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The Expat Couples Summit (ECS) is a unique 3-day virtual event for people living abroad. This includes assigned or self-initiated expats, digital nomads, lovepats, repats, people in long distance relationships, military spouses, development workers, people working in non-family or hardship posts, and more.

The Summit covers a wide range of issues these couples face before, during and after their time abroad: culture shock, alienation, loneliness, affairs, frequent business trips, role changes, career breaks, single parenting, value incoherence, etc. - with a particular focus on the couple level.

The overarching question the event addresses is why some relationships flourish abroad - and others don't. It condenses the knowledge and wisdom of more than 15 academics and coaches working with this audience estimated to be 60mio. people worldwide. The conference will show its participants that they can proactively create the life they want before, during and after their stay abroad, rather than just being "exposed" to the challenges. Therefore, the Expat Couples Summit addresses the challenges and pitfalls for couples living abroad from a solution and action-oriented perspective. In the panels, experts will not only share theoretical knowledge, but also new ideas, food for thought, and "how-to"s. This is why for each topic we combine perspectives from academia, therapists and coaches working in this niche. As a participant, you will benefit from both professional- and life experience of your peer expats, without having to read a million books, all packed in a 3-day, on demand event. You can watch videos when they are published, or at a later point. The event also gives you access to special offers from our experts.

The event is both for expat couples and singles interested in personal growth and insights related to expat relationships. You can attend it either with or without your partner.

Our sessions are valuable for all those who plan to move abroad in the future, currently live abroad, but also for those who are in the process of relocation to their home country.

This includes assigned or self-initiated expats, digital nomads, lovepats, repats, people in long distance relationships, military spouses, development workers, people working in hardship posts, and more.

When conceptualising the summit, we aimed to include all people in some kind of committed relationships, e.g. families or parents, unmarried couples, married couples, split-location families, and polyamorous relationships. Singles interested in how to nurture long-lasting relationships will also benefit from the summit content.

Yes, the ECS is open to singles and couples alike. If you are single, our summit is a good option for you to explore the topic of long-lasting relationships.

This is an online event. It features virtual on-demand sessions that start Thursday, Oct 13, 2022 until Saturday, Oct 15, 2022. The ECS’ recorded sessions, keynotes, and round tables will be available on demand until Friday, Oct 21, 2022.

You can learn more about the content of ECS sessions in the agenda ((LINK)).

The ECS takes place as an online-, on-demand event. You will receive an email with a link to a Summit Membership Area after you bought a ticket. Please check your Spam-folder for email coming from "expatcouplessummit.com", “expatcouplessummit.systeme.io”, “help4love.com”, or “amulticulturallife.com”.

The event is hosted by Rhoda Bangerter and Wiebke Anton, two certified coaches specialised on expat relationships and families.

Rhoda Bangerter is a certified life coach for accompanying spouses with travelling partners, a speaker and the author of “Holding the Fort Abroad”. As a “Third Culture Kid” and wife to a diplomat, she has been solo-parenting and experimenting various ways to hold the fort while creating a joined life in a long distance relationship. Rhoda speaks about the challenges of solo parenting and how to thrive in multicultural marriages on various platforms and podcasts. She runs workshops for organisations who support families of staff in non-family postings.

Dr. Wiebke Anton is a certified relationship coach and mediator. Being an expat herself, she can relate to the pitfalls and challenges of couples during their transition from former dual-career to “support spouses”. Wiebke’s research-based approach helps expat couples to understand and improve their communication and conflict patterns. She offers both 1:1 online coaching as well as workshops for future expats to prep their relationship for their new life abroad.

The ECS gathers experts who work with expats from different perspectives: licensed therapists, certified coaches, authors, consultants, professors and other academic researchers as well as content creators. The line-up does not include cash-grabbing catchy life coaches who make a lot of promises without any substance. You can check out our speakers here: ((LINK)).

After you bought a ticket, an email with a link to the Summit Membership Area will be sent to the same email you entered for registration. Clicking on this link, you will be asked to enter a password for your individual account. We advise you to bookmark the log-in page for future reference.

Attendees with an Early Bird or Standard ticket will have access to the Conference until Friday, 21st of October 22. If you buy a VIP Ticket, you will be able to download the sessions as files to watch them later.

We suggest you begin by viewing the welcome and introductory video that will be available by the first day of the event. The video will outline what’s in each “room” within the Summit Membership Area, and what kind of sessions you can expect during the summit. You can navigate the summit content by using the left-hand menu to access each day and session.

Similar to an in-person conference, you’ll probably have a better experience if you follow the agenda as closely as possible, because we designed the outline of the conference in way of "successive learning" that theoretical and academic input is followed by "how to's". However, the Summit is designed as an on-demand event that covers a variety of topics. So you can of course pick, choose and skip any sessions that are of less interest to you.

Yes, all recorded sessions will be available on the virtual platform for one week following the event (basic ticket), until Friday, October 21st, 2022. If you purchase the VIP ticket, you will be granted access to a GoogleDrive which contains the video files for download.

Please email either Wiebke (kontakt@help4loveDOTcom) or Rhoda (rhoda@amulticulturallifeDOTcom) for more information.