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2011 conference programme a huge success

Over 60 leading employers and experts shared their insights and experiences across nearly 40 sessions in the 2011 conference programme for Employee Benefits Live. Over 1,300 visitors attended conference sessions over two days.

If you attended the Employee Benefits Live 2011 conference you can download the speaker slides here. Although some speakers allow us to make the slides available after the event, nothing beats being there on the day discussing the content and sharing your ideas, live with your peers or being able to ask your questions directly to the speakers. See you next year!

View the 2011 Speakers and their biographies here

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Each year we award a Certificate of Attendance to conference participants who apply in advance. The number of hours awarded, based on the number of sessions attended, count towards your required CPD. The process for 2012 will follow a similar process: 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 27 September 2011

Tax & Legislation	Benefits Strategy	Total Reward	Pensions	Pensions Masterclass	International
Keynote 09:45 - 10:45 KEY1: Linking benefits strategy to wider people and business strategy - perspectives and vision from Google • “Optimize Your Life” – the internal health and wellness initiative providing Googlers with the resources they need to be the healthiest and happiest workforce on the planet • Taking a broad view of what it means to be healthy, including physical, emotional, financial, and social health • Supporting Googlers at every stage of life • Oli’s presentation will cover philosophy, programmes, metrics and marketing Speakers: Oli Husemeyer Google EMEA Lead for "Optimize Your Life"
11:15 - 12:15 A1: Understanding the impact of tax challenges to salary sacrifice and flexible benefits • Clarifying the impact of HMRC guideline changes on: o Salary sacrifice schemes o CCV o EAP o Company cars o Staff training o Cycle to work schemes • Ensuring you are compliant in reporting benefits in kind • Can salary sacrifice help with the green agenda? • What does the future hold? Speakers: Shawn Healy BDO LLP Director - Employment Tax George Northall National Grid Head of Employment & Indirect Taxes	11:00 - 12:00 B1: Driving engagement for your employee benefits programme • Improving the engagement of employees in their benefit programmes • Addressing the needs of a wide mix of employees • Making delivery and communication more effective and accessible • Bringing newer technology to improve delivery Case study: Vodafone • Thinking about the programme from the employee's perspective • Making delivery more mobile and accessible to our employees • Testing the impact through employee research Speakers: Mike Ashton Towers Watson Senior Consultant Alissa Davis Vodafone UK Reward Manager Session sponsored by	11:15 - 12:15 C1: Total Reward Statements – what is their value? Using the technologies available to make them accessible, interesting and meaningful to all sections of the workforce • How have companies approached the introduction of TRS? • What were the core objectives for implementation and have they been met? • What information have they included, and excluded? • What systems and tools have they used – and what new systems and add-ons are being considered? • What are the considerations regarding access to online and offline media • Creating awareness of TRS and what’s being offered: how to position the communications around it • Beyond TRS – what comes next? • Case study - McDonald’s Restaurants o Find out how McDonald’s highly personalised off-line statements effectively communicate the scale and range of their benefits o Understand the thinking behind the choice of media, content and design • Case study – John Lewis Partnership o How to use technology to make off-line statements more dynamic o The value of communicating a broader benefits offer and including non-reportable elements Speakers: Neal Blackshire McDonald's Restaurant Ltd Benefits & Compensation Manager Jon C White John Lewis Partnership Manager, Leisure Activities, Leisure Benefits Total Reward stream sponsored by	11:00 - 12:00 D1: Meeting the changing needs of your employees with an eye to Pensions Reform • An advanced preview of Scottish Widows’ in-depth Workplace Pensions Report, including employee attitudes to Pensions Reform • Demonstrate pension scheme attributes which maximise retirement income for employees, including mathematic modelling of the effects of these attributes • Examine the importance of guidance and advice in maximising employee outcomes at retirement, specifically within the context of RDR and Pensions Reform • Shared experiences of real clients using mymoneyworks, Scottish Widows workplace savings proposition – 1 year after launch. • Best practice for sector based effective employee engagement. Speakers: Jon Bryant JLT Benefit