Future of Health & Protection Summit 2025

Debi O'Donovan

Co-founder & Director, REBA

Debi co-founded REBA in 2015 and is Director of REBA. Debi enjoys sharing insights, data and information about employee benefits and pay via articles, research, guides and videos. She believes it helps so many employees receive better reward packages than they would if REBA didn’t distribute this knowledge. REBA has a great community with a wide variety of people working in reward and benefits coming together through REBA events, both large and small.

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Richard Heron

Chief Medical Officer, Expert Advisor Work and Health to the World Economic Forum

Richard Heron is the former Chief Health Officer at BP, expert Advisor to the World Economic Forum and Visiting Professor of Work, Health and Organisations at University of Surrey.

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Amy Bach

Senior Strategy Manager, AXA Health

Amy works in the strategy division within AXA Health, responsible for monitoring key market developments, setting the strategic direction of the business, and ensuring that AXA Health maintains a focus on achieving its core ambition.

Amy has global experience in health services management and health strategy, having worked for a range of private health insurers in the UK and Australia. She has extensive operational leadership experience in the healthcare industry, including private hospitals, clinics, and at-home care, and is a registered Musculoskeletal Physiotherapist.

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Inge Brabrand

Global Benefits Expert, Ericsson

Inge has a background in Employee Benefit Pension and Insurance with a long experience in Global Benefits Management, Global benefits strategy, Multinational Pooling, EB Captive management, etc. Her role in Ericsson Group Function Total Reward is to manage the insured benefits worldwide and to support the improvement of the balance between cost and employee experience related to these benefits.

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Chris Bruce

Co-Founder, Origin Benefits

With over 25 years of experience in the HR tech industry, Chris co-founded Darwin in 2000, and exited the business to Mercer in 2016. Since then, he has been investing in ground-breaking tech solutions as part of the Pink Investment Club, leveraging his expertise to help innovative and ambitious startups grow and succeed in the global market. More recently, Chris has been quietly building a game-changer solution set to redefine the benefits industry. Powered by cutting-edge AI, the organisation’s mission is to disrupt the status quo, reveal hidden insights, and ignite change. Stay tuned for something truly exciting.

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Isabel Coles

Head of International Consulting, MBWL International

Isabel leads MBWL’s International Consulting practice, advising multinationals of all sizes on the design and management of their employee benefit plans around the world.  With over 20 years in the industry, Isabel’s extensive consulting experience and expertise includes global pensions and benefits, strategy and governance, mergers & acquisitions, through to financing, risk management, actuarial services, design and benchmarking.

Andrew Elliott

Senior Health & Protection Consultant, Barnett Waddingham

Andrew is a seasoned professional in the private healthcare insurance industry, with over two decades of experience. Since starting in 1999, Andrew has held roles at prominent companies including AXA Health, Groupama, Mercer, Buck Consulting, Benefex, and Aon and now as a Senior Health & Protection Consultant at Barnett Waddingham, specializing in private healthcare insurance. Andrew's extensive experience and dedication have made them a trusted advisor in the industry, consistently delivering exceptional results and innovative solutions.

In addition to their professional achievements, Andrew is known for his commitment to client satisfaction and their ability to navigate complex healthcare insurance landscapes. Their strategic approach and deep industry knowledge have been instrumental in driving success for both his clients.

Nicola Fordham

Chief Solutions Officer, MAXIS GBN

As Chief Solutions Officer at MAXIS GBN, Nicola Fordham oversees the evolution and development of our offering including insurance solutions and global programmes. In this role she ensures that our solutions continue to address new challenges in the market and fit the needs of our multinational clients.  

Nicola joined MAXIS GBN in 2017 from MetLife UK where, as Chief Pricing Underwriter, she was responsible for the technical relationship between MetLife UK and MAXIS. She joined MAXIS as Director of Underwriting before stepping into the role of Chief Underwriting Officer in 2021.  In this role she worked closely with the MAXIS network of local insurers, the MAXIS EU Underwriting Hub and our multinational clients. In September 2024 Nicola moved to the role of Chief Solutions Officer, creating a new function within the business. Nicola has a wealth of knowledge to draw upon, with more than 20 years’ experience as a pricing underwriter for MetLife UK, Zurich, Generali and Unum.

