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UN Learning Managers Forum - Connect
Join fellow UN learning practitioners at the UN Learning Managers Forum (LMF) Connect in Geneva - a one-day, in-person workshop to connect, reflect, and explore adaptive strategies for navigating the complexity we face together. Through the lens of self-leadership, attendees will examine how the learning function can embrace uncertainty and lean on and strengthen a resilient community of peers.
The UN Learning Managers Forum, convened by the UNSSC for over 28 years, is a professional development community of practice that brings together professionals responsible for learning, training, and staff development across UN agencies, funds, programmes, and other international organizations.
The forum fosters collaboration and knowledge-sharing across the learning community, driving innovation and advancing the learning agenda across the UN System.
As the UN and its partners operate in increasingly complex, fast-changing environments, the ability to continuously adapt and evolve is essential. To succeed, staff and leaders must be equipped with the knowledge, skills, and mindsets to navigate uncertainty while embracing innovation and collaboration. Learning and development play a central role in this mission.
In keeping with this evolving context, the inaugural UN LMF Connect 2025 offers a timely space for learning managers to pause, reflect, and co-create strategies for adapting learning delivery to the unprecedented pace of change. This focused gathering will foster peer connections, practical insights, and collaborative action planning, ensuring that learning continues to serve as a driver of agility and impact across the UN System.
At the UN LMF Connect in Geneva, attendees will:
- Explore adaptive strategies to help learning professionals engage with complexity and thrive in uncertainty.
- Reflect on how self-leadership can strengthen resilience, adaptability, and innovation across the UN learning community.
- Co-create practical approaches to futureproof the learning function and reinforce its relevance, impact, and collective strength in advancing organizational goals.
This interactive, in-person workshop will be held in Geneva on Wednesday, 29 October 2025, from 09:00 to 17:00.
The format will combine keynote contributions, facilitated discussions, and collaborative exercises designed to promote peer learning, reflection, and practical application.
Together we will reflect on the role of learning as a driver of resilience and system readiness, and engage in peer discussions and co-creation sessions to identify practical strategies for strengthening our leadership capacities and futureproofing learning and development within the UN System.
The event is organized in collaboration with the International Trade Centre (ITC).
Professionals responsible for learning, training, and staff development in UN agencies, funds, and programmes, as well as other international organizations.
To ensure broad representation across agencies, funds and programmes, we may ask individual entities to limit the number of participants they nominate.
There is no cost for participation in this LMF Connect. Prior registration is essential as spots are limited.
Please note that attendees are responsible for covering their own travel and accommodation costs.
