After pivoting from human rights projects with the United Nations in the southern African region, Vish has managed end-to-end tax aspects of several multi billion dollar projects across APAC and EMEA over last 20 years.

Vish is frequently invited in tax leadership forums to speak on tax strategy, M&A, tax disputes, commercial tax and global mobility taxation issues affecting multinationals in Energy & Resources, Infrastructure and Technology industries.

At present he is the global head of tax of a listed mining company operating in 3 continents.

Honorary Associate Professor in the Deakin Business School, Department of Management, Faculty of Business and Law at Deakin University

Associate Professor Yvette Blount is the Dean at Skyline Higher Education Australia (SHEA), an Institute of Higher Education in Australia, where she guides the academic functions. SHEA offers a Bachelor of IT with specialisations in Cybersecurity and Artificial Intelligence.

Yvette is currently working on developing a Master in IT with an Artificial Intelligence specialisation. She has extensive experience in curriculum development for undergraduate and postgraduate courses, including business information systems and cybersecurity. Yvette is a Senior Fellow of HEA, which is evidence of her strong contribution to course development, leadership, and mentoring in learning and teaching.

Yvette’s role at Deakin University supports her research in anywhere working, supply chain, telehealth, cyber security (cyber governance, management, and ethics), blockchain, and other emerging technologies. These technologies are transforming how we work, learn, live, and play, and they are helping define a future workplace founded on teleworking and flexible work. Teleworking, or Anywhere Working, provides organisations with a sustainable competitive advantage by enhancing service quality and allowing organisations to be flexible and agile (during and post COVID19).

Before her academic career, Yvette worked in senior and consulting roles in the banking and IT industries. Her academic and industry experience underpins her teaching philosophy: to create a learning environment so that each student can engage with the content in a way that makes sense to them.

Karen Chua is the Head of International Mobility at Hoya Vision Care. Karen is responsible for developing and managing the International Mobility program at Hoya. She is also part of Hoya’s Global Total Rewards team and supports Global Total Rewards initiatives.

She brings 15 years’ experience in Global Mobility. She is based in Singapore and attended Nanyang Technological University in Singapore.

Emma is an International Mobility Specialist with over 10 years’ experience providing mobility support across the Engineering, Mineral Sands and Oil and Gas industries. With first-hand experience of what it is like to undertake an International Assignment, and a particular interest in policy design, Emma is dedicated to improving the employee experience in line with company direction through strategic efficiency and care.

Most recently Emma has led the transition of Iluka’s inbound mobility program, focusing on sustainability and ESG initiatives to deliver a considered approach to the attraction of overseas talent to Australia.

Caroline Fyfe is currently a Senior Business Partner within Global Mobility overseeing the mobility program within the Australia and New Zealand (ANZ) region for Oracle. Caroline has over 17 years of experience in Global Mobility in the UK and Australia, managing all Global Mobility activities across a range of geographies.

She is an Associate Member - CIPD and completed her Master of Science (Human Resources Management) from the UK Open university and Bachelor of Science (Psychology) from the University of Southampton, UK.

Prior to Oracle, Caroline was working with the Commonwealth Bank of Australia where she was managing the global mobility program and has streamlined processes to manage risk, compliance and regulation for mobility. She has also worked with Arup, BNP Paribas, Barclays and Lehman Brothers.

As the Singapore and Australia Strategy and Operations Manager, Jamie leads a team of immigration specialists who manage services for Amazon employees and candidates. She focuses on enhancing the employee experience, developing team members, and optimizing processes through continuous improvement and data-driven strategies.

With over 12 years of experience primarily in APAC immigration, she serves as a key liaison for cross-jurisdictional projects and advisory services and has developed policies to navigate complex global immigration challenges. Previously, she was a Senior CSM at the largest and leading immigration services provider, managing immigration programs across various industries and providing strategic advice focused on risk and compliance.

Janelle is a seasoned HR professional with over 20+ years partnering with executive leadership teams on organisation transformations that engage and motive people, driving high performance cultures. Having worked across a host of industries, from hotels and casinos to government, education and professional services, she brings a depth of international experience having worked in Australia, New Zealand, UK, China and Singapore.

Janelle leads the regional APAC HR operations for Mott MacDonald, an engineering, management and development consultancy, headquartered in the UK and who’s purpose is to improve society by considering social outcomes, relentlessly focusing on excellence and digital innovation while transforming their client’s businesses, our communities and the employee experience. With the APAC region having the highest volume of mobility in the company and as a former assignee herself, Janelle understands the complexity of international mobility while appreciating the many rewards it offers to the employee, their family and the company.