  

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Richard Fraser

Director of Business Development, Howden Employee Benefits

Richard is responsible for the growth of Howden's Corporate client base. He has over 20 years’ experience in employee benefits and has helped numerous large and complex clients to overcome the many challenges associated with delivering valued employee benefit programmes. Richard is a passionate believer that strategy and insight should be foundational in helping organisations drive change and has a track record for pushing boundaries to deliver great solutions for clients when it comes to all things employee benefits and reward. 

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Jo Gallacher

Content Director, REBA

Jo Gallacher is the Content Director at REBA.

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Matthew Gregson

Executive Director, Howden Employee Benefits

Today, Matthew oversees all aspects of Howden’s proposition for Corporate clients. He has over 20 years’ experience in employee benefits, including a large portion of his career helping shape the flexible benefits market in the UK. Matthew has personally helped many large and complex employers introduce transformational change to their pension and benefits programmes, working with providers and partners in industry to innovate and maximise the value they bring to clients.

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Evan Harris

Co-Founder and CEO, Peppy

Evan Harris is the Co-Founder and CEO at Peppy, with a mission to transform digital healthcare. Following a scholarship with PwC, Evan worked in global finance, commercial and operational roles with responsibility for up to 2,000 people. At Peppy, Evan primarily focuses on strategy, products and technology. 

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Mark Healy

Strategic Advisory Consultant, Health Solutions, Aon

Mark Healy is a Principal within Aon’s Health practice based out of London, UK. His primary role is advisingorganisationson strategy enhancements that help achieve people and subsequently business objectives.

Mark has significant experience in the creation and continuous development oforganisations; benefits andwellbeing strategies. This could involve the full spectrum from; Data Analysis-understanding the main peoplerisks impacting the business. All the way through to the delivery and measurement of the employee experienceof subsequent interventions.

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Ethan Hendrickson

Global Head of Rewards, Shell Recharge

Ethan Hendrickson is the Global Head of Rewards at Shell Recharge.

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Pieter Kiveron

Global Pensions and Benefits Director, AkzoNobel

Pieter has over three decades of experience in the international pensions arena and held several management positions within pension providers, life insurance companies and consulting firms. He is seen in the market as a very experienced pension specialist with an extensive network in the financial services industry. Prior to joining AkzoNobel, he has led KPMG’s pension advisory in the Netherlands and was their liaison with PensionsEurope. He is IEBA member and former IEBA Board Member in the Netherlands. Since August 2021, he is coordinating AkzoNobel’s pension schemes, other post-employment plans, and employee benefits worldwide as Global Pensions and Benefits Director. Since July 2022, Pieter is Chair of the Business at OECD (BIAC) Private Pension Expert Group, representing all employers in OECD countries. He is member of the advisory board of the Pension Seminars of ITEM|Maastricht University.

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Melody Kwan

Global Health, Benefits & Well-being Strategy Consultant, Mercer Marsh Benefits

Melody is a Senior Principal with MMB Multinational Advisory team based in London, UK. She works with multinational clients to develop modern & compelling strategic employee benefit & well-being solutions. She has international experience with global well-being strategies, inclusive & flexible benefits design, life & medical insurance, multinational pooling & captives, retirement plans, benefits digitalization, and health optimisation / healthcare risk management.

Melody has a proven track record in global benefits with nearly 20 years of working experience in Europe, US & Canada and Asia. In APAC, this includes senior positions with a major life insurance company and an in-house VP benefits & wellness role with a leading US investment bank. In the US & Canada, Melody has held various roles at Mercer providing global benefits management and retirement solutions for clients.

Graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor’s Degree in Actuarial Science, Melody is an associate actuary with the Society of Actuaries. With her actuarial background and international industry experience, she brings a dynamic and proactive approach to strategic benefits & well-being consulting.

Melody has a diverse global client portfolio that spreads over industries such as pharma/life sciences, high tech, FMCG, professional services, finance/banking, manufacturing, and retail/luxury brands.

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Max Landry

Co-Founder, Peppy

Max Landry is the Co-Founder at Peppy, with a mission to transform digital healthcare. Max has spent his career launching and building businesses. Before Peppy, he co-founded The Conversation, a platform connecting academic expertise with the public, and Paperstone, one of the UK’s first online office supply companies. He is passionate about using technology to improve employee wellbeing and deliver inclusive healthcare. 

