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2009 Conference Programme

The Employee Benefits Live Conference Programme proved once again to be a huge success. Visitors who attended sessions over the 2 days found the content educational and extremely valuable

The programme included streamed sessions dedicated to flexible benefits, total reward, reward in the public sector, and international benefits strategy.

Topics ranged from healthcare, pensions and pay to motivation, engagement and benefits legislation.

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We will award a Certificate of Attendance to conference participants who apply in advance. The number of hours awarded, based on the number of sessions attended, will count towards your required CPD. Once you have booked your sessions please forward your booking confirmation email to marketing@employeebenefitslive.co.uk and confirm you'd like to receive CPD points for your attendance.

Day 1: Tuesday 28 September 2010

Total Reward	Pensions - Consultant-led	Consultant-led sessions	Masterclass Stream	International Benefits
Keynote Session 09:30 - 10:30 K1: Using the Downturn to Seize New Opportunities as an Employee Benefits Professional Using the Downturn to Seize New Opportunities as an Employee Benefits Professional • Discover the Number One factor that makes the difference between success and failure in your life • What three characteristics all 'Peak Performers' possess • How three simple components control your state of mind Lawrence Leyton, Motivational Speaker and Recognised Expert in 'The Psychology of Peak Performance Training' Sponsored by: Tick to Book
11:00 - 12:00 A1: Making Your Total Reward Strategy Work in a Climate of Tight Budgets and Pay Constraints Making Your Total Reward Strategy Work in a Climate of Tight Budgets and Pay Constraints • Assessing the factors that determine the success of a total rewards strategy • Understanding how to make the key components of total reward work together to maximise effectiveness • Re-engaging and attracting new talent through total reward – costs and benefits • Using a robust cost-benefits analysis to engage senior staff and the boardroom Harnessing Total Reward to Maximise Staff Appreciation and Drive Performance • Assessing the range of total reward frameworks available and ensuring a best-fit strategy to engage a diverse employee base • Ensuring consistent understanding internally • Aligning your reward and company strategy to drive performance and results Evan Davidge, Interim Head of Reward, Department for Transport Tick to Book	11:05 - 12:05 B1: How do employers ensure that DC pensions will provide staff with decent retirement savings? How do employers ensure that DC pensions will provide staff with decent retirement savings? Senior representative, Towers Watson Led by Tick to Book	11:10 - 12:10 C1: Creating Impact through Total Reward Statements Creating Impact through Total Reward Statements • Managing the challenge of data accuracy and availability • Pros and cons of paper based and on-line statements • Considerations for design, structure and content • Measuring the impact of your statements Colin Evans, Associate Advisor, Hay Group Helen Ratcliffe, Global Compensation and Benefits Advisor, National Grid Led by Tick to Book	11:00 - 12:00 D1: Salary Sacrifice and Company Cars: understanding the potential, avoiding the pitfalls Salary Sacrifice and Company Cars: understanding the potential, avoiding the pitfalls • How does the benefit work? • Implementation issues • Understanding the tax issues Paul Bissell, Head of Reward, Cable & Wireless Sponsored by: Tick to Book	11:10 - 12:10 E1: Designing and implementing a global governance structure for benefits Multinational Pooling • Understanding how to use pooling to reduce costs and minimise risk • Working with international insurers and consultants to maximise effectiveness • Using multinational pooling as part of your larger health management strategy to drive down costs • Applying central polices to local markets – avoiding pitfalls Designing and Implementing a Global Governance Structure for Benefits • Implementing a global broker model (consolidation of brokers and insurers) • How does pooling fit into this consolidation strategy and how effective it has been? Alison Main, Global Benefits Manager, Sun Microsystems Sponsored by: Tick to Book
13:10 - 14:10 A2: Communicating Total Reward to Retain Staff as the Economy Improves Communicating Total Reward to Retain Staff as the Economy Improves • Finding an appropriate method for ensuring that the non-financial elements of total reward are clearly defined and articulated • Using line managers to assist in the communication process • Setting clear objectives for the communication of total reward and establishing a framework for evaluating the outcomes against those objectives Leisa Docherty, Head of HE & Reward, Sage Total Reward Statements – web-based, paper based or the DIY approach • Using a TRS to help staff understand value and create more targeted communication • Web-based TRS – the pros and the cons and maximising accessibility and engagement • Lessons to learn Debra Corey, Senior Director Compensation & Benefits, EMEA, Quintiles Tick to Book	13:00 - 14:00 B2: Going beyond pensions: creating the employee savings habit by looking at a wider range of financial benefits Going beyond pensions: creating the employee savings habit by looking at a wider