Meet the L&D Decision-Makers

Audience Breakdown & Insights

The CLO Exchange brings together a curated, invitation-only community of senior decision-makers — Directors, VPs, SVPs, EVPs, and C-Suite leaders responsible for enterprise learning, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.

Director Level & Above
100%
Every delegate is a senior-level leader.
Strategic Focus
Leadership
Technology, culture, and future-ready skills.
Top Lens
Impact
Business outcomes, analytics, and scale.
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Seniority Snapshot

The Exchange is intentionally designed for senior leaders who own or heavily influence learning and talent strategy and partner decisions.

Role Level Mix

Director / AVP
~30%
VP
~25%
SVP / EVP
~20%
C-Suite
~20%

Attendees are senior decision-makers evaluating solutions that can scale across the enterprise.

Industry Snapshot

Delegates represent complex, often global organizations undergoing transformation, growth, and leadership reinvention.


  • Technology & SaaS
  • Healthcare & Life Sciences
  • Financial Services & Insurance
  • Manufacturing & Industrial
  • Retail & Consumer Brands
  • Hospitality & Travel

These organizations are investing in scalable, modern learning ecosystems and enterprise-wide capability building.

Strategic Priorities for 2026

Senior leaders come to the Exchange with clear, enterprise-level mandates. Their top priorities include:

Top Focus Areas

Leadership
Development
Talent &
Future Skills
Learning
Ecosystem
Culture &
Engagement

Sponsors who connect learning, leadership, and technology to business outcomes are highly relevant for this audience.

Enterprise Challenges They’re Solving

Across industries, senior leaders consistently cite:

  • Scaling capability globally

    Enabling people leaders and teams across regions and functions.

  • Measurement & analytics

    Linking learning to performance, retention, and business metrics.

  • Modernizing learning technology

    Consolidating platforms, improving experience, and integrating data.

  • Personalization at scale

    Serving the right learning to the right audience at the right time.

Active & Planned Initiatives

Delegates are actively leading or planning initiatives such as:

  • Enterprise leadership academies
  • People-leader and executive capability programs
  • Future-skills and internal mobility strategies
  • Power skills: emotional intelligence, coaching, strategic thinking
  • Next-gen learning platforms and ecosystem design
  • Global onboarding and role-based learning journeys

Many are exploring external partners to accelerate design, delivery, and measurable impact.

Why Engage This Audience?

As a sponsor, you’ll meet senior leaders who:

  • Shape enterprise learning and talent strategy
  • Influence or own significant budget and vendor decisions
  • Are actively assessing partners to support strategic initiatives