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Striking the right balance between global consistency and local relevance is one of the biggest challenges for reward and benefits leaders in multinational organisations. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how global employers are using smart technology and flexible frameworks to deliver unified reward, benefits and wellbeing strategies that work globally and resonate locally. Sharing real-world examples and practical insights, through peer discussion we’ll delve into what it takes to make global reward and benefits strategy work – wherever your people are.  

Key discussion points: 

• How global platforms are enabling centralisation of global initiatives and helping employers deliver a cohesive benefits experience while respecting regional needs, trends and expectations 
• What "simple to complex” really looks like and how to balance choice with simplicity and local flexibility 
• What global programme initiation involves and why it’s a game-changer 
• The employee experience lens: why visibility, clarity and cultural relevance matter more than ever in driving benefits engagement 

In association with Benifex

Global benefits leaders face increasing complexity in managing multinational benefit programmes—navigating fragmented data, opaque costs, compliance risks, and operational inefficiencies. This workshop is an opportunity for global benefits leaders to engage in peer-led discussions, share best practice and explore how digitally disruptive AI-powered solutions can redefine the way multinational organisations manage and administer benefits on a global scale. 

• The reality of global benefits management today: Challenges, barriers and the need for change and transparency (e.g. gaining full visibility into the size and scope of your global benefits landscape, identifying inefficiencies, unnecessary spend, and administrative burdens) 
• The AI advantage: How AI and digital platforms can centralise and streamline global benefits management to drive accurate visibility on costs, compliance, commissions and plan performance  
• Driving efficiency through technology: Maximizing captive arrangements and improving vendor negotiations with AI-enabled insights to reduce overlap in benefits plans and eliminate wasteful spending 
• Moving from reactive administration to proactive benefits management: Using AI-driven analytics to build better plans and make informed benefits decisions 

In association with Origin

With benefits being the second largest expenditure, HR and Reward leaders face significant challenges in effectively communicating them. As organisations strive to offer competitive benefits packages, the complexity and variety of options can overwhelm employees and create difficulties in crafting a clear narrative for HR to share. This often leads to disengagement and underutilisation of available benefits. With traditional and  one-size-fits-all communication methods frequently falling short, this workshop brings together senior reward and benefits leaders to explore strategies for enhancing communications, aiming to deliver maximum return on investment for both your organisation and its people.

Key Discussion Points:

• Personalisation through Data Analytics: While personalisation is often discussed, in reality how are you using data to tailor communications to individual employee needs and preferences?
• Creation of a Single Narrative: Do you have a clear narrative for your Employee Value Proposition (EVP), or does it resemble a lengthy shopping list?
• Automated Communication Systems: What role does your technology platform play in delivering timely, automated, and personalised messages?
• AI: Is it helping or hindering you from delivering personalised communications?

In association with Gallagher

Employee healthcare benefits are evolving beyond traditional insurance models, with a growing focus on prevention, early intervention, and inclusive access for the entire workforce. This workshop will explore how employers can redesign health benefits to simplify access, improve health outcomes, manage costs and reduce people risk through leveraging new health services, digital tools, and alternative financing options. 

Key discussion points: 

• The new healthcare landscape and the role employers can play in simplifying and shifting employee healthcare journeys for better outcomes. 
• What are the key barriers employers face in providing whole of workplace health? Addressing cost and complexity challenges and improving access at all points in the employee health journey from prevention, to diagnosis and treatment. 
• How workplace health benefits need to evolve around structure, financing and forecasting of health outcome trends to address key business risks (eg. reduce absenteeism, improve productivity and address future talent needs) 

In association with Simplyhealth

With breakthroughs in epigenetics, AI-driven healthcare and age-defying innovations, we are edging closer to a world where living for 150 years is becoming a reality. But what does this mean for the workplace, the economy and society? Join Hannah as she challenges conventional thinking and explores the impact of these profound shifts ahead.

• How epigenetics, cutting-edge health tech, quantum simulation and AI drug discovery are extending lifespans and rewriting the rules of ageing
• Why social, environmental and economic factors may be just as crucial as genetics in predicting life longevity
• The 100-year career: how AI and automation will reshape the future of work
• What a 150-year lifespan means for healthcare, pensions, urban planning and human relationships

The global workforce is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by advances in AI, demographic shifts, and the evolving nature of work. With an ageing population and a multigenerational workforce becoming the new normal, businesses must adapt to thrive in this era of change. Join OECD senior economist, Shruti Singh to explore why age-inclusive and multigenerational workplace strategies are critical to securing future success and navigating the challenges of a transitioning labour force.

• Changing workforce demographics: What this means for HR and business strategy planning today
• The impact of an ageing workforce at the macro level: implications for economic growth, talent availability and how it will shape future workplaces
• Debunking the stereotypes: building a compelling business case for retaining the talents of the older workforce
• Designing policies, practices and benefits to offset potential challenges of an ageing workforce while engaging and empowering older workers
• Steps to future-readiness: actionable insights and approaches

Explore the mix of established big-name suppliers and fresh new innovators - all offering the latest solutions across physical, mental, social, and financial wellbeing.  

With exclusive insights from the just-released Health on Demand 2025 report from Mercer Marsh Benefits, this session reveals why the future of employee wellbeing doesn’t start with AI but with access. Despite rising innovation in benefits, nearly three quarters of employees still lack basic access to benefits technology. This session will show why getting the foundations right is critical to delivering meaningful, preventative wellbeing strategies that reduce absence, retain and attract talent, and drive ROI on wellbeing spend. Learn how best-in-breed employers are using smart, adaptable benefits tech to futureproof their people strategies and build healthier workforces. 

• Why prevention is the future of workplace wellbeing and how benefits tech makes it possible 
• What best-in-breed benefits technology looks like and how leading employers are leveraging it to drive impact and engagement 
• How to democratise access to benefits and deliver personalised communications that drive behaviour change and smarter benefit use 
• The role of adaptable, connected technology in reducing absence, enhancing employee experience and unlocking long-term value 

Session moderator: Jen Wilson, Expert health insurance and healthcare industry consultant

In association with Mercer Marsh Benefits

Discover how Heka is challenging traditional benefits platforms, using AI, behavioural data, and a new approach to health, to create something fit for diverse, multigenerational and modern workforces. Rather than putting people in boxes, Heka is fluid, constantly evolving to ensure every member of your team has the tools to thrive, in whatever challenges they face in life. It’s not about starting from scratch; it’s a new way of thinking. Heka is every benefit you already have meets every benefit you’ll ever need, all in one place.

• Learn how Heka fills the gaps in traditional, siloed flex benefits, ensuring people have everything they need to live and perform at their best, so benefits finally have a tangible impact on your business.
• Looking backward is no longer enough. Understand why behavioural data is critical to building people strategy, and how Heka leverages AI to uniquely reveal future trends that protect your people strategy, future-proofing your benefits and your business.
• Discover the power of health-led benefits, with a curated platform that covers every area of health, from neurodiversity to marathon training, fertility testing to career coaching, mental health support to better nutrition, and everything in between. If it makes you healthier, it’s on Heka.

In association with Heka