled breadth and depth of PD sessions from experienced peers on every topic in the broad spectrum of digital learning from remote to hybrid/blended learning
Source: https://conference.deelac.com
Training Magazine's 2026 Conference & Expo
The Training Conference & Expo is the training industry's leading conference. It's produced by Training magazine and Lakewood Media Group. For 48 years, the annual Training Conference has given attendees the very best in skill-building content, covering train-the-trainer essentials (design, development, delivery, management, evaluation and measurement), elearning, behavioral analytics, emerging technologies, and more.
Source: trainingconference.com
OLC Innovate 2026
OLC Innovate, a joint virtual conference presented by OLC and MERLOT, provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning.
Join us virtually March 3-5, 2026 as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.
Source: https://onlinelearningconsortium.org/conferences/olc-innovate2026/
AERA 2026 Annual Meeting
Each year, the American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting is the world's largest gathering of education researchers and a showcase for groundbreaking, innovative studies in an array of areas. With more than 2,500 sessions to choose from, the 2026 Annual Meeting will provide a dynamic experience with opportunities to learn from prominent scholars, discover the latest research, engage in stimulating conversations, and foster professional relationships.
Source: https://www.aera.net/AERA2026
ASU+GSV Summit 2026
Register for the ASU+GSV Summit 2026 in San Diego for the most impactful gathering of leaders across “PreK to Gray” learning and workforce skills.
Source: https://comms.asugvssummit.com
ISLS Annual Meeting 2026
International Society of the Learning Sciences (ISLS): Partnering with Purpose. This year’s theme emphasizes building effective research- practice partnerships (RPPs) through cross-sector collaboration, uniting technical and socio-cultural expertise to create more impactful, connected learning experiences.
Our theme addresses urgent challenges in the learning sciences by centering learner identity, equity, and innovation—drawing on UCI’s strengths in connected learning to ensure research leads to real-world change.
Source: https://2026.isls.org
DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026
Be Inspired. Get Reinvigorated. Leave Empowered.
DevLearn Conference & Expo, powered by the Learning Guild, is not just a conference; it’s THE industry-leading learning technologies event shaping the future of L&D. Making it an essential event for learning & development professionals who refuse to settle for the status quo.
Source: https://devlearn.com
OLC Accelerate 2025
The Accelerate 2025 conference, hosted by the Online Learning Consortium, showcases groundbreaking research and highly effective practices in online and digital learning across K-12, higher education, and corporate L&D. This event is designed to empower and support leaders, instructional designers, educators, and training professionals by offering a wide range of sessions and activities. These are specifically curated to address the unique challenges and shared goals of our entire community, helping to shape the evolving landscape of digital learning and workforce development.
Source: onlinelearningconsortium.org/conferences/olc-accelerate2025
DevLearn Conference & Expo 2025
DevLearn 2025 is not just a conference; it's the industry-leading learning technologies event shaping the future of L&D, making it an essential event for Learning and Development professionals who refuse to settle for the status quo.
The heart of DevLearn is the vibrant community that comes together each year to level up their skills and learn how to succeed together. With content crafted by the community for the community, you'll leave with an arsenal of strategies and solutions for maximizing cutting-edge learning technologies. Plus, you'll build a network of fellow trailblazers to become an unstoppable force in your field.
Source: https://devlearn.com
2025 QM Connect Conference
2025 Quality Matters Connect Conference: Impact Through Quality Connections
When educators collaborate, learners win. Join a group of enthusiastic faculty members, instructional designers, administrators and more to share best practices, offer professional support and forge relationships based in continuous improvement.
QM Connect features thought-provoking keynote speakers, engaging panels, and helpful poster sessions that showcase important work, research and developments in online education. Network with a diverse group of like-minded peers, experts and practitioners to exchange ideas and experiences on how to implement and evaluate quality assurance processes and standards.
Whether you are an educator, administrator, or instructional designer, QM Connect provides you with valuable insights and strategies that can help you transform your program and support learners.
