NOTE: All times noted below are in Pacific Daylight Time (PDT). The agenda may be modified, please check back for updates. 

Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 1

Welcome!

2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 1
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Plenary: Financial Resilience Across the Five Generation Workforce: Adapting to the Longevity Economy

As society ages, how do we evolve organizational culture, careers, and benefits to adapt to an aging working population, and promote financial resilience?  By 2035 in the United States, there will be more adults over age 65 than children. This aging shift in demographics impacts how tech companies attract, retain, and retire talent. With the World Economic Forum, Mercer is developing Longevity Economy Principles to redefine retirement and enable longer careers. How can companies thrive as workforce demographics change, while also helping employees financially thrive in their longer lives?

Key takeaways:
•    Understanding of key global trends surrounding retirement and employee financial health
•    Ability to apply innovative approaches to adapt to an aging eligible workforce
•    Case study of how an organization can support financial resilience across generations

Plenary: Financial Resilience Across the Five Generation Workforce: Adapting to the Longevity Economy
Plenary: Financial Resilience Across the Five Generation Workforce: Adapting to the Longevity Economy
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Benefits Summit Track: Offering Equitable Benefits to a Global Workforce

Creating parity in plans worldwide is one of the hardest projects a multinational company can undertake. Finding a balance in plan design comes with legal, financial, and employee perception challenges. In this session we will discuss the obstacles and review a measurable approach to offering equitable benefits to a global workforce, and potential actions you can take to implement equitable programs. 

 

Benefits Summit Track:  Offering Equitable Benefits to a Global Workforce
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Networking Break and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Benefits Summit Track: Cost, Affordability, and HR Benefits Management in an Inflationary Environment

Globally, general inflation is sweeping into medical costs after a predictable time lag, with important downstream consequences for employers, brokers/consultants and (most importantly) consumers. This session will outline employers' challenges in simultaneously addressing U.S. total plan cost and member affordability in an inflationary environment. 

Key takeaways: 

  • View of how cost trend drivers are unfolding in the Healthcare market for the coming years
  • How employees are faring after more than a decade of escalating point-of-care cost-shifting in the name of “consumerism”
  • Practical steps the CVS Health HR team has taken to understand and address the special health needs of low-wage workers
Benefits Summit Track: Cost, Affordability, and HR Benefits Management in an Inflationary Environment
Benefits Summit Track: Cost, Affordability, and HR Benefits Management in an Inflationary Environment
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Benefits Summit Track: Navigating the Parental Journey​

Benefits programs at LinkedIn make life even better. Their programs are focused on their employees' health, families, passions, must-haves and awesome extras. LinkedIn also recognizes that families are formed in many different ways. Their Family First programs are designed to help employees along their parental journey, delivering them the right information and resources when they need it.

Benefits Summit Track: Navigating the Parental Journey​
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 1:35 PM - 2:05 PM
Benefits Summit Track: Employer Panel

During moments that matter, Atlassian and NVIDIA offer ways to provide support to those looking to form a family and ensure that they invest in women's health.

Benefits Summit Track: Employer Panel
Benefits Summit Track: Employer Panel
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Plenary: Global Parity for Fertility Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities

Infertility has become more common worldwide, impacting an estimated 1 in 6 people. But fertility is not only a global healthcare concern- it's also an important workplace issue. Join us for a conversation on the global impact of infertility, how employers can navigate regional differences in regulations and cultural perspectives, what today's employees expect from employer support, and how providing access to comprehensive fertility benefits can create a more productive workforce.  

Key takeaways:
●    Understand the global financial burden of fertility care — and how employers can offer support without raising healthcare costs 
●    Get an overview of differences in fertility and family-forming access across Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
●    Ensure employees have access to high-quality care wherever they are located

Plenary: Global Parity for Fertility Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities
Plenary: Global Parity for Fertility Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Plenary: Employer Fireside Chat: Future of Benefits

Be inspired by what lies ahead. Join the discussion with the benefits leader at Google and explore where employee benefits trend may go, the potential drivers, and how we may need to change our approach and mindset: moderated by Erik Kapelke, Global Advisor at Silicon Valley Employers Forum.

