AGENDA
This year, we’re diving deep into the latest trends in global benefits, technology, AI, and wellbeing. In addition to the plenary sessions, we're running three powerful streams designed to help you achieve higher, grow faster, and imagine more.
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Let’s kick off the Benifex Forum!
What’s next for benefits tech – and how is Benifex shaping it? Join Benifex Founder & CEO, Matt Macri-Waller, for a fast-paced look at our product vision for 2025 and beyond.
Matt will share his thoughts on using AI for both assistance and augmentation – helping you surface insights, simplify tasks, and deliver smarter employee experiences. With new developments in OneHub Wallet, Connect, our OneHub super app, and content automation, this session is your inside look at how we’re building the future of benefits – one that’s personalized, data-driven, and designed to meet employees where they are.
AI is reshaping the workplace at an unprecedented pace – but what does this mean for HR, benefits, and employee experience? Join Craig Foster, Director of HR Digital Transformation at Microsoft, as he unveils insights from Microsoft’s New Future of Work research, revealing how AI is redefining productivity, decision-making, and more. Discover how generative AI tools like Copilot are helping HR teams integrate complex systems, personalize employee interactions, and create a more AI-powered workplace. Gain a unique perspective from one of the world’s leading technology companies on how AI is not just changing work – but actively shaping its future.
Enjoy a delicious catered lunch and refreshments while connecting with senior Reward and Benefit leaders.
Wellbeing is now a vital part of the employee experience — but how can you make it work for all employees across a diverse, distributed workforce?
Join Evelyn Naulls, UK & Ireland Benefits and Fleet Manager at Danone, along with Benifexers Neil Ryland and Abbie Smith, as they explore how Danone has redefined the way employees connect with their benefits and wellbeing resources. This session will explore how Danone has created a digital home for benefits, wellbeing and culture – enabling an accessible and inclusive experience.
Hear how Danone is using benefits to unify their company culture, empower all employees to make more informed wellbeing choices, and deliver real organizational impact.
Employee benefits have evolved into dynamic, high-performance systems driving growth and innovation. Join Benifex Chief Innovation Officer, Gethin Nadin, and global benefits expert, Elaine O’Donnell, from Flutter as they reveal how personalized, flexible benefits technology enhances performance, retention, and wellbeing. Learn from Flutter’s journey implementing benefits across multiple regions, leveraging technology for culture and success, as well as how benefits drive high performance in today's workplace – backed by the latest compelling data and real-world examples.
In 2024, the Refresco team completely overhauled their reward and benefits offering. But with a deskless workforce, they knew that communicating the launch of their new benefit program, ‘Cheers!’ couldn’t be an afterthought... They even took benefits on the road, traveling more than 700 miles across the UK over two weeks.
Benifex CPO, Karen O’Neill, will be joined by Refresco’s Sarah Tomson, Head of HR Services and Reward, and Anne Hobson, Head of Communications and Engagement, to reveal how they used an innovative, PR approach to benefits communications and the massive impact the new program has had on their people – and on their EVP.
Centrica’s Sandra Dyball, Director of Health, Wellbeing & Benefits, and Emily Gabrielsen, Health & Wellbeing Manager, will join Benifexer Gethin Nadin, Chief Innovation Officer, for a fireside chat on how Centrica has built one of the UK’s most forward-thinking and impactful benefits and wellbeing programs. Discover how their “always-on” approach drives year-round engagement, with benefits embedded into everyday employee behaviors. Sandra will share how Centrica unifies health, wellbeing, and reward into a single, integrated strategy, while Emily offers practical insights on how it’s implemented and brought to life on the ground.
With multiple industry awards and a top 10 spot on the Great Place to Work wellbeing list, this session offers a rare look into a proven, employee-centered approach that’s setting a new standard in the industry.
Join Jennifer Burnett from Snowflake and Benifex’s Adam Mason as they explore how Snowflake is using benefits technology to enhance employee experience, integrate with their tech stack, and scale globally. This session will cover how Snowflake built its benefits strategy to drive engagement, how they’re leveraging analytics for future innovation, and what’s next in their digital transformation journey. Expect practical insights and an interactive Q&A to uncover how benefits can amplify culture and drive business success.
Join Mark Kelly, Global Head of Benefits & Wellbeing at BCG, and Katie Goodwin, Chief Customer Officer at Benifex, for an engaging fireside chat. Mark will share a fresh, personal take on the evolving role of Reward and Benefits, blending stories from a high-stakes Arctic expedition and the world of elite cycling, with lessons from scaling wellbeing across a global consulting firm. Mark brings a unique perspective on performance, resilience, and human sustainability. This session will explore how BCG is redefining wellbeing as a strategic enabler –embedding mental health tools, reshaping benefits, and aligning rewards with what truly matters. Expect an inspiring conversation, rich with practical insights and personal moments that challenges convention and puts wellbeing at the heart of the modern Reward function.
Take a break from the insights and relax with some refreshments in The Riverside Room.
Our keynote speaker is world-renowned, double Olympic gold winner, Dame Kelly Holmes. She's a leader in resilience, performance, and overcoming adversity. A true champion in every sense, you don’t want to miss this opportunity to hear from an iconic figure whose story will leave you motivated and empowered!
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