range of financial benefits • Financial and wealth creation benefits available: pros and cons of each • How to use tax breaks on a range of savings vehicles to reduce income tax and national insurance costs • The role of online platforms to make sections and modelling options • Using alternative savings vehicles to reduce the tax bill for high earners Ann Flynn, Head of Marketing Communications, Scottish Widows Jenny Davidson, Director Compensation & Benefits EMEA, CSC Led by Tick to Book	13:15 - 14:15 C2: How to maximise voluntary benefits plans to attract and retain staff How to maximise voluntary benefits plans to attract and retain staff • Knowing your audience • Selecting the platform that is right for your organisation • Leveraging technology to drive engagement • Using data to make it work for your workforce • Getting the marketing message right; using the most appropriate media Glenn Elliott, MD, Asperity Employee Benefits Dev Raval, Director of Reward, BSkyB Led by: Tick to Book	13:10 - 14:10 D2: Getting Creative with Reward to Minimise the Impact of Recent Tax Changes Getting Creative with Reward to Minimise the Impact of Recent Tax Changes • Understanding what the changes will mean for both top and lower-tier level earners • Understanding ways that reward can be harnessed to increase tax efficiency • How can salary sacrifice and flexible benefits and increased pension contributions help to reduce the impact of taxable earnings? Lesley Fidler, Tax Director, Baker Tilly Tax and Accounting Sponsored by: Tick to Book	13:00 - 14:00 E2: Cultural Preferences – understanding how culture impacts staff appreciation of benefits Cultural Preferences – understanding how culture impacts staff appreciation of benefits This session will provide a global analysis of cultural preferences and how this impacts staff appreciation of benefits and offerings Sarah Moise, Benefits Manager, Schlumberger Managing Benefits in Emerging Markets Sharon Douglas, Area Director - Human Resources, Dentsply Sponsored by: Tick to Book
14:35 - 15:35 A3: Pay and Bonuses to Incentivise your Staff and Become an Employer of Choice MASTERCLASS Pay and Bonuses to Incentivise your Staff and Become an Employer of Choice • Pay and bonuses – getting to the heart of what employees value most • Assessing the effectiveness of pay and reward to maximize cost-effectiveness and competiveness • Consistent remuneration – assessing potential pitfalls and strategies to ensure success • Performance measurement – evaluating subjective and objective criteria • Pay and bonuses – a post-recession analysi Alex Rickard, Head of Employee Proposition, Towry Tick to Book	14:25 - 15:25 B3: Why engaging staff in their pension schemes can be good for business Why engaging staff in their pension schemes can be good for business • The link between pension scheme membership and employee engagement • Using auto-enrolment and ‘Save more tomorrow’ plans to boost savings levels • How the 2012 reforms help or hinder decent savings in the future • How to prove the ROI to the business of a pension scheme • The role of online platforms, workshops and face-to-face advice • Measuring take up and the impact on HR and business objectives Darren Laverty, Partner and Mark Bingham, Partner, Secondsight Vance Kearney, Vice President HR, EMEA, Oracle Corporation Led by Tick to Book	14:35 - 15:35 C3: Effectively using the latest marketing techniques and media to engage staff in their reward and benefits packages Effectively using the latest marketing techniques and media to engage staff in their reward and benefits packages • How to manage data: current techniques and marketing tips • What level of online platform do you need to administer data to ensure it is effectively managed • What is best managed offline; when is old fashioned media more effective • Measuring engagement: methodologies in 2010 Senior Representative, JLT Benefit Solutions Led by Tick to Book	14:35 - 15:35 D3: Incentives and Reward & Benefit Strategies to Drive a High Performance Culture and Produce Quantifiable Business Results Incentives and Reward & Benefit Strategies to Drive a High Performance Culture and Produce Quantifiable Business Results • What incentives work and impact engagement and motivation? • Evaluating the types of incentives that work to maximise ROI • Devising an R&B strategy – a winning cocktail to maximise engagement, motivation and organisational goals • Identify the various tools that you can implement to measure your employees level of engagement and assess what benefit structures are actually important to your employees Peter Reilly, Director, HR Research & Consultancy, Institute of Employment Studies Sponsored by: Tick to Book	14:25 - 15:25 E3: Communicating and managing your reward strategy regionally Communicating & Managing your Reward Strategy Regionally • Providing a standard framework to communicate reward across diverse and multiple countries within Europe • Understanding how to centralise regional information to facilitate better reward decision making • Using reward to support employee engagement strategies Lorraine Massey, Compensation Manager, EMEA, American Express Adopting a Value-Driven Approach to International Assignments • Understanding how international assignments help to increase staff development and add value to the business • Using benefits as a tool to motivate and engage expats • Where do work-life issues fit in? Sponsored by Tick to Book

