IBA Annual Conference Toronto 2025
2 Nov - 7 Nov 2025
Session information
Digital nomads: opportunities and challenges of a growing phenomenon
Wednesday 5 November (0930 - 1045)
Committee(s)
Human Resources Section
(Lead)
Diversity and Equality Law Committee
Employment and Industrial Relations Law Committee
Global Employment Institute (GEI)
Immigration and Nationality Law Committee
Taxes Committee
Description
Digital nomads are on the rise and in order to benefit from this new phenomenon, companies need to address the many associated challenges: employment law, visa issues, taxation, etc. The session aims to give useful insights from all of these view angles and to shed light on this somehow untangible phenomenon.
Session / Workshop Chair(s)
| Adekunle Obebe | Bloomfield , Lagos, Nigeria |
| Pulina Whitaker | Jones Day, London, England |
Speakers
| Jacqueline Bart | BARTLAW LLP, Canadian Immigration Lawyers, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Vice Chair, Immigration and Nationality Law Committee |
| Rachel Fox | Al Tamimi & Company, Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Membership Officer, Africa & Middle East, Taxes Committee |
| Kate Hooper | Migration Policy Institute, Washington, District of Columbia, USA |
| Jelle Kroes | Kroes Advocaten Immigration Lawyers, Amsterdam, Netherlands; Vice Chair, Global Employment Institute (GEI) |