LDP Connect Meetings & Webinars
Virtual
The Big Question: how do you recruit and sustain great mentors?
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
Virtual
When Early Talent Becomes Your AI Advantage: An Interview with 2026 LDP Innovation Award Winner Samantha Dray
What if your early talent program could become one of your organization's most effective engines for AI innovation? Join Samantha Dray for a conversation about how ServiceNow reimagined the role of early career talent, creating measurable business impact while accelerating AI capability across the organization. Learn how the approach helped unlock more than 150 stalled AI opportunities, generated over 4,200 annualized hours of productivity, and produced lasting skill adoption—offering a compelling model for organizations looking to align early talent development with business strategy.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: when does it make sense to start a new program?
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: preventing AI from reducing developmental experiences
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
Virtual
Alumni Engagement Conversation
What is your relationship with your program alumni? Do you continue to support them post-program, or does your accountability end once they accept their permanent role? Many program managers struggle with the limits of their accountability. Should the program take an active role in a promoting a graduate's career progress? Certainly that progress reflects on the program. Join us for an open discussion on approaches to engaging alumni. Bring your questions and ideas.
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.
Free
Virtual
Using the “Designing Your Life” framework for better participant development, and greater innovation – An Interview with 2026 LDP Innovation Award Honorable Mention recipient Liana Knudsen
What if your program curriculum could do more than teach problem-solving—helping participants discover greater purpose while becoming more engaged, innovative contributors to the business? Join Liana for a conversation about how Dell Technologies transformed a traditional design thinking program into a highly engaging development experience by integrating the Designing Your Life framework. Learn how Liana reimagined a legacy curriculum, created a scalable facilitator model, and dramatically improved participant engagement—raising Net Promoter Score from 45% to 85%. Discover practical insights for designing learning experiences that strengthen retention, deepen employee commitment, and better prepare early talent to contribute in rapidly evolving business environments, including those shaped by AI.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: secure funding in a constrained budget environment
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: transition a program through a senior leadership change
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
Virtual
One Conference. One Enterprise. One Early Talent Community. – An Interview with 2026 LDP Innovation Award Honorable Mention recipient CVS Health
Could one enterprise-wide experience replace fragmented program events while improving outcomes and lowering costs? Join the early talent development team at CVS Health for a conversation about how they transformed fragmented, program-specific experiences into a unified enterprise development ecosystem—bringing more than 400 emerging talent participants together through a single "Engage Conference." Learn how the approach eliminated redundant investments, strengthened collaboration across programs, improved engagement and retention signals, and inspired 92% of participants to commit to applying what they learned—offering a compelling model for organizations looking to maximize the impact of early talent at enterprise scale.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: preparing participants for transition out of the program
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
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.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: create meaningful stretch experiences without overwhelming participants
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
Virtual
2026 4th Quarter LDP Connect Peer Circle Call
This is the quarterly LDP Connect Peer Circle conference call. It is an open discussion among early talent pipeline professionals on best practices in tackling current issues. Bring your biggest current challenge, your questions and your ideas, or just listen in. Open to all. Call connection details sent upon registration.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: making the program’s internal brand distinct without being elitist
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
Summit
2026 EMEA Graduate Development Program Leaders’ Summit Registration
Members save 20% off registration. Login here. The 4th annual summit for professionals leading, managing or supporting graduate development programs in Europe will be in London, UK on November 11, 2026. See the full event page here The summit features panel discussions, open conversations, benchmarking data on early talent program practices, and idea sharing throughout. Join the conversation! Super Early Bird: Register by May 1st and save 15%. Early Bird: Register by June 15th and save 10%. Sending more than one person to the summit? Contact Susie.Likovic@LDPconnect.com for group discounts.
€690
Virtual
The Big Question: how do you improve the quality of assignment managers?
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
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.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: what foundational skills matter most when AI can do much of the work?
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
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.
Free
Virtual
The Big Question: how do you determine the right size and scope of your program?
Join fellow early talent leaders for an informal open discussion facilitated by one of LDP Connect's Experts-in-Residence. Hear what's working for others, share your own experiences, and leave with action items to make your programs better and your job easier. Bring your questions and ideas! No cost.
Free
In-Person
2027 Pre-Conference Workshop: “BUILD” – How to Build (or Re-Build) a Quality Early Talent Development Program
2027 Pre-Conference Workshop: How to Build (or Re-Build) a Quality Early Talent Development Program Members save 20% off registration. Already a member? Login here
Offered again in 2027 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 Dallas/Forth Worth on May 4th, 2027 - 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.
€650
Summit
2027 LDP Summit Registration
Members save 20% off registration. Login here.
The 16th annual best-practices conference for professionals working in early career talent pipeline development will be in Dallas, TX on May 5-6, 2027. If you lead, support or recruit for your firm’s leadership development or technical development program, join your peers at the 16th annual LDP SUMMIT® in 2027. 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! Early Bird: Save $105 by registering by December 31, 2027. Send 2-3 people to the LDP Summit and capture a 5% discount.BRING YOUR TEAM Need to have your team members pay individually? Contact Susie.Likovic@LDPconnect.com for more information and coupon codes.
Original price was: €996.€905Current price is: €905.
The 2026 Reports are here!
Early Talent Program Data
Rention rates, NPS scores, Diversity metrics
Curiculum elements, Program structure & more!
From 177 early talent development programs
Across 94 organizations and 9 functional areas
Graduate Development Program Leaders' Summit
London, November 12, 2025
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