CLEAR's 2026 International Symposium Series
CLEAR International Symposium Series
CLEAR’s International Symposium returns in a new format as a year-round Symposium Series, creating expanded opportunities for global dialogue, shared learning, and engagement.
Unlike traditional webinars, this series is designed as a discussion-driven forum, bringing together regulators and system leaders from across jurisdictions and professions to explore complex, real-world challenges. Each session emphasizes comparative perspectives, practical insight, and meaningful exchange.
2026 Theme: Regulation Without Borders
Navigating Risk, Mobility, and Trust in a Global System
Regulation is no longer confined by geography, yet accountability, public protection, and decision-making remain deeply local. As professionals and services move more freely across borders, regulators are increasingly navigating challenges that do not have simple or uniform answers.
This series will explore how regulatory systems are responding to these pressures, with a focus on the tensions, trade-offs, and emerging practices shaping global regulation today.
Who Should Attend
- Regulatory board and agency staff
- Policy and legal professionals
- Credentialing and licensure leaders
- Anyone engaged in professional regulation or oversight
Why Attend
- Engage with global regulatory perspectives
- Compare how different jurisdictions approach shared challenges
- Participate in facilitated discussion, not just presentations
Attend one session or participate in the full series.
The International Symposium Series consists of three sessions exploring key challenges facing regulators in an increasingly interconnected environment.
When Jurisdictions Collide: Accountability and Enforcement in a Borderless Regulatory Landscape
As regulated professionals increasingly work across jurisdictions, questions of accountability and oversight are becoming more complex. Regulatory authority and disciplinary processes often remain jurisdiction-specific, while practice does not.
This session will examine how cross-border oversight is currently managed, where gaps in enforcement and information sharing exist, and what more coordinated approaches could look like in practice.
Recognition Without Borders: Rethinking Equivalency, Risk, and Trust in Global Licensure
Determining equivalency across jurisdictions is rarely straightforward. Differences in education, standards, and verification processes can create both barriers and risks.
This session will explore how regulators assess qualifications and competence across systems, the challenges of credential verification, and how more flexible or risk-based approaches are emerging.
The Global Workforce Dilemma: Mobility, Sovereignty, and the Future of Professional Regulation
Global workforce mobility is reshaping regulatory systems. While many jurisdictions rely on internationally trained professionals, this movement raises questions about sustainability, equity, and national priorities.
This session will examine how regulators are balancing workforce needs with ethical considerations and long-term system impacts.
What to Expect
- 90–120 minute sessions
- Expert perspectives from multiple jurisdictions
- Facilitated discussion and audience engagement
- Opportunities to connect across professions and systems
All sessions are held virtually. Times listed in Eastern Time (ET).
Session 1
When Jurisdictions Collide: Accountability and Enforcement in a Borderless Regulatory Landscape
May 27, 2026
12:00 PM
Duration: 120 minutes
Session 2
Recognition Without Borders: Rethinking Equivalency, Risk, and Trust in Global Licensure
Early August 4, 2026*
Exact time TBD
Duration: 120-150 minutes
Session 3
The Global Workforce Dilemma: Mobility, Sovereignty, and the Future of Professional Regulation
November 16, 2026*
Exact time TBD
Duration: 120-150 minutes
*Please note this date is tentative. We will do our best to keep the date as is. Should it change, notice of the new date will be sent no later than 4 weeks prior to current listed date.
For More Information:
Presented content will be recorded (except open discussion at the end) and made available to all registrants.