8:45 CET

Opening of the Conference by the Moderators:

Xavier Baeten, Professor of Reward Management & Sustainability,          Vlerick Business School &

Nick Sutton, Head of Sales & Marketing, BI WORLDWIDE

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9:00

Discovering and applying the Anatomy of a Total Rewards Strategy -

Xavier Baeten, Professor of Reward Management & Sustainability,          Vlerick Business School

9:30 

From Ambition to Reality:

our Journey to becoming a Transparent and fair employer -

Michael Tovar, Global Head Performance & Reward, ING

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10:00

Right to Information: Right Now -

Lynn Kaiser, Counsel & VP of Regulatory Affairs, Trusaic

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10:30

Reward Transparency at Booking.com -   

Themis Lamprou, Global Head of Rewards, Booking.com

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11:00 CET

Coffee & Networking

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11:30 ​

Fireside Chat on 'Our Rewards focus for ‘26 and beyond' with

Sven Slavenburg, SVP Total Rewards, adidas 

12:00

Building a high-impact Recognition Culture:

A five-stage roadmap for forward thinking organisations -

Phil Williams, Head of Employee Programmes, BI WORLDWIDE

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12:30

Innovating To Impact. AI enabling EU Pay Transparency -

Michal Skup, Reward Director, EMEA & Global Practices, Dentsu

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13:00 CET   

Lunch & Networking

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14:00

Fireside Chat on 'From Pay Gap to Impact: What Enables People Analytics to Shape Reward and Talent Decisions' with 

George Kovács, People Analytics & Workforce Intelligence Leader | Organizational Psychologist |

ex-Global Head of People Data Science & Analytics, Ericsson

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14:30

33 Countries, One FedEx:

Lessons in Global Pay Equity and Cultural Nuance -

Chris Siebers, Manager Total Rewards, FedEx &

Lara Winzen, Pay Equity & Transparency Consultant, beqom

15:00

Interactive Roundtable Session

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15:30 CET

Coffee & Networking

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16:00

Fireside Chat on 'Post Pay Transparency implementation -

what did we learn' with Saul Huisman,

Head Reward International Advisory, Group HR, Swiss Re

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16:30

Aligning Reward Market positions with top leaders -

Alvaro Serrano Macon,

Director Global Reward & Mobility, FrieslandCampina

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17:00 ​

Panel Discussion on the

'Future of Performance, Reward & Actionable Takeaways' with

speakers from the Day

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17:30-18:30 CET

Evening Networking Drinks

DAY 2

THURSDAY 7th MAY 

Total Rewards
Wellbeing
Technology
Mobility
AI & Automation
Employee Benefits
Work-life Balance
Reward Communication
Employee Engagement

8:45 CET

Opening of day 2 by the Moderators:

Leila Sbi, Enterprise Account Executive, Trusaic &

Nick Sutton, Head of Sales & Marketing, BI WORLDWIDE

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9:00

Change element and prep organisation for Pay Transparency -

Helen Anestrand,

Sr. Director Global Reward Partnering, AstraZeneca

9:30 

Explainable Pay - Enabling trust-building pay conversations -

Johanna Qvist, Pay Equity & Transparency Strategy Lead, Sysarb

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10:00   

Fireside Chat on ‘AI in Reward’ with

Peter Frampton,

Global Head of Perf. and Total Rewards, Freshfields

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10:30

Interactive Roundtable Session

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11:00 CET

Coffee & Networking

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11:30

Fireside Chat on ‘Future of AI in Rewards Practice’ with 

Arif Ender, Director, Compensation EMEA & LATAM, Palo Alto Networks

12:00

The Scaling Problem: Will your Reward Model Survive Change?

How growth, organizational transformation, and M&A reshape Reward -

Benedict Ogola,

Head of Total Rewards Business Consulting, Europe RS & DACH, Abbvie

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​12:30 CET   

Lunch & Networking

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13:30 ​

Strategy while Sailing; our Global Rewards Strategy -

Karen van den Heuvel, Global Head of Rewards, Fugro

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14:00

Boosting Engagement through Smart Reward Strategies -

Swen Laarveld, Head of Reward, Royal Schiphol Group

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14:30 ​

Boosting Engagement & Performance:

Helping your team find Meaning at work - 

Alberto Gonzalez, Chief Purpose Officer, Just on Purpose

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15:00

Fireside Chat on ‘Technology for post-PTD compliance’ with

Caroline Zegers, Head of Executive Compensation, NN Group​

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15:30 CET

Coffee & Networking

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15:50

Panel Discussion on 'Key Actionable Takeaways' with

speakers from the Day

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16:20

Wrap-up & End of the HRcoreREWARD

16:25 CET