Outsourcing in Global Mobility: Opportunities, Risks and Successful Partnerships

The role of Global Mobility has been evolving for many years — most recently accelerated by geopolitical uncertainty, skills shortages, demographic change, increasing cost pressure, and growing requirements around digitalisation and compliance.

Many Global Mobility teams are responding with a high degree of outsourcing, assigning a wide range of services to specialised providers. As a result, external partners play a central role in the efficiency, quality and strategic development of the Global Mobility function.

At the same time, practical experience shows that these partnerships are critical to success — and complex. Active, structured vendor and partner management is essential to unlock potential and manage risks effectively.

In this session, we will explore, among other topics:

• How mobility programmes are changing and being realigned in the current environment
• The strategic and operational potential embedded in service provider relationships
• How Global Mobility teams make informed in-house, outsourcing or hybrid decisions
• The criteria for selecting the right partner
• How existing partnerships can be further developed in a targeted way
  

The focus will be on practical insights, clear decision-making logic, and open exchange between in-house Global Mobility leaders and service providers.

To participate in the event, please register below.

Date: Tuesday, 14 April 2026

Registration & Welcome : 16:00 – 16:30

Presentations and Q&A: 16:30 – 18:00

Networking with snacks and drinks: 18:00 onwards

Speakers:

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Welcome, introduction and moderation:

• Frank Jura, FEM Chapter Lead
• Frank Retzlaff, Partner EY GmbH
• Fabian Kuhnt, Partner EY GmbH

Location: Ernst & Young GmbH, Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft, Rothenbaumchaussee 78, 20148 Hamburg