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SUMMARY:Immigration challenges facing startup companies
DESCRIPTION:Countries around the world are designing new start-up visa pr
 ogrammes to attract founder talent into their economies. Many of these n
 ew programmes are focused on the innovation and tech sectors\, with new 
 visa schemes aimed at finding entrepreneurs he will found businesses\, c
 reate jobs\, scale up and grow the existing tech and innovation ecosyste
 ms.\n\nBut how far do these policies do what they say on the tin? Are th
 ey delivering against their stated policy aims? Do would-be entrepreneur
 s use these visas or do they use other easier existing routes to enter a
 nd start their businesses? And is there any evidence that these policies
  work and have the potential to add significantly to the economy?\n\nWe 
 are delighted to be joined by Jean Christophe Dumont\, Head of the Inter
 national Migration Division in the Directorate for Employment\, Labour a
 nd Social Affairs at the OECD\, who will discuss the organisations work 
 in identifying the most attractive countries for start-up talent\, and o
 ur co-panellists will look at some new and existing programmes or region
 al agreements which are being used by migrant founders including in Cana
 da\, the United States\, the Netherlands and in Nigeria. This will be a 
 lively panel looking at what policies work\, how they might be improved 
 and what a successful visa programme might look like.
LOCATION:Rooms 212-213\, Level 2
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