AGENDA
Day 1 | October 17
1:00 — 6:30 P.M.
October 17
Onsite check-in & registration
Registration
7:00 — 8:30 P.M.
October 17
Welcome dinner + Best in Tech Awards
Dinner
Start off Navigate with a delicious plated dining experience as we announce and celebrate the 2023 Best in Tech Awards winners.
Day 2 | October 18
7:00 — 8:15 A.M.
October 18
Breakfast
Meal
8:30 — 10:30 A.M
October 18
Opening Session
General session
Join us as we officially kick off Navigate 2023 with Pluralsight CEO, Aaron Skonnard and Pluralsight product teams as they unveil innovation, research, and updates that will accelerate the enterprise through successful transformations and into the new frontiers of engineering, AI/ML, security, cloud, and more. Learn how new capabilities drive a system of action for what technologists need to know—and need to do.
We'll close the opening session with Alexis Ohanian, Founder of Seven Seven Six & Co-founder and former executive chairman of Reddit, as he sits down with Pluralsight CTO Robert Petrocelli for a conversation on how AI and other emerging trends are creating opportunities for diverse talent and innovative thinking in the startup community and beyond.
AARON SKONNARD
Co-Founder & CEO of Pluralsight
ALEXIS OHANIAN
Founder of Seven Seven Six & Co-founder and former executive chairman of Reddit
GREG CECCARELLI
Chief Product Officer
CAT HICKS
VP of Research Insights - Flow, Pluralsight
ROBERT PETROCELLI
Chief Technology Officer, Pluralsight
PAUL AUFFERMANN
GM of Flow, Pluralsight
MEGHAN MANFRE
VP of Content, Pluralsight
DAVID FARAH
Field CTO - Flow, Pluralsight
11:00 A.M. — 12:00 P.M.
October 18
General Session
Keynote
Let's dive in deep as we explore beyond the headlines to what's really happening in businesses, from the boardroom to the front lines.
First, Gina Smith, Research Director at renowned analyst firm IDC, as she shares her latest research into the impact of emerging technologies on teams across the enterprise, and how companies like yours are coping with the change.
Next, Bryan Alli, General Manager, Business Tranformation at Delta Air Lines will chat with Kara DelVecchio, CSO, Pluralsight about how their key initiatives are leading to the transformational outcomes that drive Delta Air Lines success.
Finally, Pluralsight CEO Aaron Skonnard will sit down with Max Wessel, Executive Vice President, SAP Learning to hear how their team is leading its workforce transformation to create a competitive advantage for SAP.
GINA SMITH
Research Director – IT Skills for Digital Business
BRYAN ALLI
General Manager - Business Transformation, Delta Air Lines
KARA DELVECCHIO
Chief Sales Officer CoE, Pluralsight
MAX WESSEL
Executive Vice President, SAP Learning, SAP
AARON SKONNARD
Co-Founder & CEO of Pluralsight
12:00 — 1:45 P.M.
October 18
Networking lunch
Meal
12:30 — 1:30 P.M.
October 18
Lunch session: Tech, Talent, and the Future of the Workforce with AWS
Meal + Breakout
Pluralsight has supported millions of learners in mastering job-ready skills. In this session, AWS's Calvin Mickael and Pluralsight's Jon Dugan will discuss how businesses are using Pluralsight's suite of products, the impact of the partnership, and the future of workforce development.
CALVIN MICKAEL
Sr. Private Equity Partner Manager, AWS
JONATHAN DUGAN
Sr. Director, Cloud Platform GTM, Pluralsight
1:45 — 2:45 P.M.
October 18
Investing in the skills of the future
Breakout
How many times have you seen an article about transformation lately? Digital, data, cloud, and now Gen AI—it seems like every corner of the business is undergoing radical change. Even if the buzzwords shift tomorrow, transformation is a necessity. We've all felt the uncomfortable ramifications of change poorly managed. We want to lead more powerfully to drive effective, meaningful transformation and have the right tools and support at hand as we do the work. Learn practical steps to successfully transform your teams and practices to achieve the strategic objectives that can't wait.
MARY-CHRISTINE NOLAN
VP of Professional Services, Pluralsight
1:45 — 2:45 P.M.
October 18
Panel and Q&A with Flow Engineering leadership
Breakout
Join Engineering Leaders from around the country as we discuss the reality behind all the buzz-words. We’ll discuss how we’re dealing with the post-Covid future of work, organizing around new AI capabilities, and optimizing for efficiency. Come prepared with questions.
KRISTIN SALVATORA
Moderator and VP of Customer Experience - Flow Pluralsight
1:45 — 2:45 P.M.
