11th Biennial IBA Global Immigration Conference
4 Dec - 6 Dec 2024
Wren Room
Session information
Plenary session - Part One: A world on the move
Thursday 5 December (0910 - 1030)
Wren Room
Description
2024 has seen business travel resume at pre COVID Pandemc levels and employers value the impact of in person meetings, and work experience overseas. However , costs are a significant concern to business and with visa fees and processing times rising more business travellers are sent on short term trips. With more digitalised and integrated Government systems and more stringent border control this is creating a perfect storm for compliance which global mobility leaders must navigate. In addition remote and hybrid working are also creating new challenges as well as the current geopolitical landscape. The panel of speakers include some of the world’s leading global mobility and HR professionals. They will explain their current challenges and opportunities. We will also hear from experts and challenges impacting those seeing asylum and the war on talent.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Poorvi Chothani | LawQuest Global PLLC, Miami, Florida, USA; Co-Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
| Julia Onslow-Cole | Fragomen, London, England; Chair, IBAHRI Charitable Trust |
| Nicolas Rollason | Kingsley Napley LLP, London, England; Co-Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
Keynote Speakers
| Howard Dawber | Deputy Mayor for London, London, England |
Speakers
| Robert Guest | The Economist, London, England |
| Akanksha Gupta | Google, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Lady Helena Kennedy LT KC | International Bar Association, London, England |