Amy De Bisschop
Compensation, Microsoft
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Dan Baker
Industrial Relations Lead, Accenture
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Desmond Wee
Partner, Rajah & Tann (Singapore)
Desmond is Head of Rajah & Tann Singapore’s corporate commercial practice and non-contentious employment practice, which has one of the largest teams of lawyers in Singapore. Highly regarded for his strong expertise in the labour and employment field, Desmond has been recognised as a Recommended Practitioner by Who’s Who Legal, a Notable Practitioner by Chambers Asia-Pacific, a Leading Individual by The Legal 500 Asia Pacific, a Distinguished Practitioner by asialaw, and a Recommended Lawyer in Doyle’s Guide.
Helena Milner-Smith
Assistant General Counsel, Microsoft
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Gala Riani
Head of Strategic Intelligence, S-RM
Gala started her career working for the then nascent Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), initially as a political advisor to the KRG’s Nordic representative in Stockholm and subsequently as an advisor to the Minister of Sports and Youth in Erbil. She later moved to London to join IHS Global Insight as a MENA analyst and subsequently managed the company’s MENA regional desk. She spent five years with Control Risks, leaving that company as a Director in the Global Risk Analysis department. Before joining S-RM in 2020, Gala worked as a freelance political risk and due diligence consultant covering MENA and Sub-Saharan Africa. She is ranked by Chambers in their Crisis & Risk Management guide and is described as “a great political analyst and business adviser all in one.”
James Clothier
Head of Crisis, Grayling
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Jill Bigler
Employment Attorney, Epstein Becker & Green
Employers seek out attorney Jill Bigler to advise and represent them in a broad range of labor and employment litigation matters.
She regularly works with clients on matters arising under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, the Family and Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, the National Labor Relations Act, and state employment laws.
Jill’s experience includes litigation in state and federal courts and before administrative agencies. Clients rely on her to handle matters involving discrimination and harassment based on race, gender, national origin, age, disability, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and religious or political affiliation; intentional infliction of emotional distress; breach of contract; wrongful termination in violation of public policy; and violations of ERISA. She also represents employers as defense counsel approved by Employment Practices Liability Insurance and Directors and Officers Liability Insurance carriers. In addition, she advises on and litigates non-compete, non-solicit, and trade secret issues.
A trusted advisor, Jill counsels employers on day-to-day employment issues, including drafting employment policies, handbooks, employment agreements, severance agreements, and other employment-related documents.
Marco Sideri
Partner, Toffoletto De Luca Tamajo (Italy)
Marco specialises in employment law, advising national and international companies on all aspects, with a particular focus on the employment law issues arising from corporate restructuring and mergers and acquisitions, commercial agency agreements, the gig economy, corporate internal investigations and compliance. He is a member of the Italian Employment Lawyers Association and the International Bar Association and has been consistently recognised by Who's Who Legal for labour and employment law.
Rachel Sisco
Role, Fastly
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Rebecca McAlees
Senior Global Employment Counsel, Unilever
Becky is a qualified solicitor in England & Wales and Ireland. Becky is responsible for advising on employment law aspects of Global projects and policies, such as pay transparency, internal investigations, outsourcing, transactions, restructuring, Board diversity, employee diversity data, senior executives, and AI in recruitment.
Prior to joining Unilever in 2021, Becky was Senior Employment Counsel at Kimberly-Clark advising on all aspects of employment law across EMEA and APAC.
Before working at Kimberly-Clark, Becky was Employment Counsel UK & Ireland at PepsiCo. Becky spent 7 years in private practice at Gowlings and Lewis Silkin, undertaking a number of in-house secondments, including Oxfam GB, Macquarie and Ford Motor Company.
Sam Howarth
Director, Modern Workforce, Slalom
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Shannon Tottle
Compensation Manager, Kraft Heinz
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Sophie Maes
Partner, Claeys & Engels (Belgium)
Sophie advises national and international clients on a wide range of employment matters, with a particular focus on global mobility, corporate immigration, and flexible work arrangements. Her expertise includes business immigration, individual and collective employment law, social security, and cross-border employment structures. She regularly supports clients with employee secondments, starting operations in Belgium, restructurings, and acquisitions, often working closely with Ius Laboris colleagues on transnational projects. Sophie also advises on day-to-day HR and dismissal issues.
Sophie Provins
Travel Security & Resilience Analyst, Rolls-Royce
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