A insight session into how apprenticeships work, can be fully tailored to your organisations therefore allowing you to maximise your investment in your team, breaking down the myths and barriers, whilst demonstrating the depth of training and support in our Payroll and HR apprenticeships. 

"Future-proof your global payroll with a confirmed purpose and design principles. Service delivery models are then designed to adapt to any portfolio changes.

To book your place, enter registration code ""GlobalPayroll26"" at checkout when buying your tickets

A part of the Global Payroll Excellence Programme:

The Global Payroll Excellence Programme is a premium learning experience embedded within the Reward & Payroll Summit on 16th September, offering delegates the best of both worlds: access to headline plenary sessions alongside a dedicated deep dive into global payroll leadership.

Facilitated by Max van der Klis-Busink, this programme brings together experienced payroll leaders to explore the realities of operating payroll at scale across multiple regions. Covering strategy, governance, and operating models, the sessions are grounded in practical application, using real-world examples to test thinking and unlock new approaches.

Designed to be highly interactive, the programme creates space for open discussion, shared challenges, and collective problem-solving. Delegates will leave better equipped to lead with clarity and confidence in an increasingly complex global environment."

The rules of global payroll are being rewritten. From remote work crossing borders to rapid legislative change and political unpredictability, payroll leaders must navigate a growing web of compliance challenges. This session will explore the new era of global payroll compliance, focusing on cross-border grey areas such as tax residency, accountability and risk for mobile and hybrid workers. Panellists will also provide a practical guide to today’s global vendor landscape, comparing legacy providers, emerging platforms and micro-providers, helping attendees understand which models best support compliance, scalability and long-term resilience

"Confidently confirm to the CFO and CHRO that they can sign off on all payroll-related reporting by demonstrating an evidence-based Global Payroll Control Framework. No hypothetical ideas, but a framework that everyone can use.

To book your place, enter registration code ""GlobalPayroll26"" at checkout when buying your tickets

A part of the Global Payroll Excellence Programme:

The Global Payroll Excellence Programme is a premium learning experience embedded within the Reward & Payroll Summit on 16th September, offering delegates the best of both worlds: access to headline plenary sessions alongside a dedicated deep dive into global payroll leadership.

Facilitated by Max van der Klis-Busink, this programme brings together experienced payroll leaders to explore the realities of operating payroll at scale across multiple regions. Covering strategy, governance, and operating models, the sessions are grounded in practical application, using real-world examples to test thinking and unlock new approaches.

Designed to be highly interactive, the programme creates space for open discussion, shared challenges, and collective problem-solving. Delegates will leave better equipped to lead with clarity and confidence in an increasingly complex global environment."

Join us for a practical session on relationship-led networking and business development. We’ll explore why relationships come before transactions, how curiosity builds stronger connections than pitching, and why being human, adding value early, and showing up consistently leads to better long-term outcomes. The session also looks at the power of connecting the dots for others to create meaningful, lasting partnerships

Today’s compensation benchmarking environment is increasingly complex, with a growing range of surveys, data sources, and tools competing for attention—often without additional budget to support deeper analysis. This session focuses on how executives can make informed, strategic decisions about which compensation data to use and how to align it with their organization’s reward philosophy, workforce needs, industry context, and geographic footprint. The discussion will also address how to integrate multiple data sources, identify meaningful market trends, and translate benchmarking insights into clear, actionable guidance. Attendees will gain practical perspectives on using compensation benchmarking to support talent attraction, retention, and sustainable pay decisions in a dynamic market.

Its time to position payroll as more than a transactional function and highlight how pay accuracy, transparency, and communication can shape employee trust, engagement, and brand perception. With a CX mindset we can transform payroll into a strategic driver of satisfaction and impact.

Leaders share real use cases, from HR and payroll chatbots to automated calculations and anomaly detection, and debate where AI adds value, where it doesn’t, and what’s coming next. 

