Creating an Effective
Learning Ecosystem
Amsterdam
In-Person | Tuesday 19 May 2026
Amsterdam, The Netherlands
14.00 – 18.00 CEST
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, providing an overview of 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.
Who is this event for?
Heads of Learning and Development, senior HR practitioners who are responsible for developing and implementing learning strategy for their organisation.
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Location
Park Plaza Victoria Amsterdam
Damrak 1-5
1012 LG Amsterdam
The Netherlands
Speaker
Mirja Myllykangas
Global Head of Tech Academy, ING
Mirja is a product-minded HR strategist passionate about turning internal people solutions into scalable products. At ING, she led the creation of global learning and growth frameworks for tech talent — from role-based capability building and career paths to embedding learning into performance management and recruitment standards.
Mirja believes HR platforms should drive measurable business impact, not just support operations. Her work blends product thinking, behavioural science, and tech fluency to build systems that elevate performance, engagement, and talent mobility.
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.
