Hosted by guidance network Migrant Gateway, which is funded by the East of England Development Agency (EEDA), the event will examine the role played by migrant workers to help the UK economy.
The conference will be chaired by EEDA board member She
ila Childerhouse, who also chairs the Migrant Worker Steering Group for the Eastern Region – a region where growth in the employment of migrant workers has been among the greatest.
She said: "We are at a point where migration could go either way.
"We could risk mobile workers remaining in a sub-section of inequality, or we could embark on a programme that brings them into the workforce mainstream, valuing their existing skills and indeed up-skilling them further.
"You can be certain that other European states will upskill; we must steal a lead and compete effectively."
Delegates will also hear from high-profile speakers including Ghazal Asif – a competitor on BBC1's The Apprentice. Ghazal will tell her inspiring story of how she found business success in the UK as the second generation of a migrant family.
The conference takes place at Newmarket Racecourse on June 25.
To register as a delegate, visit
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