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Speaker: Chris Paxton McMillin, President of D3 Training Solutions
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Speaker: Nik Gowing, Brenda Laurel, Sheridan Tatsuno, Archie Kasnet, and Bruce Armstrong Taylor
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Speaker: Treion Muller, Chief Strategy Officer at ELB Learning
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Speaker: Micah Eppler, Account Executive for Rehearsal of eLearning Brothers
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