Successful relocation: challenges to deal with...
Stress: a significant experience in the expat's family life!
The consequences of stress in your work/life balance should be taken serious, certainly when considering relocation to a foreign country. HR professionals who need to assist with managing the expat’s stressful issues have to have access to the right tools to approach such situations and to offer the proper solutions.
Have you recently relocated to Switzerland? Do you work with employees who have been transferred here for their work? Being new in Switzerland can raise many questions and can be quite confusing.
Join us for presentations and a discussion with the experts in the field of global mobility. They will provide the information and tools needed to successfully adapt your organization in welcoming foreign employees and to comfortably adjust their life in Switzerland with their families. Together we will look at key challenges and life issues for foreigners and how to reduce the stressful aspects of this transition.
Expected Learning Outcomes
· Identify those aspects of the expat’s life which may potentially produce stress
· Obtain and find solutions to counter stressful situations associated with relocating people
Speakers
Ms Valérie Clochard
Center & Academic Manager Eurocentres Lausanne and Responsable Langues & Loisirs des Ecoles-clubs Migros Vaud.
After 8 years as French teacher, she trained the teachers during 3 years and now operate for 10 years as Director of studies and management of language & leisure schools . She also have experience in the testing and edition area, as she was French entry tests'conceptor for the Migros Clubschools (A1 to B2) and Co-author of the French Method Lingua 21 ( volumes A1, A2 and B1). For Eaquals (www.eaquals.org ) she intervenes as School Inspector all around Europe. After Master Degrees in Applied linguistics, Geography & Sociology-Anthropology, she completed her education in the domain of Adults'education and Management.
Dr. Frederic Meuwly
Founder and Director of Actitudes Coaching
Dr. Frederic Meuwly has developed a series of seminars and coaching tools to help individuals improve work-life balance and reduce stress.
Frederic brings 10 years of professional experience in innovation management in fast-growing companies. He obtained his Master and Doctorate Degrees in Life Sciences at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology EPFL and a Leadership Diploma from the IMD business school in Lausanne. He completed his Diploma as Personal Performance Coach with The Coaching Academy in London and is a member of the Swiss Nutrition Society. Website: www.actitudescoaching.com
Ms Mirella de Boer
Director C2You! Career & Integration Services for Expat Partners,
A company which provides consultancy services to multinational companies across West Switzerland in the areas of Spouse Career Support, Relocation and Outplacement. In addition, she is also a Global mobility specialist, trainer, workshop facilitator and conference speaker. With more than 20 years of experience working for industry leaders in HR, Marketing, People Management and Account Management, she developed a thorough understanding of the challenges and solutions in HR Management, business and operational management.
Website: www.c2you.eu
Ms Daphné Stauffer
Founder and Director of Make it Home
After being brought up mostly in Switzerland, Daphné went through relocation to North America. After returning to Switzerland, she worked for over ten years in service oriented jobs in the hotel industry and luxury field as well as in international public relations for the watch industry handling the international media and the brands’ VIPs before specializing in providing relocation services. She has had a diversified professional experience with demanding international clients.
Website: www.makeithome.ch
Ms Laetitia Tierny
Business Development Manager
Ms Tierny manages International Link at the Vaud Chamber of Commerce. She has lived in several European countries. She has a Masters Degree in International Employment Relations and Human Resource Management from the London School of Economics, a Masters in Political Sciences from the University of Lausanne and a Masters in European Labor Studies from the University Autonoma of Barcelona. She has professional experience in HR and Private Banking. Through International Link, she is trying to foster stronger ties between the international community and the local environment.
Ms Laure Caron
Director of Polycours, Schooling integration specialist
Since 2003, Polycours provides education supports for local and newcomer's children. Working with private and states schools in the West Switzerland area, Polycours offers a large overview about the different opportunities of each school and system’s proposal.
Laure Caron, expatriate, started as a teacher in a Swiss school. In the meantime, she found Polycours, recruiting teachers and coaches, familiar with foreign students and related difficulties. Her clients are parents looking for typical tutoring for their children and international companies helping families for a smooth and facilitated school integration in Switzerland.
Website : www.polycours.com
Fee: 25.- for members
40.- for non-members
Location: DSR cafeteria meeting room in Rolle
Please register by sending an email to internationallink@cvci.ch
There is a no-show policy for this event. You can cancel your reservation without obligation up until noon on 9 September otherwise you will be charged.
