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• BC Total Rewards Connect 2025: Ideas. Insights. Connections.

  • When
    16 Oct 2025
  • Location
    HYBRID - In-Person at Executive Suites Hotel Metro Vancouver & Virtual Option

  
  

  Join BC's Total Rewards and HR community for a day of connections, insights, and solutions to today's most pressing challenges.

  
  

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  Event Details

  • Date: Thursday, October 16, 2025

  • Format: Hybrid — In-Person at Executive Suites Hotel Metro Vancouver & Virtual

  • Meals: Breakfast and lunch provided for all in-person attendees

  
  

  Agenda

  Join us for an authentic conversation with Joyce (Li) Chen, Vice President, People Experience at Concert Properties. No presentations, no slides - just real stories, lessons learned, and candid insights on navigating today’s people and Total Rewards challenges.

  Time	Session	Details
  8:30 - 9:00am	Breakfast
  9:00 - 9:30am	Kick-Off and Welcome
  9:30 - 10:00am	Modernizing Legacy Pay Systems: Meeting the Workforce Where They Are	Many compensation structures in today’s organizations were built for a workforce and business environment that no longer exists. Annual cycles, rigid pay bands, and outdated benchmarks often fail to reflect the realities of a dynamic, diverse, and rapidly evolving workforce. Employees are asking for transparency, flexibility, and fairness—while leaders are under pressure to stay competitive and do more with less. This session explores what it takes to move beyond legacy pay systems and design compensation approaches that are relevant, equitable, and future-ready. We’ll unpack the pitfalls of outdated models, explore modern alternatives like skills-based pay, agile benchmarking, and differentiated total rewards, and share practical ways to meet employee expectations without sacrificing governance or consistency. Drawing on research and real-world examples, participants will gain strategies for evolving their compensation frameworks to be more responsive, resilient, and people-centered.
  10:00 - 10:30am	AI and Total Rewards Roundtable	Join us for an engaging in-person roundtable as we explore how Artificial Intelligence is reshaping the Total Rewards landscape. This interactive session will bring together TR professionals to exchange real-world experiences, discuss challenges, and uncover opportunities in applying AI solutions.
  10:30 - 11:00am	Networking and Coffee Break
  11:00 - 11:30am	Fireside Chat:	Join us for an authentic conversation with Joyce Chen, Vice President, People Experience at Concert Properties and Laura Kean, Director Total Rewards at Starbucks. No presentations, no slides - just real stories, lessons learned, and candid insights on navigating today’s people and Total Rewards challenges.
  11:30 - 12:30pm	From Framework to Fairness: Job Architecture in Action	In this session, Laulima and Global Infrastructure will introduce how a clear job architecture framework supports organizations in advancing pay transparency, fairness, and alignment. We will share how Global Infrastructure’s experience with this framework supported deeper insights into equity and communication, illustrating how job architecture can set the stage for progress.
  12:30 - 1:30pm	Lunch and Networking Break
  1:30 - 2:15pm	Building A Financially Sustainable Benefits Plan	Rising benefits costs are forcing organizations to think differently about how to manage expenses while maintaining employee satisfaction. HUB’s experts, together with Benefits leaders from Salesforce, will share practical cost containment strategies and real-world examples. Gain actionable insights and proven approaches to help you balance financial sustainability with competitive, people-focused benefits.
  2:15 - 2:45pm	Change Management In Total Rewards	Change is never easy—especially when it comes to total rewards programs that directly impact employees. In this interactive session, panelists will share practical insights on leading change in total rewards, from quick fundamentals of change management to real-world lessons that highlight what works (and what doesn’t). The conversation will explore common challenges, employee reactions, and strategies to manage concerns effectively, leaving attendees with insights to navigate change with greater confidence and impact.
  2:45 - 3:00pm	Closing Remarks

  The agenda, speakers, and program content are subject to change without prior notice.

  
  

  Event Pricing

  Option	Member	Non-Member
  In-Person	$50	$75
  Virtual	$35	$55
  Corporate Team Bundle (5 tickets)	$250	$250

  Members, you'll have received an email with your special discount code to access member pricing. Check your inbox!

  Not a member yet? Remember, membership is free for the remainder of 2025, so sign-up now and get access to member pricing for this event. 

  Corporate Team Bundle (5 tickets): $250 Bring your team of 5 with one easy purchase. Mix and match - members and non-members welcome.
  

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• AI in Total Rewards: Transforming the World of Benefits

  • When
    19 Nov 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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  AI is no longer just about efficiency—it’s reshaping how total rewards teams manage global benefits, unlock cost savings & efficiencies, and strengthening governance. In this session, you’ll learn how a trusted AI can solve a decades old problem in global benefits thereby turning data into intelligence and enabling teams to deliver actionable insights, impactful decisions, and strategic influence in the boardroom. Join us to explore how these transformations not only elevate your benefits function but also expand your own role as a data-driven leader in the future of work.

  
  

  WHEN: November 19th from 12:00pm to 1pm PST

  WHERE: Virtual Teams Meeting

  COST: Complimentary to members and non-members alike

  
  

  

  Meet the Speakers

  
  

  

  Katie Archer 

  Katie Archer is a distinguished leader in employee benefits, with over 25 years of experience driving strategy and execution across industries—from financial services to pharmaceuticals.

  Most recently, Katie led global benefits at Organon, where she built a high-performing global team and modernized their benefits operating model. Her leadership is defined by empowering teams, cultivating strategic partnerships, and harnessing data to guide smart, scalable decisions. Katie broke new ground as the first employer to cover prescription digital therapeutics (PDTs) and to implement Origin.

  Her forward-thinking approach has earned widespread recognition, including the Outstanding Employer Benefits Manager award from the Validation Institute (2020) and a Pensions & Investments Innovation Award (2017) for her work on global retirement readiness. Katie holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Susquehanna University.

  
  

  

  Yanick Chainey

  Yanick Chainey brings over two decades of experience advising multinational organizations on global HR and benefits strategies. Throughout his career, he has held senior leadership positions at leading consulting firms, including Mercer, WTW, and Fidelity, and has worked across key international markets such as Paris and New York.

  As SVP Insights at Origin, Yanick plays a pivotal role in shaping the company’s product development to align with the evolving needs of clients worldwide. He is also responsible for advancing Origin’s System of Insights, transforming data from systems of record into actionable intelligence that enhances decision-making and drives innovation in global benefits delivery.

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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