Programme

The following presentations will take place in the Business Room (Administration area – Floor 1):

The use of Virtual Worlds for education and development

by ASPEL - Jan Kingsley
12:00

Virtual Worlds are now being used for education, coaching and competence development by a wide range of organisations. This session will explain how the virtual world of Second Life can be used to increase motivation, overcome challenges, and develop competencies across a whole workforce at greatly reduced costs.

Interactive demonstration of Second Life’s potential for training & development
Examples of how Second Life is already being used by Learning professionals
Glimpses into the future of learning methodologies

Jan Kingsley is Executive Director of the Association for Professional & Executive Learning (ASPEL), a worldwide community of professionals in the field. Through its portal and events, ASPEL provides quality business, resources and networking to enhance the efficiency and effectiveness of executive learning. Jan is also a learning consultant, guest professor at various universities, and the editor of the forthcoming book: Higher Education in Virtual Worlds: Teaching and Learning in Second Life, due out in November 2009

Life Balance – how to optimise it

by Lars Sudmann
13:00

Boarding schools – taking advantage of rail connections between
Belgium, France and UK

by Orio Schools – UK - Tony Pinchin
14:00

Mortgages and Insurance in Belgium

by ING - Dave Deruytter
15:00

Mentoring, Coaching and Networking for success