Event Agenda

Please note this programme is subject to change

Day 1

Wednesday 20th June 2012

11:30 – 13:00 Event Registration

13:00 – 14:00 Buffet Lunch

14:10 – 14:15
Chair’s welcome address by
Debi O'Donovan, Editor, Employee Benefits

14:15 – 15:00
Reducing the Cost of Sickness to Employers, Taxpayers and the Economy

• What needs to be done to improve the sickness absence system in the UK?
• How will a better understanding of sickness absence help employers, the State and individuals?
• What can be done to prevent sickness absence and ensure employees do not move out of work entirely and on to benefits?

David Frost CBE, Former Director General, SBritish Chambers of Commerce and Executive Chairman, National Centre for Entrepreneurship in Education

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15:00 – 15:30
Employee Engagement - Communication in Difficult Economic Times

• How can compensation and benefits be communicated to employees to foster transparency and trust?
• How can employers position comp and bens in the employer brand preposition?
• What impact does Social Media have on attracting and retaining Generation 'Y'?

João Mendes, Group Employee EngagementAmadeus IT Group SA

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15:35 – 16:10 Workshop 1

16:15 – 16:50 Workshop 2

16:55 – 17:30 Workshop 3

17:30 – 20:00 Free time

20:00 – 23:00 First Night Dinner

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Day 2

Thursday 21st June 2012

09:00 – 09:45
Does Pay for Performance Actually Work?

• Do we live in a world of 'responsible capitalism' where rewards are properly aligned with performance?
• What does corporate success mean today?
• How can employers drive performance and engagement through effective employee recognition and appreciation?

David Bolchover, Author, Pay Check: Are Top Earners Really Worth It

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09:45 – 10:30
Pay Management in 2012: Back to the Fundamentals?

• The climate: its tough!
• Change, change, change
• Salary increases are creeping back up;
• Variable pay and bonuses: the way to go?
• The fairness agenda and what it means;
• Strong designs, awful execution;
• Reward communications: why is it so bad?
• Line managers and reward: will and skill

Duncan Brown, Member – Expert Advisory Group, Hutton Review on Fair Play

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10:30 – 10:45 Coffee break

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10:45 – 11:15
Topic tbc: The Olympic Effect - Engaging all Employees in 2012

• What will 2012 mean for the serious business of wellbeing - what do employers need to know about the health needs of their workforce during a period of low growth?
• What can UK employers learn from global partners in regard to employee engagement?

Case study: tbc

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11:20 – 11:55 Workshop 4

12:00 – 12:35 Workshop 5

212:45 – 14:00 Lunch

14:10 – 14:45 Workshop 6

14:50 – 15:25 Workshop 7

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15:30 – 16:25
Topic tbc: The Power of Language in the Workplace

• How should talented senior people be motivated and what language do they understand?
• How can organisations identify communication strategies for driving value-creating performance
• How should organisations educate and engage tomorrows talent?

Expert speaker: tbc

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16:25 – 16:30
Conference Summary and closing remarks
Debi O’Donovan, Editor, Employee Benefits

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16:40 – 17:40 One to one meetings

17:40 – 19:30 Free time

19:45 – Meet in reception for transfer to Gala Dinner venue

20:00 – 23:30 Gala Dinner

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