Milwaukee Talent Development Conference 2026: Confidence. Capability. Clarity.

The Talent Code

Make It Stick: The Science of Successful Learning

The First 90 Days: Proven Strategies for Getting Up to Speed Faster and Smarter, Updated and Expanded

Atomic Habits: An Easy and Proven Way to Build Good Habits and Break Bad Ones

ELE Group, LLC

Cindy Pinkstaff is a decorated learning and development executive with a proven track record of architecting enterprise-scale leadership strategies that accelerate transformation, talent mobility, and business performance. 

Her career spans Fortune 500 and high-growth organizations across healthcare, technology, and professional services. She has held senior L&amp;D roles at GE HealthCare, Baker Tilly, Forsythe Technology, and Grant Thornton, where she consistently translated complex business priorities into scalable learning systems and high-impact development pipelines across EMEA, APAC, and the Americas.

Cindy is certified in Agile Project Management, Lumina Spark, and holds dual credentials from Northwestern University in Design Thinking and Strategic Human Resources. She is a recognized industry leader, having served as President of the Chicago International Society for Performance Management and Treasurer of the Chicago eLearning &amp; Technology Showcase. She earned her Master of Accountancy from DePaul University and a BA in Accounting from Illinois Wesleyan University.

2025 in Review, 2026 in Focus: Defining Talent Priorities for the AI Workforce

DX Learning Solutions

Beyond Midwest Nice: Building high performing environments of Clarity, Candor, and Courage

Engagement &amp; Culture

Leadership

dirk.tussing

alex.draper

nick.allen

laura.jones

richard.rykhus

nancy.dome

marty.murrillo

psychological safety

cindy.pinkstaffmiller

1Q2026

confidence capability clarity

kathy.langlois

candor in the workplace

Midwest Nice culture

high-performance culture

clarity and candor

conflict avoidance

leadership behavior change

executive culture change

reward systems and culture

talent leader insights

ELE 2026

peer-powered learning

speaking up at work

organizational silence

Zurich North America

Design Charrette: From AI Adoption to Shared Practice at Scale

Future of Work

Digital &amp; AI

tracey.wik

teri.hart

linh.lawler

Change Management

adrienne.guerrero

jason.gallo

shonda.cromwell-rashad

tamora.martin

peter.hogaboam

yolanda.mangram

david.scherer

rachel.kaberon

AI Adoption

susan.c.guest

michael.hruska

capability building

deepa.kartha

alaska.fu

megan.schuette

manager enablement

human-centered ai

Confidence in AI

behavioral adoption gap

identity shift

AI capability building

business value storytelling

talent leader strategy

L&amp;D relevance

shared practice at scale

Strategy & Change in Practice: Turning Uncertainty into Better Decisions

Strategy

jean.ryan

leadership development

aaron.olson

critical thinking

Talent Strategy

peer-learning

matt.sernaker

clarity

risk management

strategic thinking

strategy and change

Human-Centered Transformation

insight choice risk

learning in the flow of work

team capability building

team-based learning

confidence

capability

decision-making under uncertainty

choice architecture

design charrettes

L&amp;D leaders

Integrated Talent Management

Analytics

Performance Improvement

AttendingEvents

latesthighlight moments

latestinsights

Beyond Midwest Nice: Building high performing environments of Clarity, Candor, and Courage

Design Charrette: From AI Adoption to Shared Practice at Scale

Strategy & Change in Practice: Turning Uncertainty into Better Decisions

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AttendingEvents

latesthighlight moments

latestinsights

Beyond Midwest Nice: Building high performing environments of Clarity, Candor, and Courage

Design Charrette: From AI Adoption to Shared Practice at Scale

Strategy & Change in Practice: Turning Uncertainty into Better Decisions

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