The 2026 seminar programme is in development!

Our Employee Benefits editorial team is busy researching another year of insightful and impactful sessions for you.

In the meantime, you can explore the full 2025 programme below to see the calibre of topics and speakers we're known for.

We are committed to building on this success to make Employee Benefits Live 2026 an even more valuable experience.

keynote speakers

Leading with resilience: Finding purpose and driving performance

Jill Scott MBE
former England footballer and broadcaster

When grief comes to work: Supporting employees through loss

Ben West
mental health campaigner, author, strategic advisor

Redefining reward to support a modern workforce that is fit for the future

Josephina Smith
reward director
British Airways

Breaking the boundaries of what is possible

Georgie Willis
head of diversity and inclusion
Eurostar

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