We're enthusiastic about enabling international work: projects, team meetings, industry conferences.

But let's be honest: business travel compliance often gets ignored. Management sees it as overhead. Other departments resist the extra work. HR asks: "Why do we need so much paperwork for a three-day business trip?" Meanwhile, risks remain invisible. Penalties up to €500K, duty of care failures, and tax liabilities only surface when it's too late.

So how do you get stakeholders to take compliance seriously without a formal seat at the table?

This session is presented by Annabel Brumleve (PwC, Suntory, Mediq), Annemarie Bunschoten-Schraven (PwC, Philips, Telenor), and Pieter Manden (PwC, WorkFlex). Together, they bring extensive hands‑on experience implementing business travel and global mobility compliance frameworks within large, multinational organizations—often without executive sponsorship from day one.

Drawing on real client projects, Annabel, Annemarie, and Pieter will share practical strategies for building buy-in across Finance, HR, Tax, Legal, and IT.

They'll demonstrate how they've positioned compliance as business value rather than bureaucratic burden, engaged skeptical management teams, and implemented automated solutions that reduce manual work while preventing costly violations.

You'll see concrete examples of how to gain influence and drive compliance initiatives forward—even when you're starting without a formal mandate or dedicated budget.