October 18
Cloud Maturity Workshop: Moving from tactical to strategic cloud maturity
Breakout
At Pluralsight, we set out to determine how many organizations across the globe were prepared for future changes in the cloud marketplace using our own Cloud Maturity Matrix that analyzed cloud maturity across three key categories: engagement, tactics, and outcomes. After all, cloud maturity isn’t a finish line—it’s a training regimen that keeps your organization lean and agile.
In this workshop, we'll provide a perspective of how our customers can be successful on their cloud journeys by connecting specific skills to cloud transformation goals. We'll focus on how our customers can leverage the Cloud Maturity Matrix to:
- Build cloud culture across teams
- Uncover strategies for policies to prosper
- Help leaders lean in to the bigger picture
Wherever you are on your cloud journey, we'll use this workshop to meet you there and help plot your course to future cloud success.
ERIK GROSS
Principal Consultant, Engineering Transformation, Pluralsight
LUIS TEIXEIRA
VP, Head of CloudOps, Demandbase
3:00 — 4:00 P.M.
October 18
Generative AI and enterprise strategy: Navigating new possibilities
Breakout
Join this session as we explore the possibilities of generative AI for your business and workshop building a strategic enterprise strategy around it. We’ll discuss how to evaluate generative AI's impact on your business, align it with your strategy, use it securely/ethically, and identify the essential technologies, skills, and roles for successful implementation.
TODD JOSEPH
Chief Information Officer, Pluralsight
MICHELLE KEIM
VP of Data Science, Pluralsight
ROBERT PETROCELLI
Chief Technology Officer, Pluralsight
DAN ANDEREGG
Sr. Director of Data Skills, Pluralsight
3:00 — 4:00 P.M.
October 18
From the classroom to the boardroom: Building the next generation of tech leaders
Breakout
Higher education institutions help prepare the next generation of tech leaders and innovators, but are they delivering on the talent prep hiring managers truly need? Tune in with Utah Valley University, a college at the forefront of helping students discover and prepare for potential career paths in technology, and with Adobe, one the most respected names in making the world more creative, productive, and personalized. Learn how UVU is helping students complement their degrees with specialized tech skills and soft skills and how businesses believe this can help them better collaborate with teams and get one step ahead to minimize on-the-job learning curves.
KRIS MAY
Moderator and Director of Customer Success, Public Sector, Pluralsight
SUSAN THACKERAY
Associate Professor, Department Chair, Technology Management, Utah Valley University
ERIN LIVINGSTON
Global Enablement Program Manager, Adobe
3:00 — 4:00 P.M.
October 18
Playing the long game: Upskilling & reskilling in a recession
Breakout
Benefit from discussions around a table about the key levers driving growth up and costs down for leading organizations in 2023 and beyond, despite fiscal downturns. Learn applicable tactics from HR, L&D, tech leaders, and analysts across industries who are responding to macroeconomic headwinds by leaning into what works about tech workforce development. Learn why “good enough” inputs get “not enough” results and how to solve common breakdowns in tech skilling programs—from tech fluency to deep skilling—to unlock more engagement and satisfaction (eventually retention) in your most critical technologist teams.
GINA SMITH
Research Director – IT Skills for Digital Business
HUNTER ELDER
Analyst Relations Manager, Pluralsight
4:30 — 5:30 P.M.
October 18
What you think you know about Gen AI - and why it’s wrong
Breakout
Spend some quality time with Pluralsight Principal Author Simon Allardice as he skips right over all the same-old tired buzzword topics and helps uncover the not-so-obvious insights we've been missing.
SIMON ALLARDICE
Principal Author & Creative Director, Pluralsight
4:30 — 5:30 P.M.
October 18
The New Developer: Help your engineering org navigate trust, agency, & skill threat as they adopt generative AI
Breakout
In this breakout, we’ll tackle AI adoption inside of engineering organizations head-on. You’ll hear about original, empirically-grounded research on how software engineers and leaders are thinking about – and rethinking – the role of the software practitioner during this new age of AI-assisted coding.
But we’re giving you more than the research in this session. We’ll walk you through our Generative AI Adoption Toolkit – which comes complete with a benchmarking assessment adapted from our research – that allows organizations and teams to first benchmark their AI adoption readiness, and then respond appropriately to it with tools that allow you to meet your teams and engineers where they’re at in their AI adoption journey.
CAT HICKS
VP of Research Insights - Flow, Pluralsight
CAROL LEE
Senior Research Scientist, Developer Insights Lab, Pluralsight
KRISTEN FOSTER-MARKS
Technical Lead, Technology CoE, Pluralsight
4:30 — 5:30 P.M.
