Tuesday September 23rd, 2025 - 4:00 PM TO 5:00 PM CET
Duration 1 hour
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Is your workforce truly ready for what’s next?
You’ve invested in training. Your people are learning. But when the pressure’s on, do they actually perform?
That’s where the difference between skills and capabilities becomes critical.
Future-ready organizations know that training alone isn’t enough. What sets them apart is the shift from skills to capabilities—building people who can continuously learn, adapt, collaborate, and align with the organization’s strategy and culture. This means embedding development into the way work gets done, supported by the right systems, technology, and leadership practices.
In this opening session, we’ll explore why capability matters more than skills, what it looks like in practice, and how leading organizations are designing workforce capability into their DNA to compete, adapt, and thrive in a disrupted world.
Who it’s for
Senior HR, L&D, talent, OD or any other business leader moving towards a skills-based organization, agile operating model, or strategic workforce planning.
By the end of this session, participants will:
- Understand why building capabilities—not just skills—is the key to long-term competitiveness
- Learn how to define and prioritize the must-have capabilities for future success
- Discover ways to spot workforce capability gaps before they become risks
- Gain proven methods to embed development into roles, systems, and processes so it sticks
About the Series
The Future-Proof Workforce Series helps L&D and OD professionals move from support roles to strategic drivers of business growth. Across four sessions, you’ll explore frameworks and tools to build future-ready capabilities, drive transformation, embed adaptability, and elevate L&D as a true business partner. Each session delivers practical, high-impact guidance to make learning a catalyst for performance and long-term value.
Our Experts
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Andre Scholtz
Organisational Development Strategist at CrossKnowledge
Andre is an accomplished leader and learning consultant with a proven track record in leadership development, talent development, customer success, and digital learning transformations. He specializes in collaborating with leaders and senior stakeholders to craft innovative digital transformation strategies that deliver measurable business impact.
With a strong background in both commercial operations and customer success within global matrix organizations and consultative environments, André is dedicated to driving business growth and profitability by empowering people to reach their full potential. His mission is to shape businesses for significant and sustainable success through their most valuable asset,their people.
Maxime Moreau
Customer Success Manager at CrossKnowledge
For nearly six years, Maxime Moreau has been supporting over 75 clients at CrossKnowledge, including close to 30 major international accounts. A founding member of the Customer Success team, he advises organizations on learning strategies tied to their key business challenges while also contributing to the evolution of CrossKnowledge’s solutions. His expertise spans building learning cultures, leading transformation programs, and driving targeted upskilling initiatives, always with the goal of delivering impactful learning experiences and supporting clients in their strategic transformations.
Florian Dangel
Customer Marketing Manager at CrossKnowledge
Florian is Product Marketing Manager at CrossKnowledge, with 10 years' experience in marketing, communications and customer relations. He has been working closely with L&D and HR issues for 5 years. Today, his role is to align the solutions developed by CrossKnowledge with our customers' challenges. He is also building an expertise in responsible AI development and deployment, supporting CrossKnowledge's vision and roadmap.
