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2020 VX agenda

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Welcome to the programme for the virtual Employee Wellbeing Congress

An interactive event

It's an interactive event, so a key part will be meeting your peers and exchanging fresh thinking and practical solutions to challenges you are now facing. Between the keynotes, plenaries, panel sessions and breakout sessions, you will join facilitated discussion groups with like-minded employers to talk about opportunities and challenges that you're addressing including the physical, mental, social and financial wellbeing of your workforce. Plus there are live vendor presentations to keep you up-to-date with the latest services, and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive.

Updates
The programme is being updated all the time with new information, so please come back regularly to see the latest details.

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08:00
  1. Log in, get ready, prepare and practice
    75 mins
    Log in and check your tech Finalise your networking profile Turn camera on to make the most of this interactive experience Update your itinerary to take in last minute changes Book your sessions and a ...
09:15
  1. Thought leader keynote: How huge societal and economic change shifts equality, fairness and responsibility, and what this means for future financial wellbeing among workers
    45 mins
    The Covid-19 crisis has had a severe impact on the economy, shining the spotlight ever brighter on inequalities in earnings, savings, debt and pensions based on age, gender, social class and race. Nev ...
    Paul Johnson CBE
    Paul Johnson CBE, Director - Institute for Fiscal Studies
10:00
  1. Visit the Expo: Find better vendors
    15 mins
    Your employees deserve the best benefits so see what’s new and compare services in this informal expo. Drop-in for a chat with vendors, download information, arrange 1:1’s or a call back and have some ...
10:15
  1. Improving employee financial wellbeing during a recession
    20 mins
    The pandemic affected every employee differently, so how do we accommodate diversity in financial wellbeing?  Establishing your strategy based on organisational and workforce needs post-Covid  Making ...
    Gethin Nadin
    Gethin Nadin, Bestselling HR Author and Director, Employee Wellbeing - Benefex
  2. Supporting the mental wellbeing of a diverse workforce
    20 mins
    Shaping your mental wellbeing strategy around different working styles and needs The importance of providing digital, in-person and group initiatives to meet all requirements Driving wider cultural ch ...
    Nick Taylor
    Nick Taylor, Co-founder & CEO - Unmind
10:35
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
10:40
  1. Welcome to the connected 20s: how FinTech will revolutionise the way employees engage with their pensions
    20 mins
    New technology is set to dramatically disrupt the pensions and wider financial wellbeing market - how will the way'employees manage their finances change over the next decade? Are pensions now being v ...
    Robert Cochran
    Robert Cochran, Senior Corporate Pension Specialist - Scottish Widows
  2. Ready, set, sleep! Using data to unlock better employee wellbeing and performance
    20 mins
    The importance of sleep: what the latest research tells us about its impact on health and everyday life at work and beyond What we've learned from the pandemic and how to take the best lessons forward ...
    Tiina Hoffman
    Tiina Hoffman, Exercise Physiologist & Master Trainer - Firstbeat
11:00
  1. Live vendor presentations [Choose one presentation to view now and another at 12:30]
    20 mins
    Keep up to date with the latest services and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive. [Choose one presentation to view now and another at 12:30. The presenta ...
  2. Help your employees take control of their financial future
    20 mins
    AAG Financial Education provides advice and insights into designing a financial education programme that suits you and your employees. • How to create a holistic Financial Education programme for your ...
    Richard Balaes
    Richard Balaes - AAG Financial Education
    Ashleigh Gibson
    Ashleigh Gibson - AAG Financial Education
  3. What if someone did to workplace pensions what companies like Revolut and Starling have done to banking
    20 mins
    Cushon will provide an overview of their app-first holistic workplace savings platform, demonstrating how technology and a clear member experience can help employees save more effectively and improve ...
    Ben Hollingdale
    Ben Hollingdale - Cushon
  4. Learn how to better understand the individual wellbeing needs of your employees
    20 mins
    Health Shield explores the importance of engagement in understanding individual employee wellbeing needs as we navigate to new ways of working and mitigate the impacts of COVID-19.     Presented by:
    Jennie Doyle
    Jennie Doyle - Health Shield
  5. Experience Ondo – the new employee wellbeing and engagement app from Mercer
    20 mins
    • Discover how Ondo can help your business deliver authentic and sustainable change to wellbeing • Learn how the power of social communities, gamification, personalisation and habit-loops makes Ondo a ...
