ATD NYC upcoming events

Start to Finish: Practical AI Across the Learning Design Process (05/27/2026)

Wed, 27 May 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Start to Finish: Practical AI Across the Learning Design Process

Hosted by the ATD Pittsburgh Chapter

Wednesday, May 27th | 6:00 - 7:15 p.m. ET | Zoom

About This Event

AI is increasingly embedded in the tools learning and development professionals use, but its role in day‑to‑day design work is often unclear. This session offers a practical, start‑to‑finish walkthrough of the learning design process, showing where AI can support thinking, design, and review without replacing professional judgment.

Using a simple, end‑to‑end example, participants will explore how AI can be applied during early idea generation, the design of ILT activities and eLearning interactions, and final content review. The session emphasizes real‑world decision points and includes guided participation, reflection questions, and discussion to help attendees connect the examples to their own work. Participants will leave with a clearer understanding of where AI fits into the learning design process, and where it does not.

The session is designed around active audience participation, using a shared learning design example that unfolds from start to finish. Participants are invited to contribute their thinking at key decision points, reflect on how they would approach the same situations in their own work, and engage through chat, guided questions, and live discussion.

About Our Presenters

Andy Marsula | Lead Instructional Designer

Andy Marsula is a Lead Instructional Designer with over 18 years of experience guiding learning initiatives from early concept through delivery in complex, regulated environments. He currently leads instructional design efforts at UPMC, where he supports systemwide education initiatives, manages large‑scale regulatory learning programs, and helps teams bring structure and clarity to under‑framed learning requests.

Andy’s work sits at the intersection of instructional design, prioritization, and workflow design. He is known for helping stakeholders move from vague ideas to clear, performance‑aligned learning solutions while preventing scope creep and improving downstream decision‑making. His approach emphasizes practical design judgment, respect for learner time, and building learning that has a clear purpose from start to finish.

In addition to his day‑to‑day design and leadership work, Andy has presented on learning workflows, governance, and technology at industry conferences, and is a published contributor to The Learning Guild, where he has written on using AI as a support tool for instructional design rather than a replacement for professional expertise. He brings this grounded, process‑focused perspective to his sessions, helping learning professionals see how emerging tools can responsibly support the work they already do.

Investment

Members – Free as a Member Benefit

Non Members – $20.00

Regional Webinar Series

The ATD NYC Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following twelve ATD chapters:

Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content! We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2026!

ATD Recertification Credits

ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Programs are pre-approved through the ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model may be applied towards recertification by Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holders.

This webinar is eligible for credits in:

Developing Professional Capability - Technology Application

Developing Professional Capability- Learning Design

Add Meeting to Calendar

After you register, don't forget to use the "add to my calendar" feature on the top righthand side of the webpage to hold your time.

Accessing the Webinar

A Zoom Registration link will be sent with your Registration Confirmation and Reminder emails. This is best completed within an hour of starting the webinar and will lead directly into the meeting. Completing registration more than an hour before the webinar will not lead directly into the meeting, instead resulting in another confirmation email from Zoom with a direct link to the meeting to be used later (at the time of the webinar).

Recording

By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event.

Event Contact

For any questions about this event, please e-mail dj.husted@atdnyc.org

ATD NYC Open House (06/04/2026)

Thu, 04 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

ATD NYC Open House

Thursday, June 4th, 2026 | 6-8PM | 108 Leonard St. New York, NY

About The Event

The ATD NYC Open House is a come-and-go evening on a Tribeca rooftop designed to give you real access to the people and opportunities that make this chapter worth your time. This is your chance to talk directly with board members across every function of the organization and explore all the diverse ways to engage with ATD NYC.

Think of it as a college activities fair on a rooftop with a bartender and better snacks.

What to Expect

Board members from across the chapter will be on hand to share what it looks like to engage with ATD NYC at every level:

Membership: what it means to be a member and how to make the most of it
Programs & SIGs: all the exciting and innovative events coming up this year
Volunteering: what it's like to contribute as a General Volunteer, AVP, or VP
Partnership & Sponsorship: how organizations engage with and support the chapter

Doors open at 6PM and the evening is yours from there. Pick up a stamp card at the door. Collect stamps from each function present throughout the night, and you'll be entered into a raffle for a prize at the end of the evening.

