Agenda: Thursday, 19 June 2025
The carefully crafted agenda will help you design an optimum benefits ecosystem that has the greatest impact on the health and productivity of your workforce.
Combining leading-edge thinking with practical tips and guidance, the programme will be an exciting blend of keynote addresses, engaging speaker sessions, dynamic panel discussions, in-depth masterclasses, hands-on workshops, live demonstrations, and highly anticipated roundtable discussions.
With an extensive array of options to choose from, you have the opportunity to curate your day, selecting the sessions that will deliver the most powerful results for your organisation’s future.
8.25am – 9.10am
WORKSHOP: Global strategy, local relevance: How multinational organisations are making their global benefits dreams come true
WORKSHOP: Global strategy, local relevance: How multinational organisations are making their global benefits dreams come true
This workshop is exclusively designed for senior reward and benefit professionals who have workforces in at least three countries.
Striking the right balance between global consistency and local relevance is one of the biggest challenges for reward and benefits leaders in multinational organisations. In this interactive workshop, we’ll explore how global employers are using smart technology and flexible frameworks to deliver unified reward, benefits and wellbeing strategies that work globally and resonate locally. Sharing real-world examples and practical insights, through peer discussion we’ll delve into what it takes to make global reward and benefits strategy work – wherever your people are.
Key discussion points:
- How global platforms are enabling centralisation of global initiatives and helping employers deliver a cohesive benefits experience while respecting regional needs, trends and expectations
- What "simple to complex” really looks like and how to balance choice with simplicity and local flexibility
- What global programme initiation involves and why it’s a game-changer
- The employee experience lens: why visibility, clarity and cultural relevance matter more than ever in driving benefits engagement
In association with Benifex
WORKSHOP: Cutting through the AI hype: Using data and AI to drive down costs and improve health outcomes
WORKSHOP: Cutting through the AI hype: Using data and AI to drive down costs and improve health outcomes
This workshop is exclusively designed for senior reward and benefit professionals in small (minimum 500 employees) and medium organisations primarily based in the UK with an existing Private Medical Insurance (PMI) or Healthcare Insurance.
AI has the potential to radically transform how organisations manage workplace health—but cutting through the noise to understand what’s practical, possible, and valuable is critical. This workshop brings together senior reward and benefits leaders to explore where organisations are at on the data and AI journey and where they need to get to move the dial and help reduce healthcare costs, optimise benefits design and create better health outcomes for employees. Whether you're already using AI or still exploring its potential, this workshop will help you map a clearer path forward.
Key discussion points:
- Do you have a clear understanding of what AI can - and can’t - do when it comes to workplace health and cost control?
- How are you currently using data to manage the rising costs of employee healthcare and where are the gaps?
- What’s the role of AI in simplifying complex healthcare data and identifying actionable trends or risk indicators?
- What are the practical opportunities, risks, and barriers to implementing AI-driven strategies in your organisation?
In association with Gallagher
Speakers
WORKSHOP: Tackling the cost and complexity of delivering whole of workforce health benefits
WORKSHOP: Tackling the cost and complexity of delivering whole of workforce health benefits
This workshop is exclusively designed for UK only senior reward and benefit professionals with over 1000 employees.
Employee healthcare benefits are evolving beyond traditional insurance models, with a growing focus on prevention, early intervention, and inclusive access for the entire workforce. This workshop will explore how employers can redesign health benefits to simplify access, improve health outcomes, manage costs and reduce people risk through leveraging new health services, digital tools, and alternative financing options.
Key discussion points:
- The new healthcare landscape and the role employers can play in simplifying and shifting employee healthcare journeys for better outcomes.
- What are the key barriers employers face in providing whole of workplace health? Addressing cost and complexity challenges and improving access at all points in the employee health journey from prevention, to diagnosis and treatment.
- How workplace health benefits need to evolve around structure, financing and forecasting of health outcome trends to address key business risks (eg. reduce absenteeism, improve productivity and address future talent needs)
In association with Simplyhealth
WORKSHOP: In association with Origin Benefits
9.15am – 10.05am
Chair's welcome & keynote: The 150-year life: Join Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster & best-selling author to explore how ever-increasing longevity will rewrite work, life & society
Chair's welcome & keynote: The 150-year life: Join Professor Hannah Fry, Mathematician, Broadcaster & best-selling author to explore how ever-increasing longevity will rewrite work, life & society
Keynote
With breakthroughs in epigenetics, AI-driven healthcare and age-defying innovations, we are edging closer to a world where living for 150 years is becoming a reality. But what does this mean for the workplace, the economy and society? Join Hannah as she challenges conventional thinking and explores the impact of these profound shifts ahead.
- How epigenetics and cutting-edge health tech are extending lifespans and rewriting the rules of ageing
- Why social, environmental and economic factors may be just as crucial as genetics in predicting life longevity
- The 100-year career: how AI and automation will reshape the future of work
- What a 150-year lifespan means for healthcare, pensions, urban planning and human relationships
Chair's welcome & keynote: Designing a people risk strategy to build workforce resilience and futureproof business success
Chair's welcome & keynote: Designing a people risk strategy to build workforce resilience and futureproof business success
Keynote
The global workforce is undergoing a profound transformation, driven by advances in AI, demographic shifts, and the evolving nature of work. With an ageing population and a multigenerational workforce becoming the new normal, businesses must adapt to thrive in this era of change. Join OECD senior economist, Shruti Singh to explore why age-inclusive and multigenerational workplace strategies are critical to securing future success and navigating the challenges of a transitioning labour force.
