Dr. Steven G. Rogelberg, an organizational psychologist, holds the title of Chancellor’s Professor at UNC Charlotte for distinguished national, international and interdisciplinary contributions.  He is an award-winning teacher, award-winning and best-selling author, and recipient of the very prestigious Humboldt Award for his research. Adam Grant has called Steven the “worlds leading expert on how to fix meetings”.  Steven keynotes span the globe and he consults for small and large organizations, including IBM, TIAA, Cisco, Procter & Gamble, Family Dollar, 3M, Corning, KPMG, Siemens, and others. Due to his extensive outreach work, was the inaugural winner of the SIOP Humanitarian Award. 

This speaker is a member of the SHRM Speakers Bureau.

Lynn Shotwell has been leading organizations dedicated to helping employers build global workforces for over two decades. Lynn is SVP and Head of Global Operations & Outreach for SHRM, the world's largest HR professional society. 

Lynn currently serves as co-chair of the Business Mechanism of the Global Forum on Migration and Development and the Board of Trustees of World Education Services. She has also served on the European Union Expert Working Group on Economic Migration, on the B20 Employment Task Force, as chair of the Alliance for International Exchange, Compete America, Multinational Employers for Working Spouses and the Executive Working Group on Global Mobility Policies. Lynn is a frequent lecturer on mobility policy and has testified before the US Congress, United Nations, and World Trade Organization and has appeared on numerous television and radio shows.

Lynn graduated with distinction with a BA in International Relations from James Madison College at Michigan State University and received her law degree from the University of Michigan. She has lived in seven US states, France and Brazil. Lynn currently resides in Arlington VA with her husband, Andrew Shotwell, and their two daughters.

Peter T. Schiron, Jr., is an Associate General Counsel with Deloitte LLP in New York City, where he provides strategic legal advice and counseling to the organization on a wide range of immigration law and global mobility matters. In this role, he oversees Deloitte's global mobility legal function, and guides leadership and senior management teams in formulating U.S. and global immigration policies and best practices that ensure compliance with immigration laws and promote the success of Deloitte’s business models.

Additionally, Mr. Schiron co-leads Deloitte’s advocacy and legislative agenda in Washington, D.C. for passage of high-skilled immigration legislation and regularly engages with U.S. immigration regulators to promote consistent, predictable and fair interpretation of immigration laws, regulations, rules and policies. Mr. Schiron received his law degree from William and Mary School of Law in Williamsburg, VA, and a bachelor’s degree in Political Science from George Mason University in Fairfax, VA. He is a frequent speaker on topics relating to business immigration and global employment practices.

Becky is responsible for the firm's China practice, supervising a team handling inbound and outbound visas and work permits.

As the leading professional in the increasingly complex area of China immigration, she is experienced in assisting multinational corporations, financial institutions, and other global employers with employment-based immigration and investor visas.

Becky also advises clients on immigration-related compliance, strategies for the transfer of expatriate workforce into China and throughout the country as well as Chinese companies transfer expatriate workforce to other countries. Becky is a regular speaker on immigration-related topics at seminars and conferences throughout China.

Becky has been listed in the International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers from 2011 to 2018. She is the Chairman of Human Resources Committee, Australian Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai.

Becky speaks English, Chinese and Shanghainese.

Justin D. Parsons is a Managing Attorney at Erickson Immigration Group’s office in Arlington, VA. Justin has been practicing immigration law for 15+ years – both in New York City and Washington, D.C. While well versed in non-immigrant visa processing, his current practice focuses on PERM, I-140s, I-485s, and I-9 worksite compliance issues.  He has been quoted in the San Francisco Chronicle and lectured on immigration law topics at George Washington University School of Law, George Mason School of Law, and the City University of New York.  Justin earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Sarah Lawrence College and his Juris Doctor degree from Brooklyn Law School.

Jerry Erickson is the President and CEO at Erickson Immigration Group. He manages a team of more than 100 professionals who are exceptionally focused and dedicated to “going above and beyond every day.” Jerry’s goal for himself and his team is to uncomplicate the complicated and to provide each client with a remarkable service experience.

Jerry has broad experience in complex U.S./Global immigration issues. Under his leadership, Erickson Immigration Group works with Fortune 50 companies (and some pretty amazing start-up organizations) providing guidance and counsel with respect to inbound/outbound corporate immigration issues…as well as all of the compliance issues that face a mobility team.

Scott F. Cooper is Senior Counsel of the Troy, Michigan offices of the Fragomen firm. His practice involves business-related immigration matters for small, mid-size and Fortune 100 companies; higher education and research institutions and foundations. Scott has served on the national Board of Governors of the American Immigration Lawyers Association and Chaired the Immigration and Nationality Law Committee of the Chicago Bar Association. He has been listed in the International Who’s Who of Corporate Immigration Lawyers, Super Lawyers, and Best Lawyers in America and served as an instructor/speaker at several law schools, state CLE programs, HR and legal conferences.