    Nick McClelland
    Nick McClelland, Partner, UK Growth Leader - Mercer
    Katie Reynolds
    Katie Reynolds - Mercer Marsh Benefits
11:20
  1. CASE STUDY: Listening, listening, listening: How Molson Coors engages its workforce in mental wellbeing strategies
    20 mins
    Building a strategy that truly supports your employees' needs How we have continued to embed this strategy during Covid19 and beyond Using rewards and benefits to support the corporate wellbeing agend ...
    Tina Samson
    Tina Samson, Reward Program Director - Molson Coors
  2. CASE STUDY: Connecting financial benefits to a total wellbeing strategy at Epson
    20 mins
    Moving the conversation on from preparing for retirement to supporting financial health Supporting retirees beyond pensions and encouraging greater social wellbeing Connecting financial benefits into ...
    Stuart Chalmers
    Stuart Chalmers, HR Manager UK & Ireland - Epson
    Ethaniel Kelly-Wilson
    Ethaniel Kelly-Wilson, Senior HR Manager EMEA - Epson
11:40
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
11:45
  1. Supporting financial wellbeing by helping employees build short-term cash savings
    20 mins
    The business case: What are the benefits of educating employees on the importance of short terms savings?  Understanding emergency savings fund sizes for different sectors and pay grades of your workf ...
    Nathan Long
    Nathan Long, Senior Analyst - Hargreaves Lansdown
  2. The culture pulse: boosting employee mindsets and behaviours so they can deliver their best performance
    20 mins
    Pivoting at pace – how to rapidly adapt strategy in the context of an unpredictable, brittle landscape  Direction and cultural tone – how to connect with employees in order to reset the direction and ...
    Sally Earnshaw
    Sally Earnshaw, MD Culture Change Consulting - Gallagher Benefit Services, UK
12:05
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
12:10
  1. In conversation with: Rebecca Adlington OBE about preventing burnout culture in the workplace
    20 mins
    Defining burnout and how to spot the signs Burnout culture in business and sport and the learnings from each other Practical solutions, tools and techniques to address the technostress and the pressur ...
    Rebecca Adlington
    Rebecca Adlington, Olympic medallist and Ambassador for Legal & General’s ‘Not A Red Card’ campaign
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
12:30
  1. Live vendor presentations [The presentations are 20 minutes, with two slots each day, attend at least four presentations in total and you’ll automatically enter the charity draw.]
    20 mins
    Keep up to date with the latest services and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive. [The presentations are 20 minutes, with two slots each day, attend at l ...
  2. Managing wellbeing and workforce productivity through change
    20 mins
    In this workshop session, Levell will explore how to manage wellbeing and workforce productivity through change, drawing on examples from its work with Babylon Health. Learn how to assess the efficacy ...
    Madeleine Evans
    Madeleine Evans
    Mitchell Ellis
    Mitchell Ellis - Levell
  3. Low-cost solutions to support a Healthy Workforce
    20 mins
    SiSU Health offers an innovative preventive health solution “Healthy Workforce” that delivers real health improvements for your employees and tangible benefits for your business. Help your employees t ...
    James Slater
    James Slater - SiSu Wellness
    Konsta Saastamonien
    Konsta Saastamonien - SiSu Health
  4. Using AI to create a personalised member experience that drives engagement and wellbeing
    20 mins
    Join Virgin Pulse to learn more about how to use AI to create a personalised member experience which drives greater engagement and health outcomes as well as uptake in your wider benefits and reward p ...
  5. Exploring the future of international mobility and how this will impact your global benefits strategy
    20 mins
    Drawing on latest findings and research, Zurich will lead a workshop style session that explores the impact of the pandemic on international mobility and what this means for your future global benefit ...
    Mark Belcher
    Mark Belcher - Zurich
    Stenio Fabien
    Stenio Fabien - Zurich
  6. How to better support employees through major life transitions
    20 mins
    Peppy will share case studies of their work with major employers and the NHS, highlighting the astonishing results that can be achieved when supporting people when they go through big life transitions ...