- Changing workforce demographics: What this means for HR and business strategy planning today
- The impact of an ageing workforce at the macro level: implications for economic growth, talent availability and how it will shape future workplaces
- Debunking the stereotypes: building a compelling business case for retaining the talents of the older workforce
- Designing policies, practices and benefits to offset potential challenges of an ageing workforce while engaging and empowering older workers
- Steps to future-readiness: actionable insights and approaches
OPTION 1: Aligning benefits strategy with generational need to unlock productivity, resilience, and innovation
OPTION 1: Aligning benefits strategy with generational need to unlock productivity, resilience, and innovation
Breakout session theme: Benefits tech, data, design and strategy
Today’s workforce spans five generations—and each one brings its own values, vulnerabilities, and strengths. Drawing on brand-new insights from Barnett Waddingham’s latest research, Demographic Crunch The Generation Game: Maximising the potential of a multigenerational workforce, this session will:
- Uncover the challenges, complexities and opportunities of a multigenerational workforce: and how to leverage the strengths of each generation
- Debunk the myths about Gen Z and older workers with real-world data: understanding what multigenerational really means for your workforce strategy
- Explore how to foster meaningful collaboration across age groups to boost innovation, knowledge sharing, and long-term organisational strength
- Provide practical advice on using demographic data to optimise benefits to improve wellbeing, reduce health risks and maximise your talent investment across all ages and life stages
In association with Barnett Waddingham
Speakers
OPTION 2: Building a financially resilient and productive workforce
OPTION 2: Building a financially resilient and productive workforce
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
WEALTH at work will share its latest research into employee money worries and reveal valuable insights on:
- The top financial concerns affecting your workforce and how they directly impact work performance
- The financial wellbeing benefits set for growth and why they are key to reducing risk and building a financially resilient workforce
- Practical examples to embed positive savings behaviours and long-term financial health
- New insights on shifting employee attitudes towards savings – and how employers can leverage this for measurable impact
In association with WEALTH at work
Speakers
OPTION 3: Inside the mind of a CEO: How CEOs evaluate and measure return on wellbeing investments
OPTION 3: Inside the mind of a CEO: How CEOs evaluate and measure return on wellbeing investments
Breakout session theme: People risk and corporate performance
Drawing on the latest findings from Wellhub’s xx report, this session will be an opportunity to understand CEO perspectives on wellbeing and examine how you can bring wellness and business impact together to secure leadership buy in. Providing HR leaders with insights on how CEOs evaluate wellness investments, measure ROI and overcome challenges, leave empowered and better able to advocate for wellbeing initiatives within your own organisation. The session will explore:
- How CEOs see wellbeing as a driver of bottom-line growth
- How to overcome objections and turn execs into wellness supporters
- What motivates CEOs to fund (or cut) wellness programmes
- The ROI metrics leadership actually cares about
In association with Wellhub
Speakers
OPTION 4: Using data to anticipate health risks in your workforce, manage risks to your business and drive smarter decisions
OPTION 5: From access to impact: Preventing illbeing through tech-enabled benefits for multinational organisations
OPTION 5: From access to impact: Preventing illbeing through tech-enabled benefits for multinational organisations
Breakout session theme: Preventative benefits and services
With exclusive insights from the just-released Health on Demand 2025 report from Mercer Marsh Benefits, this session reveals why the future of employee wellbeing doesn’t start with AI but with access. Despite rising innovation in benefits, nearly three quarters of employees still lack basic access to benefits technology. This session will show why getting the foundations right is critical to delivering meaningful, preventative wellbeing strategies that reduce absence, retain and attract talent, and drive ROI on wellbeing spend. Learn how best-in-breed employers are using smart, adaptable benefits tech to futureproof their people strategies and build healthier workforces.
- Why prevention is the future of workplace wellbeing and how benefits tech makes it possible
- What best-in-breed benefits technology looks like and how leading employers are leveraging it to drive impact and engagement
- How to democratise access to benefits and deliver personalised communications that drive behaviour change and smarter benefit use
- The role of adaptable, connected technology in reducing absence, enhancing employee experience and unlocking long-term value
In association with Mercer Marsh Benefits
Speakers
OPTION 6: Getting ahead of mental health risks: the intersection of mental health with life stages, ages and gender
OPTION 6: Getting ahead of mental health risks: the intersection of mental health with life stages, ages and gender
Breakout session theme: Preventative benefits and services
Join this session to explore how generational trends, life stages, and gendered health patterns can guide smarter, earlier interventions that reduce mental health risks for your employees.
