Join us for a virtual conversation with learning and development thought leader and former ATD Chair, Kimo Kippen. Kimo and ATD Hawaii Events Vice President Maile Alau will have an interactive conversation that we hope will educate and inspire you. Kimo and Maile will talk about current trends in the learning and development industry, as well as Kimo's biggest takeaways from the ATD International Conference and Expo in May. We hope you will join us, ask questions, and walk away with new insights about our industry.
About Kimo
Kimo Kippen, Founder of Aloha Learning Advisors, is a thought leader, speaker, and advocate for lifelong learning and talent development. A native of Hawai'i, former Chief Learning Officer at Hilton, recognized by CLO Magazine as Chief Learning Officer of the Year (2015). Former Chair of the Association for Talent Development (ATD, 2007), and VP of Learning at Marriott International, Kimo has been creating life-long learning solutions for hundreds of thousands of people worldwide for 20+ years.
As a former Chair of the Board for the Asian Pacific Islander American Scholarship Fund (APIA Scholars), Kimo is an advocate for APIA achievement. He is currently a Senior Fellow at The Conference Board and Council Director responsible for two Councils: the Learning & Development Executive Council in New York City and the Learning & Development Council for Europe, in Brussels, Belgium. Kimo is also the Co-Founder of the Shape the Future Consortium in Europe with the inaugural event which was hosted at INSEAD in Fontainebleau, France in January 2025.
One of Kimo’s activities involves advisory services. He has served in this capacity at the Defense Acquisition University (DAU) as Intermittent Chief Learning Officer Advisor, the Center of Talent Reporting, and Strategic Education, Inc. (SEI). Kimo currently serves on the Council for Adult & Experiential Learning (CAEL), GP Strategies Advisory Board, SkillSoft Advisory Board, New Markets Venture Partners Advisory Board, L&D Cares Board member, CLO Magazine Advisory Board and Board member of Education Reimagined.
Kimo’s passion for learning, facilitating, and teaching has drawn him into the academic world as an adjunct professor – currently at George Mason University. Kimo is also a lead facilitator for iVentiv – an HR Executive learning events Company. (London, Berlin, Amsterdam, New York, Sydney, Copenhagen, etc.).
Kimo has an M.S. in career and human resource development from the Rochester Institute of Technology, a B.S. from the University of Hawaii, and is a graduate of the Gestalt Institute of Cleveland's Post Graduate Program. Kimo’s home base alternates between Warsaw, Poland, and Honolulu, Hawai’i.
Price
Free for ATD Hawaii members
$10 for non-members
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