Source: events.qualitymatters.org/event/QMConnect2025/event-into
Training Magazine's TechLearn 2025 Conference
Where Technology Empowers Learning
Training magazine's TechLearn 2025 Conference is designed for learning and development professionals who want to leverage the latest in learning research and training technologies to improve workplace performance. Topics and content include: Design, Implementation, Evaluation, Assessment, Elearning, Adaptive Learning, Virtual Classrooms, Game-based Learning, Simulation, Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, Artificial Intelligence, and more.
Source: www.techlearnconference.com
Digital LearningPalooza 2025
Innovate. Educate. Rock on.
Digital Learningpalooza (DLP) is the ultimate virtual bash for all you digital learning aficionados out there.
This isn’t your average virtual conference. It’s a fully immersive, energizing 3-day experience built specifically for educators in online, hybrid, and innovative learning environments. DLP is where you discover new strategies, explore the future of learning, and connect with others who are doing education differently.
Source: https://dlac.regfox.com/digital-learningpalooza-2025
LXDCON'25
LXDCON’25: Past, Present & Future of LXD
The 10th annual online learning experience design conference is a moment to look back and reflect, assess the current state of LXD and look into the future of this exciting field.
Source: lxd.org/lxdcon
ICLS International Conference of the Learning Sciences 2025
Educating for World-Making: Envisioning and Enacting Sustainable Solutions to Global Crises
The theme engages participants in reflecting on and theorizing personal, social, and networked aspects of world making and discussing advances of the field and planning future ways of expanding societal and global impact of the learning sciences.
The theme also emphasizes how the learning sciences are concerned with research and development of tools, practices, and environments for knowledge-creating learning. Creative knowledge practices engage learners in knowledge-building inquiries, co-designing, co-inventing, and co-making complex artifacts, and taking part in extended ecosocial innovation projects. By this, the theme calls for building research-practice partnerships which focus on solving problems of practice and tailoring investigations according to the practitioners’ needs rather than mere academic interests.
Source: 2025.isls.org
ATD25 International Conference & EXPO
ATD25: Collective Insights. Lifelong Learning
Join thousands of learning professionals in Washington, DC May 18 - 21 for best practices, solutions to training challenges, a peek into the future of learning, and inspirational stories that will lift your work long after the event ends.
L&D: The Evidence-Informed Practitioner
Led by internationally known experts, this hybrid program provides you with a practical overview of how to bridge the gap between principle and performance… from learning the knowledge and skills to mastering them within the flow of work.
The conference will be held from April 7 to May 2, 2025:
The asynchronous presentations will be available on April 7, 2025.
They will remain open for you to access, view, and engage until June 30, 2025.
The live, online sessions will be scheduled during the week of April 28, ending May 2.
The live, online sessions will also be recorded and available until June 30, 2025.
OLC Innovate 2025
OLC Innovate 2025 “The Rhythm of Innovation: Hitting the High Notes in Digital Education” in Nashville, TN provides a path for innovators of all experience levels and backgrounds to share best practices, test new ideas, and collaborate on driving forward online, digital, and blended learning. Join us as we challenge our teaching and learning paradigms, reimagine the learning experience, and ideate on how disruptions in education today will shape the innovative classroom of tomorrow.
SXSW EDU Conference & Festival 2025
Be part of the future of teaching and learning.
The SXSW EDU Conference & Festival empowers the community to advance teaching and learning as an international education conference.
QM Research Online Conference
QM Research Online Conference: Active/Applied Research on Online Learning and Quality Assurance
This event features sessions that drive high-quality online learning for students. Sessions include recent research and evidence behind quality online learning and techniques for gathering data on quality assurance efforts to inform our future work.
This is a virtual event with live captioning available. Session recordings can be accessed for 90 days after the event.
Source: qualitymatters.org/events
Training Magazine's 2025 Conference & Expo
Produced by Training magazine, Training 2025 provides the very best in skill-building content, covering train-the-trainer essentials (design, development, delivery, management, evaluation, and measurement), behavioral analytics, serious games for learning, leadership development, digital learning, emerging technologies, and more.
The Learning Leaders Conference 2024
Elevate Your Leadership, Innovate Your Learning! Learning 2024 in Orlando, FL is your chance to be part of a movement that’s revolutionizing the way we learn and grow. Connect with like-minded professionals and industry innovators, gain invaluable insights, and unlock your full leadership potential.
Come to our session on 12/5 @ 12:15 pm!