Conference programme

This plenary session explores how technology is reshaping immigration practice, including automation, digitalisation, ethical considerations, data protection, and the future role of immigration professionals.

A comparative update on key immigration developments in the United States, Canada, and Mexico, including temporary residence, permanent residence pathways, employer sponsorship, compliance trends, and policy outlooks.

Given the proliferation of regulatory frameworks and heightened scrutiny, leading practitioners examine key enforcement trends, audit practices, and employer defense strategies, while offering practical, forward-looking insights on compliant hiring, proactive risk mitigation, and addressing potential non-compliance before it escalates.

A comparative panel examining the resurgence of denaturalisation powers, procedural safeguards, evidentiary standards, national security justifications, and the human consequences of citizenship revocation.

An interdisciplinary discussion exploring how literature, narrative, and storytelling deepen lawyers’ understanding of empathy, identity, migration, and “otherness,” and how these insights inform better legal practice.

A comparative panel assessing how jurisdictions compete for skilled migrants, entrepreneurs, and investors, examining openness, bottlenecks, political constraints, and future reform trajectories.

A global overview of recent immigration and mobility developments, focusing on employer sponsorship, labour market access, short‑term mobility, and the intersection of migration policy with geopolitics.