SUBWAY TO SUCCESS
2026 Micro-Conference
Your next stop: growth, connection, innovation, and inspiration with NYC's talent development community.
A growing annual experience for NYC's talent development community.
Practitioners, leaders, and experts sharing ideas across the field.
A community of learners, designers, coaches, HR leaders, and OD pros.
Built by and for the learning, talent, and workplace development field.
A full year of learning in one focused experience.
The ATD NYC Micro-Conference: Subway to Success
Destination
The ATD NYC Micro-Conference is our flagship annual event, bringing together emerging and established professionals across HR, L&D, OD, and talent development for learning, connection, and inspiration.
The Tracks
In a single experience, we bring together the depth and range of a full year of chapter programming — from thought leadership sessions to hands-on breakout workshops designed to meet you where you are and move you forward.
The Riders
Whether you've spent decades shaping this field or you're just finding your footing in it, the Micro-Conference is a chance to deepen your craft, expand your network, and contribute to the advancement of our profession.
Your Ticket
The Micro-Conference welcomes all professionals, with special pricing available for ATD NYC members.
Stops Along the Journey
Preview the experiences, conversations, and connections that will move you forward during this year's Micro-Conference.
Note: Registration, agenda details, speaker updates, and attendee networking will be available through Whova as the official event hub.
Learning Is Better When You Bring Others Along
Turn the 2026 ATD NYC Micro-Conference into a shared experience for your team, student cohort, leadership group, or professional community.
Bring Your Team to the Next Stop
Groups of five or more attendees can contact ATD NYC to discuss group ticket options and coordinate registration. Whether you are bringing colleagues, students, leaders, or members of a professional network, we will help your organizer understand the available next steps.
Learn Together
Build a shared foundation of ideas, tools, and practical perspectives.
Connect Together
Strengthen relationships while meeting the wider talent development community.
Apply Together
Continue the conversation and bring insights back to your organization or community.
Help Bring the 2026 Micro-Conference to Life
Great events are shaped not only by the people on stage, but also by the people who create a welcoming, organized, and memorable experience behind the scenes.
We are inviting students, emerging professionals, experienced practitioners, senior leaders, and members of the broader talent development community to volunteer at the 2026 ATD NYC Micro-Conference.
Whether you want to meet new people, contribute your experience, build your network, or simply support an important community event, there is a place for you on the volunteer team.
Join the Volunteer Team
Help create a welcoming experience for speakers, attendees, and partners throughout the Micro-Conference. Opportunities may include:
- Welcome attendees, support check-in, and help guests navigate the event space.
- Assist with signage, directions, room transitions, and general attendee questions.
- Support speakers, session hosts, microphones, presentation materials, and room readiness.
- Help with catering, refreshments, networking activities, and guest hospitality.
- Contribute to setup, event materials, technology checks, social media support, or event breakdown.
Three Years Along the Route
Since its launch, the Micro-Conference has grown into one of the most anticipated days on the ATD NYC annual calendar. Each year, we raise the bar: more sessions, stronger speakers, and a larger community.
Concept
The first ATD NYC Micro-Conference established what would become our chapter's flagship event. We brought together talent development professionals for sessions and conversation, planting the foundation for everything that followed.
Refinement
Year two raised the bar on speaker caliber and grew our attendance, deepening the sense of community that makes the Micro-Conference distinct. The room reflected a growing appetite for concentrated, high-quality professional development.
Growth
Year three saw the Micro-Conference grow in both size and scope. We expanded the number and variety of sessions, doubled attendance again, and continued to build an event that delivers more every year.
Continue the journey in 2026.
Be part of the next chapter of ATD NYC's flagship Micro-Conference experience.
Learn More About 2026Our Sponsors and Partners
ATD New York City chapter is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization and the local chapter of the Association for Talent Development - the leading association of workplace learning and performance professionals in the world. Chapter Incentive Program (ChIP) code for td.org store purchases: CH1026 |
Reach out to: contact@atdnyc.org |