8:45 CET

Opening of the Conference by the Moderators:

John Beadle, Former Global Head of Performance & Reward, ABB & Xavier Baeten, Professor of Reward Management & Sustainability,          Vlerick Business School 

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9:00

Global reward Trends and Challenges -

John Beadle, Former Global Head of Performance & Reward, ABB

9:30 

Our implementation of the EU Pay Transparency Directive -

Michael Tovar, Global Head Performance & Reward, ING

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10:00

Interactive Session

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10:30

Our Global Reward Portfolio -   

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

The ROI of Recognition:

Transforming People Strategy into Business Value -

Director, BI WORLDWIDE

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12:30

The Future of the Reward Profession -

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

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13:00 CET   

Lunch & Networking

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14:00

Closing the Gender Pay Gap - 

George P. Kovács,

Global Head of People Data Science & Analytics, Ericsson

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14:30

Leveraging the EU Pay Transparency Directive for

strategic compensation: AI & technology in action -

Director, Syndio

15:00

Our Global Reward Strategy -

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

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15:30

Beyond HR:

Turning Everyday Leaders into Champions of Pay Transparency -

Director, Sysarb

15:45 CET

Coffee & Networking

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16:15

Fireside Chat with

Annika Erkselius, VP Total Rewards, Husqvarna

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16:45 

Interactive Session

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17:00

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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17:30 

How to Translate the Company Strategy via the

HR/People strategy into a Reward Philosophy -

Dennis Paalman,

Global Director Performance, Reward, OD & Mobility, Arcadis

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18:00

Panel Discussion on the

'Future of Performance, Reward & Actionable Takeaways' with

speakers from the Day

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18:30-19h30 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:

John Beadle,

Former Global Head of Performance & Reward, ABB 

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9:00

Pay Transparency and ESRS Report -

Antonio Varanese, Head of Regional Rewards, Merck

9:30 

The Future of Reward -

Hilleke Booij, Head of Rewards Europe, Philips

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10:00   

Interactive Session

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10:30

Fireside Chat on ‘AI in Reward’ with

Peter Frampton, Global Head of Perf. and Total Rewards, Freshfields

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11:00 CET

Coffee & Networking

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11:30

Fireside Chat on ‘How we prepared for the EU Pay Transparency Directive’ with Catherine Morlion,

Director Compensation - International, Bristol-Myers Squibb

12:00

Pay Transparency: From Policy to Practice: Cutting Through the

Hype, the Madness, and Successful Implementation -

Director, beqom

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12:30 ​

Our Global Rewards Strategy -

Karen van den Heuvel, Global Head of Rewards, Fugro

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13:00 CET   

Lunch & Networking

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14:00

How to Empower Employees Engagement through

Personalized Reward Strategies -

Swen Laarveld, Head of Reward, Royal Schiphol Group

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14:30 ​

Interactive Session

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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 ​

Interactive Session

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15:45 CET

Coffee & Networking

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16:05

Aligning Reward Market positions with top leaders -

Alvaro Serrano Macon,

Director Global Reward & Mobility, FrieslandCampina

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16:35

Panel Discussion on 'Key Actionable Takeaways' with

speakers from the Day

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17:05

Wrap-up & End of the HRcoreREWARD

17:10 CET