Mark Penton, event organizer, said: "Learning and the technologies used for learning have never been so important to business. At Learning Technologies 2008, you will be able to see the major suppliers of learning services, systems, technologies, and methods currently shaping the way we learn and develop corporate skills."

The Learning Technologies 2008 Conference comprises three tracks for delegates to choose sessions from:

1. Learning Technology on social networking in learning, Learning 2.0, gaming and virtual worlds, mobile learning and learning tools;
2. Effective Learning on learning design, learning rollouts, and deploying eLearning, learning infrastructures, rapid e-learning, and content development;
3. Learning for Performance, on improving performance through organisational learning, managing talent, large-scale learning, measuring value and rethinking evaluation, and global competition.

Jay Cross, the founder of Internet Time Group and the world-renowned commentator on learning and technology, will open the conference with a thought-provoking and inspiring view of what lies ahead for organisational-learning professionals.

Conference Chair Donald H Taylor said: "the learning professionals' world is set for immense change, posing many questions about how learning can be organised to help businesses to succeed. We look forward to welcoming learning professionals to what promises to be our best conference yet."