Anastasia Georgiadi is an internationally experienced Global Mobility professional. She recently served as a Global Mobility Manager at RELX plc, where she transferred from London to Sydney.

Prior to that, she held similar roles at Electrolux in Sweden and PwC in Germany. Anastasia is skilled in global mobility, service delivery model optimization, project management, and mobility technology.

Darren is an experienced global mobility professional having spent time working in both the EMEA and APAC regions. Darren is experienced with providing and implementing solutions for compliance issues whilst also supporting with, and helping to implement, strategic plans from a Mobility perspective.

Within APAC, Darren has worked previously in Thailand and is currently working in Vietnam for RMIT where he is responsible for the employees' relocation experience as well as the creation of policies to help the university to meet their strategic growth aims.

Serene is an immigration professional with over 10 years of experience in Talent Mobility & Immigration compliance. Serene has extensive expertise in developing processes, policies, and tools to enhance in-house immigration programs, mitigating compliance risks, and improving operational efficiency while ensuring the best stakeholder experience.

Serene currently manages the APAC & MEA Immigration programs at Uber and leads multiple Immigration projects globally. Serene is also one of the Regional leads for the Immigrants Employee Resource Group at Uber.

Barbara Lam, Senior Manager, Global Mobility, Americas & Asia Pacific, Avery Dennison 

Barbara is a highly accomplished global mobility leader with over two decades of experience across diverse industries and regions. Her career journey began in Hong Kong with Procter & Gamble, where she later relocated to Manila to lead international projects focused on expatriate payroll and process improvement. This included spearheading regional payroll migration and re-engineering projects. Barbara then leveraged her deep expertise in compensation and benefits to build and lead regional teams supporting expatriate payroll for both Procter & Gamble and IBM in the EMEA region.

Her deep understanding of the Asia-Pacific mobility landscape, coupled with her extensive international experience, uniquely positions her to effectively manage Avery Dennison's global mobility program for the Americas and Asia-Pacific region. In this role, she continues to drive innovation, leading global projects and initiatives while ensuring the company's mobility program remains agile and responsive to the ever-evolving needs of a global workforce.

Natasha is the Transformation Lead for Amazon’s Business Mobility Services change roadmap, overseeing the planning, execution, and communication of high-priority organizational changes primarily related to process re-engineering and technology changes.

Jayne is a well-known and respected global mobility leader, with deep experience in developing and executing mobility program strategies across multiple business sectors. Jayne has held roles both in-house (Kraft Foods, Unilever, Publicis, Facebook ) and at consultancies (Deloitte, Cartus) .

With more than 20 years of accumulated mobility expertise, she has worked in London, Tokyo and Singapore and currently leads the APAC Regional Mobilization Team at Johnson & Johnson

As the Regional Global Mobility Leader at Publicis Groupe, June Mahadevan is responsible for delivery of mobility case management, advisory and compliance services, expanding mobility services and driving mobility strategy throughout the APAC and India.

She is a highly experienced Global Mobility professional with a track record in managing complex de-centralized Global Mobility programs, and managing cross-border tax, immigration and relocation matters.

June has also spent over 15-years in Global Mobility Professional Services, where she developed an in-depth specialisation in global mobility automation and process excellence to deliver breakthrough levels of improvement in global mobility programs, minimization of compliance risk and data governance.

Arvind Mathur is the Head of Global Mobility at Cyient based out of Head Quarters in Hyderabad, India and is responsible for leading and supporting the Company's global mobility framework.He is alsoresponsible for Global HR Operations, HR Compliances, Apprenticeship Program Management and Corporate Affairs.

Arvind has around 25years of experience in Human Resources. Hewas Heading-Human Resources for Australia andAsia Pacific based out of Melbourne, Australia in his overseas assignment.

He is Certified Human Resource Professional (CAHRI)from Australian Human Resource Institute (AHRI) He is currently associated with: ▪ Co-Chair –HR & IR Committee of “The Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI)

▪ Core-Committee Member of YuWaah -Initiative of “Promoting Apprenticeship across Sectors in India”

▪ Member of HR Committee of IFCCI (Indo -French Chamber of Commerce and Industry)

▪ Member of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) for International Sub Linkage Committee

▪ Member of U.S.-India Business Council

A senior Global Mobility practitioner currently leading Aurecon’s Global Mobility program, with experience spanning 18 years, across multiple industries and regions, and underpinned by Worldwide ERC GMS-T accreditation, and leadership programs. Keryn’s corporate experience includes global organisations such as Adobe, Ericsson, Rio Tinto, and Boeing.

