On the morning of Wednesday 20th November, K2’s autumn Midlands Global Mobility Forum (MGMF) took place at EY’s offices in Birmingham city centre.
After a brief welcome and introductions, the morning’s proceedings opened with an update from K2’s Head of Global Immigration Services, David Snowling, who spoke about the UK eVisa process and changes to European travel requirements for non-EU citizens. David then handed over to Daniel Natoli, Managing Director of K2’s Bespoke Services, who shared some valuable insights around the differing approach required for managing successful business-critical assignments.
The first half of the morning was rounded off by K2’s Executive Business Director, Richard Rutledge, who provided an update on the K2 Foundation and the most recent fundraising activity, that saw three K2 team members Ride Across Britain, completing 980 miles over 9 days.
After a short break, experts from across EY’s People Advisory Services and Employment Law teams delivered three sessions titled Autumn Budget Revelations & Non-Dom, The Future of Pay Transparency in Mobility, and Navigating Short Term Assignments.
The event closed with an inspirational presentation from Matt Hampson Foundation beneficiary, Henry Dunn, who explained how he has reframed his outlook on adversity following a life changing injury and spoke about the importance of resilience. Additionally, Henry also gave an account of his accelerated journey to competing at this year’s CrossFit Adaptive Games in Texas.
Reflecting on the morning’s events, Talent Team Associate Director and Global Mobility Assignment Services Lead (EW & UKI) for EY, Karen Byrne, who hosted the Autumn forum, says:
“EY were delighted to host the recent Autumn MGMF in Birmingham. As ever the agenda was well targeted to assist mobility professionals from a wide range of organisations and we also were very grateful for the inspiring presentation from Henry Dunn from the Matt Hampson Foundation. We have participated in this forum for a number of years now and really value the open and honest relationships developed with other Midlands based professionals during this time. We look forward to the next opportunity to get together.
The bi-annual Midlands Global Mobility Forums, which were originally set up almost a decade ago, are designed to offer a relaxed setting for GM professionals in the region to come together and engage in lively discussions on industry-relevant topics.
K2’s Richard Rutledge offers the following comment on the longevity of the events:
“The success of these events is based around the community that we have built. Members of our MGMF community look forward to seeing each other at these twice-yearly engagements and know that they can expect an informative session, along with the opportunity to network and spend valuable time with their GM colleagues.”
Richard continues:
“It was great to be back at EY’s offices for the Autumn forum and to have their team deliver some of the morning’s presentations. Huge thanks to Jaz Jassal, Megan Hand, Naomi Sansom, Maddy Camble and Catherine Saunders for their insights, as well as to Karen Byrne for hosting. Thanks must also go to the wonderful Henry Dunn, for taking the time to share his story with the MGMF attendees.”
