Schedule

Coffee and Registration

10:00 - 11:00

Opening General Session: Navigating Talent Shortages & Strategies in APAC

11:00 - 12:15

Speaker: Low Peck Kem, Chief Human Resources Officer & Advisor (Workforce Development), Singapore Public Service Division, Prime Minister’s Office

Welcome Lunch and Expo

12:15 - 13:30

Sponsored Roundtables

13:30 - 14:45

Attendees participated in roundtable discussions focused on the biggest challenges in talent mobility. They rotated through three self-selected tables of interest during this interactive session with industry leaders. View roundtable topics in the "Sponsored Roundtables" tab above.

Networking Break and Expo

14:45 - 15:15

2024 Outlook: Regional Mobility in APAC: Part 1

15:30 - 16:15

Moderator: Sean Collins, Managing Partner, Talent Mobility Search
Speakers:Hannah Yih, Senior Manager, Global Talent Mobility (APAC), Salesforce; Ally Jiang, Global Mobility Program Manager, Microsoft; Dawn Wu, Manager, Global Mobility, Uber; Guia Trinidad, Global Mobility & Immigration Business Partner (APAC & EMEA), Stripe

2024 Outlook: Regional Mobility in APAC: Part 2

16:30 - 17:15

Moderator: Benny Tan, Senior Vice President, APAC, Altair Global
Speakers: Robert Line, VP, Global Talent Mobility & Intercultural & Language Solutions, Cartus; Michael Johnsen, Vice-President of APAC Region, Arpin International; Steve Burson, CEO, Relo Network Asia; Damian Tan, General Manager, Pan Pacific Serviced Suites

Corporate Networking Roundtables

8:00 - 9:00

Attendees joined their peers for roundtable discussions focused on key issues such as immigration, policies, technology, housing, and remote work

General Session: Economic Overview

9:15 - 10:30

Speaker: James Cheo, Chief Investment Officer, Southeast Asia, HSBC Singapore

Networking Break and Expo

10:30 - 11:00

Changing Landscape of Immigration in APAC

11:15 - 12:15

Moderator: Sarrah Sammoon, Founder and CEO, Magella Champlain
Speakers: Lee Smith, Vice President, Business Development APAC, Newland Chase; Kenneth Lau, Partner, Asia Pacific Coordination Center, Fragomen; Nina Scott, Mobility Specialist, USILAW

Lunch and Expo

12:15 - 13:30

Sustainability in APAC

13:30 - 14:15

Moderator: Simon Mason, COO & CRO, Writer Relocations and WERC Board Vice Chair
Speakers: Stephen Park, International Mobility Centre, Schneider Electric Singapore; Vivian Lew, Founding Chief Executive Officer, PhilanthropyWorks

Networking Break and Expo

14:30 - 15:00

Working from Anywhere

15:00 - 16:00

Moderator: Vanessa Hendriadi, CEO/Co-Founder, GoWork
Speakers: Jod Gill, Partner, Deloitte; Elizabeth Keller, Head of International Mobility & Immigration, Standard Chartered Bank; Mark Samlal, General Manager, APAC, Deel

Attendees participated in discussions around the following topics during the Sponsored Roundtables session on Tuesday, 19 September 2023.

  • Experience Management (XM)
  • Moving 101
  • Immigration Impacts in APAC: Labour Market Trends
  • Best Practices in Selecting and Receiving International Transferees
  • Work Anywhere
  • How to Leverage U.S. Immigration into your Strategic Advantage
  • Cost estimates and gathering actuals data – do you do it, how accurate are you, if you don’t is that ok?
  • On the Go: Compliance for High-Volume Business Travel
  • Recreating Lives Abroad: Strategies for a Hassle-Free Relocation & Cultural Integration