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Heather
Borges
Chief People Officer
Accelerate Learning
Heather Borges is Senior Vice President of Human Resources at Accelerate Learning, Inc., where she leads the company's people strategy to drive ambitious business objectives across the education technology sector. With 15 years of experience in human resources, Heather has built a proven track record of developing HR departments from the ground up for high-growth, private-equity-backed companies during periods of rapid expansion. Her expertise in scaling people operations, organizational design, and strategic talent management has been instrumental in supporting companies through transformative growth phases. Heather holds an MBA and professional certifications in SHRM and Strategic Certified Professional (SCP) credentials, demonstrating her commitment to HR excellence and strategic leadership.
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20 August 2026 11:45 - 12:30
Panel | When L&D leads: Learning as an organizational design tool
Most learning and development functions are built to support the organization. The most progressive ones are built to shape it. When L&D is positioned at the executive level, it becomes one of the most powerful levers for organizational change. This panel brings together practitioners who have used learning strategy to drive transformation, technology adoption and growth across lean and scaling to complex, multi-site organizations. Key takeaways: - How to position L&D as a strategic driver rather than a support function - Designing learning programmes that work across diverse and distributed workforces - The connection between skills development, org design and business performance