Unlocking the power of talent mobility:
Embracing a flexible, digital and employee-centric approach
Seville, Spain
11 – 12 June
Get inspired by the presentations of industry specialists and leaders
Keynote Speaker
Andreas Ekström wrote a bestselling book about Google more than a decade ago – and has since been a leading commentator on all things digital around the world.
Currently, his most requested keynote is “Organic Intelligence” – a set of ideas, questions and hands-on tools to understand and fulfill human potential in the AI revolution. “The future”, Andreas says, “is not about the AI you buy. It’s about the OI you hire.”
The term “organic intelligence” that Andreas has coined, equals the sum of the human experience. What people know. What people can provide. What values might mean. What happens in collaboration.
Mankind’s space, in other words – at a time where a humanistic approach to tech seems to be desperately needed everywhere.
Andreas will stress the need for research, development and learning throughout the AI revolution – but refuses to give you bullet Swedish journalist, author and digital futurist points or simplified action plans that very well might be useless in six months. Right now, the world is instead in a learning phase, and Andreas is phenomenal in making sure that process starts within all groups that he works with.
Andreas Ekström is a senior staff writer and columnist at Sydsvenskan, a daily morning paper in Malmö, Sweden.
His passion? He calls it ”educating for digital equality”.
”I want to see a world in which we share the wealth – not only financially, but also in terms of knowledge and influence,” he says.
Guest Speakers
Currently based in Barcelona as Global Director Talent and Mobility for Bupa, Mark began his career in 2000 as an expat tax advisor for international clients with PWC. He later became an in-house global mobility manager for Deloitte in the Netherlands before living and working for three years in South Africa as Global Mobility Lead for Unilever. In 2015, Mark joined Arup in London as Head of International Mobility; three years later he returned to Amsterdam, where he worked as Head of Mobility with Booking.com, Uber and Getir.
Mark has an Executive MBA degree from the Quantic School of Business and Technology and is a registered Global Mobility Strategic Talent specialist (GMS-T) with the Worldwide ERC.
With over 17 years of experience in global mobility, Magdalena’s expertise ranges from hands-on expatriate taxation and tax-return preparation to leading global mobility functions and transforming them into a valued strategic partner essential for acquiring, deploying, developing, and retaining talent.
Magdalena is currently the EMEA Global Mobility Business Partner at Equinix, the digital infrastructure company. She has a robust technical background in regulatory compliance, taxation and immigration, but is also dedicated to leading with empathy and forging strong professional relationships, driven by a commitment to talent mobility, purpose-led strategic leadership and ongoing innovation.
Magdalena holds a bachelor’s degree (first class) in international relations and politics from the University of Reading, UK.
Sandra brings a wealth of experience and a broad spectrum of expertise in human resources and global mobility. Her professional journey encompasses a diverse range of HR disciplines, including roles as business partner, as well as in talent acquisition, leadership & development, payroll and business account management.
She has a proven track record in international mobility and compliance, having implemented key travel compliance processes and services for a leading multinational company. In particular, Sandra played a crucial role in leading Siemens Energy's international assignment program through its spin-off, establishing and shaping the company's global mobility management (GMM) function, and developing a mobility strategy specifically designed to meet Siemens Energy's unique needs.
Dr. Christian Schmeichel
Christian is Senior Vice President and Chief Future of Work Officer at SAP, leading its global Future of Work organization. In this role, he is responsible for SAP’s holistic Future of Work agenda, focusing on state-of-the-art people practices and innovative workplace approaches for the company’s 100,000+ employees across the globe to continuously attract and retain the best talent in the industry.
He has more than 20 years of experience in various senior HR executive positions, amongst others being Chief Operating Officer for SAP’s global people function, global Head of HR Strategy, and HR Director at SAP’s subsidiary in Japan. With a passion for people and technology, Christian is considered a thought leader for driving large-scale HR transformation and shaping the future of work. Being a strong advocate for ‘running HR like a business’, he is a big believer in agile leadership and an inclusive culture as key ingredients for world-class organizational performance.
Mateusz is a global mobility professional with over a decade’s expertise in advising on global mobility compliance risks and obligations for employers and employees regarding tax, social security, immigration and labor law. He draws on personal experience in his current role, having been an international local hire as well as a short-term assignee earlier in his career: he has lived and worked in Poland, Switzerland and the Netherlands.
Mateusz holds a master’s degree in law from the University of Warsaw as well as a PhD in international law and legal studies from the Polish Academy of Sciences. He has written and co-written a number of books and articles on both global mobility and cross-border taxation and the latter’s links to human rights.
Speakers
Kim has been with Mercer since 2001 and has held a number of global and regional positions in the Mercer Career business. He has extensive knowledge of client management, sales and business development. While at Mercer, Kim has worked on several M&A deals as well as numerous product management, and transformation and innovation initiatives. Before joining Mercer, Kim worked for IBM as a client manager and as a senior analyst for International Data Corporation.
Kim holds a master's degree in business economics from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark.
Kate is a senior principal at Mercer and the firm’s Global Mobility Practice Leader for the UK and Ireland. Kate has worked in professional services organizations for over 20 years, supporting multinational clients with the management of their internationally mobile workforces. She has advised clients on a wide range of talent mobility topics including talent and mobility strategy alignment; policy and programme design and implementation; expatriate compensation and benefits; stakeholder engagement and communication; mobility function design; and technology implementation and optimization.
