Ben Betts Editor

Ben Betts is an entrepreneur, technologist, and social learning expert. Ben and his team at HT2 develop products and services for online learning. In his role as CEO of HT2, Ben developed the Curatr Social Learning platform and the open source learning record store Learning Locker. He has worked with Google, Accenture, KPMG, Pearson Education, Oxford University, Cambridge University, BP, Twitter, Nike, Barclays, Shell, Xerox, and many more. Ben writes and speaks about social and peer-to-peer learning around the world, and has made an appearance at TEDx. He has contributed to four books in the last two years and published peer-reviewed academic papers and magazine articles. He completed a doctorate at the University of Warwick, UK, where he studied the application of social learning in the workplace. He also holds an MBA and is a Fellow of the Learning & Performance Institute.

Allison Anderson has a passion for creating compelling experiences for organizational learners. With more than 20 years’ experience as a learning leader in higher education and the private sector, Allison’s roles have included learning strategist at Intel Corporation and director of learning at ESCO in Portland, Oregon, USA. With a focus on social and collaborative learning, learner experience, and strategic visions, her favorite projects include creating a staff and faculty training program for Lewis & Clark College and leading Intel’s Learning Community of Practice. Her work has been highlighted in CLO Magazine, The New Social Learning (ATD Press, 2015), Revolutionize Learning & Development (ASTD Press and Wiley, 2014), The 2020 Workplace (HarperBusiness, 2010), and Next Learning, Unwrapped (lulu.com, 2011). Allison is a frequent presenter and facilitator at leading industry conferences, including DevLearn, the ATD International Conference & Exposition, Training 2012, Europe’s Corporate Universities, Ac@demies, Estrategias de eLearning Brasil, the Social Learning Boot Camp, the CLO Symposium, and the Wharton Executive Program for Work-Based Learning Leadership. Allison has also led presentations at Elliott Masie’s Learning Conference on topics as wide-ranging as learning ecosystems, social learning, curation, and women in learning.