Learning in Motion 2025

The annual event for L&D and HR professionals returns in a new format. Do you want to be here? Then sign up immediately!

9:00 - 17:00

September 16, 2025

Gooiland Hotel Hilversum

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Crafting the future of development

After three successful editions of Learnfest, the learning event of the year returns in a fresh new look. Under the theme "Crafting the future of development" you can count on a program full of inspiring keynotes, interactive workshops and plenty of room for networking in an informal setting. Do you want to be there? Don't wait too long, because our previous editions were full very quickly!

Our lead partner

SkillsTown 🤝 NCOI

We are proud to welcome NCOI as an official partner of Learning in Motion 2025!

NCOI is actively committed to enabling recognized learning for working people, aligning seamlessly with the mission of Learning in Motion: to build together a future where learning never stops.

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Our keynotes

These are the keynote speakers of Learning in Motion 2025!

The learning brain and why your head is not a computer

What happens in our brain when we learn? And how do we know? Neurobiologist and philosopher Ellen ter Gast shows how neuroscience helps understand and improve learning processes. She also explains why AI does not make us smarter and why the brain is not a computer.

Ellen ter Gast

Opening Keynote

Intentional living: more satisfaction in your work

To close, Ernst-Jan Pfauth, media entrepreneur and author of Intentional Living, gives an inspiring lecture that helps professionals work more effectively and experience greater satisfaction. He shows how to consciously choose meaningful work, reduce distractions and achieve sustainable results with more focus and peace.

Ernst-Jan Pfauth

Closing Keynote

Location

Gooiland Hotel

Learning in Motion 2025 will take place in the Radio Zone of the beautiful Gooiland Hotel in Hilversum. The centrally located venue is easily accessible, both by public transportation and by car. Ideal for visitors from all over the country!

Public transport: 10 minute walk from Hilversum Central Station
Car: parking at parking garage Gooiland (paid)

Timetable

What does the program look like?

Curious about this edition's speakers and workshop hosts? Keep a close eye on this page or sign up directly to stay informed.

09:00

Walk-in with coffee and something sweet

10:00

Opening keynote

11:00

Workshop Rounds

15:00

Closing keynote

16:00

Drink time!

All sessions

Program

See now which interactive sessions you can attend during Learning in Motion 2025. Keep an eye on this page as more sessions will be added soon!

Make a celebration of mandatory training sessions

Trainings for cyber security, privacy or integrity, for example. How do you make these 'obligatory numbers' attractive to your employees, so that these trainings have a real impact? On the basis of a practical case at water board Vallei en Veluwe, you learn how to ensure involvement and impact. You get concrete tips and inspiring ideas that you can apply immediately. Be surprised and take your learning policy to the next level!

	Roderick Moolenaars
	Senior Policy Advisor Legal Affairs
	Valley and Veluwe Water Board

What really works to get working people to learn?

How do you encourage colleagues to really work on their development? NCOI researched what holds people back and what does work. In this session, Mark van den Broek, Director of Training, shares the results and practical tips to make learning better. He also introduces OphetWerk®: a new learning method that allows employees to learn on the job.

	Mark van den Broek
	Director of Training
	NCOI Trainings

HR Trends 2025: development and training at 1!

Discover the most striking insights from the new HR Trend Survey, which puts development and training at number 1. In this interactive session, Francel Vos of Berenschot links the figures to being a sustainable employer: what exactly does that mean, and what can we expect from sustainable employees? This session offers not only relevant data, but also recognition, depth and inspiration for your HR policy.

	Francel Vos
	Managing consultant
	Berenschot

L&D Toolbox for AI adoption

During this session you will discover the impact of AI on people, work and organizations. We offer insight into changing competencies and the future work field, and present the new L&D Toolbox. With this you will translate current developments into sustainable learning interventions that make a difference. Practical, strategic and directly applicable for L&D and HR professionals who want to integrate AI within their organization.

	Sjon Post
	Manager of Portfolio Management and Education
	Computrain

Experience the power of AI-driven conversation simulations!

Soft skills such as empathy, active listening and conflict resolution are crucial but difficult to train. Find out how you can let your employees practice with avatars in a safe and realistic environment. In this interactive session, you will experience for yourself DialogueTrainer's science-based platform, with 70+ conversation models that allow you to grow your team in ways that matter.

	Michiel Hulsbergen
	Chief Executive Officer
	DialogueTrainer

Next level onboarding: here's how you do it!

Strong onboarding ensures that new employees quickly feel at home, become productive right away and stay engaged. Yet many organizations lack structure, making onboarding too time-consuming and less effective. How do you ensure successful onboarding from Day 1 (or even earlier)? In this session Karin gives you an online blueprint for next level onboarding. A session full of tips, best practices and pitfalls to avoid!

	Karin Bremer
	Head of Product
	SkillsTown

Vulnerable and powerful: learning at Wibra

A year and a half ago, Wibra had no learning structure. Now learning is a strategic part of its human resources policy. In this session, Hester Boertje shares how that process went: from initial choices to dealing with opportunities and threats. How do you put the employee first, choose appropriate learning forms and build strategically and agile at the same time? Expect honest insights, concrete examples and inspiration to set up a working learning culture in your organization as well.

	Hester Boertje
	Learning & Development Manager
	Wibra

Predict the impact of learning - and choose smarter

How do you choose the right learning program? And how do you know in advance whether it will have real impact? In this workshop you will discover how to predict the expected ROI of a program, based on scientific insights and twenty years of practical experience. You will learn how your organization can influence behavior and results - before the program starts. Sometimes cheap turns out to be expensive, but sometimes not. You will discover how to determine that in advance.

	Klaas Toes
	European Director
	ROI Institute

Aftermovie Learnfest 2024

It was... a day full of curiosity!
We look back on Learnfest 2024 as an inspiring and educational day that was all about curiosity!

Under the theme "Curious by nature," our visitors enjoyed a varied program. There was plenty of room to gain new knowledge, network with others in the field and, of course, relax and have fun. It was a day not to be missed, at a beautiful location! Watch the aftermovie here.

Photos Learnfest 2024

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