Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2023, which took place on 3 October 2023 at ExCeL London.
Thank you very much to all of the speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.
Keynote speakers
KN1: Inclusive HR
Bernadette Thompson OBE (pictured), director of equality, diversity and inclusion, King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
KN2: A survivor’s escape from domestic violence: The signs, the symptoms and how to help
Ruth Dodsworth, TV presenter and journalist, ITV Cymru Wales
Slides not available
Cost-effective benefits
A1: Making your benefits budget work harder to support your reward strategy
Jennifer Roberts, senior reward and wellbeing manager, Central Co-op
A2: Increasing employee financial wellbeing without increasing business cost
Chair: Lorena Puica, guest lecturer, Oxford and Cornell University
Alyson Dickman, HR generalist, Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Tanya Llewellyn, benefits manager, Centrica
Slides not available
A3: Can you provide benefits on a budget and still maximise engagement?
Natalie Jutla, employee benefits and financial wellbeing lead, Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
Health and wellbeing
B1: Empowering employee health: How can you enhance healthcare access within your workplace?
Chris Wilson-Stewart, people services advisor (absence and wellbeing), Vets Now
Slides not available
B2: Feel good at FitFlop: Why we prioritise employee wellbeing
Emma Andrew, global payroll and reward specialist, FitFlop
Alex Strang, wellbeing manager, FitFlop
B3: Women’s health in the workplace: An indicator of career potential
Camila Carvelho, EDI consultant, The Adecco Group
Helen Tomlinson, head of talent, The Adecco Group and government employment menopause champion
Engagement, motivation and recognition
C1: Employee benefits: Staff engagement is key
Sarita Coleman, head of reward, RSPCA
C2: Engaging and motivating a transient workforce across multiple locations
Jane Frost, director of HR services, Roadchef
Laura Bunn, HR director, Roadchef
C3: Creating a culture of wellbeing: Nurturing employee health and happiness in the workplace
Chair: Dani Jordan, global executive strategic communications and business leader
Katherine Rowney, HR business partner, Bakkavor
Ingrid Simon, HR manager, London Symphony Orchestra
David Bannister, former people director, 10x Banking
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Menopause, fertility and pregnancy
D1: Starting conversations around menopause
Chair: Helen Tomlinson, government employment menopause champion
Claire Blomley, senior benefits manager, Teva
Helen Hodgkinson, chief people and places officer, TLT Solicitors
Hannah Pearsall, head of wellbeing, Hays
Slides not available
D2: Fertility and menopause matters
Dawn Del Busso, team leader and menopause lead, Cadent
Kelly-Anne Morris, regulatory specialist and fertility lead, Cadent
Lisa Yorke, reward and remuneration specialist (HR), Cadent
D3: Menopause champions: How Natwest tackles the hidden costs of menopause
Sharon Midwinter, wellbeing and benefits lead, Natwest