October 18
Modernization in FSBI: Refactoring your workforce for the future
Breakout
Gone are the days of cashing checks in person. Contactless payments, facial recognition, robo-advisors, financial fraud prevention—technology is transforming the FSBI industry by providing customers with greater accessibility and convenience. But at what cost?
Hear from industry leaders about the latest technology trends and solutions, from AI to cloud, at the forefront of the FSBI industry and what it takes to ensure your technology workforce can keep up while juggling compliance, risk, and data management alongside customer and competitive pressures.
NAVEED ZAHID
AVP, Engineering Transformation, Manulife
GLENN CARTER
Product Owner, Head of Tech Capability Development, ANZ Bank
KOJI TAKAGI
Moderator and Sr Director of Demand Generation, Pluralsight
6:30 — 9:00 P.M.
October 18
Networking dinners
Meal
Close out your day with delicious dinner and drinks at one of our on-site group dinner gatherings, followed by an optional cocktail hour.
Day 3 | October 19
7:30 — 8:45 A.M.
October 19
Breakfast
Meal
9:00 — 10:00 A.M.
October 19
Thursday morning session
General session
Fuel up on inspiration and keen leadership insights with an insanely broad perspective as we hear from Guy Raz, award-winning podcast creator, author, radio personality and journalist. We'll hear from Pluralsight EVP of Channels and Services, Chris Oliver, about the latest from Pluralsight One, and more insightful conversations with industry leaders and innovators.
GUY RAZ
Award-winning podcast creator, author, radio personality and journalist
CHRIS OLIVER
EVP of Corporate Strategy
10:15 — 11:15 A.M.
October 19
Building advanced tech talent: Insights from Engineering, L&D, and DEI
Breakout
SEAN FINNERTY
AVP of Cloud & Infrastructure Technology, Merck
KARA DELVECCHIO
Chief Sales Officer, Pluralsight
INGRID MYERS
Director, Global DEI Business Enablement, Strategy, and Innovation, Docusign
REBECCA MOTT
Manager, Technical Training & Emerging Technologies, Tennessee Valley Authority
10:15 — 11:15 A.M.
October 19
Unified defense: Expanding security consciousness to every corner of your organization
Breakout
In today's complex digital landscape, cybersecurity threats are a constant source of change. Toss in a dash of GenAI and organizations are seeing the security industry revolutionize right before their eyes, from defense capabilities to intensified threats. Now, a successful cybersecurity strategy must go beyond a one-size-fits-all approach. Ensuring robust security is no longer the sole responsibility of the IT department. The most resilient organizations understand that fostering a holistic security-focused mindset across every department, role, and individual is key.
Join us, as we discuss the solutions to this industry-wide problem. Hear from representatives at Sage, as they are leading the way to successfully tailor security training to diverse audiences across their organization, what unique challenges they’ve faced and what’s next as they look to the future.
SOPHIA ADHAMI
Director, Cyber Security Awareness and Engagement, Sage
MADS HOWARD
People Centred Security Lead, Sage
BRI FROST
Director of Security Curriculum and Research, Pluralsight
BRANDON DEVAULT
Principal Security Author, Pluralsight
10:15 — 11:15 A.M.
October 19
Labs & more: Why hands-on matters for L&D
Breakout
Learn how to unbundle and benefit from our cutting-edge, hands-on experiences and the value they drive for the most successful organizations. Discover best practices for embedding immersive experiences into your programs, why it matters what a sandbox is versus a lab or adventure, and the difference between instant terminals and servers. You'll hear from L&D leaders about their experience implementing hands-on into their organizations—helping you become a stronger SME and partner to engineering, product, and business counterparts by understanding what’s available to you.
KRISTIN THOMAS
Director of Value Engineering, Pluralsight
NICOLE HELMER
Global Head of Development Learning, SAP
10:15 — 11:15 A.M.
October 19
Building diversity in your technology workforce through alternative career pathways
Breakout
Diverse teams deliver 60% better results, yet still only 7% of US STEM jobs are held by BIPOC and 26% by women. While tech job listings are growing 20% annually, the number of tech professionals are only growing by 6% per year. It's time to become a creator of technical talent. Learn from leading nonprofits and enterprise organizations on how alternative career pathways bridge the opportunity gap, create family sustaining careers while building a diverse, skilled and loyal workforce.
Pluralsight One is the social impact organization that endeavors to intentionally, systematically and sustainably unlock technology careers for underrepresented groups, and, in the process, increase diversity in the technology workforce.
