Let’s cut the nonsense: skill-based design was supposed to modernize how you deliver learning. What it’s actually done is expose that your entire operating model was built for the wrong job. Traditional L&D was designed for request-driven training, not continuous capability building, and that gap is now sitting in plain view of the business.
In this Training Industry Leader Talks session, we confront what happens when skills become the organizing principle for hiring, development, performance and mobility, and what that shift demands of L&D that most operating models can’t yet deliver. You’ll hear real-world patterns from organizations already navigating this shift, and walk away with a practical framework to assess whether your current model can support skill-based, outcome-driven workforce planning.
We go beyond the case for skill-based design and focus on execution: which decision rights, governance and ownership need to be reset and how AI is accelerating the timeline for all of it. This session is not a pitch for skills strategy. It’s a readiness check for whether your operating model can actually run one.
What You Will Learn
- How skill-based design changes L&D’s role from training delivery to capability diagnosis and orchestration
- The operating model shifts required when skills drive hiring, development, performance and mobility
- What decision rights, governance and ownership L&D leaders must reset to stay effective in 2026
- A 90-day checklist to assess readiness for skill-based, AI-enabled workforce planning
Speaker:
Sriraj Mallick CEO, Infopro Learning
Sriraj Mallick is CEO of Infopro Learning and a recognized voice on workforce transformation in the Human+AI era. With over two decades of experience in learning, talent and capability development, he works with global enterprises to rethink how skills, intelligence and execution come together to drive business results. Sriraj brings a CEO-level perspective on why workforce capability has become a strategic priority and why operating models must evolve to keep pace.
Anu Galhotra SVP – Advisory and Solutions, Infopro Learning
Anu Galhotra leads advisory services at Infopro Learning. She is a transformation advisor who has spent more than a decade partnering with CLOs, CHROs and senior L&D leaders to align learning, skills and operating models to business outcomes. Her work spans six transformation levers: business alignment, design excellence, operating model, workflows, technology and analytics. She has led global teams across India/APAC, EMEA, the UK and the U.S., and her work has been recognized with multiple Brandon Hall and ATD awards. Anu is a certified design thinking facilitator, an ATD awards review panelist and an active contributor to advancing the L&D profession.
