How mature is your learning strategy, and how does it compare to your peers?

We surveyed more than 100 learning and development (L&D) leaders across industries to assess organization maturity across six dimensions: alignment, governance, technology, content, measurement and culture.

During the talk, Roberta Gogos, HR industry analyst at Lighthouse Research and Advisory, and Loren Sanders, strategy consulting partner at WeLearn, will walk through the research, contextualize the findings with client examples and discuss actions you can take to close maturity gaps.

This session will share benchmark-driven insights on

  • How your learning strategy maturity compares to 100+ peer organizations across six dimensions
  • The single practice most strongly correlated with higher learning strategy maturity
  • Where most organizations plateau — and what separates those who break through
  • Five priorities that apply regardless of your current maturity level

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Speakers

Roberta Gogos, Analyst and Go-to-market Leader, Lighthouse Research and Advisory, Consultant

Roberta is a HR industry go-to-market leader and Lighthouse Research and Advisory analyst.

She has been behind the scenes at market-leading companies to help them shift market narrative, influence buyer behavior and expand into new markets. She is known for her ability to turn strategic vision into measurable execution through positioning, storytelling and operational rigor.

Since 2024, Roberta has been focused on industry research used by investors, corporates and vendors to assess technologies and inform M&A decisions, improve GTM, enable sales, inform product development and develop thought leadership.

She brings nearly 20 years of experience in marketing, positioning and strategy, with 10+ years of that being directly related to talent and the workforce.

Loren Sanders, Strategy Consulting Partner, WeLearn Learning Services

Loren brings two decades of expertise in health care, HR and L&D and is a strategy consulting partner at WeLearn Learning Services.

Known as a “professional synergist,” she specializes in organizational effectiveness, talent acquisition and leadership development. Her book, “Empathy is Not a Weakness: And Other Stories From the Edge,” has earned wide recognition. Loren focuses on eliminating toxic workplace leadership and building cultures rooted in inclusivity and psychological safety. She speaks at conferences nationwide, combining empathy with performance-driven strategies.
Loren earned a BA in Community Health Education from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and an MBA in Organizational Behavior from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management. She owns Roxlo Coaching and Consulting and teaches as an adjunct instructor at her alma mater.