Symposium Network Huddle - January 2025
From: Jan 14, 2025 @ 9:30 AM
To: Jan 14, 2025 @ 5:00 PM
Location: London
Join us for an exclusive member huddle focused on connection, collaboration, and growth. This is your chance to engage with peers, experts, and new contacts in an intimate, pro-learning environment.
The local time of the event is 09:30 - 17:00 GMT
Why you should attend
- Gain practical insights from peers facing similar Global Mobility challenges
- Tap into the collective expertise of fellow professionals through focused roundtable discussions
- Stay ahead of industry trends through firsthand updates on corporate initiatives and projects
- Build valuable connections in a relaxed, collaborative environment
- Return to your organisation with actionable solutions and fresh perspectives
Who should attend
Members of the Expat Academy Symposium Network, i.e. Global Mobility professionals managing an expatriate population in excess of 100 people
What will be covered
- Small roundtable sessions to discuss current issues
- Feedback from other tables to learn from wider experiences
- Corporate updates from members on their latest challenges and projects
- Mix, mingle and chat during regular breaks & over lunch
- Networking drinks bring the day to a close
If you are not an Expat Academy member and would like to find out more please contact tony@expat-academy.com
Agenda
Day 1
Networking and Refreshments
09:30 - 10:00
Arrive from 9:30 am to register and gain access to the Huddle to meet fellow Global Mobility professionals and enjoy some morning refreshments.
Welcome and Introduction
10:00 - 10:15
Enjoy a warm welcome from the Expat Academy team. We will run you through the agenda and facilitate networking on your tables with our icebreaker!
Using Technology to Make You More Efficient
10:15 - 11:15
Explore how free and off-the-shelf tools, including AI, can revolutionise your Global Mobility workflows. Learn about AI assistants, prompt engineering, and enhancing cultural training for assignees. Discover how technology maintains robust support even with tight budgets. Join us for an insightful presentation followed by Huddle discussions to share best practices with peers. transform pre-departure cultural training and ongoing support for expatriates.
Networking Break
11:15 - 11:45
Corporate Updates and Hot Potatoes
11:45 - 12:45
A safe space to discuss what our members have been dealing with or will be dealing with, and/or hot potatoes you want off your plate. With updates from the community on interesting approaches and innovative solutions to problems, you can share your knowledge and learn from others.
Lunch
12:45 - 13:45
What is Stopping You?
13:45 - 14:45
Explore barriers preventing implementation of proven Global Mobility strategies. Despite knowing the value and favourable cost-benefit ratios of certain support items, many struggle to advocate for these changes. Join this Huddle to discuss challenges in implementing well-researched, quick-win solutions. Develop strategies to overcome obstacles and turn knowledge into action.
Mercer
15:15 - 16:00
Join industry leaders from Mercer for an insightful presentation on emerging trends in Global Mobility. Gain valuable perspectives on cutting-edge strategies and best practices shaping the field. Following the presentation, engage in a dynamic Huddle session to discuss key takeaways and explore practical applications for your organisation's mobility programs.
Perspective Playground
16:00 - 16:45
Get ready to have your perspectives stretched and assumptions challenged in this interactive Huddle session! We’ll tackle the dilemma of whether the drop in assignment numbers are an existential threat to Global Mobility! You’ll challenge fellow attendees in an avantgarde format that pushes us out of conventional thinking through spirited exchanges to strengthen your critical thinking. The session will leave you with new perspectives regarding GM’s toughest trade-offs. Join us as we dispel one-track notions and advance as strategic, whole-minded mobility leaders!
Wrap Up & Networking Drinks
16:45 - 17:00
Join us for some drinks and networking.
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Testimonials
Expat Academy really is a fantastic community, offering an opportunity to meet with fellow GM professionals and discuss the emerging trends. There are always little nuggets of information after an event that can be taken back to the wider team.
Will Scrupps
The best thing about the Expat Academy membership is the community, everyone is very willing and able to help and support - it’s such a great resource to be able to tap in to. I really love the benchmarking service, we can submit a question and get responses from a huge range of companies which we can then feed into our policy development, our decision making and our negotiations with the business and it helps us to be competitive.
Fiona Shaw
In-house Global Mobility teams really need help right as we are being asked to provide instant updates and solutions to the business, however as the challenges are new, it is a time that we are heavily reliant on our peers and you at Expat Academy are the gateway in allowing this to happen… not only are you sharing your own advice but are also connecting us to others in the industry. You really are the ‘enabler’ and I personally cannot thank you enough for all the support you have provided.
Khadeeja Islam