Topic: How to Prove ROI on Wellbeing and Benefits When Budgets Are Under Scrutiny

Wellbeing and benefits spend are under greater scrutiny than ever. Rising healthcare costs, tighter operating margins and increased focus on equity while mitigating workforce risk mean boards, CEOs and CFOs are asking harder questions of HR and benefits leaders about return on investment. Many organisations are still investing heavily, yet struggling to clearly demonstrate impact beyond utilisation or engagement metrics.

As scrutiny increases, the risk is not just budget reduction — it’s misalignment. Fragmented benefits, uneven access and limited outcome data make it harder to prioritise investment or explain how wellbeing and mental health support performance, retention and healthcare cost control. When value is unclear, employee benefits are vulnerable to being treated cost centres rather than cost containment drivers that create real business impact.

Join us for a LIVE, interactive discussion and hear from the world’s top HR, benefits and wellbeing executives on how they are reframing wellbeing, mental health and benefits as part of a broader cost and risk strategy, and making investment decisions that stand up to executive and financial scrutiny.

• Diana Fayad, Head of International C&B - Total Rewards at GE Vernova

• Mandar Phadke, Vice President, Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing at Ericsson

• Katarzyna Curry, Global Benefit Program Leader at Baker Hughes

• Rodney Bolden, Head of Workplace Benefits Insights at Morgan Stanley at Work

• Dan Harrah, Vice President Clinical Sales at Spring Health

• [Moderated by]: Chris Rainey, CEO at HR Leaders

Discussion Points:
• How to defend wellbeing and benefits spend under executive scrutiny: Reframe investment conversations around healthcare cost containment, workforce risk and business outcomes.

• How to prove ROI beyond utilisation metrics: Link wellbeing and mental health investment to retention, productivity and healthcare costs in language finance leaders recognise.

• How to assess equity, access and hidden workforce risk: Identify where benefits fail to reach those most at risk  and how gaps in access increase cost, absence and attrition.

• How to simplify wellbeing and benefits without increasing risk: Learn how leaders are reducing complexity in wellbeing and benefits without compromising access, equity or workforce outcomes.

Timings:
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• Central Europe (CET): 17:00 - 17:45
• United Kingdom (GMT): 16:00 - 16:45
• Eastern (EST): 11 - 11:45 AM
• Pacific (PST): 8 - 8:45 AM


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