Employers that aren’t encouraging LGBTQ2S+ inclusivity stand to lose significant amounts of money due to turnover, lower employee engagement and decreased productivity, says Michael Bach, founder and chief executive officer of Canadian Centre for Diversity and Inclusion Consulting Inc. “The employers making real progress are the ones that recognize the benefit of action and the […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Jaye Calder, manager of retirement, benefits and wellness, PepsiCo Canada Jaye Calder is a passionate total rewards leader with over 15 years’ experience working for global organizations. She has spent most of her career working for global consumer goods organizations finding new and innovative ways to […]
Read the white paper Institutional investors have had their nerves sorely tested of late, finding themselves facing a unique combination of rising inflation, rate hikes made at historic speed, and heightened market volatility. In our long experience managing assets, we’ve found that market turmoil can often lead to opportunity, and the disciplined investor has historically […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Adam Watson-Smyth, benefits program manager for Canada, Amazon Adam Watson-Smyth has over 10 years of progressive experience working in group benefits. He previously worked for a top-tier boutique benefits consulting firm before joining Amazon in April 2022 as the benefits program manager for Canada. His responsibilities […]
Alongside a potential recession and lower global economic growth looming in 2023, defined benefit pension plan sponsors have several tools to minimize the impact of rising inflation, said Eric Menzer, senior portfolio manager and global head of outsourced chief investment officer and fiduciary solutions and multi-asset solutions at Manulife Investment Management, during a session at […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Speaker Matt Davison, Western University’s dean of science and principal researcher, Canada’s Financial Wellness Lab Matt Davison is a professor in the departments of mathematics and statistical and actuarial sciences at Western University, where he also serves as dean of science. The author of more than 70 […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE WORKPLACE BENEFITS AWARDS Speaker Merlyn Sequeira, director, total rewards, Samsung Electronics Canada Merlyn Sequeira currently leads totals rewards and payroll for Samsung Canada, which includes their sales subsidiary, R&D centre and artificial intelligence labs. Prior to Samsung, she was with Manulife working in investment compensation. Sequeira has over […]
A majority (88 per cent) of benefits plan sponsors are very (34 per cent) or somewhat (54 per cent) satisfied with their organization’s virtual health-care offerings, up from nearly three-quarters (74 per cent) in 2021, according to the 2022 Benefits Canada Healthcare Survey. More than a quarter of plan sponsors (29 per cent) and plan […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Keynote Speaker Fred Vettese, author and pension expert Fred Vettese is an actuary whose entire career has been focused on Canada’s retirement income system. For 27 years, he was chief actuary of Morneau Shepell (now Lifeworks). In the last ten years, his focus has shifted from helping […]
OVERVIEW AGENDA SPEAKERS ACTIVITIES LOCATION POST EVENT COVERAGE Conference Coverage: 2023 DC Plan Summit At the 2023 Defined Contribution Plan Summit, which was hosted in Montebello, Que. on Feb. 21-23, delegates learned from employer case studies and expert thought leadership about innovative pension plan design, financial wellness programs, decumulation solutions and investment opportunities to support […]