    Max Landry
    Max Landry, CCO - Peppy
12:50
  1. Lunchtime lounge and Expo drop-in
    50 mins
    If you haven't already caught up with the suppliers you want to see, they will be on hand over lunchtime to answer your questions or just catch up on the latest new services. Alternatively grab a sand ...
13:40
  1. Employer panel debate: Rethinking your reward and benefits strategies to create healthy workplace systems with productive workers
    50 mins
    A key positive outcome for many employers has been the acceleration of the wellbeing agenda, both at a senior leadership and employee engagement level. As employers transition to the return and recove ...
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
    Jorgen Pedersen
    Jorgen Pedersen, Vice President Compensation & Benefits and International Mobility - Saint-Gobain
    Josephina Smith
    Josephina Smith, Global Head of Reward - You Gov
14:35
  1. Discussion groups
    45 mins
    Compare your thinking and actions with other employers facing similar challenges in these friendly virtual discussion rooms. Choose from a range of topical subjects and join to exchange ideas and lear ...
  2. Moving the dial on mental self-awareness and emotional intelligence in your workforce
    45 mins
    How do you assess your organisational culture to pinpoint barriers to good mental health; what are the common barriers and danger points? What tools, information and services can help encourage self-g ...
    Debbie Bullock
    Debbie Bullock, UK Wellbeing Lead (People Function) - Aviva
  3. Mental wellbeing in our new world: creating a resilient culture where line managers are empowered to make a difference
    45 mins
    How do we build the skills, tools and connected culture where line managers can remotely learn, grow and be there for their teams? Should we place our focus on strategic programmes or tactical initiat ...
    Eugene Farrell
    Eugene Farrell, Vice Chair - EAPA
  4. Creating a wellbeing dashboard for your organisation to gauge health, engagement and productivity
    45 mins
    What does success look like at your organisation and how do you create parameters for measurement? How are you using data from wellbeing tech to plug gaps and drive strategy? How are employers using d ...
    Ashley Doody
    Ashley Doody, Chief Information Officer - Personal Group
  5. The role of purpose in attracting and retaining talent to create sustainable and resilient organisations
    45 mins
    What wellbeing and reward actions are you taking now to support a sense of purpose among your employees? In what ways do you give employees a voice on the issues that matter and how collectively can t ...
    Stuart Atkins
    Stuart Atkins, Director - Raleigh UK
15:20
  1. Tea and stretch break
    5 mins
15:25
  1. Discussion groups
    45 mins
    Compare your thinking and actions with other employers facing similar challenges in these friendly virtual discussion rooms. Choose from a range of topical subjects and join to exchange ideas and lear ...
  2. Exploring the Gig Economy – why the gig economy has disrupted traditional workforce models and will it continue to transform the workforce of the future?
    45 mins
    What is driving the growth of the gig economy and how dependent will your organisation be on gig economy workers in the next 5 years? It might be more than you think! Can we expect to see changing per ...
  3. The rising importance of female-focussed health initiatives in the workplace: how do you help support women’s wellbeing?
    45 mins
    What are some common quick and simple changes employers can put in place that make a big difference? Breaking the taboo: how are you helping all line managers to support women’s wellbeing? How has loc ...
    Alaana Woods
    Alaana Woods, Commercial Director - Bupa Health Services
  4. What does a purpose-led leadership approach look like?
    45 mins
    Developing sustainable business leadership in a post-Covid world Creating a connected culture through wellbeing Putting wellbeing at the heart of your organisational purpose   This discussion will be ...
    Camilla Brooke
    Camilla Brooke, Head of Corporate & Consumer Sales - Simplyhealth
  5. Protecting and enhancing workplace savings in uncertain times
    45 mins
    What initiatives have been most successful in engaging employees in their pensions and savings during this period of major change? How are you supporting employees who are in the pre-retirement phase? ...
    Jonathan Watts-Lay
    Jonathan Watts-Lay, Director - Wealth at Work
  6. Will you attract the working parents and carers of the future? Exchanging what works now and next
    45 mins
    What are you changing/have changed in your support for working parents and with what impact? Covid-19 has shone a light on plight of working carers as well as parents.  How are you enabling your emplo ...
    Jennifer Liston-Smith
    Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership - Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions
  7. Maximising the acceleration of virtual and digital tools to transform your wellbeing strategies
    45 mins
    Are all employees really ready for virtual healthcare? How do you measure the true cost of virtual and digital wellbeing tools? What are your key considerations when choosing virtual healthcare provid ...
