Author and 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.

Global Mobility Program Manager, Red Hat

Frank is a dedicated and passionate industry leader with nearly 25 years of mobility experience.  He embodies the phrase "Walk the Talk" with his extensive first-hand experience living and working as a global mobility professional in international cities like Singapore, Sydney, Hong Kong, London and Prague.

Early in his career, while supporting employee international relocations, he learned about and consequently gained an appreciation for navigating complex mobility issues particularly in the APAC region.  Overtime he progressed into leadership roles and led projects involving policy development, implementation of assignment management technology, establishment of a shared service centre and Global Expansions.  With a deep understanding of both the APAC and EMEA regions, Frank has earned a reputation as a trusted advisor offering expertise on a wide range of mobility topics including immigration, cross border, social security, EU Posted Worker and business travel compliance 

Currently based in Barcelona, Frank manages the global mobility program for Red Hat.

Group Head of Expatriate Management, Generali

Patrick is operating as the Group Head of Expatriate Management in Assicurazioni Generali, an Italian-based insurance company with a strong presence in Europe and emerging markets such as Latin America and Asia. Patrick started as a tax advisor for a small boutique focusing on a wide range of subjects, from corporate tax and VAT to specializing in personal income taxes in a Big Four accounting firm. Patrick serves as the Head of Expatriate Management for Assicurazioni Generali, where he focuses on shaping the global mobility framework, managing active inbound/outbound cases to and from Italy, and acting as a center of expertise for the Generali Group. In recent years, he has taken in key role in creating flexible and hybrid frameworks to meet various needs by involving several stakeholders (such as talent, D&I and group tax). His academic background includes a Master of Science in fiscal economics and a General Master of Laws in tax law from Tilburg University in the Netherlands.

Global Mobility Director, Warner Music

Ros has more than 17 years of experience working in global mobility. She spent 15 years with PwC leading the provision of mobility services to some of the largest and most complex multinational organisations globally and, more recently, joined Warner Music Group (WMG) as its Global Mobility Director. Ros is now a very busy team of one, having spent the past two years establishing a global mobility function within WMG from the ground up, encompassing developing policy, building governance and processes, and focusing on the employee experience across both international and US domestic moves.

SVP and Chief Future of Work Officer, SAP

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.

International Mobility Compliance Manager, Vanderlande

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.

Global Head of Global Mobility, KPMG International

Louise has spent more than 28 years working in assignee services and global mobility (GM) and is currently Global Head of Global Mobility for KPMG International. Louise leads a team providing governance, structure and GM strategy across the KPMG global network and support to over 250 Global Mobility Professionals, ensuring the delivery of GM services to all assigned KPMG employees and partners. Additionally, she sits on the Global People Leadership team supporting other KPMGI centres of excellence. Louise has a particular interest in inclusive mobility and challenging the myths and complexities of international assignments for employees who would otherwise traditionally self-select out of assignment opportunities.

Senior Partner, Career Europe Leader, Mercer 

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.

Director, Tax Department, and Head of Global Mobility, Mercer Spain

With 24 years of experience in global mobility, Adrián is a regular speaker on global mobility events, having taught seminars both in Spain and abroad. He has a degree in economics from the Autonoma University of Madrid and a master’s degree in tax consultancy from Instituto de Empresa. He began his professional career at Landwell-PwC before joining Mercer in 2006.

EMEA Mobility Technology Leader, Mercer

Frederic is a principal in Mercer’s Career business and has more than 20 years of experience in the global mobility industry. Frederic joined Mercer in June 2012. He provides clients with in-depth knowledge of Mercer’s global mobility technology, helping them determine how to get the greatest benefit from these offerings and enhance their international assignment management processes, as well as distributed workforce compliance. He is fluent in English and French, and has a basic understanding of Italian. 

Principal Global Mobility Consultant & Europe & UK Legal Industry Leader – Career, Mercer UK

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.

Global Mobility Solutions Leader, Mercer Europe 

Mark leads Mercer Marsh Benefit’s Global Mobility Solutions teams across Europe, supporting over 400 clients. Before joining Mercer in 2010, Mark held senior positions at AXA PPP International and International SOS, comprising more than 25 years of international benefits experience. Mark helps multinational companies understand, review and address the key issues facing their globally mobile employee health and risk benefit provision — primarily focused on international medical insurance, life/disability risk and medical/security assistance — with work also undertaken on multinational pooling and captive solutions. He holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of York.

Workforce Health Leader Spain, Mercer Marsh Benefits

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. 

Global Mobility Senior Consultant, Mercer UK

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.

Talent Mobility Solution & Thought Leader, Mercer

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/ 

Global Mobility Business Leader, Mercer

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.