Episode 75 - Peter Louch - Vemo

For Episode 75 of the SWP Podcast, I sat down with Peter Louch, Founder & CEO of Vemo, to explore where strategic workforce planning is really heading. We talk about the shift from data scarcity to saturation, why continuous planning beats annual cycles, and how agentic, push-button scenarioing changes the speed of decisions. We discuss how predictive demand/supply modeling truly delivers value (and when it doesn’t), how to keep data from becoming a distraction, and what it takes to move from rigid role taxonomies toward more task/matrix-oriented ways of working. We also tackle AI anxiety—including how smart agents help you prune as well as plant. You’ll leave with a practical checklist: clarify the demand signal, align critical capabilities, choose your build-buy-borrow sequence, and set a sensible refresh rhythm. If you lead or support SWP, this episode is built to share. Always an interesting, insightful and entertaining discussion with Peter!