- Decode the data: emerging mental health and neurodevelopmental patterns across the workforce
- Taking steps to identify and support life stage spikes and the critical intervention windows
- Actionable strategies to move upstream: putting the right support structures in place before employees reach crisis point
In association with Onebright
Speakers
OPTION 7: Innovation demo in association with Heka
OPTION 1: Masterclass - From theory to practice: the secrets to harnessing data for maximum impact
OPTION 1: Masterclass - From theory to practice: the secrets to harnessing data for maximum impact
Masterclass
In an era of complexity, cost pressures and business performance challenges, reward leaders need to significantly improve their use of data to demonstrate the value of their activities, the value of the investment into benefits and the case for change, when it’s required.
Join this session as Howden take a deep dive into the findings of the latest REBA Benefits Design Research, together with a Q&A with Experian, a leading FTSE100 employer, regarding how they are already putting data at the heart of their programme. Learn how to overcome barriers to better data usage, improve data maturity and transform scattered data into powerful, board-ready insights that have impact, drive consensus and prove the long-term value of programmes.
- Building the right data model: Linking strategy and goals to data requirements, identify gaps, then gather data to help you start evolving towards a mature model and better understanding of your programme and people
- Designing with purpose: Using data to evolve benefits strategies that are relevant, inclusive and fit for your workforce
- From data to decisions: Building compelling, evidence-based narratives that secure investment and meet business priorities
- Defining and measuring ROI: Practical ways to maintain your data journey and build a long-term picture of the value and impact of benefits, through engagement, productivity and people risk mitigation
In association with Howden Employee Benefits
OPTION 2: Panel - How generational, cultural and digital shifts are reframing financial wellbeing and employee behaviours
OPTION 2: Panel - How generational, cultural and digital shifts are reframing financial wellbeing and employee behaviours
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
As the financial needs of Baby Boomers, Gen X, Millennials, and Gen Z continue to diverge, employers face a pivotal moment: evolve their financial wellbeing strategy or risk leaving parts of their workforce behind. This expert panel will draw on the REBA report Rising to the financial challenge of an intergenerational workforce in association with Aviva to explore how generational, cultural, and digital shifts are reshaping financial wellbeing —and what employers must do to respond.
- Reframing financial wellbeing to meaningfully engage a diverse, multi-generational workforce
- Targeted actions employers can take today to deliver tangible impact to help reduce financial risk and support smarter decision-making across age groups
- The impact of social media and role of digital culture in shaping employee financial behaviour and how employers can help cut through the noise
- Reshaping the narrative around retirement to engage younger employees earlier: connecting long-term planning with present-day goals and values
With strategic partner Aviva
OPTION 3: Masterclass - Closing the healthcare gap: Tackling access and affordability in employer-funded health benefits
OPTION 3: Masterclass - Closing the healthcare gap: Tackling access and affordability in employer-funded health benefits
Masterclass
As healthcare costs continue to rise for employers, and an increasingly diverse workforce deals with expanding NHS waiting times and a cost-of-living crisis, relevant health benefits are more important than ever. Drawing on insights from REBA’s reports into The UK Health Gap in partnership with Mercer Marsh Benefits, this masterclass will explore:
- The value employees place on employer-provided health benefits.
- Attitudes towards wellbeing and employees’ sentiments about their health and security.
- How to drive better access to healthcare pathways.
- Pros and cons of unbundling specialist private health support and medical services from insurance packages, captives or pooling arrangements.
- Strategies to enhance connections between occupational health services, insurance, and employee benefits.
In association with Mercer Marsh Benefits
Speakers
OPTION 4: Masterclass - Exclusive launch of the 2025 Health and Wellbeing research: Leveraging digital innovation to improve the employee experience and drive better health outcomes
OPTION 4: Masterclass - Exclusive launch of the 2025 Health and Wellbeing research: Leveraging digital innovation to improve the employee experience and drive better health outcomes
Masterclass
Be among the first to explore the findings from REBA’s Health and Wellbeing Research 2025 in association with Axa Health. Revealing how digital tools are transforming and personalising the employee healthcare journey, from early prevention through to specialist treatment. Join this session to get strategic insights and practical takeaways for staying ahead in the evolving world of digital health, while driving better outcomes for your people and your business.
- Using online outpatient care to accelerate treatment pathways and improving clinical outcomes
- Personalising the patient experience with expert matching tools to pair employees with the right care based on individual preferences and clinical need
- How screening at scale and early insight tools are helping employers intervene early and support workplace health more effectively
- Using digital health insights to optimise benefit design, support wellbeing and futureproof workforce health
In association with AXA Health
OPTION 5: Masterclass - Workplace wellbeing: The billion dollar business advantage - How Bupa prioritised wellbeing and transformed corporate performance
OPTION 5: Masterclass - Workplace wellbeing: The billion dollar business advantage - How Bupa prioritised wellbeing and transformed corporate performance
Masterclass
Employee wellbeing isn’t just a perk – it’s a powerful driver of business success. In this compelling masterclass session, Chief Innovation Officer at Benifex, Gethin Nadin, will be joined by Sheryl Lee, People Experience and Operations Director at Bupa to explore how prioritising wellbeing transforms corporate performance. Bupa's purpose is to help people live longer, healthier, happier lives – and that starts with their own employees. This masterclass will challenge your thinking, uncover the strategies behind the top 100 U.S. workplaces that outperformed the S&P 500 and Dow Jones by 20% and explore how higher workplace wellbeing scores directly correlate with firm value, return on assets and profitability.