This engaging session explores how to harness a Growth Mindset, ignite innovation through clarity, creativity and confidence a grounded in building a shared culture. Drawing on Mark’s diverse experience from founding award-winning businesses to building international brands and achieving creative success, this presentation offers powerful, real-world insights and actionable strategies. Attendees will gain practical tools to unlock individual potential, elevate team dynamics, and foster a high-performance environment. Whether you're a seasoned leader, an entrepreneur, or an emerging changemaker, this session will leave you motivated, equipped, and empowered to lead with clarity, resilience, and lasting impact in any organisation.

Despite significant investment in reward and benefits, utilisation across many organisations remains stubbornly low. The challenge is rarely the offer itself, but how it is understood, experienced and reinforced throughout the employee lifecycle. This session explores why traditional reward communication often fails to drive engagement, and how payroll and reward leaders can apply behavioural insight, smarter timing and clearer value messaging to shift employee behaviour. Panellists will discuss practical approaches to designing reward programmes and communication strategies that genuinely improve take-up, enhance employee perception of value and deliver a stronger return on reward investment.

"To unlock the power of data, you must understand your tech stack and how data travels. Get the data connectivity untangled with a hybrid approach, and compartmentalise the data so that it is ready for the power of AI.

To book your place, enter registration code ""GlobalPayroll26"" at checkout when buying your tickets

A part of the Global Payroll Excellence Programme:

The Global Payroll Excellence Programme is a premium learning experience embedded within the Reward & Payroll Summit on 16th September, offering delegates the best of both worlds: access to headline plenary sessions alongside a dedicated deep dive into global payroll leadership.

Facilitated by Max van der Klis-Busink, this programme brings together experienced payroll leaders to explore the realities of operating payroll at scale across multiple regions. Covering strategy, governance, and operating models, the sessions are grounded in practical application, using real-world examples to test thinking and unlock new approaches.

Designed to be highly interactive, the programme creates space for open discussion, shared challenges, and collective problem-solving. Delegates will leave better equipped to lead with clarity and confidence in an increasingly complex global environment."

"Confidence Under Pressure: Confronting the Imposter Saboteur in Leadership

Discover how to recognise and quieten the inner voice of self-doubt that undermines your leadership. This session explores imposter syndrome, a psychological phenomenon where people commonly doubt their own skills, talents, or accomplishments. Sue shares her observations and insights through the lens of real-world leadership and, informed by empirical research, offers practical strategies to build authentic confidence and step into your full potential."

Workforce expectations are evolving faster than many pay and reward strategies. What attracts and retains employees today may not resonate in one, five or ten years’ time, particularly as career paths, life stages and employee priorities continue to diversify. This interactive conference session explores how payroll and reward leaders can use employee personas to design pay and reward packages that remain relevant over the short, medium and long term. Attendees will gain insight into future-proofing engagement strategies, aligning reward design to changing workforce needs, and ensuring their organisation continues to attract, engage and retain talent, positioning themselves as an employer of choice both now and in the years ahead.

"This case study, featuring a company operating in over 35 countries with 20.000 employees illustrates global payroll strategy, governance, and operating model in a way that will inspire and motivate you to challenge the status quo.

To book your place, enter registration code ""GlobalPayroll26"" at checkout when buying your tickets

A part of the Global Payroll Excellence Programme:

The Global Payroll Excellence Programme is a premium learning experience embedded within the Reward & Payroll Summit on 16th September, offering delegates the best of both worlds: access to headline plenary sessions alongside a dedicated deep dive into global payroll leadership.

Facilitated by Max van der Klis-Busink, this programme brings together experienced payroll leaders to explore the realities of operating payroll at scale across multiple regions. Covering strategy, governance, and operating models, the sessions are grounded in practical application, using real-world examples to test thinking and unlock new approaches.

Designed to be highly interactive, the programme creates space for open discussion, shared challenges, and collective problem-solving. Delegates will leave better equipped to lead with clarity and confidence in an increasingly complex global environment."

As more organisations bring payroll back in-house, this panel debates the trade-offs, impact on agility, and what “good insourcing” looks like.