AI isn’t just changing how we learn, it’s redefining why L&D exists at all. In this provocative session, David James, CLO at 360Learning challenges the industry to move beyond content creation and reclaim its role as a driver of business performance. As AI automates up to 63% of L&D activity and accelerates content production, the real risk isn’t falling behind; it’s becoming irrelevant.
This session explores how L&D professionals can build influence, shift stakeholder perceptions, and focus on what AI cannot replicate: judgment, trust, and strategic impact. You’ll learn how to avoid the “discount store” trap of high-volume, low-value learning and instead position yourself as a critical partner in performance. If you want to stay indispensable in an AI-driven world, this is your playbook.

• Understand how AI is reshaping L&D roles and why traditional approaches are becoming obsolete
• Identify how to build and protect your “trust battery” to increase stakeholder influence
• Learn how to reframe L&D conversations around business performance, not learning outputs
• Explore practical pathways to reposition L&D as a strategic performance partner in the age of AI