Rapid Learning Cycles Summit
20 May 2026 — Rotterdam, Netherlands
Join Your Host Katherine Radeka for a Full-Day Forum with Accomplished RLC Users
You are invited to a one-day forum featuring RLC specialists with demonstrated results in a range of industries across Europe. We have now confirmed a group of seven industry leaders who will share their insights and experiences with Rapid Learning Cycles, plus two special talks that I will personally deliver.
Confirmed Industry Speakers:
These speakers will share their experiences and perspectives as real-world users of Rapid Learning Cycles.
Full Speaker Agenda with Topic Descriptions
- Applying RLC in a Running System‑Level Program in Automotive New Product Development with Momchil Dimchev and Olti Pjetri, Sensata Technologies, Hengelo, Netherlands.
- Structure, Coordination and Cooperation: Global Adoption of RLC in a Large, Decentralized Organization with Christophe Gregoir, Atlas Copco, Antwerp, Belgium:
- Rapid Learning Cycles in Alfen's Agile Transformation with Martijn Kuitert, Alfen, Almere, Netherlands.
- Welcome to RLC Spark! How a Purpose Built LLM Can Leverage Reusable Knowledge to Accelerate Product Development with Erik Quijano, Xantage, Stockholm, Sweden.
- Rapid Learning Cycles for Systems Engineering with Edwin Schumacher, Synergio B.V., Vught, North Brabant, Netherlands.
- How a systematic approach to problem solving creates a knowledge offset to speed up your next project with Michal Witkowicz, Fokker Services Group, Amsterdam, Netherlands:
TWO Special Talks from Katherine:
Flexible and Forgiving: What Makes Rapid Learning Cycles Stick?
Rapid Learning Cycles with AI Tools: Help or Hindrance?
AI tools have the ability to process and summarize vast amounts of human knowledge — as long as that knowledge is captured in a form that AI tools like machine learning and LLMs can be trained to use.
But much of the most valuable knowledge in a technology company is completely hidden in places where AI engines can't find it: the brains of the company's most-experienced engineers.
What does Rapid Learning Cycles have to say about creating, capturing and sharing knowledge in today's AI-supported product development?
Dates:
Pre-Conference Workshops: 19 May, 9:00 – 16:00
RLC Summit: 20 May, 8:30 – 17:00
RLC Global Project Leader Workshop: 21-22 May, 8:30 – 17:00
Location:
Campus Delta
Rietbaan 2
2098LP Capelle aan den IJssel
Pre-Summit Workshops on Special Topics
Post-Summit Global Project Leader Certification Workshop
Tuesday, 19 May — Pre-Conference Workshops
- Execution Cycles in the RLC Framework: How to make the transition from early- to mid-development without losing the agility that Rapid Learning Cycles delivers in early development.
- Writing Better Key Decision and Knowledge Gap Reports: A workshop for using these reports to capture knowledge more effectively so that they lead to better Key Decisions and become captured knowledge that future development teams can leverage.
- Free with Summit Admission: The Rapid Learning Cycles Experience: We recommend this for anyone who is attending the workshop without any experience in Rapid Learning Cycles.
Wednesday, 20 May — Rapid Learning Cycles Summit
Summit Day Agenda with Topic Descriptions
Thursday-Friday, 21-22 May — In-Person Global Project Leader Certification Workshop
This is our flagship workshop for training individuals and teams on how to use Rapid Learning Cycles in their own programs.
We don't offer this as a public in-person workshop very often — the last one was a year ago. We mainly deliver this as a private corporate training for groups. So, if you are part of a small team, or exploring Rapid Learning Cycles and want to go deeper, this is your best chance to learn.
This program is delivered partly online and partly offline. The total time commitment is 20 hours: 2 hours of pre-work, 12 hours of class time, and 6 hours after the conference to prepare for the Certification Exam.
Special Full Package Price includes the program for all four days.
Who Should Attend This Summit?
- Product Development, R&D, and Innovation Leaders who want to accelerate product development in their organizations.
- Project Leaders, System Engineers, Product Architects, and Technical Leads who want to help their leaders make better decisions about their products.
- Project Management Office leaders who support innovation and product development programs.
- Anyone who wants to learn how Agile principles apply to physical product development.
Plus, when you register a team of 4 or more for the Workshop, an additional 10% discount will automatically be applied, if received by 30 April 2026.
*10% discount applies to everyone from your company if at least four have registered for the workshop. Otherwise, 10% discount applies to Summit + Pre-Workshop registrations only.
Teams of 4 or more — €3.147 per person
Teams of 4 or more — €2.697 per person
Teams of 4 or more — €2.247 per person
Tuesday-Wednesday, 19-20 May:
Summit with Pre-Conference Workshops
Wednesday, 20 May: One-Day, Summit-Only Pass
(includes RLC Experience on Tuesday, 19 May)
For group registrations: Enter the number of registrations on the product page. We will reach out to you to get names and email addresses, and hold space until we receive them.
We accept payment via credit / debit card, as well as EU-friendly IBAN transfers and iDEAL. The EU option will deliver the VAT-compliant invoice that your accounting department needs.
If your company requires an invoice prior to payment, we can prepare one but we will not hold space until payment has been received. The invoice will be issued "Due Upon Receipt."
You may choose to convert the currency in your shopping cart; for most companies, you are better off keeping the registration fees in Euros.
Euro: All prices quoted ex-VAT; valid company VAT number required for registration. We do not sell to individual consumers in the EU or anywhere else where that creates additional tax liability for us.
For private training and other services in the Netherlands, 21% VAT will be added to the base price on your invoice. Outside the Netherlands, we issue the invoice using the Reverse-Charge scheme.
For in-person workshops, we add local VAT as needed to comply with local tax regulations.
US$: Sales tax may be added to your registration invoice based upon your location.
Please review the full Terms and Conditions for Global Project Leader workshop registrations.