- Discover how just a one-point increase in employee wellbeing can boost return on assets by up to 1.2% and drive billions in additional profits
- Explore the critical role of wellbeing in driving customer-centric behaviours, higher sales and even predicting innovative employee behaviours.
- Rethink your benefits strategy, putting employee wellbeing at the centre to unlock greater engagement, performance, and long-term business success
In association with Benifex
OPTION 6: Panel - Managing and mitigating the increasing costs of new legislation and regulatory change
OPTION 6: Panel - Managing and mitigating the increasing costs of new legislation and regulatory change
Breakout session theme: Pay and rewards strategies
From Employment Rights and rising national minimum wage, through to a myriad of pensions reviews, successive governments have kept reward and benefits professionals on their toes. In this panel, leading REBA members will share how they are making key decisions to mitigate the impact of rising costs, how they know when to pause decisions in case of further change as well as what opportunities are coming down the line.
With strategic partner, Deloitte
Speakers
OPTION 7: Innovation demo: Join to learn about the latest AI tools and strategies to 10X your benefits
OPTION 7: Innovation demo: Join to learn about the latest AI tools and strategies to 10X your benefits
Innovation demo
Join Ben's co-founder and AI expert, Sebastian Fallert for this no-fluff live demo and learn how AI is transforming benefits management in ways that could make your team 10X more impactful. For HR, benefits or rewards leaders who are sick of the hype and looking for practical ways to use AI everyday.
- The benefits automation you've been dreaming of: Watch as Ben’s intelligent platform tackles your admin headaches, creates tailored benefits, and makes payroll reporting error-free
- Monday-morning game changers: Get ready-to-deploy tactics that will transform your workload in real, actionable ways, no matter your tech setup
- The productivity goldmines others miss: Uncover the hidden AI uses that leading-edge teams are using to outperform their peers
In association with Ben
Speakers
OPTION 1: Cut through the AI noise: How AI can deliver better outcomes for your business and your people tomorrow
OPTION 1: Cut through the AI noise: How AI can deliver better outcomes for your business and your people tomorrow
Breakout session theme: Optimising workforce health benefits
For some time, AI has been the buzzword that HR and reward professionals have been expected to jump on. The biggest challenge is where do you start? And how can it benefit you and your people quickly? Join us to explore three key areas;
- How AI can support your employees in not only choosing their benefit, but using them too: high take up of policies is meaningless if your people don’t use it so we will explore how AI can help embed, communicate and access benefits
- How you can use AI to make cost savings: with increasing medical costs, we use AI to spot differences in the profile of your policies and showcase where differences might be resulting in higher premiums, allowing you to make smarter, more cost effective benefits design
- How to super charge data-driven decisions through using AI: before AI came along, it was all about making better use of data. Combining them enhances efficiencies, allowing you to better invest your time, effort and money, resulting in better outcomes for your business and your people
In association with Gallagher
Speakers
OPTION 2: Fireside chat with Nest Insight: Saving smarter: Using workplace savings to boost financial resilience, confidence and wellbeing
OPTION 2: Fireside chat with Nest Insight: Saving smarter: Using workplace savings to boost financial resilience, confidence and wellbeing
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
Jo Phillips, Director of Research and Innovation at Nest Insight joins Emily Trant, Chief Impact Officer at Wagestream to explore the transformative potential of opt-out workplace savings, drawing on exclusive findings and data from Nest Insight trails. Join this session to get ahead of upcoming regulatory changes and become a progressive employer leading the way in building a more financially confident and productive workforce.
- What’s the data telling us? How auto-enrolment into workplace savings schemes can help solve the interaction/action gap to significantly increase participation, reduce money worries and boost life satisfaction
- The regulatory changes on the horizon—and what employers need to know now to prepare for implementation
- Practical guidance on navigating current barriers and designing payroll savings schemes that support all employees
- Why employers are uniquely positioned to drive financial resilience—and how it reduces burnout, absence, and people risk across the organisation
In association with Wagestream
Speakers
OPTION 3: Retaining your talented parents and carers: The people risks and the moments that matter
OPTION 3: Retaining your talented parents and carers: The people risks and the moments that matter
Breakout session theme: Family care and wellbeing
Unpacking the pressing people risks surrounding working parents and carers and the talent engagement opportunity in those moments that matter.
