Most L&D functions are measured on completion rates. But the business wants to know if learning is actually moving the needle.
Leslie Kelley, Chief Growth Officer at Absorb Software, makes the case that the gap between learning activity and business impact is not a measurement problem, it is a structural one. When learning sits apart from the business, ROI is nearly impossible to prove. When it becomes embedded infrastructure, the evidence surfaces naturally.

In this session, Leslie walks through a practical framework for shifting learning from a cost centre to a measurable growth driver: a three-stage transformation track, a 90-day sprint to start proving value immediately, and real results from organisations that have already made the move.
Walk away knowing exactly where you stand today, what the next step looks like, and how to change the conversation with your leadership team.

• Diagnose exactly where your learning function sits on the journey from cost centre to business driver — and what is holding it back from moving further.
• Apply a proven three-stage framework for embedding learning into business infrastructure, so that evidence of impact surfaces naturally rather than having to be chased.
• Design a 90-day sprint that starts generating measurable, leadership-ready proof of learning's value — without waiting for a full transformation to be complete.
• Walk away with a concrete approach to changing the conversation with your senior leadership team: from reporting on activity to demonstrating contribution to business outcomes.