The Best L&D and Training Conferences to Attend
A curated list of the best L&D and training conferences to attend this year — the key themes and which events are worth your time and budget.
- DMDave Murphy· Co-Founder & CRO
The best L&D and training conferences include the Training Conference (Training Magazine), ATD International Conference & Expo, Learning Technologies, the Training Industry Conference & Expo, DevLearn, and TechLearn. They're where the field's direction gets set — and right now that direction is AI, ROI, and scaling instructor-led training.
The best L&D and training conferences to attend
- Training Conference (Training Magazine) — a flagship event that opens the corporate training conference season.
- Learning Technologies — London (spring) — one of the largest learning-tech gatherings in Europe.
- ATD International Conference & Expo (spring)— the Association for Talent Development's marquee event.
- Training Industry Conference & Expo (summer) — focused on the business and operations of training.
- HR.com Future of Learning & Upskilling (virtual) — an accessible online option.
- TechLearn (fall) and DevLearn (late fall) — strong picks for learning technology and instructional design.
Dates and cities shift year to year, so confirm the current schedule before booking.
What are the big themes at training conferences?
Across the 2026 calendar, the agendas are strikingly consistent:
- Applying AI in training
- Modernizing learning-technology stacks
- Measuring training effectiveness and ROI
- Upskilling and workforce development at scale
- Improving training operations and delivery efficiency
- Scaling instructor-led (ILT) and virtual instructor-led (VILT) training
Why attend an L&D conference?
Two reasons: direction and peers. Conferences show where the field is heading before it reaches your roadmap, and they put you in a room with people solving the same problems — scaling delivery, proving ROI, and operationalizing AI. If you only do one thing with what you learn, make it improving how you run training operations.
The bottom line
Pick one or two conferences that match where you are — a flagship like the Training Conference or ATD for breadth, a focused event like DevLearn for depth. The recurring theme this year is leverage: doing more L&D with the team you already have, with AI and better operations closing the gap.
Written by Dave Murphy. TryTami is training management software for instructor-led and blended programs.
Frequently asked questions
What are the best L&D and training conferences?
Major ones include the Training Conference (Training Magazine), ATD International Conference & Expo, Learning Technologies (London), the Training Industry Conference & Expo, DevLearn, and TechLearn.
What are the big themes at training conferences?
Applying AI in training, modernizing learning-technology stacks, measuring effectiveness and ROI, upskilling at scale, and scaling instructor-led and virtual instructor-led training.
Why attend an L&D conference?
To see where the field is heading before it reaches your roadmap, and to network with peers solving the same problems — scaling delivery, proving ROI, and operationalizing AI.
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