She is a thought leader within the Mobility industry across the global, creating, hosting and speaker at industry events, driving sector best practice across ESG, and co-host of internationally recognised Mobility podcast, The Working World.

Keryn's passion for Global Mobility has resulted in industry recognition, including:

• Think Women 40 Outstanding Global Women by Relocate Global

• Global Mobility Champion of the Year

• Top 250 Global Mobility Professional

• Top 100 Mobility Innovators

• APAC Best Global Mobility Program in the Technology/Media Sector

Shabina Nairn is an experienced Human Resources practitioner with more than 15 years’ experience across the areas of immigration, mobility, employee relations and recruitment. As the Manager, Immigration and Global Mobility at the University of Sydney, one of the largest University’s in Australia, Shabina leads a specialist in-house team that is responsible for the end-to-end process from visa support to the relocation of new talent across the organisation.

The team also partners with senior leaders to assist with attracting and retaining strategic talent, both internationally and domestically whilst also overseeing immigration compliance.

Marshal is a seasoned Global Mobility professional with over a decade of focused experience in international assignment management and taxation. Currently serving as the Global Mobility – Regional & Assignment Management India manager and primary escalation point and responsible for the India & Asia assignment management team.

He contributed to projects in expat taxes, immigration, policy development, cost estimation, global mobility technology & IT tools, change management, cost control and more. Marshall also worked as a Project manager for few global projects.

Especially skilled in client management roles, external and internal stakeholder management, and team building.

Value added knowledge in Indian labour law with proven practical usage in mitigating organizational risk and international taxation.

Stephen is based in Singapore and his remit covers the Asia-Pacific region. Schneider Electric is the global industrial technology leader in electrification, automation and digitization with 150,000 employees.

Schneider Electric’s mission is to be the trusted partner in Sustainability and Efficiency. Stephen has over 20 years of experience in Talent Mobility in companies such as Fonterra, Cisco Systems and EY. One of his passions is connecting Sustainability to Mobility.

In 2019, Stephen was the recipient of FEM’s most prestigious award in APAC – the EMMA for his Outstanding Contribution to Global Mobility.

Chantelle is a curious leader with over ten years experience designing enterprise level Global Mobility and HR initiatives architecting structural, capability and talent mobility solutions that shift the world of work. She has worked across a host of industries and global corporations including Hitachi Energy, ABB and Topia as a Global Mobility Project Manager, HR Specialist and Customer Success Manager.

Currently, she leads the Talent Development Team at global engineering consultancy KBR, shaping organisational capability and people engagement strategies. She is committed to redefining the employee experience through coaching, mentoring and leveraging HR technology for the greater good – having established a Global Business Service, HR systems implementation and redefining a global onboarding and capability program.

Chantelle has developed a unique perspective when it comes to global workforce topics. Influenced by her time living abroad, strengths-based coaching and her global network, she brings a human-centred Design Thinking approach to HR & Global Mobility.

Rajesh is an experienced Senior Business Partner in Tokyo (Japan), providing global talents management and sourcing Advisory and Services to integrate with the annual business plan for both the inbound and outbound long term and short-term expatriates, business travellers and cross border engagement.

He has over 2 decades of demonstrated professional experiences in the Human Resources Services and SME of Global Tax, Immigration and Cross-Border Compliance, whereby, he has leveraged his multicultural upbringing, and living and working in Japan has provided him the global business acumen skill sets for him to be successful in all areas of business needs.

Rajesh has a successful achievement working in the financial service as a senior consultant and with the professional firm managing global talent solutioning for all business of inbound and outbound services contributing to organizational performance through development and implementation of cost-effective HR related strategies, solutions and services to optimize utilization of global talents to meet global business delivery, and most importantly the core of all is by developing global talents for future global leadership.

He is a dedicated self-starter and problem solver with outstanding relationship-building and collaborative team leadership/motivational attributes.

Fanni has joined Cargill Global Mobility since 2011. Her role includes process optimization, vendor management and business consultation. She had the opportunity to go on a short stint at Cargill Australia and led a Global Relocation Project which consolidated over 60 different providers globally to one supplier.

She was also involved in policy review, HR transformation to shared service center and other projects that are linked to Global Mobility business plans.

Prior to Cargill, Fanni was with Unilever for 7 years during which, she was in China for a short term assignment.

