Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Global Business Travel – Risks, Trends and Solutions – A Case Study:  Learn about a case study of how one multinational employer established a travel management policy to prevent and respond to business travel risks.  Review the trends and risks associated with a globally mobile workforce.  Various travel management resources, products and technologies are examined.  Interesting findings from a recent study conducted by The Economist and United Healthcare Global are explored.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Navigating the Future of Work in the Americas: NAFTA - Do You Really Know What This Means?:  In the past five years, approximately 14,000 TN (Trade National) visas have been issued by the US to Canada and Mexico. A recent Korn Ferry study cites (Korn Ferry International) “Tough questions on trade “ as the NO. 8 disruptor for 2017. NAFTA accompanied the immigration reform discussions that accelerated to new levels this year, and still leave many questions unanswered. HR and Mobility professionals are called to strategize for the potential displacement of employees under 63 categories covered by NAFTA. Should this trade agreement dissolve or change in scope, what does that mean for the trade of services (e.g.: labor mobility). Learn more about how the NAFTA trade agreement was developed and should this paradigm shift - what that means for labor mobility in Canada, USA and Mexico.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Corporate Benchmarking Recap:  Peek inside the corporate benchmarking workshop and hear about the four hottest topics discussed during the program.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Where the Money Goes:  Human Resource professionals generally agree on the value of assisting with employee relocation costs. But with the average cost to relocate a U.S. domestic current homeowning-employee often exceeding $100k, more and more organizations are reducing the level of assistance provided. In many cases, this is because HR professionals have not been able to justify the investment to corporate management. Before building a case for the return on mobility investment, it is important to understand all the various expense components and where that money goes. Understand where the relocation dollars go (who gets what and why).

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Navigating the RFP Process:  Learn from industry experts how to navigate the RFP process with RMCs and improve your opportunity to get to the next level.  Experts share their insights into how their organizations work, what they are looking for in those "tricky" RFP questions, how to ensure that your RFP is put on the denied list and how to WIN!

