Laura Bush, First Lady of the United States from 2001 to 2009, is a leading voice for spreading freedom and promoting human rights across the globe. As First Lady, Mrs. Bush advocated the importance of literacy and education to advance opportunity for America's young people and to foster healthy families and communities. Today, she pursues her work on global healthcare innovations and empowering women in emerging democracies through the George W. Bush Institute.

Mrs. Bush is the author of the bestselling memoir, "Spoken from the Heart". She serves on many boards, including the National Advisory Board for the Salvation Army, the Council for the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, and the Board of Trustees for the National Trust for Historic Preservation.

"Mrs. Bush's presentation will set the stage for rich dialogues at Learning 2018", says Elliott Masie, Host and Chair of the event.

Learning 2018 will be held in Orlando, Florida, 04-07 November, at Walt Disney World; it is produced by MASIE Productions and CloserStill Media.

Other Learning 2018 keynote speakers include Leslie Odom, Jr., star of "Hamilton" and author of "Failing Up"; author Daniel Pink; and VR specialist Vicki Lau. Learning 2018 is produced by a collaborative of 200 global corporations focused on improving workplace learning and training.

Hosted and curated by Elliott Masie, Learning 2018 will bring together several thousand learning professionals to focus on the changing nature of workplace education and development. In previous years, keynotes have included General Colin Powell, John Lithgow, CNN's Anderson Cooper, Former First Lady Michelle Obama, ABC's Robin Roberts, and business authors Ken Blanchard and Tom Peters.