Join us for an engaging session as we explore the trends that are transforming reward strategies across Europe and globally. Through Mercer’s proprietary data, live polling and expert insights from industry and market leaders, you'll discover how leading organisations are adapting their rewards strategies to stay future-ready and meet the diverse needs of a global workforce.

Speakers:

• Gaurav Dutt, Consulting Leader - Technology and Life Science Sectors, Mercer
• Rebecca Couch, Principal, Reward & Talent, Mercer
• Javier Tabakman, Partner, LAC Career Leader, Mercer

This session will explore what has been changing in the executive rewards landscape and what is on the horizon. Topics under consideration will include:

• The globalisation of pay for executives and board members, including what that means for locally focused companies
• Different attitudes towards climate and broader sustainability initiatives in Europe and North America
• Strategies for operating effective incentives in an increasingly volatile geopolitical context

Speakers:

• Peter Boreham, Partner, European Practice Leader, Mercer
• Debbie Chan, European Executive Rewards Market Lead, Mercer

Legal and Global Perspective: This session will offer a deep dive into the legal perspective on Pay Transparency Directive transposition, covering how laws are crafted, interpreted, and enforced. It will define category workers and explain their implications for pay practices and highlight the role of social partners in engaging with pay equity topics and collaborating with employers to implement equitable pay strategies. We will also consider implications of the global legislation landscape.

Facilitated by representatives from the Freshfields and HR Policy Association, this session promises engaging discussions and actionable best practices to ensure compliance with a global, regional and local mindset.

Speakers:

• Lucye Provera, Fair Pay Leader - Europe and UK, Mercer
• Lucy Brown, Fair Pay and DEI Leader, UK, Mercer
• Jennifer Schulz, Senior Principal, Mercer
• Schweitzer, Stefanie, Fair Pay Leader Switzerland
• Mikolaj Jaszczuk, Fair Pay Leader Switzerland
• David Lorimer, Lewis Silkin
• Wen Dong, Senior Director and Leader, HR Policy Global, HR Policy Association

In this session, we will explore why companies are investing in skills to power employee experiences and deliver their strategy. Share best practices on building your skills data and linking skills to your job architecture. Discuss the benefits and what other organizations have achieved through reward and talent collaboration. Are skills a bridge too far for your organization — or the Golden Gate to delivering people and business outcomes?

Speakers:

• Paul Habgood, Partner - Workforce Transformation, Mercer
• Nicole Peichl, Partner, Mercer

The session will cover what organisations should consider when creating their change and communication strategies for pay transparency. We’ll look specifically at how digital communication platforms can be leveraged to engage employees, provide analytics and real-time feedback, and help tailor communication approaches, leading to more effective change management.

Speakers:

• Tricia Maskell, Head of Employee Change Communications, Impact team, Mercer
• Kaivai Andrews, Senior Digital Communications Strategist, Mercer
• Ivo Gyuzelev, PSI CRO, Global Compensation and Benefits Manager

In today’s talent-driven market, rewards professionals are uniquely positioned to influence both how people experience work and how the organisation is perceived as an employer.

Compensation is no longer just about benchmarking and budgets — it’s a powerful connector. Compensation strategies can build bridges across the organisation: between rewards and business leaders, between your external brand and internal culture, and between individual aspirations and company goals.

This session explores how active listening strategies, employee experience data and AI-powered insights can be used to align internal reality with external employer brand promises. Learn how to connect the dots between compensation, culture and communication — and how to use these insights to attract and retain the talent your business needs, before the competition does.

Speakers:

• Katerina Psychopaida, Partner, Practice Lead, Employee Experience Solutions, Mercer
• Jorge Jimenez, Employee Experience Leader - Iberia, Mercer
• Eric Grosjean, Principal, Rewards, Mercer Schweiz AG

This session emphasises the need for organisations to craft competitive offers to attract international talent, focusing on drivers like career development and compensation.

It highlights the importance of refining mobility strategies to enhance the international employee experience. For Skyguide, Switzerland’s national air navigation service provider, these challenges are particularly pronounced given a limited domestic talent pool. The need to compete on an international level to attract and retain qualified professionals is increasing. We must look beyond borders not only geographically, but also in terms of employment practices.