Consulting Director Peter Glancy Scottish Widows Head of Corporate Pensions Proposition Pension stream sponsored by	11:25 - 12:25 E1: Future proofing reward: managing pension schemes online for maximum impact among staff • Creating a total benefits package for the future: integrating pensions and other benefits • Making the business case and the steps to implementation • Case study: Moving a pension scheme online – lessons learnt Speakers: Angela Farmer Parexel Director, Compensation and Benefits EMEA Sarah Steel Bluefin Corporate Consulting Head of Business Development Pensions masterclass stream sponsored by	11:25 - 12:25 F1: Managing international rewards and benefits centrally – how much integration is possible, and advisable, given cultural and fiscal differences? • What business drivers help determine a global/local reward strategy? • How do you tactically deliver across various countries, minimising the number of providers but ensuring local relevance? • How do you ensure that you are supplying the same experience in various jurisdictions? • Managing the cultural differences around what is considered a true benefit of employment versus an expectation • Global reward strategy – is it practical? • Multinational pooling of benefits - consistency and value • Principles and values - a framework for variation” Speakers: Robert Drewell Molson Coors Brewing Company (UK) Ltd Director Compensation and Benefits Tony Hatton-Gore Rewardhr Director International stream sponsored by
13:15 - 14:15 A2: Real Time Information - The view from HMRC The latest news on: • The timetable for moving to RTI • Consultation, policy & legislation • Progress on the RTI Pilot • Employer planning • RTI help and support Speakers: Phil Nilson HM Revenue & Customs Customer Migration Team, Real Time Information Programme Karen Thompson Chartered Institute of Payroll Professionals Associate Director of Policy, Research, and Strategic Visibility	13:00 - 14:00 B2: Bringing a clearer view to employee benefits: an employer perspective • Current market position - where are we now and how did we get here • The relationship between employers and employees - our research findings • Due diligence - things to think about before developing a benefits strategy • Delivering solutions to meet the needs of employers and employees Case study: • Our objectives: developing a self-service benefits hub - a single source of truth for all employees • The implementation process - key successes, challenges and learnings • Feedback from our employees • What our employees think • Keeping it fresh - ongoing enhancements Speakers: Sheena Cowan Standard Life Benefits Manager Stephen Ingledew Standard Life Managing Director Session sponsored by	13:15 - 14:15 C2: Increasing employee engagement through a total reward management strategy • Moving from employees concentrating on base salary to total reward • How to illustrate what you offer • How can the integration of L&D strategy and rewards strategy help total reward management to achieve its goals? Speakers: Nik Butcher Ceva Logistics Senior GM Reward, UK Ireland & Nordic Richard Higginson Towry Head of Reward Total Reward stream sponsored by	13:00 - 14:00 D2: Communicating DC pensions and offering financial education to increase engagement with the incoming Pensions Act • Encouraging employees to save for retirement • Understanding the range of investments to make employees part of the decision-making process • Communication – pitching it, the role of social media, paper-based or online • Facilitating discussions for employees – using an independent financial adviser or running in-house seminars Speakers: Karen Bowes Capital One (Europe) Plc. HR Director and Head of Corporate Real Estate Richard Cowlishaw Courtaulds Human Resources Director Alexandra Kitching National Association of Pension Funds (NAPF) Pension Quality Mark Manager Pension stream sponsored by	13:20 - 14:20 E2: Effective strategies for controlling pension costs • Choosing advisers to ensure choice, consistency and fairness, and achieving maximum performance • The selection procedure – do’s and don’ts A question and answer session chaired by Vince Linanne Speakers: Penny Green SAUL Trustee Company and Managing Director, STC Pensions Management Ltd Chief Executive Tim Middleton The Pensions Management Institute FPMI, Technical Consultant Alan Pickering BESTrustees Chairman Pensions masterclass stream sponsored by	13:20 - 14:20 F2: International benefits in the context of smart solutions for mobile workers, expats & third country national * Case studies from the Generali Mobile Benefits Unit Speakers: Craig Cornwell Generali Employee Benefits Business Development Officer Mobile Benefits Zoe Cuthbert Grant Thornton UK LLP Manager, Employer Solutions, Tax Bjorn Roine Generali Mobile Benefits Unit Business Development Manager International stream sponsored by
