With major reforms underway to skilled worker visas, student dependants, and asylum processes, this keynote will explore how the government intends to translate policy commitments into a workable immigration framework.

This panel will be disscussing how can the government balance stronger border controls with fairness, legal integrity and transparency. This panel will explore asylum reform, enforcement policy, and the challenge of restoring public confidence.

• Explore practical strategies for managing asylum accommodation
• Disscuss preventing homelessness, and coordinating local services
• Understand how Local authorities are at the frontline of immigration policy implementation

This panel will explore how can immigration policies better align with labour market demand. This discussion will examine workforce shortages, sector-specific visa routes, and the role of migration in supporting economic growth.

The health and care sector has been heavily reliant on international recruitment. This session will explore how immigration policy reforms impact workforce supply and long-term sustainability.

The panel will be disscussing beyond borders and visas, successful immigration policy must support long-term integration. This panel will examine community cohesion, public attitudes to migration, and the policies needed to support integration.