SINGAPORE MOBILITY SUMMIT

Educational Roundtable Discussions


What Does Mobility Mean For the New Generation of the Workforce; The Z-Generation?

Sponsored by Aires

With the shift in needs and requirements of talent changing with each generation, we will discuss how employers are balancing the needs of the organisation with the demands and perceptions of mobility with the younger workforce

Moderator:

Richard Hooker, GMS
Director of International Operations
Aires

Talent Mobility Policy Design

Sponsored by SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.

Along with the rapidly changing business needs, organization structure, technology and regulations. This session serves to look into segmenting your talent mobility compensation and benefits driven to meet business strategy and employee needs.

Moderator:

Arabelle Chaw
Director, Global Account Management
SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.

Technology – Changing the Industry

Sponsored by SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.

With a global workforce model that is always evolving, technology has been one of the key drivers to address and enable talent mobility. In this session, we will discuss how technology has been leveraged to address the top three mobility challenges for organizations - Cost Management, Process Efficiency and Speed to Deploy according to SIRVA’s recent Annual Mobility Report.

Moderator:

Angela Gutu
Director, Global Account Management
SIRVA Worldwide, Inc.

A Global Mobility Toolkit: Acquisitions & Divestitures - The Immigration Challenge

Sponsored by Fragomen Worldwide
  • Effective planning strategies to avoid legal andpractical pitfalls
  • End-to-end guidance and support
  • Managing under pressure: tactics for tacklingtight time constraints

Moderator:

Maija Morris
Client Service Manager
Fragomen Worldwide

Immigration Compliance - Turning Risks & Challenges into Opportunities

Sponsored by Fragomen Worldwide

Discuss key immigration compliance issues in APAC region. Brainstorm on practical challenges as well as share ideas on how mobility teams can turn risks into opportunities and better engage with the business.

Moderator:

Rajeeva Chandra 
Practice Leader - APAC Advisory & Compliance Services
Fragomen Worldwide

Effective Transformation in Global Mobility: A Board Game or a Puzzle

Sponsored by Santa Fe Relocation

What changes can be made within your own organisation/function/role? How to define and build sustainable partnership transformations?

Moderator:

Olivier Jourdan, GMS
Director of Sales & Marketing, Asia Pacific, Middle East, Africa
Santa Fe Relocation

Things to Consider When Including Home Sharing in Your Travel Policy

Sponsored by Oakwood Worldwide

The sharing economy has become a commonplace, touching everything from ride sharing to accommodations, but is it right for business travel? This discussion covers what leaders need to consider before including home sharing in your travel policy.

Moderator:

Michelle Low
Vice President, Sales
Oakwood Worldwide (ASIA) PTE. LTD.

Global Mobility in India: Into, Out of and Within

Sponsored by Weichert Workforce Mobility

India continues to build momentum as a major Global Mobility hub. It also remains one of the most challenging and complex markets for mobility. In this session we'll offer up for discussion some key findings, trends and analysis from the recent major Weichert research study into Global Mobility in all its forms in India: into, out of as well as domestically within India.

Moderator:

Avrom Goldberg, GMS
Regional VP/Managing Director, Asia Pacific
Weichert Workforce Mobility

Long Term Assignments vs Extended Business Travelers

Sponsored by IOS Relocations

Are LTA’s a Thing of the Past? Why?

Moderator:

Rajesh Motwani
CEO
IOS Relocations

Best Global Mobility Modules - Outsourced / In House

Sponsored by IOS Relocations

Trends and Patterns, What Works Best for You?

Moderator:

Lata Patel, GMS
Chairperson & Managing Director
IOS Relocations

The Power of Predictive Analytics

Sponsored by Cartus

Cartus' Leading Edge Analytics Practice, LEAP, will bring revolutionary new capabilities to our clients through the use of predictive analytics. Learn more at our table now!

Moderators:

Paul Franco
Director
Cartus

Leigh Ng
Cartus

Does a Center of Expertise In Your Group Support and Ease the Management of Your International Mobile Workforce?

Sponsored by ITX

What if your new specific strategic subsidiary or branch was able to manage your international mobile workforce? And they provided you with all the services of an HR department including : HR administration, coherent and equitable employment packages, international payroll, international social security management, package calculation and presentation, accounting, intra-group rebilling, cash management, cost estimate, budget and reporting, full compliance with international regulations and risk management and ideally allow you to bring the right competencies to the right markets in a timely manner.

Moderators:

Vincent Hennequin

International Sales and Marketing Manager

ITX