	14:25 - 15:25 B3: How to carry out a benefits review and tender process – how to buy and get good value for money • Setting clear objectives to build the business case - are you looking for cheap benefits to tick a box or are you building a package that has to achieve results? • Pros and cons of dealing direct and taking ownership in-house versus using a third party adviser. • Using several benefits partners versus a single provider • Ensuring that you are comparing like for like on pricing, product terms and the services • How to use your broker to get all of your suppliers working together to get the best ROI Speakers: Richard Beeby Britvic Soft Drinks Group Reward Manager Jane Richards The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Group HR - Remuneration & Benefits	14:40 - 15:40 C3: Using total reward portals effectively to improve employee engagement and maximise return on investment • Why flexible benefits are evolving into a broader communication and delivery tool • Encouraging greater employee usage and participation • Maximising ROI by joining up benefits, HR policies and admin processes • Impact of health and wellbeing and financial education tools • Improving communication and reducing administration Speakers: Adam Brooke JP Morgan Vice President Employee Benefits UK Richard Morgan Vebnet Director of Consultancy Services Total Reward stream sponsored by	14:40 - 15:40 D3: How pensions fit into the wider reward programme – how are companies taking the opportunity to position their pensions in a different way as a result of these changes? • Broadening out the pension offering to include other savings vehicles such as shares and ISAs • The impact of tax changes for higher earners, the April increase in NI, and the role of salary sacrifice pensions • The rise of corporate wrap platforms • Meeting the needs to younger staff • Meeting the needs of those coming close to retirement • Building employee engagement through effective communication • Building employee engagement through effective communications and education • Giving members greater online access to their pensions Speakers: Stuart Bailey Money Advice Service Manager, National Partnerships Jo Udall Telefónica Europe plc Pensions Manager Pension stream sponsored by	14:45 - 15:45 E3: Pension scheme de-risking – current trends in managing DB schemes • Pros and cons of de-risking • DB legacy schemes – how to reduce risk • Risks to look for and traps to avoid • Adviser and trustee horizons • What does de-risking mean for investment strategies? Speakers: Jeremy Mindell Henderson Global Investors Senior Reward and Tax Manager Rob Tansey Dairy Crest Group plc Group HR Director Pensions masterclass stream sponsored by	14:45 - 15:45 F3: Adapting reward and benefits communication to different cultures Navigating the challenges of implementing a global compensation framework in a matrixed organisation Case study: Introducing global job levelling at Johnson & Johnson – reviewing the case for change, details of the framework, the challenges and the outcome Balancing reward harmonisation with cultural diversification Case study: A global incentive plan as part of the total remuneration strategy at Travelport – multi-national taxation and security law from an external perspective, diverse employee perception and internal expectations, from board approval to delivery, and the challenges faced along the way Speakers: Caroline Jowett-Ive Travelport Group Vice President Reward Sean Young Johnson & Johnson Director Total Rewards Emerging Markets EMEA International stream sponsored by

Day 2: Wednesday 28 September 2011

Benefits Strategy	Engagement	Flexible Benefits	Pensions from 2012	Employee Wellbeing	Pay & Reward
Keynote 09:45 - 10:45 KEY2: How to up the ante on benefits and keep it fresh - keeping step with changing demographics • Motivational differences between Baby Boomers and Generation Y • Tailoring benefits to the changing life course • What the future holds - labour market trends you need to know about Speakers: Stephen Bevan The Work Foundation Director, Centre for Workforce Effectiveness
11:15 - 12:15 A4: Implementing an effective benefits strategy in the light of auto-enrolment. Understand your challenges and where the right technology fits • Co-ordinating a number of reward and pensions arrangements • Understanding the administration challenges and finding the right technology • Managing the increase in pension membership and payroll costs • Collecting and managing benefits/payroll data • Engaging employees in the process, and helping staff make the right decisions Speakers: Carol Baylis Hitachi Data Systems EMEA Total Rewards Director Jennifer Yates JLT Benefit Solutions Development Director, Session sponsored by	11:15 - 12:15 B4: Engagement in tough financial times – talking up the value of innovative low cost and no cost incentives • As the pay freeze continues – how to manage expectations of colleagues? • How to get best value from what little you have – making everything work for you • Using Recognition programmes to good effect • Non cash