The Business of Training Conference 2026
About this Event
The Business of Training Conference is built specifically for people responsible for growing and running training businesses.
You'll hear from leading voices in training, to help you solve your business and growth challenges.
You'll leave with fresh perspectives, practical ideas and clearer actions to rewire your business for growth.
What will you leave with?A clearer view of where your business needs to go next.New ideas for finding and winning customers.A smarter approach to AI and technology.Practical actions you can take back to work.
What delegates say about the conference:
"For once a conference that felt truly useful and applicable to my real-world challenges.” Lorraine Taylor, Training Consultant
“It allowed for real conversations and good relationships to build.” Nina Alexander, Director
"I’m already implementing new strategies based on conversations I had there.” Mark Colhoun, Head of Learner Engagement
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Agenda of the Conference
🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Arrival and breakfast
Info: The day starts before it officially starts. Arrive, grab breakfast.
🕑: 09:30 AM - 09:50 AM
Why you need to rewire for growth now
Host: Jan van Delsen
Info: Why and how training companies need to rewire. Jan and Laura Overton open the day to frame what makes this conference different from every other event you’ve attended this year: the conversations that become possible when peers meet.
🕑: 09:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Keynote: Keeping relevant in an AI world: what’s the future for your training
Host: Donald H. Taylor
Info: What is your training business actually for, and does the market know? Donald H. Taylor speaks to a world fundamentally changed by AI. What it cost, what changed, and why it was necessary. Expect productive discomfort.
🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Break
Info: Coffee and structured networking.
🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:50 AM
What your customers actually need: The buyer perspective
Info: This is the honest conversation all training providers say they wish they could have and almost never do. Find out what buyers are really thinking when they make training decisions.
🕑: 11:50 AM - 12:30 PM
Staying distinctive in an AI world
Host: Andy Lancaster
Info: Where does AI make your business stronger, and where does it quietly make you more replaceable? How do you measure impact in a way that buyers actually care about? And when everyone has access to the same tools, what makes you genuinely different? Hear how experts are actively using AI in their training businesses, followed by table work to apply the thinking to your own situation.
🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch and peer networking
Info: This could be the best lunchtime you’ll have in 2026. Whether you want to relax or chat with peers, this hour is yours.
🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:00 PM
Redefining yourself: a growth story
Host: Laura Overton
Info: Honest accounts of what it takes to change and what happens when we do.
🕑: 02:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Peer strategy sessions
Info: Expert-facilitated questions, peer insights, digging deep where it matters for you.
Finding buyers who aren’t called L&D.
Proving impact to buyers.
The power of valuable partnerships.
How to align price and value.
🕑: 04:30 PM - 05:00 PM
Stepping up
Info: Every table discussion, every output, every theme that surfaced prioritised for you and your business this quarter.
🕑: 05:00 PM - 06:00 PM
Networking drinks
Info: The formal agenda is done. The conversations aren’t.
Where is it happening?
Event Location & Nearby Stays:
GBP 149.40 to GBP 396.00
