LDP Connect Meetings & Webinars

LDP meetings are facilitated, collaborative gatherings that dive deep into a critical issue facing development programs. Participate in the discussion or just listen in. Connect with other program managers for actionable takeaways.

Virtual

IT Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support an IT talent development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Information Technology Program Managers' Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues related to running development programs focused on IT.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

10th December 2025
10:00AM-11:00AM

Free

Virtual

Explore LDP Connect Membership

Join us for a brief exploration of Professional and Enterprise membership in LDP Connect - the community of early talent development professionals.  LDP Connect members enjoy access to the collective wisdom of the early talent development discipline since 2012. In this quick call, we'll review the resources, tools, benchmarking data, discounts and access to answers that membership brings to our 800-person community of early talent developers.  Come check it out and see if it's a fit for you!

11th December 2025
11:00AM-11:30AM

Free

Virtual

Manufacturing/Operations Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support a general management development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Manufacturing/Operations Programs Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues related to running development programs focused on manufacturing/operations.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

17th December 2025
10:00AM-11:00AM

Free

Virtual

Sales & Marketing Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support a sales or marketing talent development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Sales & Marketing Programs Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues on running development programs in Sales & Marketing.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

14th January 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

In-Person

Enterprise Council Q1 Meeting at Truist Offices in Charlotte

The LDP Connect Enterprise Council Q1 meeting will be at Truist Offices in Charlotte, NC on January 21st and 22nd, 2026. Open to Enterprise members only. The Enterprise Council meets in-person twice annually for professionally facilitated discussions on standards development and strategic planning in the early career development space. For details on becoming an Enterprise Council member, please click here.

21st January 2026
8:30AM-1:00PM

Free

Virtual

Engineering Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support an engineering development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Engineering Programs Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues on running development programs in engineering.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

28th January 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

Virtual

New Member Orientation

Are you a new Professional or Enterprise member to LDP Connect?  We'd like to meet you and help you get the most from your membership.  Join the LDP Connect team and other members for a 30-minute member orientation call.  Together, we'll review your member benefits and help you get started with resources right away to support your early talent development program. No cost.

30th January 2026
10:00AM-10:30AM

Free

Virtual

Human Resources Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support human resources development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next HR Programs Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues on running development programs in human resources.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

04th February 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

Virtual

Finance Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support a finance development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Finance Program Managers' Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues related to running development programs focused on finance.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

11th February 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

Virtual

General Management Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support a general management development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next General Management Programs Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues related to running development programs focused on general management.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

18th February 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

Virtual

IT Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support an IT talent development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Information Technology Program Managers' Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues related to running development programs focused on IT.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

04th March 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

Virtual

Manufacturing/Operations Program Managers’ Club Meeting

Do you oversee or support a manufacturing/operations development or rotational program?  Join your peers at the next Manufacturing/Operations Programs Club meeting. Bring your questions and expertise for this open community discussion on crowd-sourced issues related to running development programs focused on manufacturing/operations.  Our best ideas, solutions and relationships come from these informal conversations. No cost.

11th March 2026
2:00PM-3:00PM

Free

Virtual

Intern Planning Conversation

Join the open conversation with early talent development professionals to discuss internship planning.  Share best practices and ideas on how to maximize the intern relationships for a strong pipeline in early talent development programs. Bring your questions and ideas. No cost.

18th March 2026
10:00AM-11:00AM

Free

In-Person

2026 Pre-Conference Workshop: “LAUNCH” Program – An Accelerator Experience for Professionals New to Early Talent Development

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LAUNCH IS A PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT EXPERIENCE FOR NEW EARLY TALENT DEVELOPMENT STAFF (1 full day in person + 3 hour long virtual workshops with a cohort) THAT ACCELERATES THEIR UNDERSTANDING OF THE FIELD, AND EQUIPS THEM WITH THE SKILLS TO BE STRATEGIC AND INNOVATIVE IN THIER NEW ROLE.

Through a full-day masterclass held the day before the GDP Summit, AND  three virtual sessions in the months that follow, "Launch" will introduce participants to the value of early talent development programs in an organization, illuminate the forces that impact their success, and teach actionable strategies to quickly boost their productivity. Participants will leave with a solid foundation in early talent development theory, a tight network of like-minded new professionals, and the confidence to thrive. If you'd like your new staff members to hit the ground running, sign them up for this acceleration experience.  Facilitated by senior early talent development experts with experience leading the early talent function at multi-billion dollar organizations.