- Learn from Bright Horizons Work+Family Snapshot: this latest research (among nearly 2,000 parent and carer employees at leading employers) defines both the risks as well as what works to help employees succeed
- The shrinking care gap between parental and eldercare: Gain practical tips to support working parents and carers across all life stage. See how to tailor support from the parent transition, to supporting school life, through to eldercare
- Grasp why family-inclusive employers are rated over 20 percentage points more supportive than wider UK businesses and what it takes to keep your talent engaged and loyal
In association with Bright Horizons
Speakers
OPTION 4: Fireside chat with YuLife – The employee engagement problem: How gamification is tackling rising sickness absence
OPTION 4: Fireside chat with YuLife – The employee engagement problem: How gamification is tackling rising sickness absence
Breakout session theme: Optimising workforce health benefits
- Understanding the issue: The challenge of rising absenteeism due to long-term sickness and mental health problems among UK workers
- Gamification and wellbeing: Learn how gamification changes traditional wellness programmes to drive sustainable engagement and ultimately creating healthier habits
- The engagement problem: Linking higher engagement with wellbeing tools to improve employee health outcomes and absenteeism
- Moving employee benefits upstream: Focusing on both prevention and protection to address the long-term sickness absence crisis
In association with MetLife
OPTION 5: Global health, wealth and workplace resilience: The case for financial education in an increasingly unhealthy world
OPTION 5: Global health, wealth and workplace resilience: The case for financial education in an increasingly unhealthy world
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
We’re getting sicker which is distracting and expensive for employees, their employers, and society. But what if there was a way for employers to control health-related costs? As revealed in nudge’s latest Global Financial Wellbeing research, join this session to:
- Understand the connection between financial, mental, physical and social health and the rising cost of inaction
- Learn how money behaviours and health across the globe affect our relationships with others
- See how financial literacy makes us more resilient in turbulent times
- Discover how the world’s leading employers are using financial education to get ahead of the problem
In association with nudge
Speakers
OPTION 6: Developing an effective cancer prevention strategy
OPTION 6: Developing an effective cancer prevention strategy
Breakout session theme: Preventative benefits and services
Cancer is one of the biggest long-term risks to workforce health, and a growing challenge for employers to tackle proactively. This session explores how to build a forward-thinking, cancer prevention strategy, from risk-stratified screening to early diagnosis, that protects your people and your bottom line.
- The evolving cancer risk landscape: what’s the data telling us about what is coming
- Developing smarter screening strategies: how risk-stratified screening can personalise prevention for your workforce
- Lessons from Europe: why Scandinavian countries outperform the UK – and what we can learn from their approach
- Navigating the cost-benefit dilemma: investing now for long-term workforce resilience
In association with Check4Cancer
Speakers
OPTION 7: Innovation demo: Unlocking real ROI and enhanced employee experience with the most innovative employee recognition solution
OPTION 7: Innovation demo: Unlocking real ROI and enhanced employee experience with the most innovative employee recognition solution
Innovation demo
Whether you are reviewing your current recognition approach or looking for next-gen tools to support your people strategy, join this session to discover how cutting-edge technology and powerful people data come together to deliver real business impact. In this live demo, you’ll get an inside look at the latest evolution of the Workhuman platform – including the newly launched Human Intelligence release – and discover how recognition can fuel measurable improvements in engagement, retention, productivity and company culture. What you’ll see:
- How Workhuman empowers programme owners with robust reporting, strategic services and real-time visibility
- A live demo of the industry-first AI Assistant for people insights in action– making advanced analytics intuitive and accessible
- The measurable impact of employee recognition done right – on engagement, wellbeing and workforce performance
In association with Workhuman
Speakers
12.20pm – 1.05pm
OPTION 8: WORKSHOP: Making the case: How to prove the ROI of healthcare benefits (and get buy-in from the c-suite)
OPTION 8: WORKSHOP: Making the case: How to prove the ROI of healthcare benefits (and get buy-in from the c-suite)
Workshop session
In today’s cost-conscious climate, doing the right thing for your people isn’t always enough. HR and benefits leaders are under pressure to justify every line item, especially when it comes to health and wellbeing.So how do you go beyond feel-good stories and engagement stats - and actually prove the business value of your benefits?In this invite-only workshop, Peppy’s Co-Founder Mridula Pore and Head of Sales Sara Redwood will guide a candid, practical discussion on how HR and benefits leaders can confidently position health and wellbeing as a strategic priority - even when ROI is hard to pin down.Together with a small group of peers, you’ll explore how to combine smart insight, the right story, and well-chosen evidence to make your case to senior stakeholders. Whether you’re championing menopause support, fertility benefits, or early parenthood pathways, this session will help you navigate the real-world challenges of getting buy-in and making it stick.Key discussion points:
- Framing health benefits as business-critical, not just “nice-to-have”
- How to show value beyond hard ROI
- Real-world employer examples showing how prevention, personalisation and clinical support can reduce absence, improve retention and drive cost efficiencies
In association with Peppy
OPTION 1: Why productivity isn’t improving and delivering results … yet
OPTION 1: Why productivity isn’t improving and delivering results … yet
Breakout session theme: Optimising workforce health benefits
Despite continued investment in wellbeing, digital tools and AI, workplace productivity is in decline. New research from Unum reveals the disconnect between employer strategy and employee reality. With burnout, financial stress and a lack of support more prevalent than ever, this session explores what needs to change now to start closing the gap.
- The perception gap: what the data is telling us about the employer-employee disconnect on mental health and burnout
- Latest insights and trends: how to better align strategy with employee needs to drive real performance gains
- Bridge the support gap: what does good look like and how you can move the dial on workforce productivity
In association with Unum
Speakers
OPTION 2: Beyond pensions: Rethinking workplace savings for a new financial era
OPTION 2: Beyond pensions: Rethinking workplace savings for a new financial era
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
With rising living costs and financial pressure on both employers and employees, it’s time to widen the workplace savings conversation. Join this session to explore how other products such as the Lifetime ISA can work with pensions to create a more flexible, engaging approach to financial wellbeing that better supports employees to meet short, mid and long-term goals.
