Creating an Effective
Learning Ecosystem
In-Person | Tuesday 17 March 2026
London, UK
9.00 – 15.30 GMT
Event
Learning is an essential foundation for innovation, growth and high performance. The need for organisations – and the people who work in them – to learn fast has never been more important.
In this event, we will examine the key elements of an effective ecosystem, exploring how to bring them together to maximise the strategic contribution of learning. This includes aligning learning to business strategy, stakeholder engagement and governance, learner-centric design, technology, learning culture and data and evaluation. Attendees can expect practical insights and strategic challenge, with a focus on practical application in their business context.
Learning Objectives
- Gain a clear understanding of what makes a learning ecosystem effective.
- Critically assess your organisation’s learning effectiveness and identify gaps and opportunities to increase the strategic impact of learning.
- Explore how to align learning strategy, technology and culture to support growth.
- Leave with practical ideas, frameworks and lessons learned from other organisations.
Who is this event for?
Heads of Learning & Development, senior HR practitioners who are responsible for developing and implementing learning strategy for their organisation.
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Location
One Moorgate Place
London
EC2R 6EA
Speakers
Amanda Nolen
Co-founder, NilesNolen
Amanda is recognised as a global expert in skills and learning strategy and technology. Through her boutique consultancy NilesNolen she helps companies like Google, HSBC and Novartis deliver business results by shifting to skills-based organisations, while advising startups and scale-ups on their own strategy, go-to-market, positioning and more. She is venture partner and LP at Emerge Education, faculty at IE University, a regular speaker at events such as WebSummit and Learning Technologies, and the author of a popular LinkedIn course on the Future of Workplace Learning.
Born in the United States but based in Spain for over two decades, Amanda is also 100% fluent in English and Spanish.
Gillian Pillans
Research Director, Corporate Research Forum
Gillian has worked as a senior HR practitioner and OD specialist for several organisations including Swiss Re, Vodafone and BAA. Prior to her HR career, she was a management consultant with Deloitte Consulting and is also a qualified solicitor. Gillian has written various CRF reports on subjects including HR strategy, organisation design and development, leadership development, coaching and diversity.
Nick Shackleton-Jones
CEO and Founder, Shackleton Consulting
Nick Shackleton-Jones is the author of How People Learn, a book which introduces the first general theory of learning and describes how to apply it. An industry revolutionary, he introduced the ‘courses to resources’ mantra and pioneered human-centred learning design (5Di). A track record of shaping future learning approaches for public & private organisations, he is winner of several awards for people development, strategy, innovation, & learning content (including the Learning & Performance Institute’s Award for Services to the Learning Industry, 2017). He is the former CLO at Deloitte UK & now CEO at Shackleton Consulting.
Johanna Bolin Tingvall
Global Leader in Talent & Development
Johanna Bolin Tingvall is an international leader in Talent and Development, with more than 25 years of experience helping organisations grow through people. She has worked across industries and company sizes – from nimble start-ups to global multinationals – always with a focus on enabling expansion, growth, and impact through culture and leadership.
For the past decade, Johanna has been at Spotify, where she led global Learning and Development and Talent Growth, shaping a culture of continuous learning and empowering homegrown talent. She also headed up Employee Experience, driving initiatives that strengthened culture, connection, and community across the company. Passionate about building environments where people and businesses thrive together, Johanna brings both vision and hands-on experience to the future of work conversation.
