Joseph Kessels

Joseph Kessels is professor emeritus. He has worked at the University of Twente, University of Leiden, and the Open University. He graduated cum laude in 1993, with a research thesis on the design of successful training programs.

In 1977, together with Cora Smit, he founded Kessels & Smit, The Learning Company, a consultancy and research firm specializing in training, learning and professional development.

Joseph Kessels has a specific research interest in the characteristics of learning environments that support knowledge productivity and facilitate innovation. Distributed leadership is another important research topic, specifically related to professional development.

Jane Hart

Jane is the Founder of the Centre for Learning & Performance Technologies (C4LPT), one of the world’s most visited learning sites on the Web, where she also compiles the very popular annual Top 100 Tools for Learning list.

Jane is an international speaker on modern approaches to workplace learning, the Editor of the Modern Workplace Learning Magazine, and the author of a number of books, including “How to become a Modern Professional Learner”.

She has been advising businesses for over 30 years, and currently focuses on helping them to modernize their approach to workplace learning – not just by updating their training practices but by supporting continuous independent learning.

Bob Mosher

Bob Mosher is a senior partner, and the Chief Learning Evangelist, at APPLY Synergies, a strategic consulting firm that specializes in helping learning organizations design, develop and measure effective learning and performance support strategies to meet the 5 moments of learning need.

Bob has been an active and influential leader in the learning and training industry for over 30 years and is renowned worldwide for his pioneering role in e-learning and new approaches to learning.

He is the co-author of two books: “Training for Results” and “Innovative Performance Support: Tools and Strategies for Learning in the Workflow”.