A fresh format focused on your needs!
Employee Benefits Live empowers HR, reward and benefits professionals to create better workplaces for everyone.
Whether you’re navigating rising costs, boosting engagement or reshaping your benefits strategy for a changing workforce, this free two-day event will build your expertise, expand your network and give you practical solutions to your most important challenges.
Created entirely for HR, reward and benefits professionals, Employee Benefits Live connects you with the insight and tools you need to deliver with impact. Expect CPD-accredited sessions, expert speakers, inspiring conversations, peer learning and a diverse range of suppliers.
As Europe’s largest reward and benefits event, Employee Benefits Live takes place on 13–14 October 2026 at ExCeL London.
Here’s what’s at the heart of this year’s re-imagined programme:
Four refreshed theatres for 2026 include:
More practical insight. More peer learning. More support.
Across both days, you’ll hear how others are solving the challenges you’re facing, with cross-sector examples and a chance to compare approaches with people who understand your role.
You’ll discover a diverse supplier community, giving you access to the latest tools, platforms and benefits solutions, all in one place. And with more CPD and CIPD-accredited sessions than ever before, you can invest in your development and that of your team, without stretching your budget.
The full 2026 programme and speaker lineup will be revealed soon; look out
for updates. We can’t wait to welcome you to Employee Benefits Live 2026.
View the 2025 agenda below
Cost effective benefits
Small budget, big impact: how we are doing more with less
Heather Clancy
pay and reward manager, University of Birmingham
Katie Compton
HR project officer, University of Birmingham
Powering innovation on a budget: Aligning global benefits with business transformation
Anna Hamilton
director, total rewards and wellbeing, EMEA, Danaher Diagnostics
One workforce, many needs: Making benefits inclusive and cost-effective
Jane Earnshaw
senior director - reward and pensions, Asda
Health and wellbeing
Money wellness: Linking reward, wellbeing and productivity
Jane Vivier
Rewards Specialist
Building a workplace culture that truly supports mental health
Tom Pridmore
Head of reward, benefits and wellbeing, BDO UK
From strategy to practice: Building a wellbeing strategy that has real impact
Nicola Marshall
people director, Welcome Break
Sustainable reward
Building a modern workforce through sustainability: Wellbeing, resilience and employee expectations
Rob Dixon
group sustainability director, LSL Property Services
Making sustainability matter: Engaging employees and connecting ESG strategy to HR and reward
Jenn Barnett
head of ESG and DEI, Grant Thornton
Reward with purpose: Jet2’s journey to a more sustainable benefits strategy
Miriam D’souli
HR director, Jet2
Financial wellbeing
Financial wellbeing at work: Supporting the moments that matter
Megan Carnegie
independent features journalist
Shantelle Bovell-Cox
assistant director, benefits and financial wellbeing, EY
Modernising pensions for a diverse workforce: Engagement, inclusion and impact
Stella Chaplin
former director pensions and benefits, AtkinsRealis
From payday pressure to financial empowerment: Driving financial wellbeing among front-line workers
Dawn Roberts
human resources director, Northwood Hygiene Products
Engagement, motivation and recognition
Hard to reach, but not out of reach: Driving engagement and benefits take up among dispersed and deskless employees
Alex Mann
head of reward, IHG Hotels and Resorts
Elizabeth Phillips
benefits manager, The LEGO Group
Tayo Olawumi
rewards and benefits manager, The Telegraph
Reward and recognition: Making the case for employee investment
Naomi Alexander
head of reward and recognition, Utility Warehouse
Why recognition fails without practice and how to build skills to make it stick
Richard Watts
people operations analyst – rewards, bonuses and structures, Next
Reproductive health
Fertility, menopause and parenthood: Essential benefits for a modern workforce
Ellie Vaughan
head of reward and benefits,
Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Compassion in practice: How benefits can support employees through pregnancy and baby loss
Debra Gardner
chief people officer,
LSL Property Services
Leading the way in menopause support: Transforming policy, culture and industry standards
Lucy Tigwell-Cox
reward manager,
NATS
HR and benefits strategy
Pay transparency in practice: What it means for your reward and benefits strategy
Amy Vokes
EMEA total rewards professional and global pay equity lead, Siemens
Using reward strategy to drive organisational impact
Carina Monnelly-Owen
head of people services, Housing 21
Ian Hodson
director of people and culture, Housing 21
How CBRE transformed benefits into a £2.5m business win
Laura Barratt
head of EMEA benefits, CBRE GWS
Mental health resilience
Hidden in plain sight: Addressing the mental health crisis faced by working carers
Amanda Arrowsmith
former people director, Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (CIPD) and founder, The Sisterhood of Women
Building a workplace culture that truly supports mental health
Tom Pridmore
head of reward, benefits and wellbeing, BDO UK
Thriving at work: Designing culture, benefits and spaces to boost mental resilience and wellbeing
Bex Moorhouse
global head of strategy, operational excellence and performance, WPP
Carol Kavanagh-Hall
global director - workplace strategy and experience, WPP
Laura Sherwood
chief people officer, Ogilvy
Miquet Humphryes
real estate and workplace services, WPP