- Rethinking financial resilience: why pensions alone aren’t enough - especially for younger and lower-earning employees
- Balancing long term needs with shorter term financial goals: supporting home ownership, financial resilience and younger savers
- Shifting employees toward better saving habits: why employee engagement often fails when future needs clash with current pressures
- Toward a lifetime savings model: designing a cradle-to-grave solution for today’s workforce
In association with NatWest Cushon
Speakers
OPTION 3: Stress as a strategic risk: Addressing rising health costs with a preventative and data-driven approach
OPTION 3: Stress as a strategic risk: Addressing rising health costs with a preventative and data-driven approach
Breakout session theme: People risk and corporate performance
Stress has quietly become a major cost driver in business today, fueling rising rates of sick leave, turnover and healthcare claims. Yet with preventative action it’s possible to transform stress from a silent business risk into a strategic opportunity. Join this session to understand the impact of unmanaged stress and what leaders can do to mitigate it.
- Quantify the business risks of stress: understand how stress contributes to financial, operational, and people-related risks
- Apply the Stress-Risk Thermometer: to measure, benchmark, and reduce stress risk in your organisation
- Build the case for proactive investment: use ROI data to justify a shift from reactive health spend to prevention
- Create a data-driven strategy across functions: align with shared metrics that link employee health to business performance
In association with WONE
Speakers
OPTION 4: Case study: How Workday is rethinking health risk with a healthcare trust
OPTION 4: Case study: How Workday is rethinking health risk with a healthcare trust
Breakout session theme: Optimising workforce health benefits
Having transitioned from private medical insurance (PMI) to a healthcare trust, Workday will share how this strategic shift is enabling them to take greater control over health risks, more tailored employee support and the development of a more resilient, cost-effective wellbeing strategy. Join this fireside chat to explore:
- How a healthcare trust can be tailored to meet the unique needs of your workforce
- Using insights to proactively manage long-term health risks and reduce future claims
- Striking the balance between cost efficiency and employee care
- Key lessons from Workday’s transition from PMI to a healthcare trust: what went well, unexpected challenges, and what they might do differently
In association with Healix Health
OPTION 5: Scaling mental health globally: Blending proactive and reactive wellbeing strategies for organisational resilience
OPTION 5: Scaling mental health globally: Blending proactive and reactive wellbeing strategies for organisational resilience
Breakout session theme: Mental wellbeing
In today's fast-paced work environment, organisations need a sophisticated approach to wellbeing that both prevents foreseeable challenges and responds effectively to unexpected ones. Join this session to discover how leading organisations are creating sustainable wellbeing ecosystems that drive measurable outcomes for their people and business by seamlessly integrating traditional methods with innovative digital tools.
- Building preventive strategies for predictable challenges while maintaining robust processes for unexpected events
- Practical frameworks and digital solutions to enable early intervention and timely support delivery
- Creating inclusive support systems that work across all employee populations through continuous feedback and improvement
- What to look for in a strategic wellbeing partner to ensure measurable, global outcomes
In association with TELUS Health
Speakers
OPTION 6: A new era in benefits begins today
OPTION 7: Innovation demo: Using data to anticipate risks, drive smarter decisions and futureproof your Carworkforce health strategy
OPTION 7: Innovation demo: Using data to anticipate risks, drive smarter decisions and futureproof your Carworkforce health strategy
Innovation demo
Healthcare costs are rising, and employers face increasing challenges in managing high-cost claims and ensuring the wellbeing of their workforce. Join this session to explore how data-led insights and predictive analytics can help employers understand emerging health risks, proactively manage high-risk employee populations, optimise budgeting and improve employee health outcomes.
- How predictive modelling can identify emerging health risk based on real-time and historical claims data
- Why understanding and planning for future health-related volatility is key to long-term budgeting and maximising value from your healthcare spend
- Practical steps to address care gaps and improve outcomes by targeting high-risk employee populations
- Using ongoing data monitoring is key to enable you to respond proactively and refine interventions over time
In association with Aon
Speakers
OPTION 1: Beyond the bottom line: Rethinking the true value of healthcare benefits
OPTION 1: Beyond the bottom line: Rethinking the true value of healthcare benefits
Breakout session theme: Optimising workforce health benefits
The employee benefits landscape has changed dramatically in recent years. With this, group private medical insurance (PMI) has needed to evolve to cover changing needs. Increased employee utilisation of primary care services and reduced access to NHS treatment has led to pricing pressure, with many HR professionals and finance directors left considering their options. This session explores why we need to reframe and rethink the real value of healthcare benefits: can you really afford to cut back or or is investment in employee health the smartest strategy for long-term performance and cost control?
- How evolving employee healthcare needs, and reduced NHS access, are reshaping the role of Group PMI
- The hidden costs of cutting healthcare budgets: absenteeism, presenteeism and lost productivity
- Why a prevention-first approach to health benefits delivers a stronger ROI than reactive care models
- How forward-thinking organisations are adapting Group PMI to meet today's risks and tomorrow’s opportunities
In association with Vitality
Speakers
OPTION 2: Bridging a gap: The strategic value of adding financial coaching to your wellbeing strategy
OPTION 2: Bridging a gap: The strategic value of adding financial coaching to your wellbeing strategy
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
With financial stress at an all-time high and employees looking for more personalised support, what value could a financial coaching service add to your financial wellbeing programme and how will it benefit your employees? This session unveils exclusive new research, conducted in conjunction with YouGov, revealing which employees would use financial coaching and for what, and how it can bridge the gap between financial education and financial advice.
