IOE and Business Advisory Group on Migration major event on global skills shortage

As part of the business two-week takeover of the global It Takes A Community campaign, on 1 July from 14:00-15:30 (CET) IOE and Business Advisory Group on Migration will take a deep dive into the current war on talent and its impact on the public narrative on migration.

Why are migration policies taking on new importance for employers? What is the business care for well-regulated migration policy frameworks? And how can the private sector impact the public narrative on migration. These are some of the questions to be discussed in a open public session with business leaders and employer organisation senior staff. The event will also spotlight the winners of the latest Migration Challenge Tech Competition.

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The event will include three segments.

• Part 1: Employers promoting the business case for migration.
• Part 2: IOE’s launch of publications highlighting facts and data for effective policymaking.
• Part 3: Tech start-ups presenting innovative solutions that contribute to changing the narrative on migration – the winner of a global start up competition will be announced!

The aim of the event is to create a better understanding on why migration matters to business and how businesses, through their voices, but also through their innovative solutions, can shift the narrative.

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AGENDA

Moderator: Claire Doole

Why does migration matter for business?  Why does the public narrative need to change?  

• Alvise Giustiniani, Vice President, Illicit Trade Prevention, Philip Morris International
• Annemarie Muntz, Managing Director Global Public Affairs, Randstad
• Jacqueline Mugo, Executive Director of the Federation of Kenya Employers (​FKE) and Secretary General of Business Africa

Launch of IOE publications – policies backed by facts and data

• Matthias Thorns, Deputy Secretary General, IOE: “The key role of Labour Migration in the post-Covid recovery”
• Didar Singh, Former Secretary General, Federation of Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry: “Addressing Skills Development to Improve Access to Foreign Skills”
• Lynn Shotwell, CEO and President, Worldwide ERC: initial findings on the challenges for the pharmaceutical industry to attract the needed talent in a period of intense vaccine production

Start-up eco system – innovative solutions for improved migration management. IOE Migration Challenge – and the winner is…?

• Stéphanie Winet, Head of Stakeholder Engagement, IOE
• Alisée de Tonnac, CEO, Seedstars
• Winners of the IOE Migration Challenge Competition