The iVentiv community brings together the most experienced and knowledgeable leaders across nations, sectors, and job functions. Below, you can find various videos, blogs, and articles with expert insights around Learning and Development, Talent Management, Executive Development, and more.
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At Boehringer Ingelheim, the “university” concept has been reimagined as a global ecosystem serving every one of the company’s 54,000 employees.
In conversation with iVentiv, Martin Hess, Chief Learning Officer at Boehringer Ingelheim, outlined how his team has created a federated model that unites more than 500 contributors worldwide, built a skills-based approach that directly connects capability to business goals, and implemented a vendor management system that reframes L&D as a value creator rather than a cost centre. The impact, he says, is measurable in both euros saved and credibility gained.
This blog explores Martin’s perspective and Boehringer Ingelheim’s journey, offering insights on skills, ROI, and personalisation that are directly relevant to anyone leading learning at scale. Read it now.
In August, iVentiv brought together a group of Chief Learning Officers and senior learning leaders in Foster City, California. Against the backdrop of Silicon Valley—arguably the global epicentre of technological disruption—the group explored a central question:
How can learning enable organisations to move from AI experimentation to enterprise-wide impact?
Over two days of candid dialogue, Collaborative Cafés, and breakout sessions, CLOs reflected on what it really takes to scale AI, reimagine skills strategies, foster learning cultures, and prepare leaders for disruption. What follows is a synthesis of their key insights, designed to help CLOs worldwide think about the opportunities and challenges ahead.
For Michelle Agnew, Global Head of Learning, Engagement, and Culture at CNH Industrial, the work of L&D goes far beyond delivering skills training. It’s about creating an environment where “people want to come to work, and they’re excited about that and giving it back.”
With more than 20 years of experience in HR and Talent Development which includes senior roles at the American Red Cross, Michelle has built a career around connecting learning to culture, engagement, and ultimately, business performance.
In this conversation, Michelle shares her views on where L&D is headed, how to link learning to ROI, and why human connection may become the ultimate differentiator in the age of AI. Read it now.
As we cross the halfway mark of 2025, one thing amongst Heads of Learning, Talent, and Leadership is abundantly clear: the pace of change in their organisations is no longer incremental, it’s exponential.
At iVentiv’s recent Executive Knowledge Exchanges, C-suite leaders from global enterprises gathered to explore how Learning, Talent, and Leadership strategies must evolve to remain relevant in an AI-driven, skills-first world. The discussions weren’t just future-focused, they were grounded in urgent, present-day challenges.
From the iVentiv community across the USA and Europe, several recurring themes emerged. This blog unpacks the top insights and imperatives every CLO, and Head of Talent should consider when building a future-fit workforce. Read all about what's top of your mind for your peers here.
The role of Global Learning and Talent leaders is changing. Shaped by rapid advances in technology, shifting workforce demands, and wider societal change, L&D in some cases is expected to drive the change. In others its role is being challenged. In many cases it’s both.
Based on iVentiv survey responses from 248 senior L&D and Talent executives, we’ve identified the top five priorities for Global Heads of Learning and Talent so far in 2025, along with two key themes still shaping the conversation: DEIB and change management. If you provide services to this audience, these are the issues your clients care about right now. Read now.
In a world of rapid technological acceleration, generative AI is no longer a distant promise—it is an active force reshaping how people learn, work, and grow. For C-suite executives, particularly Chief Learning Officers and Heads of Talent, this presents both a challenge and a strategic opportunity.
At the heart of this evolution is a reimagining of the role of the Chief Learning Officer (CLO)—from a provider of content to a curator of developmental ecosystems, integrating AI and human expertise to build skills that matter.
In a recent interview with iVentiv, Heather Stefanski, Chief Learning & Talent Officer, McKinsey & Company, outlined how AI is transforming the development ecosystem at McKinsey, and what it means for the future of learning and leadership more broadly. Watch it now.
In a world where microchips power everything from smartphones to AI supercomputers, ASML is a key partner to chip makers. But behind this technological powerhouse lies a deep investment in people. Caroline Vanovermeire, Global Head of Talent Management, Learning, and Knowledge Management at ASML, is leading a fresh approach to building an adaptive, inclusive, and purpose-led workforce.
In this blog taken from an exclusive interview with Caroline ahead of iventiv Learning Futures Eindhoven at the ASML Academy, She shared her insights into how ASML is preparing its talent strategy for a rapidly changing world, where human curiosity, personal growth, and AI-powered enablement converge to build not just careers, but enduring purpose.
When HU-X Founder Tia Katz first attended an iVentiv event, it marked the start of a relationship that would help shape her business, her thinking, and her sense of what’s possible in Leadership Development. Having first attended as a delegate in a corporate role at Citi, she now attends regularly as a sponsor, helping her connect with the iVentiv community of senior leaders in Learning and Executive Development.
“I was just so pleasantly surprised by everything,” she says. iVentiv events are “professional, of course–but also so human and so connecting.”
In this newly released case study, Tia reflects on her journey with iVentiv, from first-time delegate to multi-session sponsor, and shares how these experiences redefined her approach to learning, organisational development, and executive growth.
Download the case study, and watch the interview now.
“You need to change the people, and changing the people goes through leadership.”
– Christophe Vanden Eede, Global Head of Talent Management, bpostgroup
As the demands on global organisations evolve in the face of disruption, digitalisation, and competitive reinvention, Christophe Vanden Eede’s work at bpostgroup offers a powerful case study in how leadership can catalyse transformation, not just through top-down mandates but by reshaping the very DNA of leadership across every layer of the organisation.
In a recent conversation with iVentiv, Christophe reflected on the seismic changes taking place within the Belgian postal service and how he’s leading an integrated transformation strategy rooted in leadership behaviour.
Christophe will be leading the conversation at Learning Futures Eindhoven on 10-11 June. Watch our interview and get involved, now.
The work of the Chief Learning Officer has always been dynamic. But the conversations captured across iVentiv sessions in Cologne, New York, London, and Copenhagen suggest we’ve entered a new inflection point—one where learning is more visible, more measurable, and more central to strategy than ever before.
This isn’t about checking-off trends. It’s about what’s happening right now inside global organisations that are restructuring the way they define skills, leadership, culture, and capability. Across breakout conversations, fireside chats, and iVentiv’s trademark Collaborative Café, senior learning leaders have reflected openly on what’s working, what’s evolving, and what’s next.
Read on for a detailed and nuanced synthesis—an exploration of facts that are shaping the L&D profession in real time.