Building a Future-Ready Workforce: Lessons from EPAM - 2026 Next Practices Weekly
Join i4cp’s Next Practices Weekly on July 16, 2026, for a fascinating conversation with Sandra Loughlin, PhD, Chief Learning Scientist and Global Head of Talent Enablement & Transformation at EPAM, one of the world's earliest and most mature skills-based organizations. While many companies are just beginning to explore skills-based workforce strategies, EPAM has spent more than 30 years building and refining a talent intelligence ecosystem that connects skills, work, learning, career growth, and business performance.
Sandra will share how EPAM evolved from a simple skills taxonomy developed in 1993 into an AI-powered talent intelligence platform encompassing more than 15,000 skills, 130 business applications, and a rich set of workforce data used to match people to opportunities, projects, learning, and career pathways. Attendees will learn why executive sponsorship has been critical to EPAM's success, how the organization validates skills to build trust and credibility, and what HR leaders should consider when selecting technology, designing skills architectures, and creating sustainable skills-based talent practices. Hosted by i4cp, this session will also explore common myths about skills-based organizations, the importance of understanding work before defining skills, and how organizations can move beyond fragmented talent data to drive better workforce decisions.
Why You Should Attend
- Learn how EPAM built and scaled one of the world’s most mature skills-based workforce strategies over the past 30 years.
- Discover how talent intelligence can connect skills, workforce planning, learning, career development, and business strategy.
- Gain practical insights into validating skills data and building trust in workforce intelligence for better talent decisions.
- Explore the critical role of executive sponsorship, governance, and technology in enabling successful skills-based transformation.
- Understand how AI-powered talent intelligence can improve workforce agility, internal mobility, employee growth, and long-term business performance.
Whether you're building a skills strategy from the ground up or looking to accelerate an existing transformation, this session offers a rare opportunity to learn from one of the most advanced examples in the field. Discover how EPAM is leveraging talent intelligence to improve workforce agility, empower employee growth, strengthen workforce planning, and create a competitive advantage through better talent decisions.
To ensure open discussion, this event is exclusively for HR practitioners. Vendors and consultants are not permitted to attend.