16:10
  1. Visit the Expo: Find better vendors
    15 mins
    Your employees deserve the best benefits so see what’s new and compare services in this informal expo. Drop-in for a chat with vendors, download information, arrange 1:1’s or a call back and have some ...
16:25
  1. Practical (and free) ways employers can help engage lower paid employees to improve their financial wellbeing
    50 mins
    Too often the financial wellbeing box is ticked when a number of financial products are provided as part of the benefits offering. Yet many of these financial products are not designed to meet the spe ...
    Gemma Godfrey
    Gemma Godfrey, Non-Executive Director, Financial Wellbeing Expert and FinTech Entrepreneur
    Caroline Siarkiewicz
    Caroline Siarkiewicz, Chief Executive Officer - Money and Pensions Service
17:15
  1. Networking drinks
    25 mins
    Join your fellow delegates, sponsors and REBA team for an end of day drink of your choice and change to relax after a busy day.
08:00
  1. Log in, get ready, prepare and practice
    75 mins
    Log in and check your tech Finalise your networking profile Turn camera on to make the most of this interactive experience Update your itinerary to take in last minute changes Book your sessions and a ...
09:15
  1. CEO interview: A new era of organisational resilience and leadership
    45 mins
    The return phase is an opportunity for organisations to rethink wellbeing and the employee experience in ways that respect individual differences. How leaders respond now as they support and guide emp ...
    Josh Krichefski
    Josh Krichefski, CEO EMEA - MediaCom
10:00
  1. Visit the Expo: Find better vendors
    15 mins
    Your employees deserve the best benefits so see what’s new and compare services in this informal expo. Drop-in for a chat with vendors, download information, arrange 1:1’s or a call back and have some ...
10:15
  1. CASE STUDY: Enabling employees to retire healthy and happy at the University of Lincoln
    20 mins
    The building blocks of an effective long-term financial wellbeing strategy  Dealing with mixed generational workforce and the importance of having technology as part of the overall wellbeing strategy  ...
    Ian Hodson
    Ian Hodson, Head of Reward / Deputy Director of HR - University of Lincoln
    Kath Sinclair
    Kath Sinclair, Corporate Relationship Manager - Wealth at Work
  2. CASE STUDY: Using wellbeing to create a workforce that makes a difference and creates long-term value at Jaguar Land Rover
    20 mins
    Supporting employees in mind, body and life to be the best they can be  Creating an inclusive environment through an innovative approach to wellbeing Driving informed decisions for employee and employ ...
    Steve Iley
    Steve Iley, Chief Medical Officer - Jaguar Land Rover
    Chris Tomkins
    Chris Tomkins, Head of Wellbeing - AXA PPP Healthcare
10:35
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
10:40
  1. Transforming your financial wellbeing strategy from pensions to workplace savings
    20 mins
    How Covid-19 has changed employees’ attitudes to pensions and savings  The importance of building employee financial resilience  Developing a more holistic approach to workplace savings that allows em ...
    Steve Watson
    Steve Watson, Head of Proposition - Cushon
    Maggie Williams
    Maggie Williams, Content Director - Reward & Employee Benefits Association (reba)
  2. Nobody puts wellbeing in a corner
    20 mins
    Understanding the true (mental and physical) costs of working from home  The role of psychology in promoting positive and negative wellbeing  Keeping it clinical – are you really getting the best well ...
    James Shillaker
    James Shillaker, MD - Incorpore Limited
11:00
  1. Live vendor presentations
    20 mins
    Keep up to date with the latest services and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive. [Choose one presentation to view now and another at 12:30. The presenta ...
11:20
  1. CASE STUDY: Allen & Overy's journey to create behavioural change around mental wellbeing on a global scale
    20 mins
    Bringing a mental wellbeing strategy to life across 42 offices internationally Taking a global strategy and personalising it to work at a local level Harnessing the increased focus on mental health ge ...
    Toni Graves
    Toni Graves, Global Head of Reward, Benefits & Wellbeing - Allen & Overy
  2. CASE STUDY: IHS Markit shares how it supports gender benefits as part of a diversity and wellbeing strategy
    20 mins
    Preparing ahead: anticipating the future needs of a workforce. Identifying the gaps in a wellbeing and diversity offering to create a fully integrated wellbeing strategy. How IHS Markit adapted to sup ...
