DevLearn Conference & Expo 2026 is scheduled for November 4–6 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas, with pre-conference learning programs on November 1–3. Produced for the learning and development profession, the event examines the technologies and methods used to design, deliver, manage, and evaluate workplace and institutional learning. Its audience includes instructional designers, learning experience designers, trainers, e-learning developers, learning technology managers, customer education teams, higher-education professionals, team leaders, and vendors that provide authoring systems, learning platforms, media tools, analytics, and related services.

The main conference combines general sessions, technical and practice-focused breakouts, hands-on activities, peer discussions, an expo, and DemoFest, a project showcase organized in a science-fair format. The 2026 program includes more than 160 new sessions and adds tracks in customer education, higher education, and team and project management. Other subject areas include artificial intelligence for learning, instructional design, performance support, video and media production, accessibility, measurement, learning platforms, and the management of training programs. Session formats range from 45- and 60-minute presentations to longer mastery sessions, device-based workshops, leadership exchanges, and facilitated discussions. The expo provides a separate setting for reviewing learning platforms, authoring tools, content services, and production technology. DemoFest focuses on completed projects and allows their creators to explain design choices, development methods, and results.

Pre-conference options include workshops, certificate programs, an AI for Learning Summit, and other focused programs that may require separate registration. A new Learning Leadership event for senior learning and development leaders is scheduled for November 2–3 at MGM Grand immediately before DevLearn, with a combined pass available. The calendar dates in this entry cover the three-day main conference; anyone registered for a pre-conference program should use the start date shown for that specific program. DevLearn is intended for adult learning professionals, and the organizer states that it is not designed as a children’s event.

History in Las Vegas

DevLearn marked its 20th anniversary with the 2024 conference at MGM Grand in Las Vegas. Official prospectuses place the event at the same resort in November 2024, and the organizer’s press archive documents the November 12–14, 2025 edition at MGM Grand. Earlier official materials show DevLearn at The Mirage in Las Vegas in October 2023. These records establish several consecutive Las Vegas editions and a venue change from The Mirage to MGM Grand. The 2026 meeting continues at MGM Grand and adds the co-located Learning Leadership program before the main conference.

Location

MGM Grand serves as the conference headquarters, and the organizer states that DevLearn activities take place in the property’s conference center. The resort is at 3799 South Las Vegas Boulevard. MGM Resorts lists more than 380,000 square feet in the Grand Conference Center, while DevLearn’s attendee information identifies conference registration, sessions, and business services within that meeting complex. Housing and conference functions can therefore be located on the same property. The main conference, expo, DemoFest, pre-conference learning, and Learning Leadership may use different rooms or levels, so the official agenda and event application should be checked for current assignments.