Who Should Attend

Current ATD NYC members looking to deepen their involvement
Prospective members curious about what the chapter offers
L&D professionals interested in volunteer leadership
Organizations interested in partnering with or sponsoring ATD NYC

Investment

Free for all attendees

Venue Information

108 Leonard St.

Rooftop

New York, NY

Contacts

Questions can be directed to our program contacts:

Emily Burnett | VP of Programs | emily.burnett@atdnyc.org
DJ Husted | VP of Talent Management | dj.husted@atdnyc.org

Spring Co-work and Connect (Bi-weekly) (06/05/2026)

Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

What's Co-work and Connect?

A program designed to help TD professionals like you meet up, complete some work, and meet some fellow ATD NYC members before the work week is out.

Why Co-work and Connect?

In today's world of work, TD professionals often face two key challenges:

Lack of time and energy for deep, focused work.
Limited opportunities to connect with professionals outside their own teams and organizations.

This program is designed to tackle both, providing an ongoing, structured setting for attendees to get things done together before the workweek ends—then celebrate with a little socializing.

When is it?

Every other Friday in Spring 2026 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST beginning April 10th, 2026:

04/10/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
04/24/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
05/08/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
05/22/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
06/05/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
06/19/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Participants register for each quarter's series of co-working sessions and may attend as many or as few as they'd like.

Who will you meet?

Talent development professionals from NYC and beyond, looking to work together, support each other's work, and connect with others.

How does it work?
1. Welcome & Intentions (15 min)

You join the meeting, introduce yourself to everyone in chat, and are quickly placed into a breakout group with 2-4 others.
You briefly introduce yourself to your group mates (e.g., name, role, org, interests) and set your intention for the co-working session (e.g., finish a project proposal, write a LinkedIn post, research a topic).

2. Co-working Sprint (45 min)

You work on what you intended to do, surrounded by other focused colleagues.
You can choose to leave your cameras on for accountability or turn them off for focus time.

3. Check-In & Reflection (15 min)

You reconvene with your groupmates to discuss how things went (e.g., progress made, key learnings or takeaways, challenges encountered, next steps).
People may offer feedback or advice based on their knowledge and experiences if you request.

4. Networking & Wrap-Up (15 min)

You end by getting to know one another a bit more and bonding over shared interests.
You might also arrange a time schedule for follow-up 1:1s to connect or discuss your work in more detail.
You and your group return to the main room to mingle for a few more minutes with others and then depart.

Registration and Zoom Details

Zoom details are sent upon registration (and in reminders) via e-mail; we welcome you to add these directly to your calendar hold if not already populated.

For those who have registered for prior sessions, the Zoom link remains the same throughout the year. However, please do register for each quarter for the purposes of accurate attendance.

Can't attend all sessions in a given quarter? That's OK! Register anyway and come to the ones you can!

Investment

Members: $0

This event is not open to non-members at this time. Join ATD NYC today.

Contacts

Questions can be directed to the contact below:

Patrick Healy | AVP, Special Interest Groups | patrick.healy@atdnyc.org

Add Meeting to Calendar

After you register, don't forget to use the "add to my calendar" feature on the top righthand side of the webpage to hold the time in your calendar.

Navigating Relational Tension in High-stakes Conversations (06/10/2026)

Wed, 10 Jun 2026 21:30:00 GMT

Navigating Relational Tension in High-stakes Conversations

Wednesday, June 10, 2026 | 5:30-8PM | CUNY @ Amazon (12 W 39th St)

About The Session

As we progress in our careers, our hardest conversations at work go far beyond delivering constructive feedback during performance reviews.

We become increasingly responsible for leading our colleagues and organizations through demanding dynamics that cause real relational tension:

Unwanted or unexpected organizational change
Mission-critical performance gaps
Succession planning in a highly competitive culture

In this session, get to know the relational intelligence skills of highly capable talent leaders who expertly co-navigate complexity with others. Practice tapping into these skills to excel at hard conversations in some of the most challenging areas for talent development leaders: change management, performance improvement, and talent strategy & management.