    Damien Teisseire
    Damien Teisseire, VP - Global Head of Reward & Mobility - IHS Markit
11:40
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
11:45
  1. The hidden impact of the pandemic on employee wellbeing services: trends and insights from the frontline
    20 mins
    How has Covid-19 accelerated the digitalisation of employee wellbeing services?  Latest trends and insights into how, why and when employees are utilising wellbeing support   Strategies to help manage ...
    Bethan Dacey
    Bethan Dacey, Senior Client Relationship Manager - MetLife
    Clare Nowell
    Clare Nowell, Client Experience Manager - Health Assured
  2. Creating your wellbeing dashboard – which strategic levers should you pull?
    20 mins
    Understanding what internal and external data points to draw in and how to analyse these for a commercial outcome  Utilising effective data, both internally and externally to impact on employees and t ...
    Deborah Frost
    Deborah Frost, Chief Executive - Personal Group
12:05
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
12:10
  1. How the shifting role of trust is creating a greater responsibility for employers to provide financial benefits and support
    20 mins
    Trust and the role of the employer in today’s society  How can employers play a greater role in the economy and community  Leveraging scale to provide financial benefits and support in the best intere ...
    Dhiren Master
    Dhiren Master, Global Insights Director - Salary Finance Limited
  2. Reviewing the post Covid-19 Wellness Landscape: What employers must be considering, and why.
    20 mins
    Covid-19 has changed the scope and provision of healthcare forever. The pandemic has clearly defined gaps in the provision of all aspects of health but, in particular the lifestyle risks that have bee ...
    David Batman
    David Batman, Consultant Occupational Health Physician and Science Adviser - Virgin Pulse
12:30
  1. Live vendor presentations
    20 mins
    Keep up to date with the latest services and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive. [The presentations are 20 minutes, with two slots each day, attend at l ...
12:50
  1. Lunchtime lounge and Expo drop-in
    40 mins
    If you haven't already caught up with the suppliers you want to see, they will be on hand over lunchtime to answer your questions or just catch up on the latest new services. Alternatively grab a sand ...
13:30
  1. Thought leader keynote: Why employers need to rethink work, money and financial resilience to attract young talent in a post-coronavirus world
    40 mins
    This session will offer useful insights and views on how young people think about work, money and coronavirus. As we look ahead to the future of work, employers need to rethink how to retain young tal ...
    Iona Bain
    Iona Bain, Young Money Blog Writer, Broadcaster, Advisor
14:10
  1. Discussion groups
    45 mins
    Compare your thinking and actions with other employers facing similar challenges in these friendly virtual discussion rooms. Choose from a range of topical subjects and join to exchange ideas and lear ...
  2. Helping companies of all sizes offer fertility services in a simple, convenient and supported way
    45 mins
    Find out how Apricity can help companies of all sizes offer fertility services in a simple, convenient and supported way. Our 7/7 fertility advisors ensure your employees always feel supported, and ou ...
    Ghislaine Colella
    Ghislaine Colella - Apricity
    Shahid Iqbal
    Shahid Iqbal - Apricity
14:55
  1. Tea and stretch break
    5 mins
15:00
  1. Discussion groups
    45 mins
    Compare your thinking and actions with other employers facing similar challenges in these friendly virtual discussion rooms. Choose from a range of topical subjects and join to exchange ideas and lear ...
15:45
  1. Visit the Expo: Find better vendors
    15 mins
    Your employees deserve the best benefits so see what’s new and compare services in this informal expo. Drop-in for a chat with vendors, download information, arrange 1:1’s or a call back and have some ...
16:00
  1. Employer panel: Challenging misconceptions – the importance of evidence-based wellbeing and why HR, reward and wellbeing practitioners need clinical experts
    60 mins
    Reward and benefits directors have increasingly found themselves responsible for workplace wellbeing. However, with typical backgrounds in HR or finance, crucial clinical knowledge of the impact of em ...