incentives and how you use them to maximum advantage o What’s available? o What could be as effective as financial rewards? • Examples of cheap, simple things to offer that can have an immediate impact Speakers: Michael Rose Rewards Consulting Director Catherine Ward BMI Healthcare Group HR Director Engagement stream sponsored by	11:00 - 12:00 C4: Using flexibility to deliver forward-thinking benefits · Examining current challenges to reward · impact of pensions environment · impact of employee engagement · impact of cash and non-cash reward · impact of cost constraints · Determining an approach to these challenges · How has flexibility and innovation supported the approach? · Case study to illustrate innovative reward thinking Speakers: Michelle Connolly Amey Reward Manager Martha How Aon Hewitt Principal Flexible benefits stream sponsored by	11:00 - 12:00 D4: The role of NEST in the future of the pensions market • Communicating the National Employment Savings Trust (NEST) • NEST processes for employers and employees • How employers will respond to the duties • Investment solutions • The next steps Speakers: Richard Bartlett NEST Corporation Assistant Director of Market Engagement Pensions from 2012 stream sponsored by	11:10 - 12:10 E4: Integrating healthcare and wellbeing strategies - unravelling successful plans • The starting point and components of integrated health and wellbeing plans • Outside the box – recognition systems, combating stress, building mental resilience • Persuading senior management to make the investment • Launching and communicating the benefits of the integrated plan to budget • Strategic and operational considerations for bringing new vendors on board Speakers: Sarah Perkins American Express UK Healthy Living Manager Paddy Watt Goldman Sachs Head of Health & Wellness for EMEA & India Employee Wellbeing stream sponsored by	11:10 - 12:10 F4: How are employers changing their internal pay policy to cope with the impact of budget changes? FULLY BOOKED · What is happening to pay across the economy? · How are companies looking at RPI in relation to a market in such a tight environment? · Trends in pay reviews and benchmarking Speakers: Neil McCawley Wolseley Reward and Benefits Manager Ken Mulkearn IDS Pay Report Editor
13:15 - 14:15 A5: Building on excellence - Relaunching an already successful voluntary benefits programme for maximum impact · Listening and tailoring to your workforce · Leveraging your existing communications plans · Focusing on employee experience to drive engagement Speakers: Neal Blackshire McDonald's Restaurant Ltd Benefits & Compensation Manager Glenn Elliott Asperity Employee Benefits Managing Director Session sponsored by	13:15 - 14:15 B5: Using benefits and technology to drive employee engagement • What part do benefits play in employee engagement? • What difference does technology make? • Auto-enrolment is the antithesis of engagement and efficiency – how can technology turn this around? Speakers: Steve Watson Alexander Forbes Financial Services Head of Delivery, Defined Contribution Pensions and Benefits Engagement stream sponsored by Case Study By	13:00 - 14:00 C5: What’s next for flexible benefits – appealing to evolving demographics • Austerity’s effect on flex – are employees electing less or more? • Creative thinking around flexible benefits • Flex schemes for Generation X and the ageing workforce – appealing to all demographics • How flex contributes to the organisation – a great place to work, offers work-life balance • How flex has changed over time to meet organisational needs Speakers: Andrea Holton DHL International (UK) Ltd Managing Director HR, DHL Express UK&I Julie Osman Eli Lilly Director, Pensions and Benefits Flexible benefits stream sponsored by	13:00 - 14:00 D5: Practical strategies for managing auto-enrolment obligations – a step by step guide • How are organisations managing their obligations both from a financial and resource perspective? • Detailing the different contributions a company can adopt and the suitability of different types of provider • Myth-busting – for small, medium, large companies - how long will it really take? • How will NEST impact Flex schemes and how can Flex schemes be used to help deliver pension changes? Speakers: Kelly Bol Scope HR Manager – Reward Tamara Calvert DLA Piper UK LLP Partner Pensions from 2012 stream sponsored by	13:10 - 14:10 E5: Managing the spiralling hard costs of medical inflation – ensuring that your health & wellbeing plans are sustainable by quantifying their impact on your bottom line • Measuring how companies use healthcare cost savings to justify wellbeing programmes • Benchmarking and reviewing health insurance premiums • Re-thinking private medical insurance (PMI) with changes afoot in the NHS • Best practice in managing contracts, brokers and tendering procedures Speakers: Thomas Humphries Informa Head Office HR & UK Reward Director Rosemary Lemon Legal & General Group Plc Group Head of Reward & Executive Remuneration Employee Wellbeing stream sponsored by	13:10 - 14:10 F5: Creating the foundation for integrated reward and talent management What does integrated reward and talent management look like? How can reward and talent management practitioners work together to create tools that are more joined up and enable more integrated solutions? What is the business case and how do you create buy-in and engagement in the business What does this mean for pay and benefit management, career management, workforce planning Speakers: James Brett Anglo American Reward Coordinator Carole Hathaway Towers Watson Strategic Reward Consultant, EMEA Session sponsored by
