Session Abstract: Expertise in identity and access management is in high demand in many sectors. Until now it has been a challenge to gain broad industry recognition for these skills— a topic that the professional association IDPro is seeking to address. IDPro has a mission to globally foster ethics and excellence in the practice and profession of digital identity. Presenting data from the annual IDPro skills survey and the launch of the CIDPro credential, this session will explore what skills are needed, and how we as an industry can grow new identity talent to support current and future operations.