Where speakers have given approval, we have uploaded the slides for the keynote and conference sessions at Employee Benefits Live 2025, which took place on 1-2 October 2025 at ExCeL London.
Thank you very much to all of our speakers for sharing their ideas, experiences and insights.
Wednesday 1 October
Keynote speakers
Leading with resilience: Finding purpose and driving performance
Jill Scott MBE, former England footballer and broadcaster
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Redefining reward to support a modern workforce that is fit for the future
Josephina Smith, reward director, British Airways
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HR and benefits strategy
Pay transparency in action: What it means for your reward and benefits strategy
Amy Vokes, EMEA total rewards professional and global pay equity lead, Siemens
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Using reward strategy to drive organisational impact
Carina Monnelly-Owen, head of people services, Housing 21
Ian Hodson, director of people and culture, Housing 21
How CBRE transformed benefits into a £2.5m business win
Laura Barratt, head of EMEA benefits, CBRE GWS
Health and wellbeing
Money wellness: Linking reward, wellbeing and productivity
Jane Vivier, reward specialist
Building a workplace culture that truly supports mental health
Tom Pridmore, head of reward, benefits and wellbeing, BDO UK
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From strategy to purpose: Building a wellbeing strategy that has real impact
Nicola Marshall, people director, Welcome Break
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Sustainable reward
Building a modern workforce through sustainability: Wellbeing, resilience and employee expectations
Rob Dixon, group sustainability director, LSL Property Services
Making sustainability matter: Engaging employees and connecting ESG strategy to HR and reward
Jenn Barnett, head of ESG and DEI, Grant Thornton
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Reward with purpose: Jet2’s journey to a more sustainable benefits strategy
Miriam D’souli, HR director, Jet2
Reproductive health
Fertility, menopause and parenthood: Essential benefits for a modern workforce
Ellie Vaughan, head of reward and benefits, Herbert Smith Freehills Kramer
Compassion in practice: How benefits can support employees through pregnancy and baby loss
Debra Gardner, chief people officer, LSL Property Services
Trigger warning:These slides reference pregnancy and baby loss
Leading the way in menopause support: Transforming policy, culture and industry standards
Lucy Tigwell-Cox, reward manager, NATS
Thursday 2 October
Keynote speakers
When grief comes to work: Supporting employees through loss
Ben West, mental health campaigner, suthor and strategic advisor
Trigger warning: These slides reference suicide
Holding the line: Sustaining DEI momentum in a shifting world
Georgie Willis, head of diversity and inclusion, Eurostar
Cost-effective benefits
Small budget, big impact: How we are doing more with less
Heather Clancy, pay and reward manager, University of Birmingham
Katie Compton, HR projects officer, University of Birmingham
Powering innovation on a budget: Aligning global benefits with business transformation
Anna Hamilton, senior director, total rewards and wellbeing, EMEA, Danaher
One workforce, many needs: Making benefits inclusive and cost effective
Jane Earnshaw, senior director - reward and pensions, Asda
Financial wellbeing
Financial wellbeing at work: Supporting the moments that matter
Megan Carnegie, independent features journalist
Shantelle Bovell-Cox, assistant director, benefits and financial wellbeing, EY
Modernising pensions for a diverse workforce: Engagement, inclusion and impact
Stella Chaplin, former director pensions and benefits, AtkinsRealis
From payday pressures to financial empowerment: Driving financial wellbeing among front-line workers
Dawn Roberts, human resources director, Northwood Hygiene Products
Engagement, motivation and recognition
Hard to reach, but not out of reach: Driving engagement and benefits take up among dispersed and deskless employees
Alex Mann, head of reward, IHG Hotels and Resorts
Elizabeth Phillips, benefits manager, The Lego Group
Tayo Olawumi, rewards and benefits manager, The Telegraph
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Reward and recognition: Making the case for employee involvement
Naomi Alexander, head of reward and recognition, Utility Warehouse
Why recognition fails without practice and how to build skills to make it stick
Richard Watts, people operations analyst - rewards, bonuses and structures, Next
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Mental health resilience
Hidden in plain sight: Addressing the mental health crisis faced by working carers
Amanda Arrowsmith, former people director, The Chartered Institute of People and Development (CIPD), and founder, The Sisterhood of Women
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Building a workplace culture that truly supports mental health
Tom Pridmore, head of reward, benefits and wellbeing, BDO UK
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Thriving at work: Designing culture, benefits and spaces to boost mental resilience and wellbeing
Bex Moorhouse, global head of strategy, operational excellence and performance, WPP
Carol Kavanagh-Hall, global director - workplace strategy and experience, WPP
Laura Sherwood, chief people officer, Ogilvy
Miquet Humphryes, real estate and workplace services, WPP
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