You're now part of the ALI Conferences story.
For decades, Advanced Learning Institute has connected professionals with practical ideas they can act on Monday morning. This hub will get you up-to-speed, integrated with the team, and ready to deliver that same experience to our attendees — fast.
- 25+
- Years connecting peers
- 1-Track
- Focused agendas
- HRCI
- Approved CEUs
ALI Concierge
Your AI-powered onboarding buddy
A note from the team
"We build the rooms — virtual and otherwise — where professionals leave with practical solutions, real connections, and the inspiration to take action. Welcome to the team that makes those rooms possible."
— Your colleagues at Advanced Learning Institute
Your first 30 days
A roadmap, not a firehose.
We've intentionally kept it manageable — just like our conferences. Focus, ship, repeat.
Land & Connect
Set up your accounts, meet your manager and pod, attend a live conference as an observer, and shadow a producer.
- IT, Slack & HRIS setup
- 1:1 with your manager
- Observe a live event
Learn the Playbook
Dive into our speaker sourcing, agenda design, and attendee experience standards. Take ownership of a small workstream.
- Shadow agenda planning
- Co-host a workshop run-through
- Meet your first speakers
Ship Something Real
Lead a session of an upcoming conference end-to-end, with your pod backing you up. Present what you learned.
- Own a session
- Present a retro
- Set Q1 goals
The ALI Playbook
What makes our conferences different.
Understand these six principles and you'll understand 80% of how we make decisions.
Peers, not panels
Our attendees come for the room as much as the stage. Every decision optimizes for meaningful 1:1 conversations.
Practical over theoretical
Speakers bring real-world case studies — fresh ideas, take-aways, and Monday-morning action items.
One track, full focus
We don't fragment attention. Curated single-track agendas keep the whole community in the same conversation.
Friendly by design
Manageable cohort sizes make it easy to meet speakers, swap notes over coffee, and build your professional network.
Accreditation that matters
Many of our conferences are approved for HRCI CEUs — credentials our community genuinely values.
Two days, packed
30-minute presentations followed by structured peer discussion. We respect everyone's calendar.
Who you'll work with
Small pods. Big ownership.
You'll be embedded in one pod and collaborate across all four. Here's the lay of the land.
PodProgramming
Curates agendas & sources speakers
PodProduction
Runs the live experience, on-air
PodCommunity
Owns attendee growth & the ALI Conference Community
PodOperations
Sponsors, logistics, accreditation, finance
Your toolkit
The stack we use, every day.
Access requests go in on Day 1. If anything's missing, ping #new-hires in Slack.
Day 1 checklist
Knock these out before lunch.
A short, focused list. Check them off and you'll be set up for everything that comes next.
- 01Sign offer & complete I-9 / payroll in HRIS
- 02Pick up your laptop & set up 1Password
- 03Join Slack — especially #ali-allhands and #new-hires
- 04Add yourself to the team directory in Notion
- 05Book your kickoff 1:1 with your manager
- 06Register as an observer for the next live ALI conference
- 07Read the ALI Voice & Brand guide
- 08Schedule three 30-min intros with people outside your pod