Day 2: Wednesday 29 September 2010

Engagement	Flexible Benefits - Consultant-led	Pensions	Health & Wellbeing
Keynote Session 09:30 - 10:30 K2: Using Communications to Boost the Engagement Levels and Impact of your Reward Practices Using Communications to Boost the Engagement Levels and Impact of your Reward Practices • It's all about the communications, stupid • The internal and external pressures for transparency: good governance and fairness • So why are we generally so bad at it when the technology and media are so great? • The focus on market, performance and the individual i.e. keep it a secret • What we want to tell employees and what we don't • What employees want to know • Opening up: ideas to improve your rewards communications Duncan Brown, Director of HR Business Development, Institute for Employment Studies Sponsored by Tick to Book
11:00 - 12:00 A4: Using Communication and Benefits as Part of a Larger Employee Engagement Strategy Using Communication and Benefits as Part of a Larger Employee Engagement Strategy • Developing a holistic framework for using internal communications as a chief facilitator for employee engagement • Managing this process in a cost effective way • Communicating the real value of reward Janet Mckenzie, Head of Rewards and Benefits, Arqiva Developing a Framework for Evaluating the Effectiveness of Employee Engagement Strategies • Understanding what motivates staff to align themselves with organisational goals and a common company ethos • Evaluating employee engagement initiatives and how success/failure can be measured Katie Truss, Professor, Kingston University Sponsored by Tick to Book	11:05 - 12:05 B4: Launching flexible benefits in 2010 - cutting edge ideas to create an effective flex plan Launching flexible benefits in 2010 - cutting edge ideas to create an effective flex plan • How to choose an administration platform • The role of tax breaks and pitfalls to beware of • Deciding on products and negotiating deals with providers • Communicating the plan Stephen Dumbleton, Reward Manager, Airbus Richard Morgan, Director of Consultancy Services, Vebnet Led by: Tick to Book	11:10 - 12:10 C4: Selecting the Right Pension Plan for your Organisation Selecting the Right Pension Plan for your Organisation • What constitutes good corporate governance around contract-based schemes? • How do how costs impact employees’ pensions pots? • What are the legal obligations are if the default fund in a DC pension turns out to be a poor investment? James Churcher, Pensions Manager, Telegraph Media Group Sponsored by Tick to Book	11:00 - 12:00 D4: Flexible Working as a Health and Wellbeing Initiative Flexible Working as a Health and Wellbeing Initiative • What is the impact of flexible working on employee health? • How can flexible working increase health and engagement? • Building a culture of health to drive employee engagement Richard Ellis, Director of Corporate Social Responsibility, Alliance Boots Group Helping Line Managers Effectively Deal with Wellbeing Issues • What is the line managers role in fostering good health at work? • Preparing your line manager to cope with ill or stressed staff • Lessons to learn Sara Turner, Reward Manager, KPMG Sponsored by: Tick to Book
13:10 - 14:10 A5: Using Reward to Support Recruitment, Retention and Engagement of Key Staff and Talent Using Reward to Support Recruitment, Retention and Engagement of Key Staff and Talent • Using reward as an opportunity to support recruitment and retention • Shaping reward to foster a talented workforce aligned with business strategy • Harnessing communication as a tool to present reward in a clear, consistent and engaging manner Jane Vivier, Reward & Recognition Manager, Cancer Research UK Creative Incentives and Recognition to Increase Motivation and Maximise Appreciation In this session, hear