    Maggie Williams
    Maggie Williams, Content Director - Reward & Employee Benefits Association (reba)
    Marcus Hunt
    Marcus Hunt, Head of Global Health Services - EMEA - Johnson and Johnson
    Richard Heron
    Richard Heron, VP Health and Chief Medical Officer - BP
    David Roomes
    David Roomes, Chief Medical Officer - Rolls-Royce
    Arne Hugo
    Arne Hugo, VP, Head of Employee Health and Wellbeing - GSK
17:00
  1. Networking drinks
    30 mins
    Join your fellow delegates, sponsors and REBA team for an end of day drink of your choice and change to relax after a busy day.
08:00
  1. Log in, get ready, prepare and practice
    75 mins
    Log in and check your tech Finalise your networking profile Turn camera on to make the most of this interactive experience Update your itinerary to take in last minute changes Book your sessions and a ...
09:15
  1. The future of work keynote interview: What will the world of work look like in 2030?
    45 mins
    Almost overnight, we have seen a profound shift in how, where and when people work. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced organisations, and society, to fast-forward ideas and thinking around the future of ...
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
    Riel Miller
    Riel Miller, Head of Futures Literacy - UNESCO, Paris
    Julia Hobsbawm
    Julia Hobsbawm, Writer, Speaker, Strategist and Honorary Visiting Professor in Workplace Social Health at Cass Business School
10:00
  1. Visit the Expo: Find better vendors
    15 mins
    Your employees deserve the best benefits so see what’s new and compare services in this informal expo. Drop-in for a chat with vendors, download information, arrange 1:1’s or a call back and have some ...
10:15
  1. Develop benefits and wellbeing strategy that meets the needs of a diverse workforce – using insights from 40,000 employees across 27 countries
    20 mins
    Today’s employees are struggling with financial and health-related issues, which have an impact on employee wellbeing and productivity. Hear the latest wellbeing insights from 40,000 employees in 27 c ...
    James Spencer
    James Spencer, Director, Health & Benefits GB - Willis Towers Watson
    Thomas Lassetter
    Thomas Lassetter, Lead Associate, Communications & Change Management - Willis Towers Watson
  2. CASE STUDY: Age of Ambiguity – an introduction to what this means and how it affects your business
    20 mins
    Work-life interaction: employee burn-out  Importance of ambiguity for business performance  What can employers do to be fit for the age of ambiguity?  How we’ve addressed ambiguity within Aviva 
    Ally Antell
    Ally Antell, UK Health & Protection Product Innovation Lead - Aviva
10:35
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
10:40
  1. Getting wellbeing right for the post-pandemic workplace: a new approach driving real engagement and behaviour change
    20 mins
    Discover why employers are perfectly placed to enact real change in wellbeing, should they genuinely want to… Explore the four fundamentals of a fresh approach –  learn how personalisation, habit-loop ...
    Wolfgang Seidl
    Wolfgang Seidl, Partner, Leader of Workplace Health Consulting UK and Europe - Mercer Marsh Benefits
    Nick McClelland
    Nick McClelland, Partner, UK Growth Leader - Mercer
  2. Women’s health: Striving for equity in the new normal
    20 mins
    Understanding the areas where women are inadvertently held back due to differing wellbeing needs  Do you need a specific policy and how would this work?  Avoiding medicalising natural human conditions ...
    Alaana Woods
    Alaana Woods, Commercial Director - Bupa Health Services
11:00
  1. Live vendor presentations
    20 mins
    Keep up to date with the latest services and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive. [Choose one presentation to view now and another at 12:30. The presenta ...
11:20
  1. CASE STUDY: How the NatWest Group is breaking the stigma of talking about money and supporting colleagues through the Covid-19 crisis
    20 mins
    Why talking about money matters, and how to start the conversation  Using nudge theory to help colleagues save more for life after work   Measuring the links between financial wellbeing and business p ...
    Thomas Joy
    Thomas Joy, Pensions & Benefits Manager - NatWest Group
    Sharon Midwinter
    Sharon Midwinter, Benefits Lead - NatWest Group
  2. CASE STUDY: How Tideway opened up the conversation around men?s mental health across its sector
    20 mins
    Connecting an industry by launching a cross-sector mental health initiative to reach a common goal Setting a cross-industry standard for employers and supply chains: lessons learnt Supporting transien ...
