Strategic Mobility: Enhancing Talent Journeys, Enabling Business Growth


    FEM Iberia Summer 2025

    27th June 2025

    Venue: Hotel Açores Lisbon, Av. Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro 3, 1070-060 Lisboa


    09:00 Registration

    09:45 Keynote Sofia Cruz from the International Organization for Migration (IOM)

    • Insights on global mobility, migration trends, and building people-first relocation strategies.

    10:05 Challenges of attracting international talent

    • Summary ~ covering tax reliefs changes and challenges and general challenges of attracting talent

    11:30 How can we make mobility truly successful? The role of employee experience

    • What really makes a mobility experience effective and meaningful?
    • How can companies support the well-being and integration of the employee and their family?
    • Which tools, policies, and human strategies actually make a difference?

    12:30 Close

        13:00 Option Lunch at a cost of 25 EUR - reserve by emailing maggie.williams@bicortexlanguages.com


        Why this event matters:

        Because managing global mobility isn’t just about immigration and tax. It’s about people — their lives, their families, their expectations — and the strategies that make or break an international assignment.

        Agenda highlights:

        Keynote – Sofia Cruz (IOM – International Organization for Migration)

        → Global mobility trends, migration, and people-first expatriation strategies

        Panel 1 – Attracting international talent

        Moderated by Ana Gazarian (EMS) → Tax, legal, and operational challenges of hiring and moving global professionals

        With: Ana Duarte (Vialto), John Lee (Work from Anywhere), Ricardo Louro (Martínez-Echevarría & Ferreira), Catarina Nunes

        Panel 2 – What makes an assignment truly successful?

        Moderated by Rossana Veglia (Global International Relocation) → The tools, policies, and human factors that support well-being and impact

        With: Alan Ruth (Mobility Empowered), Michele Hedro (Nokia), Ana Rebeiro (SBM Offshore), Diogo Matos (Solvay)


        About FEM
        The Forum for Expatriate Management (FEM) is a worldwide organization focused on Global Mobility including Benefits, Immigration, Logistics, Policy, Relocation, Taxation and Technology. FEM’s mission is to distil best practices across regions, industries and functions while providing valuable networking opportunities for knowledge sharing and support. The FEM community is made up of Global Mobility and HR corporate professionals as well as Global Mobility suppliers.
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        Date: 27 June 2025

        Complimentary to Corporate HR or Corporate Mobility resources that are involved in the administration of their company’s mobility program.

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        Date: 27 June 2025

        Complimentary for global mobility suppliers.

        First meeting in the new location is open to everyone. All future meetings will require an annual FEM Memberhsip.

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