The Learning Network

Connect 2026 Keynotes Announced

Birmingham (UK), November 2026 - The Learning Network is thrilled to announce that Donald H Taylor and Susi Miller will deliver the keynotes at Connect 2026, its annual conference, which arrives at The Eastside Rooms in Birmingham on Friday 27th November with a theme that could hardly be timelier: Building the Future.

Two of the most respected and recognisable names in learning and development will bookend the day, with Donald setting out the big strategic choices now facing the profession and Susi bringing those choices home to every practitioner in the room. For anyone working in L&D right now, it is a pairing that promises plenty to think about, plenty to argue about over coffee, and plenty to take back to the office on Monday morning.

Between the two keynotes sits a packed programme of panels, workshops, and sessions, along with plenty of time to catch up with old friends, meet new ones, and connect with the wider L&D community.
The Learning Network would like to say a huge thank you to the sponsors making Connect 2026 possible: headline sponsors Comtec and Evolve L&D, and sponsors L&D Free Spirits and Personal Strengths Coaching. Thanks also go to The CPD Group, which has accredited the conference, so every delegate can claim CPD points for the day.

Connect 2026 Keynotes Announced

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