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Elliott Masie Announced as Keynote Speaker for LEARNING LIVE 2016

UKLearning NewsLPI (Learning and Performance Institute)

One of the most influential and pioneering figures in learning and workplace performance, Elliott Masie, is confirmed as keynote speaker at LEARNING LIVE 2016 on 7-8 September.

Elliott Masie
Elliott MasieĀ 

Ticket sales are set to rise as the Learning and Performance Institute announces that learning and performance pioneer, Elliott Masie, will present the keynote session at this year’s LEARNING LIVE conference, on 8th September 2016.

Elliott is an internationally recognized futurist, analyst, researcher and organizer on the critical topics of workforce learning, business collaboration and emerging technologies. He is the editor of Learning TRENDS by Elliott Masie, an Internet newsletter read by over 52,000 business executives worldwide, and a regular columnist in professional publications, including CLO Magazine. He is the author of a dozen books, and is the convener of Learning 2015.

He heads The MASIE Center, a Saratoga Springs, NY think tank focused on how organizations can support learning and knowledge within the workforce. He leads the Learning CONSORTIUM, a coalition of 230 global organizations cooperating on the evolution of learning strategies, including CNN, Wal-Mart, American Express, Farmers Insurance, Emirates Airline, Starbucks, General Electric and Fidelity Investments.

Elliott's professional focus has been in the fields of corporate learning, organizational performance and emerging technology. He has developed models for accelerating the spread of knowledge, learning and collaboration throughout organizations. Elliott is acknowledged as the first analyst to use the term e-Learning and has advocated for a sane deployment of learning and collaboration technology as a means of supporting the effectiveness and profitability of enterprises.

Elliott serves as an adviser to a wide range of government, education and non-profit groups. He has served on the Board of Trustee of Skidmore College, the Board of FIRST Robotics and the CIA University Board of Visitors. He has served as a pro-bono advisor to the Department of Defense and on the White House Advisory Council on Expanding Learning Opportunities.

Elliott is known as a highly approachable speaker and trainer, blending humor, applicable stories of best practice and high levels of audience involvement. Over the past thirty years, he has presented programs, courses and speeches to over 1,700,000 professionals around the world.

Attendees to LEARNING LIVE can expect a highly insightful and entertaining keynote session from one of the most respected figures in the learning sector.

Tickets for LEARNING LIVE 2016, held at etc venues’ 155 Bishopsgate in London, on 7th to 8th September, are available to purchase online at http://thelpiservices.com/learninglive/buy-tickets/.

An "early-bird" rate is in effect until midnight on 14th May 2016. 

More details are available from the organisers on +44 (0)2476 496210.