Speakers:

• Yvonne Traber, Global Mobility Business Leader, Mercer
• Marie-Laurence Sépède, Skyguide, Head of Compensation & Benefits

The session will cover what organisations should consider when creating their change and communication strategies for pay transparency. We’ll look specifically at how digital communication platforms can be leveraged to engage employees, provide analytics and real-time feedback, and help tailor communication approaches, leading to more effective change management.

Speakers:

• Tricia Maskell, Head of Employee Change Communications, Impact Team, Mercer
• Kaivai Andrews, Senior Digital Communications Strategist, Mercer

This breakout session explores how technologies and AI are transforming HR and rewards functions — and what the future of rewards could look like.

Join us as our expert speakers delve into real-world AI applications in rewards management, data-driven decision-making and innovative tools shaping the future. Discover practical insights for leveraging technology to enhance employee engagement, streamline processes and stay competitive in a dynamic landscape. Whether you want to understand current trends or prepare for tomorrow’s rewards innovations, this session equips you with the knowledge and tools to help you confidently navigate the evolving rewards tech landscape.

The combination of overall rising life expectancy, falling birth rates and increasing inequalities in health outcomes will bring many challenges and opportunities to companies and governments. In this session, we will discuss what companies need to do differently across talent management, culture and employee benefits to achieve the best outcome.

Speaker:
Graham Pearce, Senior Partner, Mercer

Join us for an engaging session as we explore the trends that are transforming reward strategies across Europe and globally. Through Mercer’s proprietary data, live polling and expert insights from industry and market leaders, you'll discover how leading organisations are adapting their rewards strategies to stay future-ready and meet the diverse needs of a global workforce.

Speakers:

• Gaurav Dutt, Consulting Leader - Technology and Life Science Sectors, Mercer
• Rebecca Couch, Principal, Reward & Talent, Mercer
• Javier Tabakman, Partner, LAC Career Leader, Mercer

This session will explore what has been changing in the executive rewards landscape and what is on the horizon. Topics under consideration will include:

• The globalisation of pay for executives and board members, including what that means for locally focused companies
• Different attitudes towards climate and broader sustainability initiatives in Europe and North America
• Strategies for operating effective incentives in an increasingly volatile geopolitical context

Speakers:

• Peter Boreham, Partner, European Practice Leader, Mercer
• Debbie Chan, European Executive Rewards Market Lead, Mercer

Fairness Perspective: This roundtable session will examine fairness perspectives, covering best practices in pay equity, objective factors such as experience and age, and strategies to close pay gaps, as well as an overview of the certification process and its benefits. Henrike von Platen, CEO & Founder, FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab will present the FPI certification and how this can support companies on their pay equity and pay transparency journey and Juan Carlos Goya, HR Manager Spain & Portugal, Beiersdorf, will go deeper into their pay equity certification journey. We will also leave plenty of time for round table peer to peer exchange!

Speakers:

• Lucye Provera, Mercer Fair Pay Leader - Europe and UK
• Lucy Brown, Mercer Fair Pay and DEI Leader, UK
• Jennifer Schulz, Mercer Senior Principal
• Henrike von Platen, FPI Fair Pay Innovation Lab CEO & Founder
• Juan Carlos Goya, Beiersdorf HR Manager Spain & Portugal
• Stefanie Schweitzer, Mercer Fair Pay Leader, Switzerland

In this session, we will explore why companies are investing in skills to power employee experiences and deliver their strategy. Share best practices on building your skills data and linking skills to your job architecture. Discuss the benefits and what other organizations have achieved through reward and talent collaboration. Are skills a bridge too far for your organization — or the Golden Gate to delivering people and business outcomes?

Speakers:

• Paul Habgood, Partner - Workforce Transformation, Mercer
• Nicole Peichl, Partner, Mercer

This breakout session explores how technologies and AI are transforming HR and rewards functions — and what the future of rewards could look like.

Join us as our expert speakers delve into real-world AI applications in rewards management, data-driven decision-making and innovative tools shaping the future. Discover practical insights for leveraging technology to enhance employee engagement, streamline processes and stay competitive in a dynamic landscape. Whether you want to understand current trends or prepare for tomorrow’s rewards innovations, this session equips you with the knowledge and tools to help you confidently navigate the evolving rewards tech landscape.

Speakers:

• Sean MacHale, Mercer Partner, Rewards Solutions Leader Europe
• Jess von Bank, Mercer Global Leader, HR Digital Transformation & Technology Advisory