Kate holds a bachelor’s degree in history and English literature from the University of Melbourne, and a graduate diploma in human resource management and industrial relations from RMIT.
Based in London, Michael is a Principal Global Mobility Consultant and leads the Legal Industry vertical for Europe & UK in Mercer’s Career line of business. Prior to joining Mercer in 2013, Michael spent six years at EY where he supported and advised on clients’ mobility programmes, including working in-house at Electrolux and Lloyds Banking Group. In his current role, Michael manages a portfolio of multinational clients, providing guidance and support in the areas of expatriate compensation and global mobility policy and programme design. He also leads the delivery of Mercer’s global mobility client training.
Michael holds a bachelor’s degree in European politics and Spanish from Cardiff University. In addition, Michael speaks Portuguese, German and French, and is currently learning Dutch.
Laura Gil is the Senior Manager of Mercer’s Global Mobility team and leads the Global Mobility Policies practice. She has more than 15 years of professional experience in the field of international mobility. Laura’s professional career began at PwC in 2007, and she joined Mercer in 2017.
Laura holds a degree in law and business administration and management from the Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, a master’s degree in tax consultancy from the Instituto de Empresa, and a master’s degree in human resource management from EAE Business School.
Patricia is a principal at Mercer Marsh Benefits and leads the Workforce Health Advisory Area in Spain. The advisory offers data-driven holistic health and well-being strategies to help design and implement ad hoc solutions and services for all types of organizations, helping to create healthier ecosystems.
Prior to joining Mercer, she worked on a variety of projects related to health management in different countries. She has considerable experience in implementing sustainable health strategies that take into account efficiency and resource management.
Patricia has also worked as a regional manager at a private health insurance company in Spain and a medical manager at the largest private health insurance company in Chile. Her projects have focused on better access to health solutions and improving the quality of life through health promotion.
Patricia holds a medical degree and a PhD in neuroscience. Her research work in the field of neuropsychiatry covers areas related to memory, attention, and the emotional circuits of the brain.
Juanvi has 25 years of experience in different HR/consulting positions in multinational companies. He has provided strategic HR advice to a wide range of management teams and has led many projects within the function. Prior to joining Mercer 19 years ago, Juanvi worked as a Strategic HR business partner for the France Telecom Group, and as Director of Recruitment and Assessment for a multinational logistics group.
Juanvi holds both a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a diploma in marketing and communications from the Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and has also completed a General Management Program (GMP) at ESCP Europe.
Phil joined Mercer in April 2023 and has 16 years of experience in the field of global mobility. Having started his career as a cost-of-living analyst with ECA International, Phil moved into a client-facing role and worked with a wide variety of clients across various industries and geographies. From there, he moved in-house and spent several years as part of the EMEA Global Mobility team at Mars before joining ERM as International Mobility and Compensation Lead.
Prior to joining Mercer, Phil spent three years managing international mobility for the UK and Ireland at Danone. In his current role, Phil works with a wide portfolio of Mercer clients in the UK and beyond, supporting them with their global mobility programmes, carrying out consultancy projects and supporting with the delivery of the Mercer Learning training courses.
Phil holds a bachelor’s degree in human geography from the University of Leicester.
Olivier Meier is a principal in Mercer's Talent Mobility solution team and has over 20 years of experience in talent mobility, global expansion and international HR management. Based in Munich, he is currently working on the development of solutions to compensate internationally mobile employees and identifying new mobility trends.
In his previous roles, Olivier has worked on mobility projects in emerging markets in Asia, Middle East and Latin America. He has also managed mobility consulting projects for multinational companies based in the UK and led business development efforts for mobility products from Mercer's office in Geneva. His research and consultancy work covers all aspects of talent mobility and, more specifically, international mobility strategy development, working from anywhere, technology, compensation models, and mobile talent management. Articles from Olivier about talent mobility can be found at https://mobilityexchange.mercer.com/
Sara Ruiz Ayuso has more than 20 years of professional experience in the field of technology and more than five years in the field of global mobility. She has taught seminars on artificial intelligence and Agile methodology as has written technological articles for various innovation magazines. Prior to joining Mercer in 2010, Sara held roles at various companies in different sectors, including research and development organisations, public institutions and telecom companies.
Sara holds a degree in telecommunications engineering and completed a master’s degree in HR management and leadership, project management, and an advanced programme in AI from different universities and institutions in Spain.
Lucye Provera is part of Mercer’s European HR Transformation team, where she acts as Pay Equity, Pay Transparency and DEI Leader for Europe and the UK. Lucye has over 18 years of international consulting experience working with clients across Mercer’s Career, Pay Equity and DEI solutions offerings, using data and analytics to design and implement business centric solutions. She has worked with clients from North America, Latin America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, China and the Far East.
Lucye represents Mercer at internal and external conferences and webinars sharing insights, market trends and client case studies on emerging pay equity and DEI topics.
Yvonne leads the Mercer Mobility business globally, working closely with Mercer’s regional mobility leaders and also leads Mercer’s European Mobility practice. In her role, she helps multinational companies resolve international assignment management issues and challenges through mobility, rewards & benefits solutions.
With more than 20 years of experience, Yvonne has been instrumental in driving and supporting Mercer geographic regions, particularly EMEA and APAC. She has played a key role in the development and design of international compensation solutions for a number of leading firms and is a regular speaker at Mercer’s international management seminars and conferences.