KC is Head of International Compensation and Regulatory Compensation Lead, based in PayPal Singapore. He has over 20 years of human resources experience in tax consulting, investment banking, asset management, private banking and FinTech companies.

KC has significant experience and knowledge in total rewards, executive compensation, employment tax, mobility, payroll, HR Risk & Compliance, and HR M&A. He is a valued resource for his governance experience through his work with corporate boards and remuneration committees.

Archana Srinivasan, HR Director, is a global people leader with over 18 years of experience in human resources management. She was responsible for regional HR operations in Asia for AtkinsRéalis and has since taken up a projects’ role focused on organizational development and change management.

Archana joined AtkinsRéalis in 2012 as HR manager for Singapore and has since managed various roles including head of functions like recruitment, mobility, learning & talent development. She led the HR function in Asia covering 6 key markets (Mainland China, Hong Kong, South Korea, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore) and specializes in HR business partnering. Currently her priorities include HR transformation, talent attraction, HR systems & governance.

Prior to AtkinsRéalis, she has worked in information technology, animation and design industries. Archana is a senior professional member of IHRP since 2018 (IHRP-SP) and a senior certified professional with the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM-SCP). She graduated as Bachelor of Commerce and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration specializing in HR. In the spirit of life long learning, she recently completed Global HR Leaders Programme (HRLP) from NUS Business School and is currently undergoing training to become an accredited coach.

Sheena Tan is a Senior Global Mobility Analyst with over 8 years of experience, currently leading APAC Global Mobility at Zendesk in Singapore. She refines global mobility policies, develops strategies, oversees relocations, and manages vendor relationships, ensuring service excellence and cost-efficiency while navigating immigration, tax law, and compliance.

Sheena excels at enhancing mobility programs and employee experiences through strategic collaboration with internal stakeholders. Holding degrees in International Trade and Global Human Resource Management, she is recognized as one of the Top 100 Global Mobility Rising Stars and is dedicated to continuous improvement and knowledge exchange in the industry.

Angelica Vitug is a HR and Global Mobility specialist with extensive experience across various industries including Professional Services, Engineering, and Higher Education. Currently, she is the Talent & Global Mobility Manager for The University of New South Wales (UNSW), one of the world’s leading research and teaching-intensive universities. UNSW seeks to attract the top talent from around the world, to ensure it remains a global leader in teaching, research, and impact activities, ultimately serving Australia’s national interest.

As the Talent & Global Mobility Manager, Angelica is responsible for leading UNSW’s employee global mobility practice, ensuring that the university is compliant with relevant policies and guidelines as well as domestic and international laws and legislation. Angelica contributes to the planning and execution of people management and recruitment strategies, in addition to maturing the mobility program, focusing on creating excellent stakeholder experiences and operational efficiencies.

For over 18 years, Gregory has dedicated himself to the field of HR mobility, amassing extensive experience as both a service provider and in-house professional across diverse sectors including financial services, education, and the FMCG industry. This journey has been nothing short of blissful, allowing him to forge steadfast partnerships and friendships within the mobility community.

His academic background is firmly rooted in human resources and law's disciplines that naturally steered him towards the realm of international people-related business. This foundation has been instrumental in his current role at Nomura, a prestigious Japanese investment bank. Based in Singapore, he oversees the mobility program and leads the mobility function for the Asia Pacific region, ensuring seamless transitions and support for the global workforce of his firm.

Prior to his tenure in Singapore, he also worked in Hong Kong and the Philippines.

Guided by his belief that "It's better to give than to receive," he is committed to lending a hand to the underprivileged and those in desperate situations. Beyond his day-to-day responsibilities, he seeks opportunities to organize and participate in meaningful volunteering and CSR activities, striving to make a positive impact on the lives of those in need

Priscilla is a Global Mobility Senior Specialist with over 9 years mobility experience as an in-house practitioner and Relocation Moving Company Consultant. Priscilla leads and oversees all mobility activities for GlobalFoundries APAC.

Most recently, she has worked with internal and external stakeholders in the review of processes and policies (international and domestic).

Shumin Yeo is the Senior Manager for Global Mobility in Micron Technology, Inc. She provides strategic partnership to business leaders, deliver best in-class people solutions and exceptional talent experience in attracting diverse Talents. Shumin graduated from National University of Singapore with a Bachelor Degree in Computing.

Since joining Micron, she was given several opportunities to fulfil roles with increasing responsibility within the People organization. Shumin is the Steering Committee for the Micron Women’s Leadership Network’s (MWLN) and their purpose is to build a platform to enable and empower women at Micron to bring our best selves to work.