IT training conferences are a great way to network with industry professionals, learn about the latest tools and tech on the market, and take lessons from the greatest on the best practices that will supercharge your own software training or sales enablement solutions. But it can be challenging to figure out which conferences to attend. Don’t worry, we can help!
We’ve listed a few of our favorite corporate conferences below, with everything from cybersecurity training to sales networking. Which of them will you be attending this season?
Best for Training Techsperts: TechLearn – September 17-19, Austin, Texas
TechLearn is a one-stop shop for training professionals, focusing on innovation and technology in training. This year’s keynotes include 10 principles for digital leadership, and the question you must have asked yourself a million times: “Does my learning have less impact than a shampoo bottle?”
Fan favorites will be back, including the Training Test Kitchen, where training professionals can get hands-on with technology demos, switching every ten minutes to try up to 40 solutions. Think of it like the speed dating of sales training conferences!
Best for Cybersecurity Training: Cyber Resilience Summit, November 27, Bishopgate, London
Amidst escalating threats and increasing costs, cyber resilience is more important than it’s ever been. Hosted by the Financial Times, the Cyber Resilience Summit: Europe brings together leaders from all over the world to discuss the current cybersecurity landscape. This year, the summit’s focus will be on cyber governance and how collaboration and emerging technology can help protect sectors such as finance, healthcare, and critical infrastructure.
There’s an in-person and a digital pass available for the event, which will feature world-class business leaders such as SandboxAQ CEO Jack Hidary, former NASA CISO Jeanette Hanna-Ruiz, and Juhan Lepassar, Executive Director at the European Agency for Cybersecurity.
Best for Professional Training: Cognition (TBD)
Another virtual training conference you can’t miss is Thought Industries’ Cognition, an annual event with leading experts in customer, professional, and partner training. There are two tracks to sign up for, the practitioner track for hands-on tips and techniques for starting or scaling your training program from the trenches, and a leader track, for those grappling with high-level challenges, such as measuring the impact of learning and training initiatives.
This year’s theme hasn’t yet been announced and a date hasn’t been decided. However, conferences from previous years are all available on demand. Cognition23, for instance, focused on the massive disruption created by artificial intelligence. Cognition22’s theme was Journey to Excellence, and speakers included Crossing the Chasm author, Geoffrey Moore, plus Britt Andreata, CEO of Brain Aware Training. By accessing any of the previous conferences, you also unlock access to the Cognition community where you can network further with attendees.
Best for Learning Leaders: TICE, June 3-5, 2025, Raleigh, North Carolina
This year’s Training Industry Confence and Expo (TICE) is sadly already behind us. The three-day conference took place from June 4-6 in Raleigh, North Carolina. As in previous years, attendees gained new insight on growing training solutions and improving training within their organization.
The good news is that next year’s conference has already been announced. You can sign up now to get notified when registration is open. In the meantime, you can also browse Training Industry’s website for a wealth of valuable training resources.
Best for eLearning Specialists: DevLearn, November 6-8, 2024 Las Vegas, Nevada
DevLearn markets itself as “where learning comes to life”, and it’s 3 days of immersive content for all eLearning professionals, whether you’re a Chief Learning Officer, an instructional designer, or a learning systems analyst. It’s probably the only training and learning conference where you’ll get keynotes from brain scientists and physicists as well as Chief Creative Officers and Director of Demos!
BYOD sessions allow you to bring your laptop or mobile, install the software on the spot and try hands-on solutions, while morning buzz is a daily networking event for early birds. With various tracks to help attendees self-select the right content, you can cover anything from emerging tech or instructional design, to VR and AR, management and strategy, or tools and development.
The conference is a fun-loving look at the state of learning, guaranteed to send you back to work both energized and informed.
Best for Sales Strategy: Tenbound Sales Development Conference (TBD)
Sales enablement conferences don’t come much more exclusive than Tenbound! In fact, it’s the only conference that’s 100% dedicated to sales development. It’s a one-day palooza of strategies, tactics, and tips for boosting your sales enablement processes.
Tenbound is known for supporting B2B SaaS companies with their sales pipelines, and their events are a core part of that strategy, offering next-level sales training, practical guidance to improve your sales techniques, and of course – plenty of networking with the top minds in sales enablement and development. At the moment, the 2024 conference hasn’t yet been announced — but you can keep an eye on the website for updates. You can also register for the Thrive Sales Career Advancement Conference, a virtual event that will be hosted on June 27.
Best for Customer Education: CEdMA Europe – November 13-15, London Heathrow
CEdMA is the #1 event for training professionals, especially if you’re interested in creating or growing a customer education program in your technology company. This year’s theme is From Grand Plans to Everyday Solutions. Speakers include customer education leaders such as Daniel Hulme, Alan Hiddleston, Steve Dineen, and Buzz Walker.
Best for Sales Networking: Sales Innovation Expo, November 27 and 28, London, UK
ExCel London is a two-day conference that delves deep into sales technology. The two-day event brings together over 6000 sales professionals from all over the world to network, learn, and try out the latest tools and tech for skyrocketing software sales.
You’ll find 150+ speakers, 200+ exhibitors, masterclasses, panel debates, and plenty of networking rooms to cultivate relationships and learn from your peers.
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Blog updated in July 2024
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