47% of organisations say digital transformation and AI is their #1 business challenge.

But with time, capacity and burnout quietly derailing L&D from the inside, it's vital for L&D teams to have a rigorous strategy in place to prepare their organisations for the future.

After surveying hundreds of L&D professionals across the UK and US, we know that companies are struggling to understand the skills gaps they need to close, and how to deliver learning strategies that deliver genuine impact. Join us for an honest panel conversation where we'll bring our own research together with the latest thinking from industry reports, our clients and much more - to give you a clear view of how to turn your skills and capability development strategic into a core performance driver.

We'll cover:

• The biggest challenges: What's really getting in the way of effective L&D, and what the wider research tells us about how organisations are responding.

• The opportunities: Capability development as an L&D driver has grown 28% year on year. The function is stepping up. We'll share where the biggest opportunities are and how leading teams are turning pressure into impact.

• AI - from hype to performance: 71% of organisations say AI and digital fluency is their most critical future skill. But 62% admit it's still being piloted in pockets, not scaled. With the World Economic Forum projecting 65% of today's jobs will be transformed by AI by 2030, the pressure to act is only growing. We'll explore what genuine AI fluency looks like in practice - and why the human skills conversation has never been more important.

Bring your questions. Our panel will bring the data, the debate, and the perspective you need to move forward.