Message from the Conference Chair

It's my pleasure to chair The Learning Ideas Conference. Our 2026 conference, which originated as the International Conference on E-learning in the Workplace (ICELW), is our 19th annual conference. I founded the conference in 2008 to bring together researchers and practitioners from around the world to discuss advances in work related to learning and technology, and to explore ways that we can reimagine higher education and workplace learning.

I have always viewed our conference as a unique conference, in that we bring together researchers and practitioners from a wide variety of countries and backgrounds. We’re certainly one of the only places I've ever been where I've heard the phrases "cognitive load" and "return on investment," both within the same hour! In our previous conferences, we've had a wonderful mix of researchers, corporate trainers and directors, e-learning consultants, faculty members, game designers, virtual reality experts, artificial intelligence researchers, and others!

The goal of The Learning Ideas Conference is to bring together a diverse group to share ideas, explore innovative work, and reimagine the worlds of education and workplace learning.

I'm looking forward to seeing everyone at our 2026 conference, to be held online and in New York, from June 10th-12th, 2026, along with additional online-only conference days.

David Guralnick, Ph.D.
Conference Chair