Speak at AITD 2026
Are you an experienced and dynamic L&D practitioner with practical knowledge to share?
We’d love to hear your expression of interest for a session at the AITD Conference 2026, taking place at the Sofitel Brisbane, 13–15 May 2026.
Please submit your EOI by completing the form below by Monday, 10 November2025.
Theme: Building L&D capabilities – Value, impact and agility
Are you an experienced and dynamic L&D practitioner with practical knowledge to share?
We’d love to hear your expression of interest for a session at the AITD Conference 2026, taking place at the Sofitel Brisbane, 13–15 May 2026.
Please submit your EOI by completing the form below by Monday, 10 November2025.
Theme: Building L&D capabilities – Value, impact and agility
What We’re Looking For:
- Audience Focus: Sessions should provide participants with clear takeaways—tools, strategies, and perspectives they can apply directly in their own contexts.
- Connection to Capability Building: Your EOI may align with any of the capability areas: Core Practitioner Capability, Strategy and Partnering, Operations, Learning Solution Design, Learning Facilitation, Evaluation and Impact, and Learning Culture. We aim for a holistic program across the conference, ensuring breadth of coverage and diverse perspectives.
- Actionable Insights: Contributions should go beyond inspiration, offering practical methods, frameworks, or lessons learned that address real challenges.
- Cross-Sector Voices: We welcome speakers from government, corporate, consultancy, higher education, vocational education and more, recognising the strength that comes from diversity of perspectives.
What We’re Looking For:
- Audience Focus: Sessions should provide participants with clear takeaways—tools, strategies, and perspectives they can apply directly in their own contexts.
- Connection to Capability Building: Your EOI may align with any of the capability areas: Core Practitioner Capability, Strategy and Partnering, Operations, Learning Solution Design, Learning Facilitation, Evaluation and Impact, and Learning Culture. We aim for a holistic program across the conference, ensuring breadth of coverage and diverse perspectives.
- Actionable Insights: Contributions should go beyond inspiration, offering practical methods, frameworks, or lessons learned that address real challenges.
- Cross-Sector Voices: We welcome speakers from government, corporate, consultancy, higher education, vocational education and more, recognising the strength that comes from diversity of perspectives.
Possible Topics
The AITD Conference 2026 is centred on Capability Building in Action. We recommend topics connect to the AITD L&D Capability Framework, with a focus on strengthening capability for individuals, teams, and organisations.
Within the framework, proficiency is defined from foundational through to advanced levels, with progression demonstrated across dimensions such as autonomy, complexity, problem-solving, innovation, influence, leadership, people development, technical mastery, decision-making, and scope.
EOIs are encouraged to draw on these topics, highlighting practical insights, case studies, and strategies that participants can apply in their own contexts.
Core Practitioner Capability
(Essential for all L&D professionals regardless of role)
- Evidence-Informed Practice
- Self-Development
- Creative Thinking and Problem Solving
- Digital Literacy
- AI Literacy
- Evaluation Design
- Data Capture and Management
- Data Analysis and Insight Generation
- Impact Measurement and Decision Making
- Cultural Leadership
- Fostering Learning Integration
- Change Leadership
- Social Learning Advocacy
Learning Facilitation
(Facilitates inclusive and engaging learning experiences)
- Planning for Delivery and Facilitation
- Facilitating Learning
- Coaching and Mentoring
Learning Solution Design
(Designs and develops engaging and impactful learning experiences)
- Needs Analysis
- Learning Experience Design
- Content Curation and Management
- Assessing Learning
Operations
(Manages operational functions and resources to enable effective L&D delivery)
- L&D Governance
- Learning Technology Management
- Procurement and Financial Management
- L&D Project Management
- Building L&D Team Capability
- L&D People Leadership
Strategy and Partnering
(Builds strategic partnerships aligning learning with business goals)
- Organisational Capability Building
- Learning Strategy
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Business Partnering
- Promotion and Advocacy
Presentation style
We welcome a variety of formats—from lively panel discussions to in-depth theory, practical case studies with tangible outcomes, to interactive workshops with audience participation.
Presentations must not be used as a forum for selling products or services, or for self-promotion. Our attendees value authentic, practice-driven contributions.
Tips for a Successful Session:
- Ensure your session reflects the outline you provide.
- Include practical takeaways (e.g. tips, approaches, strategies, information sources).
- Incorporate interactive or hands-on moments where possible, or create space for networking and peer exchange.
- Keep slides lean and clean—supporting your message, not overwhelming it.
- Follow the instructions of the MC and keep to time. That is important to keep to schedule and to respect the following speakers, expectations of those attending and the conference programming.