- Understand how financial coaching complements and enhances existing financial wellbeing benefits
- Explore the employees that are most likely to engage and why
- Confirm the value employees get from financial coaching and, importantly, what they would do in its absence
- Examine how coaching bridges the advice gap not addressed by other benefits education
- Learn how financial coaching can be positioned as a strategic lever for retention, engagement and wellbeing
In association with TrinityBridge
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OPTION 3: Ignore adult care at our own risk: Why it’s not just a wellbeing issue but a strategic people risk
OPTION 3: Ignore adult care at our own risk: Why it’s not just a wellbeing issue but a strategic people risk
Breakout session theme: Family care and wellbeing
Working carers are 1.7 times more likely to experience mental health issues and 1.5 times more likely to suffer musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions than their non-caring peers. Without targeted support, the growing burden of adult care threatens not just employee wellbeing, but the resilience and productivity of organisations. With birth rates falling, chronic illness rising and an ageing population, the UK workforce is already caring for more adults than children. The "sandwich generation" will soon be the largest segment of our workforce. Yet many employers continue to treat adult care as a minor issue, mistakenly assuming that "elderly care" solutions are simply an extension of childcare benefits. The truth is that adults aged 18–67 need support and they are still very much in the workforce. This is not just a wellbeing issue, it’s a strategic people risk. Is your organisaton ready for this profound shift in care responsibilities?
- Why adult care is the next frontier in workforce wellbeing and why its impact spans financial, physical, social, and mental wellbeing
- The disproportionate impact on female employees, highlighting the financial strain, mental health pressures and career-limiting consequences that drive burnout, attrition, and lost productivity
- How progressive organisations are responding, using policies, benefits and health partnerships with real-world outcomes
- How aligning adult care support with occupational health and workforce planning can reduce stress, lower absence rates and improve retention
In association with KareHero
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OPTION 4: Will people ever engage with wellbeing? Rethinking connection for a hybrid workplace
OPTION 4: Will people ever engage with wellbeing? Rethinking connection for a hybrid workplace
Breakout session theme: Preventative benefits and services
Hybrid work has become the norm, but it's thrown up a new challenge for employers; the paradox of connection. This is where we've never been more connected, and yet have disconnection and engagement that is higher than ever. Join this session to explore how flexibility has enabled inclusion, but also fragmented support: and how do we meet the needs of an increasingly diverse, multigenerational workforce - with wellbeing that’s timely, relevant, and truly effective?
- Why hybrid work is reshaping - and complicating - employee engagement
- How to personalise support to meet employees where they are: so they can access it when and how they need it
- Why timing, delivery, and relevance are now non-negotiables for a successful wellbeing strategy
- Creating meaningful moments that drive lasting impact
In association with Bupa/JAAQ
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OPTION 5: Case study: Building a global MSK strategy that delivers better health and lower costs
OPTION 5: Case study: Building a global MSK strategy that delivers better health and lower costs
Breakout session theme: Preventative benefits and services
Musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions are one of the leading causes of absence and a major healthcare cost driver—but too many organisations remain stuck in reactive mode. This session explores how forward-thinking employers can take a proactive, prevention-first approach to MSK health at scale, leveraging virtual care and global alignment to drive down costs and improve outcomes.
- Why MSK issues should be a priority in your global health strategy—and the need for a proactive preventative approach
- How to design a globally consistent, locally compliant MSK prevention strategy
- The role of virtual care in scaling access, improving outcomes, and boosting employee experience
- What kind of ROI and workforce impact you can expect - and how to track and demonstrate success beyond the clinical data
In association with Sword Health
OPTION 6: The business case for a global family-building benefits strategy
OPTION 6: The business case for a global family-building benefits strategy
Breakout session theme: Family care and wellbeing
As demand for inclusive, modern fertility and family-building support rises across the global workforce, organisations are beginning to recognise the financial and wider people risk implications of doing nothing. From extended absences to rising healthcare costs and lost talent, the hidden impact of unmet fertility needs is significant. Join this session to explore how a strategic, global family-building benefits approach can drive measurable gains in retention, the employee experience and financial wellbeing -while delivering smarter, more sustainable cost control.