Participant Outcomes:

Learn simple steps to create psychological safety with others
Learn the art of giving and receiving difficult information
Receive a clear framework for navigating conflict
Learn how we respond to challenging feedback, and how to do it gracefully
Downloadable or printed worksheet provided to participants

Who Should Attend

Anyone who has tough conversations in their careers
Both organizational people leaders, and entrepreneurs with external stakeholders
Those who aspire to people management and/or more cross-functional collaboration

About Our Presenters

Gabe DeRita, PCC | Relational Leadership Coach @ Effective Connection

Gabriel (Gabe) DeRita is a relational intelligence & communications coach renowned for helping executives master crucial conversations, build stronger team connections, and achieve measurable improvements in collaboration and performance. With extensive experience coaching senior leaders from global Fortune 500 companies such as Airbnb, LinkedIn, Goldman Sachs, PayPal, Dropbox, and Gab, Gabriel brings proven strategies and actionable frameworks to every organization he supports.

In a previous career, he held successful management and sales roles in the technology and tourism sectors, before hitting hard reset in 2018 to leave everything behind and live on a bicycle for a year to find deeper meaning and purpose. He found it in his current role, and Gabriel now dedicates himself fully to empowering leaders through executive coaching, interactive training and experiential workshops. His practical, engaging approach ensures leaders immediately gain tools they can apply to their toughest workplace conversations and most valuable relationships.

When he's not leading a workshop or coaching clients, you can find Gabe touring the world by bicycle, foraging wild edible mushrooms, or defending his garden against unforgiving Colorado weather.

Investment

Members: Free
Non-Members: $45

Venue Information

CUNY @ Amazon

12 W 39th St, Lobby Level

New York, New York 10018

Contacts

Questions can be directed to our program contacts:

Programs Team | programs@atdnyc.org
Emily Burnett | VP of Programs | emily.burnett@atdnyc.org
Daisy Gonzalez | AVP of Programs | daisy.gonzalez@atdnyc.org
Jaq Poussot | AVP of Programs | jaq.poussot@atdnyc.org
Leslie Schaffer | AVP of Programs | leslie.schaffer@atdnyc.org

Spring Co-work and Connect (Bi-weekly) (06/19/2026)

Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:00:00 GMT

What's Co-work and Connect?

A program designed to help TD professionals like you meet up, complete some work, and meet some fellow ATD NYC members before the work week is out.

Why Co-work and Connect?

In today's world of work, TD professionals often face two key challenges:

Lack of time and energy for deep, focused work.
Limited opportunities to connect with professionals outside their own teams and organizations.

This program is designed to tackle both, providing an ongoing, structured setting for attendees to get things done together before the workweek ends—then celebrate with a little socializing.

When is it?

Every other Friday in Spring 2026 from 1:00 to 2:30 pm EST beginning April 10th, 2026:

04/10/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
04/24/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
05/08/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
05/22/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
06/05/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM
06/19/2026, 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Participants register for each quarter's series of co-working sessions and may attend as many or as few as they'd like.

Who will you meet?

Talent development professionals from NYC and beyond, looking to work together, support each other's work, and connect with others.

How does it work?
1. Welcome & Intentions (15 min)

You join the meeting, introduce yourself to everyone in chat, and are quickly placed into a breakout group with 2-4 others.
You briefly introduce yourself to your group mates (e.g., name, role, org, interests) and set your intention for the co-working session (e.g., finish a project proposal, write a LinkedIn post, research a topic).

2. Co-working Sprint (45 min)

You work on what you intended to do, surrounded by other focused colleagues.
You can choose to leave your cameras on for accountability or turn them off for focus time.

3. Check-In & Reflection (15 min)

You reconvene with your groupmates to discuss how things went (e.g., progress made, key learnings or takeaways, challenges encountered, next steps).
People may offer feedback or advice based on their knowledge and experiences if you request.

4. Networking & Wrap-Up (15 min)

You end by getting to know one another a bit more and bonding over shared interests.
You might also arrange a time schedule for follow-up 1:1s to connect or discuss your work in more detail.
You and your group return to the main room to mingle for a few more minutes with others and then depart.