    Jennie Armstrong
    Jennie Armstrong, Head of Occupational Health, Safety and Wellbeing - Tideway
11:40
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
11:45
  1. The Future of the Workforce
    20 mins
    Tomorrow’s workforce looks different - let’s get prepared.   The wellbeing considerations you need to make    The changing nature of the workforce - how will the gig economy / remote / agile workers i ...
  2. CASE STUDY: Living the dream: Actioning organisational purpose at Simplyhealth as an employer
    20 mins
    This case study explores the systemic approach taken by Simplyhealth to inspire and engage colleagues to get behind its organisational purpose..  Engaging colleagues to co-create a connected and inclu ...
    Siân Evans
    Siân Evans, Head of Leadership and Learning - Simplyhealth
    Camilla Brooke
    Camilla Brooke, Head of Corporate & Consumer Sales - Simplyhealth
12:05
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
12:10
  1. Best practice for working parents: engage and support your expert work-life jugglers, back to school, back to work and into the future
    20 mins
    Draw lessons from our ongoing insight and research programme in understanding the challenges for working parents, revealing the cultural and leadership behaviours that engender loyalty and wellbeing.  ...
    Jennifer Liston-Smith
    Jennifer Liston-Smith, Head of Thought Leadership - Bright Horizons Work+Family Solutions
12:30
  1. Live vendor presentations
    20 mins
    Keep up to date with the latest services and hear about new trends and developments to help your employees re-engage and thrive. [The presentations are 20 minutes, with two slots each day, attend at l ...
12:50
  1. Lunchtime lounge and Expo drop-in
    55 mins
    If you haven't already caught up with the suppliers you want to see, they will be on hand over lunchtime to answer your questions or just catch up on the latest new services. Alternatively grab a sand ...
13:45
  1. Expert panel debate: Ensuring the legacy of Covid-19 is long-term positive change for future working practices and benefits strategies
    55 mins
    As we transition to the next phase, Covid-19 presents organisations with a unique opportunity to reimagine the future and build a better world of work. By building positive cultures driven by organisa ...
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
    Dame Carol Black
    Dame Carol Black, Principal of Newnham College Cambridge, Expert Adviser on Health and Work to the Department of Health, England and Chairman of the Governance Board of the Centre for Workforce Intelligence
    Paul Farmer CBE
    Paul Farmer CBE, Chief Executive - Mind
    Vish Buldawoo
    Vish Buldawoo, VP, Global Benefits & Wellbeing - Centrica
    Nicola Wells
    Nicola Wells, Global Reward Director - Unilever
14:40
  1. Discussion groups
    45 mins
    Compare your thinking and actions with other employers facing similar challenges in these friendly virtual discussion rooms. Choose from a range of topical subjects and join to exchange ideas and lear ...
15:25
  1. Tea and stretch break
    10 mins
15:30
  1. Discussion groups
    45 mins
    Compare your thinking and actions with other employers facing similar challenges in these friendly virtual discussion rooms. Choose from a range of topical subjects and join to exchange ideas and lear ...
16:15
  1. Visit the Expo: Find better vendors
    15 mins
    Your employees deserve the best benefits so see what’s new and compare services in this informal expo. Drop-in for a chat with vendors, download information, arrange 1:1’s or a call back and have some ...
16:30
  1. In conversation with Dame Kelly Holmes: Learning to thrive - the power of persistence, resilience and inner strength
    30 mins
    From her lowest point to her highest point and everything in between - double Olympic gold medallist and Honorary Colonel of the Royal Armoured Corps, Dame Kelly Holmes will talk candidly about dealin ...
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
    Dame Kelly Holmes MBE
    Dame Kelly Holmes MBE
17:00
  1. End of day round-up and next week's highlights
    15 mins
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
17:15
  1. Networking drinks
    30 mins
    Join your fellow delegates, sponsors and REBA team for an end of day drink of your choice and change to relax after a busy day.
08:00
  1. The Big Good Morning: Get ready, prepare and practice
    60 mins
    In the final week, the Employee Wellbeing Congress will host the REBA Big Conversation offering attendees the opportunity to come together as a community to reflect, to connect and to focus on what co ...
09:00
  1. Keynote panel: How do reward, benefits and wellbeing strategies still need to change to be truly inclusive and create equality for all?
    55 mins
    Where are the systemic biases in employee benefits, insurance and wellbeing offerings and what changes are needed to create fairness? What are the specific challenges for financial wellbeing and pensi ...
