11:00 – 11:30 – Registration and welcome coffee

11:30 – 12:30 – Plenary Session 1: When things go wrong: Protecting mobile talent in a high-risk world

While international mobility creates opportunities for businesses and workers alike, it also exposes organisations to significant legal, operational, and reputational risks when employees encounter unexpected crises abroad. This panel will explore how employers can strengthen their duty of care obligations and build effective risk mitigation strategies amid geopolitical tensions and civil unrest to immigration enforcement, crime, and regional conflicts. The discussion will examine the emerging risks affecting internationally mobile workforces, how organisations can prepare for high-risk scenarios, respond effectively when incidents occur, and protect both their people and their business.

12:30 – 14:00 – Networking lunch 

14:00 – 15:00 – Plenary Session 2: US inbound mobility: Barriers, risks, and opportunities

The US remains one of the world’s most important destinations for global talent, yet the inbound mobility landscape has become increasingly complex. Policy changes introduced during the Trump administration have created new challenges for multinational employers and internationally mobile employees. This panel will explore how organisations are adapting their mobility strategies in response to these developments. The discussion will examine the practical impact on talent acquisition and deployment, the risks employers need to manage, and the solutions organisations are using to maintain access to critical skills while remaining compliant in a more restrictive and uncertain environment for US inbound mobility.

15:00 – 15:30 – Coffee break 

15:30 – 16:30 – Plenary Session 3: Algorithms and analytics: The next mobility frontier

Artificial intelligence and advanced data analytics are rapidly reshaping the global mobility landscape. Governments are increasingly using technology to strengthen border controls, streamline immigration processes, identify compliance risks, and enhance security. At the same time, employers are leveraging AI-powered tools and workforce data to inform mobility strategies, forecast talent needs, improve employee experiences, and manage increasingly complex cross-border compliance obligations. As technology becomes more deeply embedded in mobility decision-making, organisations must navigate a range of legal, ethical, and practical challenges. Questions around privacy, transparency, data governance, and algorithmic bias are becoming just as important as the efficiencies these tools promise to deliver. This panel will explore how governments and corporations are using AI and data analytics to transform global mobility, the opportunities and risks emerging from this shift, and what legal and mobility professionals need to understand to remain ahead of the curve.

16:30 – 17:30 – Plenary Session 4: Rethinking global mobility through an equality lens

Differences in legal regimes, cultural contexts, and operational requirements can create complex challenges for multinational employers looking to deploy talent across borders. Employers must reconcile workplace equality and non-discrimination obligations with the practical realities of moving employees into and out of locations that vary significantly in their treatment of gender, sexuality, race, religion, and other protected characteristics. At the same time, mobility policies that govern benefits, travel arrangements, assignment eligibility, and location selection can create legal and reputational risk if they inadvertently disadvantage certain groups or fail to account for individual employee needs. Organisations may also face difficult questions when assignment locations present heightened personal risk or legal restrictions for employees based on their protected characteristics. This panel will explore the complex intersection between equality law and global mobility strategy, examining how organisations can design fair, consistent, and legally compliant programmes while managing operational constraints, employee safety, and jurisdictional limitations.

17:30 onwards – Closing remarks and networking drinks reception kindly sponsored by International Labour Law Network