Registration and Zoom Details

Zoom details are sent upon registration (and in reminders) via e-mail; we welcome you to add these directly to your calendar hold if not already populated.

For those who have registered for prior sessions, the Zoom link remains the same throughout the year. However, please do register for each quarter for the purposes of accurate attendance.

Can't attend all sessions in a given quarter? That's OK! Register anyway and come to the ones you can!

Investment

Members: $0

This event is not open to non-members at this time. Join ATD NYC today.

Contacts

Questions can be directed to the contact below:

Patrick Healy | AVP, Special Interest Groups | patrick.healy@atdnyc.org

Add Meeting to Calendar

After you register, don't forget to use the "add to my calendar" feature on the top righthand side of the webpage to hold the time in your calendar.

What is AI Literacy? How HR and L&D Can Enable AI Productivity and Safety (06/24/2026)

Wed, 24 Jun 2026 22:00:00 GMT

What is AI Literacy? How HR and L&D Can Enable AI Productivity and Safety

Hosted by ATD Northern NJ Chapter

Wednesday June 24, 2026 | 6:00pm - 7:15pm ET | Zoom

About This Event

Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming the talent development landscape, yet many HR and L&D professionals feel uncertain about how to navigate this change responsibly and effectively. This interactive webinar demystifies AI literacy and provides practical guidance for enabling AI productivity while maintaining critical safety and governance standards.

Learning Objectives:

After participating in this workshop, participants will be able to:

● Define AI literacy and explain its strategic importance for talent development professionals in navigating digital transformation within their organizations.

● Identify and evaluate practical AI applications for HR and L&D workflows using a structured framework that balances productivity gains with governance and safety considerations.

● Develop an actionable plan for building AI literacy capability within their teams, incorporating best practices for responsible AI implementation and risk management.

About Our Presenters

John Rood | Founder, Proceptual

John Rood is founder of Proceptual, an AI governance and training consultancy. Proceptual works with companies of all sizes to implement custom governance programs. John also teaches governance and AI literacy at Michigan State University and the University of Chicago.

Investment

Members – Free as a Member Benefit

Non Members – $20.00

Regional Webinar Series

The ATD NYC Chapter is proud to participate in the ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Series. This monthly webinar series is offered by the ATD Mid-Atlantic Chapters – Regional Programs Consortium which is comprised of the following twelve ATD chapters:

Cooperatively, these chapters bring together the very best speakers from around all our networks to provide world-class presenters and content! We look forward to sharing these webinars with you for the rest of 2026!

ATD Recertification Credits

ATD Mid-Atlantic Regional Webinar Programs are pre-approved through the ATD Greater Philadelphia Chapter by the ATD Certification Institute for continuing education credits. These credits are based on the ATD Capability Model may be applied towards recertification by Certified Professional in Talent Development (CPTD) and Associate Professional in Talent Development (APTD) credential holders.

This webinar is eligible for credits in:

Developing Professional Capability - Technology Application

Add Meeting to Calendar

After you register, don't forget to use the "add to my calendar" feature on the top righthand side of the webpage to hold your time.

Accessing the Webinar

A Zoom Registration link will be sent with your Registration Confirmation and Reminder emails. This is best completed within an hour of starting the webinar and will lead directly into the meeting. Completing registration more than an hour before the webinar will not lead directly into the meeting, instead resulting in another confirmation email from Zoom with a direct link to the meeting to be used later (at the time of the webinar).

Recording

By activating your webcam while attending this online event, you consent to be recorded. Your entry and webcam activation constitutes your consent to such recording for any purpose in connection with the event. If you do not agree to the foregoing, please do not activate your web camera during the event.

Event Contact

For any questions about this event, please e-mail dj.husted@atdnyc.org

2026 July New Member Orientation: Get To Know Your ATD NYC! (07/20/2026)

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:00:00 GMT

Join us to welcome our newest members to the chapter! Learn how to maximize your membership while networking with your ATD NYC colleagues. All new members and legacy members are welcome to attend.

Zoom Details

Ensure you save the calendar details after you register to hold your time
Zoom details are sent upon registration and in reminders via e-mail; we welcome you to add these directly to your calendar hold if not already populated