CTDO at ATD25
May 18-20, 2025

Walter E. Washington Convention Center
801 Allen Y. Lew Place NW, Washington, DC 20001

Join us for a day of idea sharing with fellow talent development executives and learning from thought leaders as we shape the profession’s future together.

During the members-only meeting on Monday, you will:

  • Share new victories and challenges with fellow CTDO members.
  • Hear ATD CEO and President Tony Bingham’s perspectives on how AI is transforming the talent development landscape.
  • Learn from Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa’s research, teaching, and experiments at Columbia Business School and the Mentora Institute about how TD professionals can shift their focus from learning on the sidelines to leading in the flow of work.

During the Tuesday program for CTDO members and special guests, you will:

  • Spend 75 minutes in conversation with Aaron Dignan, co-founder and CEO of Plumb.
  • Consider the key components of the new talent ecosystem, and how talent development must adapt as a profession to build and manage it.
  • Explore what it takes to lead today’s workforce and consider the implications for leadership development.

Check out the full event schedule and details below to register.

We hope to see you there!

Register
  • Selina Neri

    Dr. Selina Neri

    CEO, Dean & CoFounder, Institute for Future Readiness

    The Future of Work: Beyond Skills With Dr. Selina Neri, Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025
    This interactive session with Dr. Selina Neri, CEO, dean, and co-founder of the Institute for Future Readiness, explores the broader, often hidden dimensions shaping the future of work, why moving beyond skills is essential to develop future-ready talent, and how organizations can help talent move from surviving to thriving.

    Time: 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.
    Location: Room 102
  • Talent Development Leader Reception
    Join other senior learning executives for a cocktail reception following the session with Dr. Neri.

    Time: 5:30 - 6:30 p.m.
    Location: Room 103A
  • Dinner offsite
    Time: 7:00 p.m.
    Location: dLeña, 476 K St NW Suite D, Washington, DC 20001
  • Opening Remarks and Agenda Setting: John Coné
    Time: 12:30 p.m.
    Location: Room 103A (Boxed lunches provided)
  • Roundtable Best Practice Sharing: CTDO members
    Come prepared to share personal and professional victories and challenges with fellow CTDO peers.

    Time: 12:35 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Selina Neri

    Tony Bingham

    CEO and President, ATD

    Are We There Yet?: Moderated Q&A with Tony Bingham
    ATD CEO and President Tony Bingham will share his perspectives on how AI is transforming the talent development landscape.

    Time: 1:30 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Break
    Time: 2:15 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Tool Talk: Discussion Session Facilitated by John Cone’
    Based on the conversation with Tony Bingham, explore what tools will help the TD profession take the lead in the AI revolution.

    Time: 2:30 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Selina Neri

    Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa

    Professor at Columbia Business School and Founder of the Mentora Institute

    The Inner Game of Breakthrough Performance with Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa, Thinkers50 Radar Class of 2025
    Dr. Hitendra Wadhwa will tap his research, teaching, and experiments at Columbia Business School and the Mentora Institute to discuss how professionals can approach high performance not as a trait to be acquired but as a state to be activated, and how to shift their focus from learning on the sidelines to leading in the flow of work.

    Time: 3:15 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • 2025 Workplan Review
    Share insights about ongoing challenges and current transformations in the field and determine which topics will shape CTDO’s future content agenda.

    Time: 4:15 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Program Concludes
    Time: 5:00 pm
  • Lunch
    Time: 12:00 pm
    Location: Room 103A (Lunch Provided)
  • Selina Neri

    Aaron Dignan

    Co-Founder and CEO of Plumb

    Reimagining Work with AI: Keynote session with Aaron Dignan
    Back by popular demand, Aaron Dignan, co-founder and CEO of Plumb, will share his approach to reimagining workf with AI. This redesign aligns with AI’s capabilities while maintaining human creativity and decision-making power.

    Time: 1:00 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • The New Talent Ecosystem: Discussion session Facilitated by John Coné
    In this discussion session, consider the key components of the new talent ecosystem, and how talent development must adapt as a profession to build and manage it.

    Time: 2:15 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Break
    Time: 3:00 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Learning session with Acorn PLMS
    Time: 3:15 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • The Need to Lead: Discussion session Facilitated by John Coné
    Leaders are tasked to adapt to hybrid work, raise their EQ, and embrace AI. They are expected to be more empathetic, transparent, and “human.” Explore what it takes to lead today’s workforce and consider the implications for leadership development.

    Time: 4:15 pm
    Location: Room 103A
  • Program Concludes
    Time: 5:00 pm
    Location: Room 103A