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Gethin Nadin BSc MBPsS RSPH RSA

Multi-Award-Winning Psychologist, two-times bestselling HR Author and Chief Innovation Officer, Benifex and Zellis

Gethin is an award-winning psychologist, bestselling HR author, and one of the world’s most influential HR thinkers. Gethin was awarded seven trophies in 2024 for his work in influencing the global HR industry, most recently awarded two prestigious Stevie’s awards in New York for HR Thought Leader of the Year and HR Professional of the Year. He was also awarded PwC’s ‘Outstanding Contribution to the Industry’ at the 2024 The Rewards in London. Gethin is also a Fellow at the historic King’s College London, King’s Business School - a business school in the top 1% globally.

: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gethinnadin/

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Nick Pemberton

Head of Strategic Partnerships, MetLife

Nick is an accomplished employee benefits professional with over 25 years’ experience in benefits consultancy and group risk insurance markets. In his role at MetLife, Nick is responsible for driving the development of client multinational programmes and he leads the strategic partnership with MAXIS, MetLife’s global benefits network partner.

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Dr Richard Peters

Chief Medical Officer, Goldman Sachs

Dr Richard Peters is an experienced leader in workplace health and wellbeing. He is currently the Medical Director  at Goldman Sachs, with oversight across Europe, Middle East and Africa. Prior to this, he was the Chief Medical and Wellbeing Officer at Network Rail, an organisation that owns and operates the UK railway on behalf of the nation.   He holds an Honorary Clinical Associate Professorship at University College London Medical School and is affiliated with the Faculty of Occupational Medicine, leading the work to raise awareness of the speciality amongst UK medical schools and NHS foundation doctors. He has a strong passion for strategic health design, data systems & analytics, health & safety, teaching and quality improvement.

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Josh Poole

Global Client Director, Mercer

Josh is a Global Client Director at Mercer and is located out of the London office.   He leads a number of Mercer’s global client relationships and has experience in delivering creative solutions to a range of people and business issues. Josh has worked at Mercer for 7 years; living and working in the UK as well as leading client teams on global projects across the US, Europe and Asia.

Prior to his career in consultancy, Josh was a professional rugby player; however, an injury forced him to retire at a young age. This experience ignited his passion for total well-being and its impact on productivity and performance. Throughout his work with numerous multinational corporations, well-being has consistently been a priority. Leveraging his sporting background and his prior expertise across the health spectrum and Global Benefits Management, Josh has effectively supported clients in enhancing their overall well-being strategies.

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Pascal Prevost

Ex-Eurodisney, Ex-Nestlé, Independent expert in risk management, captive management and optimisation of Employee Benefits

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Jean-Phillipe Provost

Global Workplace Consulting Practice Leader, Fidelity Investments

Based in London, JP currently leads Fidelity’s Global Consulting Practice. His focus is on helping multinationals and their employees thrive in every economic environment. Prior to joining Fidelity, JP spent a decade at Mercer, culminating in his leadership of the Multinational Client Group. He is passionate about sharing ideas, especially around technology and innovation, and building on his experience working in Europe, Canada and the USA for major consultancy industry firms to deliver a truly transformational experience for his clients.

 

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Rebecca Rann

Head of Health, Benifex

Rebecca joined Benifex as Head of Health in 2021, and works with customers to design and implement an employee benefits package that caters to employee needs, meets budget requirements, and supports long-term goals. She has over twenty years' experience in the industry, having worked at a leading Group Risk provider before moving into consultancy in 2002. She specialises in UK and International core and voluntary Healthcare and Group Risk benefits.

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Sarah Taylor

Head of Specialist Relations Provider Management, AXA Health

Sarah graduated as a physiotherapist from St Thomas’ Hospital London in 1988. Since then, she has amassed almost 30 years’ experience working in healthcare in the NHS, private hospitals, Occupational Health and insurance.

Now at AXA Health, Sarah is responsible for leading our specialist and practitioner strategy. As part of this role, she is tasked with developing initiatives that, through collaboration and insight with healthcare professionals, ensure the delivery of better quality healthcare for our members and clients.

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Mark Witte

Head of Health & Risk Consulting, Aon

Mark has 20 years’ experience in the industry, the last 14 of which have been at Aon. In addition to retaining a small number of strategic client relationships, since 2017 he has led Aon’s proposition development and consulting strategy across the Risk and Healthcare teams in the UK, working closely with his counterparts in Aon’s DC Pensions, Online and Engagement teams. In addition to guiding Aon’s strategy for helping clients manage risks through traditional means of financing and design, increasingly Mark has focussed proposition development on helping clients better understand and mitigate the key drivers for risk through informed, data driven, health & wellbeing strategies.

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