    Maggie Williams
    Maggie Williams, Content Director - Reward & Employee Benefits Association (reba)
    Dawid Konotey-Ahulu
    Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Founder - Redington
    Poppy Jaman OBE
    Poppy Jaman OBE, CEO - CMHA
    Claire Yule
    Claire Yule, Group Head Compensation & Benefits - Wood Plc
09:55
  1. REBA's Big Conversation 1 - How do reward, benefits and wellbeing strategies need to change to be truly inclusive and create equality for all?
    35 mins
    The roundtable discussion groups will enable attendees to explore in more detail the issues discussed during the keynote panel including: Where are the systemic biases in employee benefits, insurance ...
    Dawid Konotey-Ahulu
    Dawid Konotey-Ahulu, Founder - Redington
    Poppy Jaman OBE
    Poppy Jaman OBE, CEO - CMHA
    Claire Yule
    Claire Yule, Group Head Compensation & Benefits - Wood Plc
    Maggie Williams
    Maggie Williams, Content Director - Reward & Employee Benefits Association (reba)
10:30
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    10 mins
10:40
  1. State of the nation: the key reward and benefits trends you need to know to thrive in 2021
    20 mins
    Using new pay, performance, pensions and employee benefits research among REBA members, and reviewing the discussions over the first three days of the Employee Wellbeing Congress, Debi O’Donovan will ...
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA
11:00
  1. REBA's Big Conversation 2
    35 mins
    Roundtable discussion groups will explore how reward and benefits strategies are evolving, what’s coming down the line and what this will mean for the future of work. Attendees will have the opportuni ...
    Andrew Baillie
    Andrew Baillie, Reward Director - Diageo
    Jane Humberstone
    Jane Humberstone, Director, Global Reward & Mobility - Jaguar Land Rover
    Debbie Fennell
    Debbie Fennell, Senior Benefits Manager - DHL Supply Chain
    Emma Pearson
    Emma Pearson, Reward Manager - Poundland & Dealz
    Mark Chadwick
    Mark Chadwick, Head of Pensions and Benefits - NatWest Group
    Tanya Thornber
    Tanya Thornber, Director Total Rewards - Europe & Africa - Browne Foreman
    Alison Macleod
    Alison Macleod, Reward, Recognition and Performance Management Director - City & Guilds Group
    Elle Hopkins
    Elle Hopkins, Head of Total Rewards EMEA & APAC - Medallia
    Claire Yule
    Claire Yule, Group Head Compensation & Benefits - Wood Plc
    Sally Purbrick
    Sally Purbrick, Head of Reward - Anglian Water
11:35
  1. Coffee and stretch break
    5 mins
11:40
  1. REBA's Big Conversation 3
    35 mins
    Roundtable discussion groups will explore how reward and benefits strategies are evolving, what’s coming down the line and what this will mean for the future of work. Attendees will have the opportuni ...
    Tim Robertson
    Tim Robertson, UK Compensation & Benefits - Microsoft
    Tina Samson
    Tina Samson, Reward Program Director - Molson Coors
    Andrew West
    Andrew West, Head of Reward UK & Ireland - BOC UK & Ireland
    Yasemin Sezgin
    Yasemin Sezgin, Director Compensation & Benefits EMEA - GoDaddy
    Damien Teisseire
    Damien Teisseire, VP - Global Head of Reward & Mobility - IHS Markit
    Lorna Macmillan
    Lorna Macmillan, Global Head of Benefits - A P Moller-Maersk
    Alison Dodd
    Alison Dodd, Employee Benefits Manager, HR - AWE
    Megan O’Shaughnessy
    Megan O’Shaughnessy, Head of Reward – Consumer - BT
    Roger Fairhead
    Roger Fairhead, Reward Director - Legal and General
    Gareth Ashley-Jones
    Gareth Ashley-Jones, Head of International Benefits - Wells Fargo
    Alison Unsted
    Alison Unsted, Director, Strategy and Operations - CMHA
    Ejiro Marandu
    Ejiro Marandu, Head of Total Rewards - Halma plc
12:15
  1. Final remarks and close of REBA’s Employee Wellbeing Congress 2020
    15 mins
    Debi O'Donovan
    Debi O'Donovan, Director - REBA

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