- The financial wellbeing toll of fertility and family-forming gaps – and the workplace impacts of disengagement and absence
- Global trends and emerging insights shaping the future of the global fertility and family-building landscape
- How choice, flexibility, and less invasive treatment options can improve outcomes and reduce spend
- Using family-building benefits as a strategic lever for talent retention and healthcare optimisation
In association with Carrot
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OPTION 7: Innovation demo in association with Benifex
OPTION 1: Investing beyond the quarter: Strategies for sustainable success
OPTION 1: Investing beyond the quarter: Strategies for sustainable success
Breakout session theme: People risk and corporate performance
In an era of economic uncertainty, reward and benefits directors must look beyond short-term financial metrics to create future-focused workplace strategies that support not only employee wellbeing, but wider organisational and societal health and sustainability. Join this thought-provoking session to:
- Understand the long-term economic and human cost of transactional workplace approaches
- Explore how personalised wellbeing strategies can reduce sickness, improve productivity and create meaningful employee engagement
- Recognise the broader societal impact of workplace design, including mental health, community connections and intergenerational workforce needs
- Learn what the data is telling us: how investing in employee wellbeing can be a strategic advantage, not just a cost centre - creating a more resilient, adaptable organisational culture
In association with Aviva Health
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OPTION 2: The hidden cost of financial stress: Exclusive insights to reshape benefits strategies and drive improved outcomes
OPTION 2: The hidden cost of financial stress: Exclusive insights to reshape benefits strategies and drive improved outcomes
Breakout session theme: Financial wellbeing
Tap into exclusive new financial stress research from Hymans Robertson Personal Wealth and get an up-to-date view of the UK workforce’s financial resilience in 2025. In this session, we’ll unpack the trends shaping employee expectations – and explore how HR and reward leaders can respond with smarter, people-first strategies that protect wellbeing and power business performance.
- Uncover the levels of financial stress and resilience employees are experiencing today
- Explore the impact of financial stress – and how it’s undermining employee engagement, motivation, productivity and loyalty
- Learn where to focus investment for maximum impact across financial wellbeing and total reward
- Gain strategic insight into reshaping your benefits offer to delivery strong outcomes for both people and business
In association with Hymans Robertson
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OPTION 3: How AI is redefining strategy, spend and scale for global benefits management
OPTION 3: How AI is redefining strategy, spend and scale for global benefits management
Breakout session theme: Benefits tech, data, design and strategy
Global benefits leaders face increasing complexity in managing multinational benefit programmes—navigating fragmented data, opaque costs, compliance risks, and operational inefficiencies. This session explores how digitally disruptive AI-powered solutions can redefine the way multinational organisations manage, administer and control benefits costs on a global scale.
- The challenges, barriers and need for change and transparency in the management and administration of global benefits
- How AI and digital platforms can centralise and streamline global benefits management to drive accurate visibility on costs, compliance, commissions and plan performance
- Driving efficiency through technology: improving vendor negotiations with AI-enabled insights to reduce overlap in benefits plans and eliminate wasteful spending
- Moving from reactive administration to proactive benefits management: Using AI-driven analytics to build better plans and make informed benefits decisions
In association with Origin Benefits
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OPTION 5: Innovation demo in association with Mercer Marsh Benefits
OPTION 6: WORKSHOP: Driving impact and outcomes with a global women’s health strategy
OPTION 6: WORKSHOP: Driving impact and outcomes with a global women’s health strategy
This workshop is exclusively designed for senior reward and benefit professionals in large multinational organisations.
As the demand for inclusive, accessible reproductive and family health benefits grows, employers face both challenges and opportunities. Join this workshop to explore how digital women’s and family health solutions can deliver more equitable support, improve health outcomes, and drive long-term ROI for global organisations.
Key discussion points:
- Understanding the shifting and evolving needs around fertility, maternity, parenting, and menopause: and how employers can overcome cost and access barriers
- Identifying the critical data points and outcome metrics needed to create a compelling ROI narrative
- Navigating cultural and regulatory nuances in reproductive health: what works (and what doesn’t) across regions
- Exploring how AI, virtual care, and digital tools can be used to bridge access gaps and personalise the employee health journey at scale
In association with Maven Clinic
OPTION 1: Benefits technology: navigating the evolving ecosystem of platforms and providers
OPTION 3: Global benefits design: navigating complexity and impact of digital tools and AI on consistency and visibility
OPTION 5: Optimising health benefits and insurances: to control costs and improve health outcomes
OPTION 6: Pay and benefits compliance: keeping ahead of changing UK employment law and EU Pay Transparency Directive
OPTION 7: Pay and reward strategies: to support drive talent attraction, retention and performance
OPTION 8: Preventative benefits and services: to manage claim costs and future health risks
OPTION 9: Reviewing ROI on wellbeing spend: measures, metrics and evaluating effectiveness
4.45pm – 5.25pm
Closing keynote: On the sofa with…Dame Joanne Lumley OBE, BAFTA Award-Winning Actress, Charity Campaigner and a British Institution
Closing keynote: On the sofa with…Dame Joanne Lumley OBE, BAFTA Award-Winning Actress, Charity Campaigner and a British Institution
Keynote
With her sharp wit and timeless elegance, the renowned actress, presenter, and activist Joanna Lumley will bring her age-positive perspective to the much-anticipated REBA Congress closing keynote interview. Famous for her role in the iconic Absolutely Fabulous, celebrated for her standout appearance in the binge-worthy Amandaland series, and a passionate advocate for the Gurkha Justice Campaign, Joanna will join Debi O'Donovan on the sofa to provide her insightful reflections on a career spanning decades. Get ready to be captivated by her beloved storytelling style as Joanna shares anecdotes from experiences in entertainment, humanitarian work, and her personal life.
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