Kerwin Guillermo

Global Head, Global HR Compliance Enablement

Global Head, Employee Mobility

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

HPE  Singapore

Kerwin’s HR journey spans more than 20 years at leading tech organizations, first at Intel and currently at Hewlett Packard Enterprise.

He is a fresh voice, a generous contributor and a positive influence in HR and mobility circles; always focused on and demonstrating leadership through change; identifying possibilities in the midst of challenge; building exceptional and unique partnerships; guiding team members and teams to their best performance and career experiences; and helping others find their success in a range of environments.

His work has given him the opportunity to lead through a range of corporate, organizational, and business transitions that include M&As, spin-offs, start-ups, site closures and global crises.

He’s earned a reputation for developing significant relationships, delivering point-of-need education and executing innovation at a pace faster than market.

He is also adept at discovering new approaches and solutions for attracting, hiring, deploying, engaging and retaining talent.

Kerwin holds a BS in industrial engineering from De La Salle University.

He has provided expertise to Worldwide ERC®, a leading global mobility organization, as a panelist, author and thought leader, and served on the Worldwide ERC® Board of Directors from 2018 to 2020.

In early 2021, he received a “View from the Top” industry accolade from his peers, first with his induction into an elite industry group, the Global Mobility Top 100, and then was further recognized with the group’s ultimate honor: Most Admired Global Mobility Professional in the World.

His contributions to the practice of talent mobility made him the honor of ‘Most Outstanding Contribution to Global Mobility’ award from the Forum of Expatriate Management – he is the only two time recipient, having received the award for Americas and APAC.

He writes frequently on talent management issues, career journeys and leadership, and his ingenuity, knowledge and experience are often tapped for HR program collaboration, gracing several global mobility and HR industry gatherings.

He currently serves as Board Advisor for University of Texas-Dallas, Center for Global Business.

Doreen Cumberford

https://www.linkedin.com/in/doreenmcumberford

We can sometimes sweep the dark side of expatriation under the carpet, but when we shine the light on it, the process is transformed! Join us today as we shine a light on Repatriation and the life-reset that it can be!

I work with returning executives, accompanying spouses and families who have completed overseas assignments. I help them recover and debrief from their last overseas experience. Re-entry can be a rough and rocky road, fraught with hidden expectations and tough choices. Many suffer in silence, prolonging and postponing the terrific productive lives they could be enjoying

I solve this!

I help Returnees discover and articulate their next grand vision then take the building block steps towards it. helping them navigate their transition to create their next great adventure. Specifically, I help them move from reminiscing to reinvention.

After living in seven countries over four decades, I have returned several times and to different home countries am intimately familiar with the process and trained as a coach and mentor to support and assist others.

I offer:

a) a debriefing and discovery session for individuals;
b) a personal 12 week life-coaching program;
c) a Re-entry MasterMinding group program;
d) customized talks to corporations on international mobility and cultural intelligence

Helping others redefine home, build a new identity, grow a sense of belonging and settle without settling for less is a privilege. Overwhelm, emotion and sense of alienation can frequently accompany moving home from overseas, with coaching, mentoring and strategies.

Specialties: Repatriation, Expatriation, International Relocation, Cultural Transition, Debriefing, , Identity, Health and Wellbeing, Life Balance when reconnecting or relocating.

I administer a Facebook page for Returnees & Repatriates:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/RockYourReentry/

Ileana I. Ferber

Texas

linkedin.com/in/ileanaferber

CEO and founder of Colibri Business Development LLC, a consulting firm focused on helping public and private entities in the energy sector by designing strategies to ensure projects maximize the economic growth of host countries, generate profits, and support the energy transition. 

She had a 24-year career with ExxonMobil before going independent as a consultant.  Ileana joined ExxonMobil (Mobil Oil) in Venezuela in 1998 and spent most of her career in the Global Procurement department, where she gained vast experience in negotiating and executing service contracts for upstream operations in all regions where ExxonMobil has a footprint. She spent two years in Sakhalin, in far East Russia as an expatriate working on challenging contract negotiations and mentoring nationals.

Ileana is a Subject Matter Expert (SME) in international development, who serves as a senior consultant and an agent of change by providing advice on industrial policies (specifically, on localization) and economic growth in the energy sector.  Since she was a teenager her drive and passion were to help developing countries overcome poverty and achieve economic prosperity.  Her passion and purpose are to build government capability, create competitive supply markets, and develop the skills of nationals.

Ileana’s comparative advantage relies on her innate talent to build and manage relationships, and her natural ability to connect people, stakeholders, industries, and visions. Throughout her career, her greatest strength has been bringing key stakeholders to the table and building trustworthy relationships.

In the area of diversity and inclusion (D&I), Ileana worked in the past as an advocate for women-owned businesses and for ensuring diversity in the supply chain.  She acted as a liaison between ExxonMobil (Corporate Buyer) and WEConnect International (global NGO) to promote and support the inclusion of women-owned businesses (WBO) in the supply chain.  In addition, she participates in events related to women’s economic empowerment, and mentors women entrepreneurs. 

Ileana believes that all energy projects should include initiatives to increase women’s participation in the energy sector.  To add value to conferences and exhibitions in the energy sector, Ileana organizes and leads the Women’s Economic Empowerment (WEE) program, an initiative delivered with local resources to mentor and coach WOBs and facilitate access to Buyers to pitch their goods and services.

Ileana has a BA in Languages, a Business major from Universidad Metropolitana (Caracas, Venezuela), and an MBA in International Development from Thunderbird School of Global Management (Arizona, USA).  She has completed Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability studies from Thunderbird Executive Education and took courses in Energy Policy from Robert Gordon University.  She earned the Executive Certificate in Economic Development from Harvard Kennedy School, after completing three programs: Leading Economic Growth (LEG), Implementing Public Policy (IPP), and Leading Green Growth (LGG). She confesses to being an eternal student and is considering teaching soon.

Ileana was born and raised in Venezuela, where she lived for 27 years, before moving to the United States in 2003. She currently lives in The Woodlands, TX with her husband, two daughters, and two dogs. She enjoys playing tennis and downhill skiing in winter. Her retirement dream is to own and run a dog sanctuary somewhere in Latin America with her husband.