Explore the latest trends and innovations in Benefits and Wellbeing

Join us to uncover the key challenges, trends, and advancements shaping the future of benefits and wellbeing.

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Hosted by Matthew Gregson and the Howden team, each initiative focusses on a specific topic to help you navigate your way through the world of employee benefits. We’ll also share our thoughts on what this means for you and give you practical advice to keep your benefits strategy relevant and highly valued by your employees.

    Matthew Gregson

    Executive Director

    Today, Matthew oversees all aspects of Howden’s proposition for Corporate clients. He has over 20 years’ experience in employee benefits, including a large portion of his career helping shape the flexible benefits market in the UK. Matthew has personally helped many large and complex employers introduce transformational change to their pension and benefits programmes, working with providers and partners in the industry to innovate and maximise the value they bring to clients.

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    Why you should join us:

    • Hear from experts in their fields
    • Ask your questions in our Q&A at the end of each session

    • February:  How to make better benefits comms a realistic goal for 2025
      Wednesday 26 February, 9.30-10.30am
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    • March: 2025: the year of the Wellbeing reset: what needs to change and why
      Thursday 20 March, 9.30-10.30am
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    • April: REBA hosted webinar with Cheryl Brennan as a panellist - more details coming soon
      Wednesday 2nd April, 10am

    • May: REBA Research: the gulf between the best and the rest when it comes to using data in managing benefits
      Thursday 15 May, 9.30-10.30am
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    • June: Empowering Employees: The Future of Pensions & Financial Wellbeing in the Workplace
      Thursday 5 June, 9.30-10.30am
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    • Five actions to take to improve your employee benefits strategy
      Join Matthew Gregson, Executive Director and Hugh Bennett, Head of Corporate, as they discusses what 2025 will have in store for benefits and wellbeing programmes.
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    • How to deliver a great workplace pension: the balancing act between time and money
      At a time of economic uncertainty, cost of living crises and budget pressures, following the “right” course of action to help drive good retirement outcomes can be a minefield. In this broad-ranging webinar, we’ll cover all aspects of how to create, run and engage your employees with their pension that will lead to better outcomes for them and the business.
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    •  Wellbeing done well: Experian’s data-driven approach to wellbeing
      In this session, we are delighted to be joined by Rachael Kneen, Wellbeing Director at Experian, as we talk through their strategic approach to benefits and wellbeing governance, design and execution.
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    • How does the business case for flex stack up in a world of increasing premiums and Cost Of Living pressures?
      Join us for this timely webinar to gain actionable insights into building a business case for flex that supports both your bottom line and your workforce during challenging times.
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    • Employee Experience: The need for simplification of the benefits technology landscape
      In this webinar, we’ll explore the current challenges with benefits & wellbeing technology
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    • Multinational benefits: developing a harmonised approach internationally
      During this session John Heatley and Anne Terry will:
      - Share the top three business and workforce challenges affecting global benefits strategies in the next two years
      - Explore how employers are approaching multinational benefit design, including best practice
      - Offer top tips if you’re starting out, so you get the foundations right with principles and advice
      - Set out ways that you can optimise existing your global benefits programme if you are an established multinational employer
      - Consider the role that technology has to play in effective global benefits management & boosting employee engagement
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    • REBA Research findings: What’s next for benefits strategy and design in a climate of cost pressure?
      What’s next for benefits strategy and design in a climate of cost pressure? 
      For the third year running Howden have teamed up with REBA (Reward Employee Benefits Association) to create the Benefits Design Research, which addresses the biggest themes and questions in benefits.
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    Please note: Every effort is made to ensure that you receive all webinar details via email. In some cases company spam filters may obstruct bulk emails, so please check your junk email folders and error messages carefully.  If in doubt, please contact  Katherine Keogh