Information on the Learning and Skills Group Conference 2009 will be available from February 2009.

2008 Conference speakers

Conference chair

Donald H Taylor Chair, Learning and Skills Group Conference

Session chairs

Alan Bellinger Research Consultant, IITT

Vaughan Waller Senior Instructional Designer, Moore Stephens LLP

Speakers and workshop facilitators

Gordon Bull Learning Architect, Learning Forte	Donald Clark Board Member, Ufi
Patrick Dunn Consultant, Networked Learning Design Ltd	Phil Green Managing Director, Optimum Learning
Jane Hart Head, Centre for Learning and Performance Technologies	Charles Jennings Global Head of Learning, Reuters
Jonathan Kettleborough Managing Director, Corollis	Neil Lasher President, ASTD Global Network UK
Tamas Makany Specialist in Cognition and Learning Technologies, CCI	Laura Overton Director, Towards Maturity
Barry Sampson Learning Support Manager, B&Q	Clive Shepherd e-Learning Consultant and Chair, eLearning Network,
Mark Stimpfig CEO, ConnectED	Marco Tippmer Virtual World Strategy Consultant, Capgemini
David Wilson Managing Director, eLearnity

Facilitators and industry leads

Jakob Alkil Head of Training, Ford of Europe	Kiran Bhurgi L&D Officer, London Borough of Tower Hamlets
Katherine Chapman Head of e-Learning, Capita - National Strategies	Major Peter Handibode Headquarters Recruiting Group, British Army
Christine Lewis Director, Efficiency and Productivity, Becta	Soulla Pitrakkou ICT Training Manager, Stockport Council
Steve Poole Head of CPS BIS Directorate, Crown Prosecution Service	Karyn Romeis Learning Consultant, Capita Learning & Development
Jon Turner Managing Director, Quistor	William Ward Managing Director, Technology Niche
Lynn Wernham Independent Learning & Development Consultant,	Andy Wooler HR Technology Manager, Legal & General Assurance Society Limited