CCG to host talent workshop with International Organization for Migration

The Workshop on Talent Mobility and Integration will address how to attract and retain high-skilled foreign talent at the national, city, and corporate levels.

Dec 17, 2024

The International Organization for Migration (IOM), in collaboration with the Center for China and Globalization (CCG) and the Alliance of Global Talent Organizations (AGTO), a CCG-launched international NGO, will hold a Workshop on Talent Mobility and Integration in Beijing on Tuesday, 17 December 2024.

This workshop will include two panels, focusing on two important aspects of talent mobility. The first panel will explore strategies for attracting high-skilled talent including policy-making and practical measures; the second panel will address the integration and retention of talent, highlighting the importance of a multi-stakeholder approach.

09:30-10:00 Opening Remarks

LI Wen, Chief of Mission, International Organization for Migration (IOM) Mission in China

Mabel Lu MIAO, Co-founder and Secretary General of the Center for China and Globalization (CCG), Founder and Secretary General of Global Young Leaders Dialogue (GYLD) program and Deputy Director General of the Alliance of Global Talent Organizations (AGTO)

WU Demin, Deputy Director General, Department of Consular Affairs, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

LV Ning, Deputy Director General, Department of International Cooperation on Immigration Affairs, National Immigration Administration

10:00-11:15 Panel 1: Talent Attraction—From Policy to Practice

Moderator:

Geertrui LANNEAU, Senior Regional Specialist on Labour Mobility and Social Inclusion, IOM Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific

Panellists and Discussants:

XU Xiaohong, Deputy Director of the Residence Management Division, Department of Foreigners Administration, National Immigration Administration

HUANG Yang, Senior Economist, World Bank

ZHANG Yiming, Director of Big Data and Policy Simulation Research Division, China Academy of Labor and Social Security

QU Wenge, General Manager, CIIC Global International Human Resources Co., Ltd.

Ian CHEW, Founder & CEO, Greenie Web

John ZHAO, Director of External Relations, Manager of Global Young Leaders Dialogue program, Center for China and Globalization (CCG); Director of Department of Liaison, Alliance of Global Talent Organizations (AGTO) (Discussant)

Sunny SUN, Vice-Chair of EU HR Forum, MD of Bernard Controls China (Discussant)

11:15-12:30 Panel 2: Talent Retention — Building an Inclusive Environment

Moderator:

Mike LIU, Vice President and Senior Fellow of Center for China and Globalization (CCG)

Panellists and Discussants:

GUO Ruijun, Deputy Director, Exit-Entry Administration Bureau, Beijing Public Security Bureau

LIU Bin, Deputy Director, Liaison Division, Migration Affairs Service Center, National Immigration Administration

Roberta LIPSON, Founder of United Family Healthcare (UFH) and Vice Chair of New Frontier Health, Chairman of the Board of Governors, AmCham-China

GUO Shize, Senior Council Member of Center for China and Globalization (CCG), CEO of Yingzhong Overseas Consulting, Founding Partner at Yingzhong Law Offices, P.C.

LIU Guofu, Professor, Beijing Institute of Technology

Wahed AHMADZAI, Founder of nHUB, Secretary General of the Alumni Talent Alliance (ATA), and Director of International Affairs at ITEC (Discussant)

Myriam Abiyera MWIZERWA, Head of Sub-Office of IOM, Hong Kong S.A.R., China (Discussant)

12:30-12:40 Closing Remarks

Julia ZHENG, Vice President, Research Director, Senior Fellow, Center for China and Globalization (CCG)