2025 Topics & Themes
- Financial wellness strategies
- Mental wellbeing
- DE&I
- How to manage the rising costs of health benefits
- Use of AI in the reward space
- ESG reward solutions and considerations
- Supporting neurodiversity in the workplace
- Rewards and recognition challenges
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The face of international women’s rugby, Maggie Alphonsi is one of the most well-known names in women’s team sports. Before announcing her international retirement she represented her country seventy-four times, scored twenty-eight tries, won a World Cup, and helped England win a record breaking seven consecutive Six Nations crowns.
Through her England rugby career, Maggie became a household name and a media professional. Since retiring she has commentated on live rugby matches and featured on the BBC’s Children in Need and The One Show.
Maggie was named the Sunday Times Sports Woman of the Year, won the title of Six Nations Grand Slam Winner six times, and was the first woman to win the Rugby Union Writers Club Player of the Year. She was awarded an MBE for her Services to Rugby.
In her speeches Maggie shares her experiences and considers working in a male dominated environment. She also looks at how to perform under pressure and overcome adversity.
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Patrick Ismond started his career as a Sociology lecturer, with a special interest in community relations, struggles for working-class equality, and diverse sporting identities. These themes translated to work in the public and private sectors, where he has worked with Board members, frontline staff and HR departments, to embed organisation development and culture change programs. His experience has been gained across a range of organisations of differing sizes and levels of complexity - from NHS Trusts to the army, and from football clubs to third-sector charities. He is currently Head of Equity, Diversity and Inclusion for the RSPCA, with a key remit to embed a Society-wide plan across the National Society and its extensive branch network. Away from work, he established a fully inclusive games event for the over-50s, is a keen Arsenal fan, and has a lifelong interest in the life and career of activist and singer Paul Robeson.
This presentation will focus on key areas of opportunity and challenge, in the process of embedding a DEI organisational strategy. Specifically, it will highlight the importance of leadership commitment, aligning initiatives with business objectives, and overcoming barriers for organisations that are new to the DEI space. Key talking points will include leadership buy-in and managing resistance to change, as well as measuring impact and articulating DEI's ROI. The examples and scenarios will be drawn mainly, but not exclusively from our recent journey to successfully embed a DEI strategy at the RSPCA, the world's oldest and largest animal charity.
With over 20 years of experience in Personnel, HR, and Payroll, Tracy has navigated a diverse landscape across private, public, and charitable organisations, including Boots Contract Manufacturing, Loomis, Vision Express, and Nottingham City Council. Currently Tracy is the Head of People at Swim England, overseeing the entire employee lifecycle—from recruitment to wellbeing, reward, and compliance.
Tracy's journey in HR began unexpectedly when she 'fell' into personnel as a Personnel Clerk. What started as a small office role evolved into a passionate career that spanned nearly a decade before she transitioned to the education sector as the Deputy Head of Student Support in a secondary school. During this time, Tracy won a national award during National Learning Week and was recognised for contributions to the Extended Schools programme, a vital part of the Every Child Matters agenda.
In 2017, Tracy made the leap back into HR, combining expertise in people management with payroll oversight, discovering that managing adults can be just as challenging (if not more so!) than working with children.
Throughout her career Tracy has witnessed HR evolve from a purely administrative role to a strategic powerhouse that prioritizes wellbeing and reward.
Outside of her professional life, Tracy is a proud parent to two amazing children, aged 17 and 23, who are carving their own paths in music and design.
When not immersed in the world of HR, Tracy enjoys rejuvenating in the great outdoors, savouring the tranquillity of nature, away from screens and bustling crowds.
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Speaker Programme
The Rewards & Benefits Summit programme consists of Strategy Group sessions – case study led presentations followed by Q&A and Action Learning workshops – key topic roundtable discussions.
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Register your interest in the Rewards, Benefits & Wellbeing Summit 2024
5th-7th June 2023, Dolce-CampoReal, Lisbon
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