Plenary: Employer Fireside Chat: Future of Benefits
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
Close Day 1
 
Close Day 1
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 2

Welcome!

2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 2
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Benefits Summit Track: Transforming Telehealth: Integrated, Whole-person Virtual Care

Integrated virtual and in-person primary care can increase access to healthcare, create better experiences for employees, and provide a competitive advantage for employers. Explore what employers should consider in the next generation of telehealth, including: 
•    How to successfully integrate virtual primary and in-person care, including mental health
•    Best practices to manage the plethora of point solutions
•    Controlling healthcare costs while improving employee outcomes

Benefits Summit Track: Transforming Telehealth: Integrated, Whole-person Virtual Care
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
Benefits Summit Track: Solutions to Closing Health Equity Gaps

Learn how Fortune 500 employers are addressing the growing chronic pain epidemic to narrow health equity gaps and improve access to care for all. People of color and lower income groups with chronic pain and mental health conditions are more likely to experience higher pain levels and a greater impact on their health. Hinge Health's Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Jeffrey Kraus will discuss how personalized, digital care solutions are one way to address these disparities.

Key Takeaways: 
● The impact of income, mental health, and race and ethnicity on musculoskeletal care
● Why addressing the chronic pain epidemic requires holistic and personalized care
● How digital care solutions can help to improve access and narrow health equity gaps

Benefits Summit Track: Solutions to Closing Health Equity Gaps
Benefits Summit Track: Solutions to Closing Health Equity Gaps
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Networking Break and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Benefits Summit Track: Employer Perspective: ED&I

Tune in to hear the success of OpenText, a large Canadian company, that develops and sells enterprise information management software, and their approach to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion. Take away key learnings on how the benefits leader partners with the Head of ED&I, and the critical feedback gained through discussions with the Employee Resource Groups to inform their strategy and offerings. 

Benefits Summit Track: Employer Perspective: ED&I
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
Benefits Summit Track: Use SDoH Analytics to Quantify Health Inequities

Looking to address health inequity? Change starts with measuring where we are now.  Learn what that looks like and how organizations use Social Determinants of Health to reveal opportunities.

HDMS shares how employers use analytics to evaluate how social and environmental factors influence a population. We show projects that leverage SDoH data to expose health inequities. Lastly, we connect measured health inequities and thinking differently about new solution designs. 

Key takeaways:

  • Learn how to use existing data differently to measure health inequities
  • Explore where to see measured inequities (good places to look!)
  • Hear examples of how other organizations connected insights to new solution designs to directly address measured inequities
Benefits Summit Track: Use SDoH Analytics to Quantify Health Inequities
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 12:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Networking Lunch and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 1:20 PM - 1:55 PM
Benefits Summit Track: A Personalized Approach to Supporting Diverse and Evolving Mental Health Needs

Mental health is personal. That's why care needs to be personalized, too. Join this session to learn how companies are delivering comprehensive mental health care that's evidence-based, deeply compassionate, and proven to deliver meaningful outcomes. Join Spring Health alongside one of the country's leading software companies to hear how they built mental wellness programs centered around what matters most - their people. Join us to learn:

  • How they assessed various mental health solutions in the market and why they ultimately chose Spring Health
  • How they worked with Spring Health to build custom mental health programming to provide care for nearly 190,000 members in 10 countries
  • The impressive engagement and results achieved since launching Spring Health
Benefits Summit Track: A Personalized Approach to Supporting Diverse and Evolving Mental Health Needs
Benefits Summit Track: A Personalized Approach to Supporting Diverse and Evolving Mental Health Needs
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Plenary: Benefits Refresh

Hear how Airbnb refreshed its benefits programs to support employees beyond traditional ways, by evolving their time off, expanding their wellbeing allowance, adding tax prep services, business travel support, and more. 

