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(by Bob Little) Cosmopolitan, chic and celebratory - the Cannes of the online learning technologies world – the 14th Learning Technologies event takes place in the UK at the end of January.

The Learning Technologies (LT) conference and exhibition is 14 years old. The latest iteration of this event is due to take place in the Olympia exhibition halls, in Kensington, London, in the UK, on 29th and 30th January.

Ever since its inception, the highways and byways of LT have been the preserve of the sector’s great and the good, along with the not-so-great-and-good. In many ways, LT has parallels with a major sporting event, such as horse racing’s Cheltenham or Royal Ascot meetings, or rowing’s Henley Regatta. It’s a place to see and be seen – and definitely not to be missed.

This year, LT promises to be bigger and better than ever. There’s the Learning and Skills exhibition running alongside the Learning Technologies conference and exhibition. With over 140 free seminars, over 230 exhibitors, two halls packed with the latest learning technologies, innovation and best practice and Europe's leading L&D conference, it provides an environment for all those involved in workplace learning.

Both the conference and the exhibition have an increasingly international flavour. Conference speaker stalwarts including the UK’s Donald Clark, Laura Overton, Jane Hart and David Wilson are being joined by, among others, the USA’s Jane Bozarth and Julie Dirksen, Canada’s Harold Jarche and the Netherlands’ Hans de Zwart.

From the USA and Canada, the LT exhibition has attracted the American Society for Training and Development and Udutu. From Continental Europe, it’s attracted Italy’s LMS providers Docebo and LCMS specialists eXact learning solutions; Germany’s language learning specialists, Speexx and LMS vendor, IMC. There’s also India’s Upside Learning and Tata Interactive Systems.

It’s all very cosmopolitan, chic and celebratory: the Cannes of the online learning technologies world. It offers both a breath of international, jet-setting sophistication and a scent of possible success to speakers, exhibitors, delegates and visitors alike. So, once more, let the networking begin!

Bob Little, Senior Partner - Bob Little Press & PR. For over 20 years, Bob Little has specialised in writing about, and commentating on, corporate learning – especially e-learning – and technology-related subjects. His work has been published in the UK, Continental Europe, the USA and Australia. You can contact Bob via This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it His e-book, ‘Perspectives on Learning Technologies’ (e-book; ASIN: B00A9K1VVS) is available from The Endless Bookcase and from Amazon. It contains over 200 pages of observations on issues in learning technologies, principally for learning & development professionals.