In the following months, CrossKnowledge, will be hosting a series of exclusive business meetings throughout Europe. These sessions will be an opportunity for top HR professionals to network in a professional, constructive, yet informal atmosphere, where an informative guest speaker will provide valuable insight into current hot topics in the training and strategic alignment industry.

The rise of technology over the past twenty years has not only changed the way we communicate and interact, but also the way in which we transact our business, and more importantly, the way we develop skills. The limitless amount of information at our fingertips has fundamentally altered how we learn and perform. Knowledge alone is no longer power, and simply memorising learning content is not sufficient. Access to knowledge - and the ability to turn that knowledge into action and decisions - has become the new power.

Today's "new frontier" requires the adoption of fresh approaches to developing these agile minds. Among these approaches is "experiential learning", hands-on, personalised practice with live Internet-based systems and scenario-based virtual learning environments. Charles Jennings, CEO of Duntroon Associates, a UK-based learning and human capital consultancy firm with more than twenty years' experience in developing, deploying, and using a wide range of technology-enabled learning solutions, will be guest speaker at the first UK Breakfast Meeting.

According to him, "Everyone learns in a different way. Some prefer to learn alone, others in collaborative teams. Some people prefer to learn in little chunks, others in big blocks. Some like to develop their own unique approaches to learning, and a few feel really swamped by it all." His conference entitled "Fast forward (experiential) learning in interactive organizations - the importance of performance over knowledge" will address fifty HR professionals from large enterprises.

Neil Hinwood, UK Country Director at CrossKnowledge comments, "Initiatives such as the European breakfast tour promote a culture of collaboration and openness where employees, partners, and customers can easily and securely share their ideas, knowledge, and best practices with one another with the aim of fostering innovation and improving knowledge- acquisition strategies."