We are proud to welcome leaders who are transforming learning and development as speakers at our upcoming special special event, From Trainer to Transformer: L&D as a Key Lever For Organizational Success! Our speakers include Jessica Buechli, Mark Cousino, Julie Dervin, Stephan Kasulke, and Dr. George Westerman. Have a look at their bios below. For more information on the event, or to learn how to register, please visit our event page.
Event description
As the impact of COVID-19 accelerates automation and other technological changes, the need to enhance skills--and the role of learning and development--has never been greater. During this half-day event, we’ll learn from experts who are driving new transformations in learning, and take this opportunity to examine together how we might rethink career advice to better serve workers, companies, and the workforce ecosystem.
"From Trainers to Transformers" will be held on September 15, 2020, from 9:00 a.m. to 12:45 p.m.
Speaker bios below are abridged. To read their full bios, visit our speaker page.
Speaker Bios
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Jessica BuechliDirector, Learning & Development | UPMCJessica Buechli leads Learning & Development at Pittsburgh-based UPMC, the largest nongovernmental employer in Pennsylvania that integrates more than 90,000 employees, 40 hospitals, 700 doctors’ offices and outpatient sites, and a 3.8 million-member Insurance Services Division, the largest medical insurer in western Pennsylvania. UPMC Learning & Development designs and delivers innovative learning opportunities for staff, leaders, and physicians. Jessica is passionate about improving the employee, community, health plan member, and patient experience. |
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Mark Cousino
Mark Cousino is the executive director and Global Head of Learning for Raytheon Technologies. In this senior leadership position, Mark is responsible for improving the engagement, performance, and productivity of RTX employees by directing strategic programming in the areas of leadership, learning, and professional development. He is accountable for the strategic vision for all learning activities for the Global Talent COE and learning and development programs for the global employee professional population. Previously, Mark served in several director roles at the Boeing Company. In his last role as the director for Learning Strategy, Design, and Technology, he was responsible for the global design and development of all new learning programs for the enterprise to include leadership, professional development, functional learning, industrial skills development, and knowledge management. His team was also responsible for the enterprise architecture of all learning technologies like the Learning Management System, Learning Content Management Systems, Learning Performance Support Systems, Virtual Collaborative Environment, and Virtual Classrooms. |
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Julie Dervin
Julie Dervin is the Head of Global Learning & Development at Cargill, one of the largest privately held corporations in the world. In this role since 2016, she has leveraged her visionary leadership to completely reimagine the employee learning experience. In three short years, Julie and her team have built an entirely new kind of L&D organization, positioning learning as a catalyst for accelerating positive change and transformation. |
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Stephan KasulkeChief Learning Officer | Deutsche TelekomI was enthusiastic about IT early on. While balancing my schoolwork, at the age of 17 I became a programmer for several regional industrial companies in East Westphalia, Germany. At the age of 25 I started my career as a software developer and project manager at Deutsche Leasing AG in Bad Homburg. In 2002 I took over the management of the infrastructure and architecture division. I created the technical foundation for migrating the core leasing system from the IBM mainframe to Solaris / J2EE. This project was also the pilot project for large-scale offshore outsourcing to India at Deutsche Sparkassen. |
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Dr. George WestermanPrincipal Research Scientist, J-WEL Workforce Learning
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