WOL:AI, the AI summit for learning businesses (and why it matters now)

AI is already part of how learning businesses operate. You’re using it to create content faster, experiment with marketing, maybe even support learners.

But most of us are still in pilot mode, figuring out what to actually do with it.

The questions that actually matter right now:

• Can AI actually sell your courses for you?
• How do you scale operations without a dedicated tech team?
• Where does AI belong in your learning business, and where does it not?
• And what does a learning business that gets this right actually look like?

These are the exact questions we’re getting answers to at Worlds of Learning AI (WOL:AI), LearnWorlds’ flagship free virtual event.

What is Worlds of Learning AI (WOL:AI)?

WOL:AI is a one-day online summit designed for people who are not just creating courses, but running learning businesses.

This is the 7th edition of Worlds of Learning, with 50,000+ registrations across past events.

This year focuses on what AI actually changes in your learning business.

Not in theory.
Not in isolated tools.

But across your entire operation:

• content production
• delivery
• client management
• reporting
• growth

Why this event matters

There’s no shortage of AI content right now. But most of it falls into two categories:

• surface-level inspiration
• tool-focused tutorials

WOL:AI is neither. It’s about how learning businesses actually operate.

It focuses on the business, not just the content

We’re not just talking about creating courses faster.

We’re looking at how AI affects:

• operational efficiency
• multi-client delivery
• reporting and retention

AI is not just a productivity tool. It’s becoming infrastructure.

Every session is built on real decisions teams are making right now:

• workflows teams are running today
• decisions that affect pricing and delivery
• trade-offs between speed, cost, and quality

The goal is simple: you leave with ideas you can apply immediately.

Where WOL:AI fits in the industry

WOL:AI isn’t just another online event. It’s where people building learning businesses compare how things actually work.

Over 25,000 professionals have joined WOL since it started, 10,880 registered in 2025 alone.

It’s become a reference point for how the industry is evolving, not just a recap of what’s already known.

What you’ll learn

The agenda is built around the problems learning businesses are dealing with right now.

Scaling is no longer about producing more content

• The constraint shifts to delivery, coordination, and reuse
• Localization and duplication become system problems, not content problems
• Growth depends on how well your operations scale, not just your library

Automation is changing how teams operate day to day

• Onboarding becomes a system, not a manual process
• Reporting shifts from output tracking to decision support
• Manual work doesn’t disappear, but it moves to higher-value tasks

AI changes what part of course creation actually matters

• AI handles production tasks faster, but structure still defines quality
• The bottleneck shifts from creation to decision-making
• Maintaining quality becomes a question of systems, not effort

Growth becomes a data and feedback problem

• AI makes it easier to test and iterate on conversion
• Learner behavior becomes easier to track, but harder to interpret
• Better funnels come from better decisions, not just better tools

What you’ll leave with

• Clear ways to apply AI across your business
• Real examples of how teams are delivering, and scaling
• Practical systems you can test immediately
• A better sense of what actually matters, and what doesn’t

You’re not figuring this out alone. You’ll be learning alongside thousands of people solving the same problems in real time.

Who you’ll hear from

WOL:AI brings together people actively building and testing AI in learning businesses.

These aren’t theorists. They’re people running learning businesses, building systems, and figuring out what actually works. 

From LearnWorlds

• Panos Siozos, PhD — CEO & Co-founder
• George Palaigeorgiou — CPO & Co-founder
• Elise Joy Allan — VP of Customer Experience
• Eliza Cani — Learning Designer Expert

Learning, training, and AI experts

• Karl Kapp — Professor of Instructional Design and Technology, Commonwealth University
• Lavinia Mehedințu — Co-founder & Learning Architect, Offbeat
• JD Dillon — Advisor, Speaker, Author, Technologist
• Enrique Rubio — Founder & CEO, Hacking HR
• Josh Squires — Co-founder, 8levers
• Chris Stokel-Walker — Journalist, Author, Lecturer
• Mike O’Brien — Founder, Assisting Intelligence
• Dr. Destini Copp — Founder, Creator’s MBA^® & HobbyScool^®

Teams applying AI at scale

• Francesca Spagnoli — Senior Learning Specialist, World Bank Group
• Noemi Caiazzo — Learning Analyst, World Bank Group
• Mohamad Chatila — Behavioural Scientist, World Bank Group
• Sebastian Hofbauer — Programme Manager, Global Surgery Foundation
• Cindy Moige — Project Associate, Global Surgery Foundation

What the event looks like

• May 14, 2026
• 7:30 PST | 10:30 EDT | 15:30 UK
• 100% virtual (live + on-demand)
• 5–6 focused sessions (~30 minutes each)
• free to attend

You can join live or watch everything later.

Who should attend

WOL:AI is designed for people responsible for running and growing learning businesses.

B2B training providers

You sell training to companies and need to:

• manage multiple clients
• deliver at scale
• demonstrate value

Course businesses

You already have:

• a course catalog
• a funnel
• paying customers

And want to:

• scale faster
• improve efficiency
• increase revenue

Learning teams and organizations

You manage:

• large-scale programs
• multiple stakeholders
• reporting and outcomes

Why this matters now

AI is not just improving how you create content. It’s reshaping:

• how learning products are built
• how they’re sold
• how they’re delivered
• how they scale

And right now, most businesses are still experimenting. Very few are building systems. 

That’s the gap WOL:AI is designed to address.

Final thought

Across the learning businesses we work with, the same pattern shows up:

The biggest opportunity is not using AI faster. It’s using AI more intelligently across the business.

WOL:AI focuses on how that shift plays out in real businesses.

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