45 minutes of discussion with 10 minutes of sharing key takeaways from each table

Roundtable 1:

When Crisis Moves Your Workforce: What You Need to Know (and Do) to Stay Compliant

When a crisis disrupts your workforce, rapid decisions are critical, even when information is limited. From geopolitical instability to natural disasters, emergency relocations can expose organizations to significant immigration, tax, payroll, and employment compliance risks.

Using real-world examples, this session will examine how cross-functional teams can work together to protect employees, mitigate risk, and build a more resilient mobility strategy.

Hosted by:

James Chen, Senior Manager, Vialto
Grace Huang, APAC Employment Tax Leader, Vialto

Roundtable 2:

The Future of Mobility is Now

What if the most time-consuming administrative tasks in Global Mobility could be simplified with today's AI tools?

This session is an opportunity to exchange ideas, uncover quick wins, and imagine what's possible for the future of Global Mobility with a combined discussion & hands-on exploration to identify where technology can create the greatest impact: Share and explore the operational areas within GM that involve the most manual, repetitive administrative work and identify the highest-impact.
Get hands-on with tools available today and discover practical ways they can help automate, streamline, and enhance everyday GM workflows.

Hosted by:
Thomas Coombs, Solutions Consulting, Equus Software
Emily Stewart, Solutions Consulting, Equus Software

Roundtable 3:

Domestic Relocation in APAC — From Local to Regional to Global

Domestic relocation is becoming a strategic workforce tool across APAC, helping organizations fill skills gaps, support growth markets, localize leadership, manage costs, and enhance workforce agility.

Weichert’s regional data shows growing demand for more consistent domestic mobility programs, with increased focus on employee experience, duty of care, and compliance across countries.

This interactive roundtable brings together HR and mobility professionals to discuss evolving trends, share practical experiences, challenge conventional policy approaches, and explore strategies for building more consistent, employee-centered domestic relocation programs that support business objectives and talent needs across the region.

Hosted by:
Avrom Goldberg, Senior Vice President APAC, Weichert Workforce Mobility
Jeremy Tan, APAC Account Executive, Weichert Workforce Mobility

Roundtable 4:

Employer of Record (EOR) in the Modern Global Mobility Toolkit

As organizations expand globally, Global Mobility teams are playing a more strategic role in enabling workforce growth while balancing compliance, cost, and employee experience. Alongside traditional mobility programs, many organizations are evaluating Employer of Record (EOR) as part of a broader global employment strategy.

Join this interactive discussion to explore how Global Mobility leaders determine when an EOR fits alongside other employment models, navigate increasingly complex cross-border workforce needs, and partner across HR, Talent Acquisition, Legal, and Finance to support business growth.

Hosted by:
Ian Fuller, Senior Partnerships Manager, Pebl

Roundtable 5:

Are Your Global Mobility Policies Keeping Up With How People Actually Work?

We will examine the growing disconnect between traditional corporate relocation frameworks and the realities of today’s borderless workforce.

While legacy mobility programs were built around long-term expat assignments, physical office transfers, and rigid corporate packages, today's employees demand flexibility- requesting border-crossing remote work, digital nomad arrangements, "work-from-anywhere" periods, and localized cross-border hires.

Hosted by:
Midiha Azam, Regional Manager, Immigration, Deel
Caleb Seet, Manager, Mobility Team, Deel

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