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# Your Competitors Know Your Skills Better Than You Do


- **Date:** Thursday, Jul 9, 2026
- **Time:** 17:30–18:00 (30 min)
- **Room:** Airstream 2
- **Event:** World Congress 2026 Europe

## Description

Most companies track roles and headcount, while competitors target specific skills. This session shows how skill-based talent intelligence reveals capability risk before attrition happens, explains how competitors identify critical skill clusters, and introduces practical ways to turn external market signals into early warnings for workforce strategy.

## Speaker

### [Diana Gehrke](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/@diana-gehrke)

Lead Talent Intelligence and Sourcing at Stellantis


## Related talks at this congress

- [The 2026 Talent Pivot: Essential Trends for an Evolving Workforce](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1092-the-2026-talent) — Bastian Eichler
- [Behind the Curtain: How Recruiters Shortlist Devs in an AI-Driven Market and How You Stand Out](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1057-behind-the-curtain) — Mina Golesorkhi
- [The AI-Ready Workforce: Upskilling Lessons from the Real World](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1316-the-ai-ready) — Bernd Datler, Laura Thorson, Mark Pollok, Hendrikje Rudnick
- [AI in Recruiting: What Works, What Fails - Real Lessons from Office & Volume Hiring](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/events/world-congress-2026-europe/sessions/1036-ai-in-recruiting) — Barbara Kryslak