BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//wp-events-plugin.com//7.2.3.1//EN TZID:Europe/Dublin X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:VEVENT UID:1-1239@shannonchamber.ie DTSTART;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250218T090000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/Dublin:20250218T103000 DTSTAMP:20250221T112459Z URL:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/events/business-immigration-briefing-ove rview-changes-and-challenges/ SUMMARY:Business Immigration Briefing: Overview\, Changes and Challenges DESCRIPTION:Shannon Chamber in conjunction with Deloitte is delighted to ho st a business immigration briefing as we face into 2025 with skills shorta ges\, and talent retention and attraction\, at the top of most companies ’ key business risks.\n\nWe are pleased to be joined by business immigra tion experts from Deloitte’s Dublin office who will provide insights and strategies on employing non-EEA national talent in Ireland as a solution for skills shortages\, together with key compliance issues.\n\nRoisin Fitz patrick\, Partner and Head of Deloitte’s Business Immigration practice a nd Kim Wong\, Director in Deloitte’s Business Immigration practice will focus on essential business immigration issues including:\n\n Current cha llenges in the Irish and EU labour market with skills shortages in key are as and continuing demographic changes.\n An overview of Irish business im migration and how to successfully navigate and use it to recruit and maint ain top talent in your business.\n A recap on the Employment Permits Act\ , 2024 introduced in September 2024 which consolidated employment permit l egislation.\n Other important changes in 2024\, including increased digit ization and the introduction of new processes.\n What further business im migration changes can be expected in 2025 and beyond and how can employers prepare themselves.\n Key compliance and risk issues for employers\, to include right to work checks\, Workplace Relations Commission inspections and other legislative provisions.\n\nMeet our Presenters\n\n\n\nRóisín F itzpatrick is the Immigration Lead Partner for Deloitte Ireland’s Corpor ate Immigration Team. Róisín is a qualified solicitor in Ireland\, Engla nd &\; Wales within our Tax &\; Legal department. She has represente d a large selection of global firms\, including many Fortune 500 companies \, as well as smaller businesses and private clients in relation to their ongoing immigration needs for their employees in Ireland. Róisín has als o advised on the establishment of their Irish operations from an immigrati on perspective.\n\n \;Róisín has experience in advising multinationa l clients\, across all industries and sectors\, on the impact of corporate immigration in their future strategies and developed an insight into the focus and management of immigration needs of clients when reviewing Irelan d as a business destination.\n\n \;She has supported her clients acros s all industries – advising on immigration workforce planning\, immigrat ion technology and regulatory advisory. She has played a pivotal role in I rish immigration policy through strategic relationships developed over man y years. Her previous work in London in Irish corporate immigration during Brexit strengthened her policy and advisory experience. She delivers pro- active\, practical and technology focused immigration solutions when suppo rting her clients. \; Róisín is also experienced in advising private clients on relocating to Ireland\, to include retirement and citizenship applications.\n\n\n\nKim Wong is a Director at Deloitte Ireland LLP within Tax &\; Legal with over nine years of immigration program experience i n the Technology\, Media\, and Telecommunications (TMT) industries\, as we ll as the engineering sector. Kim specialises in overseeing complex projec ts and delivering exceptional client service\, managing a team of over 50 members across four countries.\n\nKim is a Canadian-qualified barrister an d solicitor\, having been called to the Ontario Bar in 2015. She holds an Honours Bachelor of Arts with Distinction from the University of Toronto a nd a law degree from the University of Windsor\, Faculty of Law. Before jo ining Deloitte\, Kim held significant roles at Canadian immigration law fi rms\, where she managed legal teams and streamlined office procedures.\n\n Kim's expertise includes leading client engagements\, developing and imple menting process efficiency initiatives\, and driving significant improveme nts in operational effectiveness and cost reduction. She is known for her dedication to coaching and mentoring her team\, which has been instrumenta l in their professional growth.\n\nKim is also a very recent Irish citizen as of December 2024 and is thrilled to officially call Ireland home!\n\nW hile the session will be of particular interest to members of our HR Forum \, the topics should also be very relevant for key stakeholders in all par ts of your organisations\, from HR to global mobility professionals\, recr uiters and other professionals who are responsible for hiring\, onboarding and managing your company’s non-EEA national population.\nRegistration and light refreshments from 8.30am.\nPlease book online to secure your pla ce. \; ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://www.shannonchamber.ie/wp-content/uploads /2025/02/EVENT-Template-website-cover-200-x-112-px-27.png CATEGORIES:Events,Lunch/Seminars,Training LOCATION:Gateway Hub\, Shannon Airport House\, Shannon Free Zone\, Shannon\ , Co Clare\, V14 E370\, Ireland GEO:52.6980289;-8.901350399999956 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=Shannon Airport House\, Sha nnon Free Zone\, Shannon\, Co Clare\, V14 E370\, Ireland;X-APPLE-RADIUS=10 0;X-TITLE=Gateway Hub:geo:52.6980289,-8.901350399999956 END:VEVENT BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/Dublin X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/Dublin BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20241027T010000 TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE END:VCALENDAR