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Diversity and Inclusion - A World of Change:  Diversity & Inclusion are key drivers for success and strong, supportive policies are a requirement for accessing the right talent.   Learn why this is important, learn about current concerns and challenges and walk away with practical recommendations from industry experts.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Creating 20/20 Vision: Overcoming Common Mistakes & Errors in Data Analysis:  In the Digital Age, data is no longer scarce – it’s overpowering. The key is to sort through the overwhelming amount of data available and correctly interpret its implications. But to sort through all this information, you need good statistical data analysis tools. With all the hype over “big data,” a lot of fancy tools, techniques, and outputs are available to organizations. However, there are a handful of basic data analysis tools that many organizations aren’t using…to their detriment. Learn the basic tools for identifying common issues in data analysis, how to avoid common mistakes, and how to match data metrics to business objectives.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: The Power of 'And':  Create value in the mobility process by integration.   Listen to a discussion on integrating process, systems and data to create efficiency and enhance the employee experience. Topics include vendor alliances, ambient data collection, master system of record and creating an end to end solution to increase compliance and reduce costs.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: U.S. Real Estate Trends and Topics:  An overview of U.S. Real Estate indicators. Explore national and regional real estate results, statistics and projections in the areas of price trends, mortgages, inventory, job growth, rental trends and the impact of these trends on the mobility industry.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: NAFTA Immigration Update:  NAFTA is alive and well! With Canada and Mexico being both close neighbors and important economic allies of the U.S., it’s vital that mobility professionals involved in moves or assignments to these countries stay current.  Listen to the latest: current practices and challenges, tips for success, as well as what future changes may be coming down the road.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Worldwide ERC® Tax and Legal Update:  Learn about current mobility tax and legal issues from Worldwide ERC®’s Tax Counsel and Government Affairs Advisor, including an update on what’s happening in Washington that may affect you or your business. Improve your understanding of the issues Worldwide ERC®’s Government Affairs Forums are focusing on.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Business Continuity in the Midst of a Disaster:  Gain attendees insight into how major corporations and industry leaders partnered with service providers and internal management to keep their day to day business moving forward in the midst of natural disasters. Learn how creativity, partnership and corporate support blended together to ensure the most valuable assets, the employees, had their immediate safety,  housing and human needs met.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: The Future Of:  A New Era of Information Sharing and Communicating:  It’s no secret that communication is a key factor in building and maintaining any business. But from the Pony Express to the telephone to e-mail to AI, businesses are constantly challenged with adapting to new communication technologies that meet their business needs and budgets, as well as fulfilling the needs and expectations of their clients, customers and supplier partners. How has business communication evolved into the information-sharing “ecosystem” that permeates the modern business environment. Learn about the latest information-sharing techniques and applications while gaining perspective on the “transferee experience” as viewed through the lens of the corporate employer, the assignee, and the supplier.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Brand-New Brazil: How to Successfully Implement New Immigration Legislation:  We examine the Migration Law of 2017, which affects all aspects of immigration law and processes in Brazil. We also review successful strategies and best practices to implement new legislation across your broader talent mobility program. Ensure that your talent mobility policy is ready for Brazil’s most comprehensive pro-immigration legislative changes in over 30 years. Learn how to implement new legislation across your global mobility program and prepare your business travelers and relocating employees for travel to a destination with new legislation.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: From Jetsons to Avatar - Future of Mobility:  Walk through the mobility journey today and in 5, 10 or 50 years from now.  It is time to consider how technology/innovation might impact our industry.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: The Strategic Proposition for HR: Mergers and Acquisition - Challenges and Best Practices for Successful Integration:  For four years in a row, worldwide activity (horizontal or vertical mergers, joint ventures, or concentric mergers) exceeded 3 trillion dollars and across all sectors of which the USA was accountable for 2,958 of M&A transactions by the end of 2016.  Analysts forecast an increased M&A activity in 2018 as industries continue to diversify and change their business strategies to remain competitive.  While this is undoubtedly a positive for the economy, the reality behind these statistics are not. The failure rate of M&A is between 70 to 90%.  HR and Mobility professionals will be tasked as this disruption continues to drive value pre-merger, during integration and post merger, be agile in knowing the “HR Lane” to navigate through the critical phases / milestones and deliverables (due diligence, change management communications, talent management and retention, combined cultures, engagement, first 100 days) to mitigate failure.  What are some hidden “human” challenges faced and what are key practice takeaways that will position HR as integral and strategic stakeholders.  Listen to a panel discussion on this topic, hear what has changed over the years and how we can be proactive.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: Real Estate Community - Review of Trends and Challenges:  Service Level Agreements have become a common requirement by Relocation Management Companies and Online Lead Generation Platforms.  Often the terms create an automatic acceptance of leads without customer identification, contain confusing representations and warranties and assess consequences upon real estate brokers if an infraction is determined.  This session offers a look at the trends developing in SLA, will survey audience interpretations of the requirements and ask broker participants to offer feedback on the steps their companies have taken to avoid conflicts and effect compliance.

 

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: You Filled Out the Form, Now What?:  This session provides insight into the RMC partner selection process.  More importantly its’ goal is to help potential partners understand the dynamics of becoming a preferred supplier with quick tips by becoming  a resource to your RMC clients.

Americas Mobility Conference 2018: What You Thought You Knew About HHGs:  Moving household goods is one of the most complex pieces of the entire relocation process — from in-home surveys and pricing to the rules surrounding who can move household goods where. We’ll answer some of the most basic (but often misunderstood) questions about the process — such as the difference between moving household goods INTERstate versus INTRAstate, and how Full Replacement Valuation works (it’s not insurance). Presenters break down a basic household goods estimate so you can gain a more comprehensive understanding of a transferee’s move and feel more comfortable that they understand what’s being charged (and what’s not).

 

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