From juggling decisions around lump sums or managed moves to centralized governance and regional adaptability, how to determine the best approaches for your company.

In Partnership with KC Sin, Head of Int'l & Regulatory Compensation, Global Mobility & Immigration at PayPal alongside Jenny Chao and Erika Toomer at Sterling Lexicon

The old mobility playbook, predictable visas, clean "local vs. global" lines, standard packages, no longer matches APAC's reality of fierce skills competition, regulatory complexity, and boards demanding cost discipline and speed at once. Forward-thinking organizations are responding by repositioning Global Mobility as a strategic talent flow engine, driving agile, intentional movement of people to wherever the business needs them most. This roundtable explores how leaders are making that shift: reframing Mobility as a intentional retention and agility lever, navigating the trends shaping 2026 and beyond, balancing employee experience with cost discipline, leveraging AI to move from transactional to strategic, and tracking ROI to earn Mobility a seat at the table.

In Partnership with June Mahadevan, VP, Global Mobility Lead (APAC and India) at Publicis Groupe alongside Dean Bennetts and Kelly Cheong at SIRVA

As Global Mobility programs across APAC continue to evolve, data, technology and AI are becoming critical enablers of more strategic, scalable and proactive mobility functions. This roundtable will explore how organisations are leveraging workforce data, predictive analytics, automation and emerging AI capabilities to enhance decision-making, improve compliance oversight, streamline operations and deliver a better employee experience. Participants will also discuss how technology is supporting the management of increasingly diverse mobility types, enabling greater visibility of workforce movement, and helping Mobility teams transition from operational service providers to strategic workforce advisors in a rapidly changing business environment.

In Partnership with Elizabeth Keller, Head, International Mobility & Immigration at Standard Chartered Bank alongside Emily Stewart and Thomas Coombs at Equus Software

For decades, corporate functions have evolved their identity to better reflect their strategic value. Personnel became HR, HR became Human Capital, and today we talk about People & Culture. Each shift has reshaped not just the name, but how the function is perceived and the impact it delivers. So where does that leave Mobility & Immigration? In this session, we’ll explore whether our industry is still “speaking ancient” and what it would take to reframe mobility from a transactional, compliance-driven function into a critical enabler of talent, growth, and enterprise risk strategy. This would be a thought-provoking discussion on how language, positioning, and narrative can fundamentally transform the role of mobility within the business.
In Partnership with Guia Trinidad, Global Immigration Partner at META alongside Jenny Lee and Raga Rasuanta at Fragomen