The Human Side of AI Reskilling—Built Together

Conference Overview & Challenge ELE member companies will tackle the toughest talent challenges with Confidence. Capability. Clarity. The conversation continues in person this May at Marquette University’s Business School in Milwaukee, where talent and line leaders will gather to move beyond incremental training and tackle the structural challenges shaping capability.

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How We’ll Work Together For this conference, we’ll keep keynote conversations—but replace traditional breakout presentations with small-group activities, including ✨ AI Practical Labs and Design Charrettes. Bring your laptop or iPad. We’ll be designing together in small groups to grapple with questions like:

• Do we actually know what problem we’re solving—or are we building another program by default?

• Is HR aiming at the wrong target, now that work has shifted from static roles to cross-matrix teams—and is the culture actually rewarding and reskilling team learning?

• How do we test ideas in real work, instead of debating hypotheticals far from where the work actually happens?

WHAT TO EXPECT Fast-paced, facilitated collaboration focused on real decisions—not passive listening or polished presentations.

Small-group, peer-led conversations—where strategy meets real work.

  Use Cases and Small-Group Activities Small-group, peer-led conversations set the foundation for the labs and design work that follow—grounded in real organizational challenges, not abstract models. We’re curating practitioner-led work-tested cases focused on how organizations are redesigning work, learning, and capability under real business pressure—what worked, what didn’t, and what leaders would do differently. We’re working closely with ELE Team-Leader member companies and strategic partners to surface cases drawn directly from active work. Do you have a compelling use case from your organization—whether redesigning job architecture, establishing AI governance, or scaling human capability? ELE Team-Leader members are invited to recommend use cases and help shape the conversations where the real work happens. Register Now

We’re shaping the 2026 program around fast-paced, collaborative experiences—designed to help talent leaders work through real challenges together, not just talk about them.

Expect formats such as:

• Keynotes
• Senior Talent Leader Panels
• AI Practical Labs
• Immersive Leadership Simulations
• ELE Innovation Sprints
• Design Charrettes
• Roundtable Discussions

We’ll share more details as the program takes shape.

Why Attend?

• Practical Insight: See how senior HR and talent leaders are redesigning work, governance, and capability in real organizations.
• Peer Perspective: Learn from leaders who are navigating AI transformation—not vendors selling tools.
• Collaborative Learning: Work through complex talent challenges with peers in facilitated, small-group formats.
• Leadership Confidence: Leave with clearer decisions, shared language, and greater confidence to lead AI-enabled change.

Result: Fewer experiments. Stronger capability. Better outcomes.

Hear from ELE leaders on the impact of collaborative, human-centered talent work.

  This year’s 16th Milwaukee Talent Development Conference is a full-day, multi-track, in-person experience designed to prepare you and your team to collaborate in the AI era—working with peers and applying best practices alongside the brightest minds in talent leadership.