Plenary: Benefits Refresh
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:35 PM - 3:10 PM
Plenary: Global Time Away

Discover and learn about the comprehensive, holistic process undertaken by Intuit to design a global time away framework (e.g., covering its policies all the way through how time away is administered) that was centered on maximizing the overall employee benefits experience. Hear the path related to their global benefit design and the technical components involved with Intuit charting a course for successful implementation of their global time away initiative.

Plenary: Global Time Away
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Recognition/Close Day 2
 
Recognition/Close Day 2
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 1

Welcome!

2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 1
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Plenary: Financial Resilience Across the Five Generation Workforce: Adapting to the Longevity Economy

As society ages, how do we evolve organizational culture, careers, and benefits to adapt to an aging working population, and promote financial resilience?  By 2035 in the United States, there will be more adults over age 65 than children. This aging shift in demographics impacts how tech companies attract, retain, and retire talent. With the World Economic Forum, Mercer is developing Longevity Economy Principles to redefine retirement and enable longer careers. How can companies thrive as workforce demographics change, while also helping employees financially thrive in their longer lives?

Key takeaways:
•    Understanding of key global trends surrounding retirement and employee financial health
•    Ability to apply innovative approaches to adapt to an aging eligible workforce
•    Case study of how an organization can support financial resilience across generations

Plenary: Financial Resilience Across the Five Generation Workforce: Adapting to the Longevity Economy
Plenary: Financial Resilience Across the Five Generation Workforce: Adapting to the Longevity Economy
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 9:50 AM - 10:30 AM
Learning Track: Why You Are Here, Primer and Refresh

In this introductory session, we will cover the overall goals of the training. This will set the pace for an interactive experience; a collegial atmosphere; a safe place where everybody can participate and contribute. Here we will review the basics. You will learn what makes a high-tech company unique in the world of global benefits. We will go over the key differences in employee benefit plans/schemes, including for local nationals, expatriates, and third-country nationals, and what defines them. This will serve as a foundation for the upcoming sessions.

 
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10:30 AM - 10:50 AM
Networking Break and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 10:55 AM - 11:40 AM
Learning Track: Social and Mandatory Systems

This session will address the different requirements from country to country, financing, taxation, and labor and environmental regulations. Employers must consider the local laws of their international employees and the culture and expectations employees have from their high-tech employers. We will review how social and cultural expectations will affect the supplemental employer-provided benefits within high-tech companies. For example, while there is a National Health System (NHS) in the UK, how will this integrate with private employer-sponsored medical plans (PMI), which virtually all high-tech companies provide? 
 

Learning Track: Social and Mandatory Systems
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM
Learning Track: Return to Work / Work from Anywhere / Expats

As the new normal, learn how high-tech companies manage the complex issues of working part-time or no-time in the office…or even outside their home country. Working outside the traditional office environment is resulting in an entirely new challenge. The opportunities and challenges with remote work and expats are still being fleshed out. Each company and country is different. This session will examine flexible working arrangements and their implications for employees and employers. We’ll discuss what others in the high-tech space have done to solve this complex issue and present studies that show the most optimal result. 

Learning Track: Return to Work / Work from Anywhere / Expats
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 12:15 PM - 1:30 PM
Networking Lunch and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 1:35 PM - 2:05 PM
Learning Track: Global Benefits Communications - Must Do's and Don'ts

You will learn how to deliver global benefits communication that improves engagement and satisfaction. Through the lens of high-tech company case studies, you’ll experience how others have thought strategically, created a marketing approach, and supported regions/countries with different population sizes and needs. You’ll also learn how to use digital channels inside and outside your firewall to drive engagement.

Learning Track: Global Benefits Communications - Must Do's and Don'ts
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2:10 PM - 2:40 PM
Plenary: Fireside Chat: Global Parity for Fertility Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities

Infertility has become more common worldwide, impacting an estimated 1 in 6 people. But fertility is not only a global healthcare concern- it's also an important workplace issue. Join us for a conversation on the global impact of infertility, how employers can navigate regional differences in regulations and cultural perspectives, what today's employees expect from employer support, and how providing access to comprehensive fertility benefits can create a more productive workforce.  