how to facilitate implementation of creative incentive and reward schemes that maximises staff appreciation and loyalty and promote business growth and ensures engagement during periods of change Brian Newman, International Human Resources Director, Live Nation Sponsored by Tick to Book	13:15 - 14:15 B5: Aligning your flexible benefits plan to core HR and business objectives to ensure boardroom buy and ROI Aligning your flexible benefits plan to core HR and business objectives to ensure boardroom buy and ROI • Reviewing HR and business objectives to ensure joined up thinking and whether there is a basis for the flex plan • How establish what employees want, whether current and future offerings will be effective Senior representative, Towers Watson Led by Tick to Book	13:00 - 14:00 C5: Drop in Clinic: What HR and Benefits Professionals Need to Know about Workplace Pensions Drop in Clinic: What HR and Benefits Professionals Need to Know about Workplace Pensions This interactive session will cover all the basics of workplace pensions that HR and benefits professionals need to be clued up on. It will answer questions from the audience as well as: • What are DC schemes? • What is a contract-based scheme? • What do these schemes cost? • How are they paid for? • What is new national employment savings trust (Nest)? Nick Burns, Managing Director, Bluefin Roy Porter, Head of Intermediary Distribution, Nest Corporation Senior Representative, NAPF Sponsored by Tick to Book	13:10 - 14:10 D5: The Legal Framework for Managing Stress in the Workplace The Legal Framework for Managing Stress in the Workplace • Understanding the legal framework for managing occupational health and workplace stress • Responding to workplace stress – getting to grips with your business rights and employee obligations • Creating an ongoing framework for managing complaints and procedures Michael McCartney, Senior Associate – Employment Team, Dechert LLP Sponsored by: Tick to Book
14:35 - 15:35 A6: Defining and Effective Framework for Aligning Performance Management Expectations with Rewards MASTERCLASS Defining and Effective Framework for Aligning Performance Management Expectations with Rewards • Principles of engagement and the critical role of the line manager • Organisation alignment of goals and rewards - internally and externally • Performance and reward: getting the balance right Professor Chris Bones, Dean, Henley Business School Sponsored by Tick to Book	14:35 - 15:35 B6: What comes next: engage and stand out What comes next: redesigning your flex strategy to engage a new generation of employees and to stand out against your competitors Matt Waller, CEO, Benefex Ricky D'Ash, Remuneration Specialist, IAG UK Led by Tick to Book	14:25 - 15:25 C6: Update on Nest for Employers Update on Nest for Employers Richard Barlett, Head of Direct Distribution, Nest Corporation Sponsored by Tick to Book	14:35 - 15:35 D6: Building a Culture of Health to Reduce Stress and Drive Employee Engagement Building a Culture of Health to Reduce Stress and Drive Employee Engagement • Persuading the boardroom of the positive impact that buying into health and wellbeing will have on the bottom line • What are the dangers of ignoring wellbeing issues? • Understanding the importance of fostering a culture of emotional resilience during times of economic and organisational change Mark Bradshaw, Head of Reward and Policy, Amey Using Wellbeing Initiatives as a Tool to Tackle Workplace Absence Management and Drive Business Performance • Establishing clear policies and communication strategies for short and long term absence • Gaining and retaining buy-in from providers, stakeholders, and employees • Quantifying the financial benefits of wellbeing programmes and initiatives Sponsored by: Tick to Book

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