Questions?  Contact Dan.Beaudry@LDPConnect.com.

05th May 2026
9:00AM-4:00PM

$700

In-Person

2026 Pre-Conference Workshop: “BUILD” – How to Build (or Re-Build) a Quality Early Talent Development Program

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Offered again in 2026 after a successful workshop last year! Getting a program started on the right footing can make all the difference between success and trouble. With the LDP Connect maturity model as a backdrop, this full-day workshop will get you focused on the key foundational questions to setting up and running an impactful (and measurable) early talent development program. With an emphasis on clarifying your program’s goals, you’ll be guided through considering proper program structure, curriculum design, and community building among stakeholders. If you’re new to the world of early talent development programs, or if you’re looking to re-vamp an existing program that may need recalibration, don’t miss this workshop in Atlanta on May 5th, 2026 - the day before the LDP Summit.  Facilitated by early talent development experts at Wronski Associates - a firm with 35+ years of experience building and running early talent programs.

05th May 2026
8:00AM-4:00PM

$750

In-Person

The Clarity Lab: Nature-Based Reset Before the 2026 LDP Summit

THIS EXPERIENCE IS FREE TO ORGANIZATIONS SENDING 4 OR MORE PEOPLE TO THE 2026 LDP SUMMIT. Don’t have a full team? You’re still very welcome to join - please register below. Members save 20% off registration. Already a member? Login here You’re about to take in a flood of ideas and inspiration at the LDP Summit — but before the learning begins, take a moment to pause and reset. Through nature, mindfulness, movement, reflection, and teamwork, you and your colleagues will step away from your daily overstimulation, and the demands of developing others, for an intentional reset with mindful pragmatist Shawntà Hooks. This pre-conference experience is a rare chance to slow down, breathe, play, and reconnect as a team. You’ll leave calm, focused, resilient, and energized — ready to absorb more from the conference and contribute fully to your organization, without carrying the stress of travel or workload into the room. Skeptical about mindfulness? See firsthand how practical and powerful it can be. Why Bring Your Full Early Talent Team to this Experience? Early talent teams rarely get a chance to pause together. Beyond all of the ideas and connections they'll get at the Summit, this pre-conference session offers a shared reset — an opportunity to shed the noise, reconnect, and start the conference aligned, energized, and ready to learn. You’ll rebuild cohesion and strengthen communication, surfacing insights that typical meetings rarely allow and restoring the shared purpose that can get lost in constant delivery. By stepping into a guided, practical mindfulness experience together, your team will model the growth you cultivate in others while experiencing firsthand how reflection, focus, and connection enhance performance.

05th May 2026
4:30PM-6:00PM

$300

Summit

2026 LDP Summit Registration

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The 15th annual event for professionals working in early career talent pipeline development will be in Atlanta, GA on May 6-7, 2026. If you lead, support or recruit for your firm’s leadership development or technical development program, join your peers at the 15th annual LDP SUMMIT® in 2026. The Summit is an opportunity to connect and share with other professionals working to grow early career hires into leaders. It features case study presentations, interaction, benchmarking data on leadership development practices, and idea sharing throughout. Join the conversation! Save $105 if you sign up before February 1st, 2026. Send 2-3 people to the LDP Summit and capture a 5% discount.
BRING YOUR TEAM SEND 4 OR MORE PEOPLE AND ATTEND THE CLARITY LAB: NATURE-BASED PRE-CONFERENCE TEAM RESET FOR FREE. Need to have your team members pay individually? Contact Susie.Likovic@LDPconnect.com for more information and coupon codes.

06th May 2026
8:00AM-5:00PM

Original price was: $1,150.Current price is: $1,045.

In-Person

Enterprise Council Q3 Meeting at Truist Offices in Louisville

The LDP Connect Enterprise Council Q3 meeting will be at Humana Offices in Louisville, KY on July 22nd and 23rd, 2026. Open to Enterprise members only. The Enterprise Council meets in-person twice annually for professionally facilitated discussions on standards development and strategic planning in the early career development space. For details on becoming an Enterprise Council member, please click here.

22nd July 2026
8:30AM-1:00PM

Free

The 2024 Reports are here!
Early Talent Program Data

Rention rates, NPS scores, Diversity metrics

Curiculum elements, Program structure & more!

From 165 early talent development programs

Across 97 organizations and 10 functional areas

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Graduate Development Program Leaders' Summit

London, November 12, 2025

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The Early Talent Development Conference of the Year

Cincinnati, OH

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