Key takeaways:
●    Understand the global financial burden of fertility care — and how employers can offer support without raising healthcare costs 
●    Get an overview of differences in fertility and family-forming access across Latin America, Asia, Europe, and the U.S.
●    Ensure employees have access to high-quality care wherever they are located

Plenary: Fireside Chat: Global Parity for Fertility Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities
Plenary: Fireside Chat: Global Parity for Fertility Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
Plenary: Employer Fireside Chat: Future of Benefits

Be inspired by what lies ahead. Join the benefits leader at Google and explore where employee benefits trend may go, the potential drivers, and how we may need to change our approach and mindset.

Plenary: Employer Fireside Chat: Future of Benefits
 
Tuesday, October 17, 2023, 3:20 PM - 3:30 PM
Close Day 1
 
Close Day 1
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:00 AM - 9:10 AM
2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 2

Welcome!

2023 Global Benefits Summit - Day 2
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:15 AM - 9:45 AM
Learning Track: Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)

Due diligence is often overlooked as an important part of acquiring a company. Understanding the possible risks of mergers and acquisitions pre-merger can increase confidence and deal success. By acquiring these skills, you’ll be a great asset to your organization and be prepared for post-merger harmonization. We’ll use a case study to review the pre and post phases of M&A. By the end of this session, you’ll feel like you’ve just been through a merger!

Learning Track:  Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 9:50 AM - 10:20 AM
Learning Track: Yes, Some People Do Want to Retire

In some parts of the world, most employees rank retirement amongst the most important benefit an employer can offer. Most, if not all, of the legacy defined benefit plans in the high-tech world have been wound-up and grandfathered. The world of defined contribution plans has many variations and certain governments are requiring auto enrollment to be provided by employers. There are several types of schemes that are necessary to complete a competitive benefit package for your employees. We will discuss all of them and help you prepare what’s best for your company.

Learning Track: Yes, Some People Do Want to Retire
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:20 AM - 10:40 AM
Networking Break and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 10:45 AM - 11:30 AM
Learning Track: Help Please!

With all the information online, how do you know if you’re using a reliable source? How do you know what sources you can trust and where to find them? This session will give you information to trusted, reliable, and credible resources to take with you on your job.

 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 11:35 AM - 12:05 PM
Learning Track: How Do I Pay for This?

The most efficient means of financing and funding your benefit plans are critical. This session will help you with all the alternatives available for each bracketed organization (size and risk). In this session, you’ll learn how to optimize your spending through alternative financial vehicles. At the end of the session, you’ll understand each option and a direction of what will be best for your company.

 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 12:05 PM - 1:20 PM
Networking Lunch and Vendor Showcase
 
 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 1:20 PM - 1:55 PM
Learning Track: A Day in The Life

We will conclude the training by reviewing what you have learned and how to apply the knowledge to your company. Journey through real life. Data privacy; Unions and Works Councils; Travel and security; Best means to add value to your company. With these skills, you can impact productivity, financial responsibility and help your organization attract and retain talent. The final assignment will be a team’s approach within break-out groups to real-life cases based on what you learned in the past two days.

 
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:00 PM - 2:30 PM
Plenary: Benefits Refresh

Hear how Airbnb refreshed its benefits plans to support employees beyond traditional ways, by re-vamping their time off, expanding their wellbeing allowance, adding tax prep services, business travel support, and more. 

Plenary: Benefits Refresh
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 2:35 PM - 3:10 PM
Plenary: Global Time Away

Discover and learn about the comprehensive, holistic process undertaken by Intuit to design a global time away framework (e.g., covering its policies all the way through how time away is administered) that was centered on maximizing the overall employee benefits experience. Hear the path related to their global benefit design and the technical components involved with Intuit charting a course for successful implementation of their global time away initiative.

Plenary: Global Time Away
 
Wednesday, October 18, 2023, 3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
Certificates/Close Day 2
 
Certificates/Close Day 2