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Inside Booking.com's Peer-Driven L&D Culture

Tomomi Menjo

Leadership Development at Instacart

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Denisse Groenendaal-Lopez is the Global Learning & Development Business Partner for Engineering, Data, AI, and Tech Infrastructure at Booking.com. With a background that spans continents and industries, Denisse has led learning initiatives from corporate universities in manufacturing to cutting-edge programs in tech. At Booking.com, she helps drive a peer-led, decentralized learning culture, partnering directly with technical teams to scale knowledge sharing, support innovation, and prepare for the future of AI. She’s passionate about aligning L&D to business outcomes, enabling craft-based development, and making learning accessible, timely, and transformative. Previously, Denisse built the Philips Lighting University during the company’s pivot from hardware to high-tech services, giving her deep insight into what it takes to upskill global teams in times of change.

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