Ann Arbor ATD

10/08/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨!

Our biggest event of the year is next week, and we couldn't do it without support from these great partners!

⭐ Innovative Learning Group

⭐ Litmos

⭐ Northwood University

⭐ Eastern Michigan University MSHROD

⭐ dominKnow

⭐ TorranceLearning

: Join us Monday to connect with and learn more about each of our exhibitors and sponsors!

These are great organizations doing great things and supporting great events like our MIATD conference!

Be sure to give them a big 🙏𝗛𝗜𝗚𝗛 𝗙𝗜𝗩𝗘 for us when you see them at our conference next week! https://www.a2atd.org/MIATD26

10/05/2026

𝗢𝗡𝗘 𝗪𝗘𝗘𝗞 𝗔𝗪𝗔𝗬!

: Avoid the FOMO😱 and meet us next 📅Monday for our second annual 𝗠𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲!

We'll start the day with a keynote on 𝘿𝙚𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 from local TD legend Megan Torrance!

Then, you choose your favorite 🔎breakout sessions to attend!

Whether you're sharpening skills around 📊change, 🎖️leadership, 📲technology, 🤖AI, 📈performance- we have something for everyone!

We'll take a break for a catered 🍴lunch and 🤝networking with your new talent development friends- then we'll get back to learning with more breakout sessions!

We'll close the day with a dynamic panel 💬discussion on 𝙇𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙏𝙝𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙜𝙝 𝘾𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙚 with 🏆thought-leaders Dr. Diana Wong, Jerry Kaminski, and Megan Torrrance, moderated by ATD Detroit President Clifton Clarke III.

Learn more about the speakers and everything there is to explore by visiting the MIATD event page!

𝙉𝙤𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙜𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙮𝙚𝙩?

⏰Now's the time! Space is limited and registration closes soon! https://www.a2atd.org/MIATD26

See you there!

10/05/2026

Meet the 2026 MIATD Conference Chair from our ATD Ann Arbor Chapter, Melissa Kostich!

Planning a conference takes a lot of patience, insight, determination, organization, time, and grit! This year's conference is going to be spectacluar- and we owe 𝗔 𝗧𝗢𝗡 of gratitude to our conference chairs!

𝗧𝗛𝗔𝗡𝗞 𝗬𝗢𝗨 to this year's 2026 MIATD conference chairs: Melissa Kostich and Clifton Clarke III!

We can't wait to see you there!

Registration closes soon, so if you haven't reserved your spot, now is the time! https://www.a2atd.org/event-6646301

10/02/2026

🎤 MIATD26 Presenter Spotlight: John Armstrong

𝘼𝙧𝙚 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙮𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙖𝙫𝙤𝙞𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙪𝙡𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨, 𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙥𝙤𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣? It may be time to take your leadership to the next level.

Join John Armstrong at MIATD26 for his breakout session:

🔥 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗟𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘁 𝗔𝘃𝗼𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗠𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗺, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁

▶️ Check out John’s message, then make sure you’re registered to join us October 12!

⏰ Don’t wait, register today!
https://www.a2atd.org/event-6646301

We can’t wait to see you at MIATD26!

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10/01/2026

🎥 MIATD26 PANELIST SPOTLIGHT: Jerry Kaminski

𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙇&𝘿 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙖𝙡𝙨 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙗𝙧𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙫𝙖𝙡𝙪𝙚 𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙘𝙚, 𝙩𝙚𝙘𝙝𝙣𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙚𝙘𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨 𝙠𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙣𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜? 🤔

At the 2026 MI ATD Regional Conference, Jerry Kaminski, Global Learning Operations Manager at Ford, will join Dr. Diana Wong and keynote speaker Megan Torrance for a panel discussion: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲: 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗟&𝗗 𝗖𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗱𝗮𝗽𝘁, 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗶𝘃𝗲!

This conversation isn’t about predicting the future. It’s about exploring how great L&D professionals stay valuable, adaptable, and influential—regardless of what changes next.

🎬 Check out Jerry’s message in the video, then make plans to join us for this important conversation!

📅 Conference: October 12, 2026

⏰ Registration closes soon — don’t wait!

👉 Register here: https://www.a2atd.org/event-6646301

09/17/2026

09/17/2026

THANK YOU, Russ Nelson, MBA!

: Here are just a few of the takeaways from our virtual event last week!

𝙒𝙖𝙣𝙩 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚?

🚨𝙈𝙚𝙢𝙗𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙊𝙣𝙡𝙮 𝘼𝙇𝙀𝙍𝙏! The recording of this session is now 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! Check it out here: https://a2atd.org/EventRecordings

👀𝘓𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘢𝘮𝘦?

🔗𝘞𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘦𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘛𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘋𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘧𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭𝘴?

🤓𝘙𝘦𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘵𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘳𝘥-𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨?

Come join us at our next event!

📅Up-and-coming:

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝘂𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗗 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 on October 12!

𝗖𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝘁 on October 19!

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 & 𝗖𝗲𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗠𝗼𝗱𝗲𝗹 on November 5!

See them all at: https://www.a2atd.org/events

Happy learning!

09/10/2026

The second annual MIATD conference is just one month away!

This conference includes everything from a keynote with Megan Torrance, a panel discussion with thought leaders like Dr. Diana Wong, Jerry Kaminski, and Clifton Clarke III, (9) breakout sessions to choose from, ~100 TD professionals just like you, a lovely lunch, and all the ☕coffee you can drink!

Whether you lead learning programs, design training, support organizational change, coach leaders, or help teams adapt to what’s next, MIATD26 is designed to give you practical ideas, fresh perspective, and meaningful professional connection. And look how much fun we had last year!

Space is limited! - Skip the FOMO and register today! https://www.a2atd.org/event-6646301

*Limited sponsorships are still available! Message us here on FB or check out the event sponsorship page for more details!

09/07/2026

📢𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗠𝗜𝗔𝗧𝗗 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗵𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗖𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲!

The future of learning is already here—and is bringing together some of the brightest minds in talent development to help you navigate what's next.

Clifton Clarke III, current president, will moderate our panel discussion with local talent development thought-leaders Diana Wong, PhD, CPLP, Jerry Kaminski, and Megan Torrance. We 𝙘𝙖𝙣'𝙩 𝙬𝙖𝙞𝙩 to hear from these experts!

You won't want to miss this!

: For more information about other sessions and the conference, check out the event page here: https://www.a2atd.org/MIATD26

𝙃𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙖 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 𝙤𝙛 5? Register as a group and join us for just $150 per person, regardless of ATD membership!

If you have colleagues in Learning & Development, HR, Organizational Development, Talent Development, leadership, training, or related roles, consider bringing the team and making MIATD26 a shared professional development experience.