L&D Symposium 2026

SPEAKERS

Hear and learn from industry’s most influential L&D executives and the next generation of leaders.

Speakers

Panel Pledge

L&D Symposium Speakers…The most influential leaders…

Dr. Adam Hickman
Dr. Adam Hickman

The Walt Disney Company

Vice President, Org and Employee Development (Partners)

Michelle Ockers
Michelle Ockers

Learning Uncut

Chief Learning Strategist

Laura Overton
Laura Overton

Learning Changemakers

Learning Changemaker

Deepti Sachdeva

Westpac Group

Head of Learning - Workforce Transformation

Vanessa Town

Zurich

Head of Talent, Development, Diversity & Inclusion

Liz Ranieri

Telstra

Executive, Talent & Learning

Damien Woods
Damien Woods

Woolworths Group

Learning and Transformation Lead

Debra
Debra Van Rensburg

NAB

Executive Enterprise Capability

Karen Bailey
Karen Bailey

BNP Paribas

Head of Learning and Development

Isabella Manning
Isabella Manning

Virgin Australia

Head of Organisational Change Management

Mark Fam

HelloFresh

Associate Director of Learning & Development - Global Customer Care

Andrea Tham

Gilbert + Tobin

Head of Capability and Learning

Ryan Tracey
Ryan Tracey

Optus

Capability Development Manager

Jan Roden

Endeavour Energy

Head of Organisational Development & Learning

Tomas Haffenden
Tomas Haffenden

Telstra

Creative Digital Storyteller