14:40 - 15:40 A6: An idiot’s guide to the benefits and reward strategy • Step-by-step guide to approaching and reinvigorating benefits and reward • Creating a benefits programme that employees want and will use • Determining the value and cost of each benefit • Packaging all elements into a single strategy – wellbeing, engagement, rewarding performance • Implementing a system to measure the programme’s success – tracking/monitoring short- and long-term impact • Are benefits proactive or reactive? Rewarding or incentive? Speakers: Chris Coyne City & Guilds Group Head of Reward, Human Resources Peter Reilly Institute for Employment Studies Director - HR & Research Consultancy	14:40 - 15:40 B6: Are your Generation Y employees disenfranchised? Which elements of traditional employee engagement should you abandon and what should you adopt to motivate young, mobile talent? • What benefits does this generation truly value? Are there any useful generalisations to learn from? • Graduate development to support Generation Y – how might employers become more supportive? • What are the most effective graduate recruitment schemes offering in terms of benefits package? • What really attracts motivates and retains Generation Y? What do they expect from an employer of choice? • Case studies of programs in the informa group and BP which focus on motivating and retaining talent Speakers: Emma Blaney Informa Group HR Director Martin Self BP Flexible Benefits Project Director Engagement stream sponsored by	14:25 - 15:25 C6: Future of Flexible Benefits systems and platforms – a checklist to ensure you get the best out of all available offerings • Reviewing workplace/corporate platforms: Who are the different types of suppliers in the market? What new services do workplace platforms offer? Benefits for employer and member How are suppliers responding to industry needs in a time of austerity • What does best in class look like? • Early user experiences - employers talk about the benefit their platform choices have brought and also what they would do differently next time • How to compare your current supplier/adviser with what’s available in the market Speakers: Ian McKenna Financial Technology Research Centre Director Richard Williams National Council for Voluntary Organisations Director of Enterprise and Development Flexible benefits stream sponsored by	14:25 - 15:25 D6: Learn the 3 most crucial actions employers should take to maximise return on investment & employee engagement when auto-enrolment increases pension costs Most employers admit they fail to achieve a satisfactory return for their pensions spend. Yet most will soon be legally obliged to spend more on pensions in the near future. This session will show how to ensure maximum return on the extra spend, remind us why we offer a pension in the first place and will provide ideas and insights employers can adopt now to increase engagement levels Speakers: Mark Bingham Secondsight Partner Ethan Kelly-Wilson Institution of Civil Engineers Project Director, Human Resources Darren Laverty Secondsight Partner Pensions from 2012 stream sponsored by	14:35 - 15:35 E6: Take control - Self Funded health plans, a tax efficient innovation to meet your health and wellbeing needs • Find out what Self Funded health plans can deliver over and above traditional health insurance • Discover a flexible health plan that can meet the precise needs of your business and employees • Learn how they can provide considerable savings over an insurance product • Self Funded health plan case study: British Airways Speakers: Chris Moore Simplyhealth Head of Major Accounts Janine Sparks British Airways Reward Consultant Employee Wellbeing stream sponsored by	14:25 - 15:25 F6: Creating effective reward packages for higher paid employees – comparing experiences to date of working creatively within the new limits Impact of the disguised remuneration legislation on compensation and benefit policies : share scheme implications, especially where LTIPS have a longer period than 5 years before the shares vest reward stock plans offshore cash corporate wrap for pensions / ISAs etc tax efficient share schemes What longer term vehicles can we provide to ensure retirement benefits for well paid executives? Speakers: Stephen Cahill CIPD Vice President Reward Panel