Events

In addition to the "Meetings" column of the Insurope News this page is designed to flag upcoming events and provide reports and downloadable material on recent events involving the Insurope Network.

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The 26th General Meeting of the Network marking 40 years of existence took place in Edinburgh in May, co-hosted by Canada Life, Insurope's network partner for the UK.

The final conference programme is listed below containing details of the speakers and topics covered in each session. If you would like to receive copies of any speaker presentations click the box alongside each one you would like to receive, then click Submit.

Please enter your contact details Name: Company: Job Title: Email:     Wednesday, May 21, 2008 Setting the scene : The world economy in 2008 and the environment it provides going forward for employee benefits : Paul Howes, Chief Operating Officer, Hewitt UK Investment Practice Scotland's approach to healthcare, education and the elderly : Regional differentiation in the provision of key "national" services : Annabel Goldie, Member of Scottish Parliament Pensions at a European level A Pan European approach to the provision of pension and risk benefits - the current state of play and market reaction : Geoffrey Furlonger, Aon Brussels / Jacqueline Lommen, Senior International Benefits Consultant, Hewitt Associates The elimination of tax barriers to Pan European Pensions and the current context for pooling pension assets from the perspective of the European Commission : Peter Schonewille, European Commission Forty Years of International Employee Benefits Life begins at Forty - a review of important decisions, trends and the players involved which, and who have taken us to where we are today : Alan Pickering, Partner, Watson Wyatt Worldwide Trends in multinational pooling : Jim Wallace, CEO Insurope "Blood, Sweat and Tears" - changes in the workplace : Richard Donkin, Human Resources Columnist, Financial Times The challenges of managing local benefits and integrating corporate philosophy and guidelines across Europe today : Lorna MacMillan, European Benefits Manager, Hewlett Packard Health management and consumerism – the future of cost control in the USA and worldwide : Kevin Overbey, Managing Partner, Clearpoint, Seattle A sense of belonging to Scotland : Andy Hall, Professor of Photography, Stonehaven   Thursday, May 22, 2008 Employee Benefits in 2018 : Ralph Turner, ICI Governance - getting the house in order - Differing approaches to corporate governance across the world : Giles Archibald and Jeremy Hill, Mercer International Consulting Practice   Review of an existing pooling strategy and putting a new implementation programme into practice : Rich Orlov, Associate Director, Global Benefits Finance & Compliance Kraft Foods Global, Inc   The current climate for Retirement Pensions in China as insurers look west to satisfy 3rd pillar pension demand in the domestic market : Daniel Zhou, Regional Director, Insurope China The new environment for Retirement Pensions in Korea : Jinho Park, Kyobo Life   Managing pension risk across the globe - challenges facing multinationals today : Colin Haines, Partner, Lane, Clark & Peacock   Managing a constant review of benefit and compensation arrangements worldwide and the global services available to help : Paul Lotter, International Pensions Manager, Barclays Bank Effectively communicating benefits strategy - rhetoric vs. reality : Richard Higginson, Head of Reward, Towry Law The IEBA Diploma : Jeremy Hill, Chairman IEBA (elect) The challenges posed by mergers & acquisitions in the field of employee benefits : Paul Kelly, Senior Consultant, Towers Perrin, London