FWD London 2025

FWD London 2025

Thursday, November 6th 2025

Landing Forty Two, 122 Leadenhall Street, London

It's time to spark change.

Join us at the top of London — literally — as we bring FWD by Udemy to Landing 42 for a day dedicated to flipping the switch on what’s possible in learning, skills, and transformation.

At this year’s FWD London, we’re diving into what it means to truly Turn On Transformation — in your teams, your strategy, and your own thinking.

This event is for leaders ready to move from learning-as-usual to learning that transforms. Whether you're rethinking skills for the AI era, building a learning-first culture, or just ready to shake things up — you belong at FWD London.

What you can expect:

Keynotes that challenge and inspire
Hands-on workshops for real-world application
Unfiltered conversations with your peers
A panoramic view of London followed by a closing networking party.

Sessions to Spark Transformation.

Bill O' Shea

VP, EMEA,

Udemy

Genefa Murphy

Chief Marketing Officer,

Udemy

Rob Rosenthal

President, Udemy Business

Udemy

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Shona Edridge

Global Priority Skills Manager

Unilever

Simon Ruszala

Group Learning Director

Devoteam

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Tom Nugent

Senior Principal Value Engineer

Udemy

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Gráinne Wafer

Senior Director, Global Sales & Customer Success Enablement

Udemy

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Tom Lyons

Senior Manager, Sales & Solutions Engineering, EMEA

Udemy

Niamh Madden

Senior Sales & Solutions Engineer

Udemy

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Valentin Despa

Instructor Partner

Udemy

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Agenda

9:00am - 9:30am

Welcome to FWD London!
Arrive, grab a delicious breakfast, get registered, and start connecting with fellow leaders.

9:30 am - 9:45 am

Kick-off with Bill O' Shea, VP EMEA, Udemy – setting the tone for an inspiring, game-changing day.

9:45 am - 10:15 am

Opening Keynote:
The AI Tipping Point: Leading the Workforce Transformation Revolution with Genefa Murphy, CMO, Udemy — big ideas, bold vision, and a look at what’s next.

10:15 am - 10:45 am

Fireside chat with Devoteam: Simon Ruszala, Group Learning Director, Devoteam, Moderated by Rob Rosenthal, President, Udemy Business

10:45 am - 11:00 am

Refreshment Break – refuel, recharge, and keep the conversations flowing

11:00 am - 11:30 am

Fireside Chat with Unilever - Shona Edridge, Global Priority Skills Manager, Unilever, Moderated by Rob Rosenthal, President, Udemy Business

11:30 am - 12:15 pm

Interactive Workshop: Delivering Value & Business Outcomes with Tom Nugent, Senior Principal Value Engineer & Grainne Wafer, Senior Director, Global Sales & Customer Success Enablement at Udemy. Roll up your sleeves and get hands-on.

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm

Lunch, Networking & Learning Stations — feed your brain and your appetite

1:15pm - 1:50 pm

Product Roadmap with Tom Lyons Senior Manager, Solutions Engineering, EMEA, and Niamh Madden, Senior Solutions Engineer

1:50 pm - 2:20 pm

Practical AI for Work

Explore what modern AI can—and can’t—do, and learn where it delivers the biggest impact for organisations. The session covers prompt-engineering fundamentals plus practical tool examples for collaboration and communication, data analysis and automation, and AI-assisted coding (“vibe coding”). - with Udemy Instructor, Valentin Despa

2:20 pm - 2:50 pm

Wrap-up, Q+A & Key Takeaways: the golden nuggets you’ll take back to your teams

3:00pm

Event Close – but the fun isn’t over yet…

3:30 pm - 5:30 pm

Happy Hour at The Moniker, just a short walk away — celebrate, connect, and toast to a day well spent.

Here’s what past attendees had to say about FWD

“

I attended last year and thought it was great, this year was even better. The sessions were truly insightful and hearing from other organisations was an added bonus.

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A really well organised event, with lots of opportunities for interaction and networking!

So great to see so many learning leaders coming together to network.

Venue

Build the Skill to Turn on

Transformation.

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If you have any questions about this event, please contact the Event Manager aisling.noonan@udemy.com