Crafting Your Personal Goals for Success in the Evolving Learning Landscape
Ready to upskill yourself or your workforce? The world of workplace learning is evolving faster than ever, driven by emerging technologies, AI, and shifting skill demands. In this interactive session, you’ll uncover the trends and challenges shaping L&D today and explore the most critical upskilling priorities for 2026 and beyond. Through guided reflection and discussion, you’ll leave with an actionable personal or professional development goal that positions you or your organization for success in the future of work.
Program Objectives
Meet the Speakers
Melissa and Marisa share a love for helping people learn, lead, and thrive. As part of the Molson Coors’ People Development team, the create learning experiences that help leaders grow and build a high-performing culture.
Melissa brings years of experience in leadership development and learning strategy with a master’s in administrative leadership from UW-Milwaukee. Outside of work, she’s a married mom of 2 and active in her community—volunteering with her pet therapy dog Sully and serves as SEWI-ATD’s President Elect.
Marisa adds fresh energy and ideas to the mix. With a strong HR background and a bachelor’s degree in human resources from UW-Whitewater, she’s passionate about making learning engaging and inclusive. She also enjoys research, is a published writer and loves exploring new perspectives, whether through travel or storytelling.
Strategies for Fostering a Safe and Inclusive Learning Environment
This impactful session with Matt Meuleners invites L&D professionals to examine the assumptions and mental shortcuts that can unintentionally shape our instructional design and facilitation choices. Through facilitated discussion and shared practice, participants will explore practical strategies for building psychologically safe, inclusive learning spaces. The session introduces tools such as the Ladder of Inference to help practitioners audit their design and delivery for hidden biases, create intentional “speed bumps” in their thinking, and make more conscious choices that reduce barriers to learning.
Speaker Bio
Matt Meuleners has over 24 years of experience as a speaker, trainer, and Talent Development professional. He is an expert in leadership development who specializes in program design and delivery, L&D consulting, training audits, and leader coaching.
Matt holds an MBA from the University of Wisconsin: Milwaukee and a bachelor’s degree from the University of Wisconsin: Madison. He taught Training & Development at Marquette University as an adjunct professor and is a Past President of the SEWI chapter of the Association of Talent Development.
An Executive Partner with FOCUS Training, Matt leads the professional development market team and serves as Lead Instructor for the Accelerate and Elevate Institutes where he trains and coaches managers and high-potential talent from the nation’s top companies.
Time
Function
8:45am-9am
Networking
9:00am
Program start
10:00am
Program wrap up
Beyond the Classroom: Building a Post-Training Game Plan
Learning doesn’t end when the session does—success also includes what happens next. This interactive session will equip you with practical strategies to reinforce learning and ensure long-term retention and application. Discover how to build strong relationships with learners, set clear expectations for post-training engagement, and define accountability for follow-up actions.
Parking Instructions
Use the parking lot right outside the front door. The front door entrance will take people through the Retail Showroom, and the Event Center is located at the rear of the showroom. As you arrive to the Event Center, there is an automatic espresso bean-to-cup beverage brewer that guests can customize their own espresso or hot cocoa courtesy of Boelter. When people arrive, the store itself is technically not open yet. Should participants care to take a look around, they could do so after the ATD event.
8-8:30am
Arrival and networking
8:30am
Join us for Our Winter Social
Celebrate our community of Talent Development professionals with an evening of networking and collaboration at Champps Americana in Brookfield on March 12th.
Connect with fellow professionals to build your network and share insights while enjoying delicious food and a great selection of drinks. If your are a basketball fan, you can also watch the game for the first night of March Madness a bit while you are there.
Register soon as there is limited space!
Please register by March 2nd!
Contact Usadmin@sewi-atd.orgPhone: 608-204-9815Association ManagersSeth TrickelHeather L. Dyer, CAE