DR. CONSUELA WILSON
Manager, Global Talent Enablement & Learning Strategy Delta Air Lines
JENNIFER CARLSON
Executive Director, Apprenti
AGUSTIN CAMPOS-MARQUETTI
Executive Director, Head of Workforce Strategy for Operations Technology JP Morgan Chase
JOE MILLS
Sr. Director, Transformation Strategy and Automation, Discover Financial Services
JOHN GALANTE
Managing Director, Year Up
CHRIS OLIVER
Moderator and EVP of Channels & Services, Pluralsight
11:30 — 12:30 P.M.
October 19
From grassroots insights to extraordinary transformations: Driving organizational change through engineering data
Breakout
Fundamentally altering how an organization runs its technology function is a multi-year journey – and measuring its success can be tricky. The Engineering Transformation organization at Manulife / John Hancock has been involved with that transformation from the beginning and have been instrumental in not only driving some of the changes but have been evolving how to effectively measure and influence it. Join them for an interactive session to discover and discuss their methodologies to build a sustainable, enduring method to help teams shift to new technologies, embrace change, and ultimately enhance the developer experience - and how you can apply them within your own organization.
NAVEED ZAHID
AVP, Engineering Transformation, Manulife
MELISSA DAVY
Director Engineering Transformation, Manulife Financial Corporation
11:30 A.M. — 12:30 P.M.
October 19
From good to great: The competitive edge of upskilling for growth
Breakout
A successful tech skill development program can have a positive impact on individuals and organizations, leading to increased success and growth, from career advancement, increased job satisfaction, and higher earning potential for individuals to increased productivity, innovation, and competitive advantage for businesses. Hear perspectives from leaders and learners on how tech skill development benefits everyone involved.
JESSICA THOMAS
Director, Technical Education, VMware
JENNIFER SILBERMANN
Senior Manager, VMware Technical Education, VMware
SARA LEY
Head, Digital & Tech and Professional Practice, Johnson & Johnson
AARON STOUT
Director, Future of Work, Nationwide
11:30 A.M. — 12:30 P.M.
October 19
Best in Tech: Unveiling Excellence in Innovation and Impact
Breakout
Join us for a discussion with the winners of the 2023 Best in Tech awards. From cloud transformation to people transformation, get a closer look at how these visionaries are reshaping industries and setting new standards for innovation, creativity by adopting a winning approach to tech skills.
NICOLE STARLING
VP, Strategic Transformation, Global Technology, Prudential
SOPHIA ADHAMI
Director, Cyber Security Awareness and Engagement, Sage
MICHAEL MAVRICH
Sr. Director, Application Development Management, BNY Mellon
MARY-CHRISTINE NOLAN
VP of Professional Services, Pluralsight
11:30 A.M. — 12:30 P.M.
October 19
Creating a culture of upskilling: Tech leaders on how to encourage employee growth and hit your goals
Breakout
In the past year, rising inflation, talent scarcity, and growing skills gaps have affected every organization. It isn't a question of if you've been impacted—it's how much.
When the economic outlook is hazy and your organization is scrutinizing every investment, it can easy to leave upskilling behind. But in the midst of uncertainty, investing in your current talent is more important than ever.
Our expert panelists will discuss:
- The current state of workforce transformation in 2023
- The common challenges organizations face while experiencing economic headwinds
- How to approach tech skills literacy and fluency with your team
- How to shift from consumers to creators of talent
Learn from a panel of experts about how they’re solving modern challenges in upskilling and transformation, from engineering, L&D, and DEI perspectives. Discover how these leaders are designing effective programs and creating the right culture to enable project-ready talent so they can deliver on strategic initiatives to serve their customers.
HEATHER MOTOGAWA-MACDONALD
Principal Consultant, Workforce Transformation, Pluralsight
JESSICA BILLET
Principal Consultant, Workforce Transformation, Pluralsight
12:30 — 1:30 P.M.
October 19
Networking lunch
Meal
1:30 — 6:00 P.M.
October 19
On-your-own time / 1-on-1 Meetings (by appointment)
Free time
Explore beautiful downtown Salt Lake City, check out scenic Park City, take a short hike at a nearby trailhead, book a massage at the onsite spa, or relax in your beautiful guest room so you're ready to wrap up an amazing event at our closing party in the evening.
6:30 — 10:30 P.M.
October 19
Navigate 2023 closing party
Dinner + entertainment
Kick back at our famous closing party hosted in a private dueling piano lounge. Savor the bites, drinks, music and dancing that ensure the vibes are just right for one last night of connection and fun. Request your favorite songs and sing along with incredible musicians as we wrap up Navigate 2023.