Celebrate Summer with Your Talent Development Community!
Join your fellow talent development professionals for an evening of connection, conversation, and beverages at our Annual Summer Networking Social!
We’re gathering at The Vine Humboldt Beer Garden in Bay View—a perfect spot to enjoy a warm Milwaukee evening. Catch up with colleagues, make new connections, and unwind in a relaxed, outdoor setting.
Event organizers will be on site by 4:30pm on Wednesday, August 13th to begin a happy hour celebration. Last year, the conversation kept going until the sun went down!
All registrants will receive two complimentary drink tickets and a souvenir pint glass from the beer garden. Buffet-style food will be available starting around 5:00pm.
Registration closes one week in advance, on August 8th. We look forward to celebrating with you!
Thank you to our Event Sponsor!
How Can L&D Stop Being Seen as Order-Takers?
Join this engaging session featuring Jess Almlie, author of the upcoming ATD Press book L&D Order Taker No More: Become a Strategic Business Partner, for a candid fireside chat that blends powerful insights from her book with real-world lessons for today’s talent development professionals.
We’ll explore the hidden barriers that often prevent talent development teams from operating as true strategic business partners and learn practical ways to reposition work with internal stakeholders. Expect honest reflection, fresh perspective, and actionable ideas to help you step beyond execution and into influence.
About Jess Almlie Jess Almlie is a former Vice President of Learning and a dynamic leader in the learning and development field. She is passionate about empowering L&D professionals to increase our impact by evolving from order takers to strategic business partners. With three decades of experience and a proven track record of driving strategic initiatives, Jess helps organizations solve talent challenges and improve performance. In addition to consulting and speaking, Jess hosts the podcast, L&D Must Change and is author of the book, L&D Order Taker No More! Become a Strategic Business Partner, to be published by ATD Press in September 2025.
About the Performance Improvement PDN
The SEWI-ATD Performance Improvement PDN is a collaborative group focused on practicing the skills of human performance improvement. We are talent development leaders, OD professionals, consultants, and other TD professionals who want to improve the performance towards our organization's goals.
Time
Function
8-8:15am
Pre-session coffee chat
8:15-9:15am
Official session
9:15-9:30am
Networking and follow-on conversation
Join us on September 11th via Zoom from 12:00pm - 1:00pm for an informational session on how to get the most of your membership with SEWI-ATD.
Please register by September 9th to secure your spot!
From Doer to Leader: Mastering the 8 Skills for Managerial Success
Discover how to transform managers into exceptional leaders in this dynamic 90-minute in person session led by Daniel Stewart, President of Stewart Leadership. Learn the eight critical skills—Manager Mindset, Conversation, Prioritizing, Accountability, Feedback, Engagement, Influence, and Navigating Change—that empower managers to drive employee engagement, retention, and results. Dive deep into the Manager Mindset, exploring the pivotal and challenging shift from individual contributor to people and results-focused leaders. This session offers practical insights and strategies to develop managers who foster team growth and organizational success. Join us to unlock the tools that make great managers thrive in any environment.
Meet the Speaker
Daniel J. Stewart is an internationally acclaimed talent management and leadership development expert, renowned for his strategic counsel to C-suite executives and senior leaders at top-tier organizations, including JetBlue Airways, Lockheed Martin, and Kohl’s Department Stores. With over two decades of experience, he drives transformative change as President of Stewart Leadership, leading a global consulting practice that delivers bespoke executive coaching, team development, organizational design, and strategic planning solutions. As co-author of the award-winning LEAD NOW! A Personal Leadership Coaching Guide for Results-Driven Leaders, honored as the best leadership book by the National Indie Excellence Book Award, Daniel empowers executives to achieve unparalleled results. Originally from California and Oregon, he resides near Milwaukee, WI, with his wife, Katie, and their four children, while continuing to shape leadership excellence worldwide.
Parking:
Attendees can park immediately in front of the building or towards the south side of the parking lot.
Room/Location
8:45-9:00 a.m.
Arrival and Networking
Aud C meeting room
9:00 a.m.
Program Start
10:30 a.m.
Program Wrap Up
Idea Hub: Strategy Exchange for Training Delivery
This session is a strategy exchange focused on 4 key conversations:
● Identifying Your Superpower as a Facilitator: What it is and how you use it
● Engaging the Adult Learner: Creating the environment and designing for adult learners
● SMEs and Stakeholders: When, who, and how much?
● Strategy Shift: How has your training delivery evolved?
Participants will rotate to each idea hub. Bring your expertise and be prepared to share and ask/learn from others!
8-8:30am
Arrival and networking
8:30am
10:00am
Contact Usadmin@sewi-atd.orgPhone: 608-204-9815Association ManagersSeth TrickelHeather L. Dyer, CAE
