From Learning to Leverage: Aligning L&D to Business Outcomes in the Age of AI
By the end of this impactful session with Christine Hass, participants will be able to:
Speaker Bio
Christine Hass is a senior talent and transformation executive who has led the strategy and execution of talent and organizational effectiveness efforts which drive transformation at several large companies including Northwestern Mutual, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Walmart and Motorola.
For 30 years, her focus has been on building capability through people and innovation, in the context or organizational transformation. Business continues to move at an accelerated pace, and change is the norm. It is important to take the time to get to know our people, while still moving quickly and nimbly to meet the ever-changing demands of the business landscape.
Christine did her undergraduate studies in Business Management with an HR concentration. She holds her SPHR certification, as well as organizational change management credentials through Prosci and IMA, along with several certifications in various assessment tools and methodologies. She has called downtown Milwaukee home for the past 7 years where she enjoys proximity to her extended family in Chicago; enjoys time with friends, community and her canine sidekick, Coco; and all the city has to offer.
Parking Instructions
Attendees can park on the fourth floor of the parking structure and take the skywalk into the main building. There is signage everywhere that can help them find the Serenity Conference Room. Additionally, for those who may need assistance, every entrance has Security posted who can provide directions and answer any questions.
Time
Function
Room/Location
8:45-9:00 a.m.
Networking
Serenity
9:00-9:15 a.m.
Welcome & Context Setting
9:15-9:30 a.m.
What Business Strategy Actually Asks of L&D
9:30-9:55 a.m.
Interactive Activity: Alignment Reality Check
9:55-10:15 a.m.
Where AI Fits—and Where It Doesn’t
10:15-10:30 a.m.
Practical Takeaways & Closing
Join us April 3rd via Zoom from noon-1 PM for an informational session on how to get the most of your membership with SEWI-ATD.
Please register by April 1st to secure your spot!
Lights, Camera, Learning: Strategically Integrating Video in Learning Experiences
Who remembers the feeling of relief when an A/V cart with a projector or TV rolled into your classroom? Similarly, how do our learners react when a video is included in classroom instruction, an eLearning, or as a standalone unit? They might feel “edutained” or excited for a break in the action that engages them via a different modality.
Video provides a vehicle for presenting content while telling a story or giving concepts a more concrete form. As instructional designers, we are asked to include video in our deliverables for many reasons and have plenty of tools at our fingertips. How are you building and integrating video in learning experiences?
Join the Instructional Design PDN as we explore:
This is part 1 of a 2-part series. Part 1 will focus on video design, and Part 2 will focus on development.
12-12:05pm
Arrival and networking
12:05pm
Program start
12:50pm
Program wrap up
Permission to Recover: Sustaining the Caregivers of the Organization
HR, people development, and workplace culture professionals are the steady force behind everyone else’s success—fueling leadership, learning, engagement, and a supportive environment across the organization. Yet the same empathy and dedication that make you effective can also leave you depleted. Burnout and compassion fatigue in HR and Talent Development isn’t a sign of weakness—it’s often the result of organizational norms that reward overextension and overlook the energy it takes to constantly care for others.
This session reframes rest, reflection, and restoration as leadership behaviors—not luxuries. Because sustainable performance doesn’t happen through individual willpower alone. It happens when teams create shared norms that make recovery visible, safe, and expected.
Drawing on neuroscience and whole-person health, this interactive session explores how chronic stress erodes empathy, decision-making, and motivation—and how small, structured team conversations can reset expectations and protect capacity. Participants will leave with a practical framework and a ready-to-use 10-minute conversation they can immediately embed into existing meetings to normalize recovery and strengthen sustainable leadership.
About the Speaker
Beth Ridley is the Founder and CEO of Ridley Consulting Group, a leadership firm that helps organizations turn workplace values into everyday behavior.
Through practical, easy-to-implement tools, Beth supports busy leaders and teams in building clarity, trust, and accountability within their existing routines. Her work is designed to be low-lift, repeatable, and engaging — making behavior change sustainable.
With a background in corporate leadership and management consulting, Beth brings both operational rigor and human-centered strategy to her clients. She is known for translating complex people challenges into simple, actionable practices that reduce friction, strengthen alignment, and support long-term performance.
Her clients include healthcare systems, financial institutions, nonprofits, and professional service firms where employee engagement directly shapes customer experience and results.
Beth holds degrees from the University of Virginia and Tufts University as well as an MBA from Columbia University.
Owner Experience Center
Welcome & Context Setting – The Hidden Cost of Caring
From Personal Resilience to Cultural Norms
9:30-9:45 a.m.
Recovery as a Leadership Practice
9:45-10:00 a.m.
Embed the Shift Through Structured Conversations
10:00-10:15 a.m.
Next Steps for Immediate Application
Q & A
Parking:
Park anywhere in the lot, except in Reserved spots. Enter the building using the center main doors. The Owner Experience Center is to the left upon entering. There will be a Welcome to QPS sign out front as well.
Contact Usadmin@sewi-atd.orgPhone: 608-204-9815Association ManagersSeth TrickelHeather L. Dyer, CAE
