Inside Out: Lessons Across Learning Functions

Recorded live at the 2026 ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego, this session featured Alex Laurs, Chief Learning and Development Officer at Ernst & Young; Janelle Simmonds, Global Enablement Lead, Future Workforce Strategy at Siemens Digital Industries Software; Jenny Dearborn, Chief People & Enterprise Excellence Officer at Greenfield Global; Todd Minor, Global Learning Leader, Microsoft Customer & Partner Solutions at Microsoft Corporation; and Julia Stiglitz, CEO and Co-Founder at Uplimit.The speakers discussed how learning organizations have taken many forms—from internal L&D to customer education and hybrid enablement—while the mandate has increasingly remained the same: build skills effectively, at scale, and with measurable impact. As AI reshaped how learning was designed, delivered, and embedded into work, this session surfaced lessons that emerged when audiences, operating models, and practices intersected. The discussion showed how workforce leaders could translate insights across contexts to drive meaningful skill-building, performance, and impact in a fused learning ecosystem.