ABOUT
The Global Benefits
Forum 2025
10-11 JULY
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Attracting and retaining talent has never been more demanding. The future for global employee benefits is ever-changing and evolving at pace. One thing is clear: your people agenda has never been more crucial.
As technology accelerates, societal and legislative challenges increase, and employees demand more purpose-driven workplaces, agility alone won’t cut it. What’s needed is bold, innovative thinking.
Join us as we navigate the shifting global benefits landscape together and consider how we can shape a future-ready strategy – one that creates measurable value and finds clarity in the complexity.
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what to expect from this year's forum
​​​​Join the best and brightest talent from the world of Global Reward and Benefits at our unique two-day forum retreat.​​​
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This year's forum will be held at Fairmont Windsor Park - a beautiful, luxury hotel in Windsor, that blends iconic heritage with modern elegance, set in the English countryside.
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All two-day forum tickets include an overnight stay on the 10th July, plus meals including breakfasts, lunches and our first night dinner and drinks reception.
Our
Speakers
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Matthew
Syed
Writer, Journalist and Broadcaster
Matthew Syed is an author and highly acclaimed speaker in the field of high performance. He has written seven best-selling books on the subject of mindset and high performance – Bounce, Black Box Thinking, Rebel Ideas, The Greatest, and his celebrated children’s books, What Do You Think?, You Are Awesome and Dare To Be You – and has worked with many leading organisations to build a mindset of continuous improvement. He is also a multi-award-winning journalist for The Times and The Sunday Times and presenter of the popular BBC Radio 4 programme, Sideways, currently in its sixth series. Matthew is a regular contributor to television and radio and, in his previous career, was the England table tennis number one for almost a decade.
Martyn
Worsley
Chief People Officer, Lockton
Martyn Worsley, highly commended in the British Diversity Awards' HR Diversity Champion of the Year category, joined Lockton in November 2020 because of the inspiring global growth journey that the firm is on, its keen focus on delivering great client service alongside the understanding that its people are its most important asset. Martyn is responsible for all aspects of the People & Culture Function globally with the macro aims of enabling Lockton to scale for ongoing growth, making it the most sought-after Insurance Broker to work for and protecting its very special culture for the long term.
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Veronique
Lafontaine
Associate Director, EY
Veronique brings a different insight into the world of Employee Benefits, having built experience in her Procurement role working alongside Total Rewards Teams, Brokers and Supply Chain Partners to drive strategy and ensure optimum value for money and value proposition for employers and members. With 20+ years experience in Employee Benefits Procurement in FMCG and Professional Services global organisations, she has been involved in a broad range of activities supporting Health, Wellbeing and Pension. In the last 5 years, she has been working for EY Global Procurement in the Health and Insurance Team, driving strategy and supporting the sourcing and management of Health and Risk services in EMEIA and LATAM.
Veronique is passionate about DEI and enjoys engaging in constructive and creative conversations with industry experts and service providers on how to optimize benefit designs to make them more affordable yet more effective and inclusive.
Agenda
The
Venue
ABOUT THE VENUE:
This year's forum will be held just outside of London at the Fairmont Windsor Park - a beautiful, luxury hotel in Windsor, in the English countryside that blends iconic heritage with modern elegance.
Located on the edge of historic Windsor Great Park, this luxury spa hotel is surrounded by 40 acres of open green space and a tranquil lake. Fairmont Windsor Park is the ultimate escape from the city within easy reach of Heathrow Airport and Central London.
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All two-day forum tickets include an overnight stay on the 10th July, plus meals including breakfasts, lunches and our gala dinner.
Location
FULL ADDRESS:
Fairmont Windsor Park
Bishopsgate Road
Englefield Green
Egham
TW20 0YL
Getting there
Getting there
The nearest train station with fast and direct trains from London is Egham Station. South Western Railway trains from London Waterloo run every half an hour and takes 37 minutes. This is followed by an 8 minute taxi journey.
There are major direct roads from London, with the drive time from central London around 1 hour (traffic dependent). Fairmont Windsor Park is located just off the M25 in Englefield Green with parking available at the venue.
The nearest airport is London Heathrow, 20 minutes drive by car (7 miles). London Gatwick and London Luton will require significantly more travel time. London City Airport is not recommended.
Taxi app 'Uber' is available in the area, plus local taxi companies, who provide pick up from local stations or airport transfers:
Accommodation
Fairmont Windsor Park offers four electric car charging stations for visitors to charge their vehicles on-site.
Accommodation
THE HOTEL
All two-day forum tickets include an overnight stay at the Fairmont Windsor Park Hotel. Staying here is a chance to enjoy the charms of grand, country-house luxury as well as an opportunity to benefit from state-of-the-art facilities.
Formerly a private home, Heath Lodge, Surinder Arora acquired the property in 2014 under the existence of The Savill Court. A total rebuild has taken place respecting the traditional exterior of Jacobean architecture synonymous with the locale, this amazing creation will leave a lasting legacy. Find out more below.