Every April, Learning Technologies draws together a few thousand people who care deeply about how organisations develop their people. The conversations span tools, strategy, culture, and capability, and it’s one of the best places in Europe to take the temperature of where workplace learning is heading.
We’ll be there this year, stand J72, 29–30 April at ExCeL London, and we’re going in with one question in mind: how do organisations actually know that learning has worked?
Presentations to watch
There’s no shortage of sessions to choose from, more than 200 across the two days. Here are the ones that stood out to us:
Design Once, Reach Everyone: Accessibility from Day One
Wednesday 29 April 11:00–11:30 Seminar Theatre 4
This session focuses on embedding accessibility at the design stage rather than retrofitting adjustments later. The emphasis is on inclusive learning experiences that work for all users from the outset.
Why this matters: Accessibility decisions directly affect fairness in assessment. If accessibility is bolted on, consistency becomes difficult to maintain. Designing inclusively from the start supports defensible outcomes and a better candidate experience.
The Self-Improving Company: What happens when learning, skills and performance finally work as one system
Wednesday 29 April 11:45–12:15 Seminar Theatre 2
This session explores how organisations connect learning activity with performance outcomes and address the long-standing challenge of proving impact.
Why this matters: Linking learning to performance requires reliable measurement. Assessment plays a key role in validating competence and providing evidence that skills initiatives are working.
From Compliance to Curiosity: Get Your People to Own Their Development
Thursday 30 April 10:15–10:45 Seminar Theatre 2
This session examines why compliance training often shows high completion rates without real behavioural change, and how organisations can make learning more meaningful.
Why this matters: Completion metrics alone don’t demonstrate understanding. Assessment helps organisations move beyond tick-box compliance and confirm that employees can apply knowledge in practice.
Everyone Was Trained – Why competence fails when it matters most, and what to do about it
Thursday 30 April 14:45–15:15 Seminar Theatre 1
This talk explores why incidents still occur even when employees have completed training and passed assessments, highlighting the gap between knowledge and performance.
Why this matters: This speaks directly to the quality of assessment design. Measuring recall is different from measuring competence. Sessions like this help us understand how organisations are thinking about scenario-based and applied evaluation.
When learning needs depth: designing programmes for expertise
Wednesday 29 April 10:15–10:45 Seminar Theatre 4
This session looks at how organisations design learning programmes that deliver measurable impact and support expertise rather than surface-level knowledge.
Why this matters: Expertise-based learning requires robust evaluation. Assessments need to reflect real-world decision making, not just knowledge checks, especially in regulated or high-stakes environments.
See Neo in action at stand J72
We’ll also be showcasing Cirrus Neo, our new candidate delivery experience, at stand J72.
Neo is designed to modernise the exam experience for both candidates and delivery teams. It focuses on performance, accessibility and flexibility, particularly for organisations running high-stakes or large-scale assessments.
Some of the key things we’ll be demonstrating:
- Fully responsive design that works across devices and screen sizes
- Improved accessibility, supporting a wider range of candidate needs
- Dark mode for improved comfort during longer exams
- Cleaner, more intuitive interface to reduce candidate stress on exam day
Why this matters in the context of Learning Technologies is simple. A lot of the conversations at the event focus on skills, capability and workforce readiness. None of that works without a reliable way to assess candidates in a fair and consistent environment. Candidate delivery is where that experience actually happens.
Neo is built to make that experience smoother, more accessible and more resilient, whether assessments are delivered in test centres, remotely or in workplace environments.
If you’re attending, come by stand J72 or book a meeting in advance if you’d prefer a more focused conversation about your specific assessment needs.
