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Forthcoming Events

IEBA Switzerland Meeting

When: 15/09/2010 at 14:00 to 17:30
Where: Novartis Campus, Basel
Subject: Benefit Governance Technology

1.30 pm – 2.00 pm Registration / Coffee

2.00 pm – 2.05 pm Welcome from our host Chris Stoeckli, Novartis

2.05 pm – 2.10 pm Introduction, Roelof Kistemaker, Roche

2.10 pm – 2.30 pm Benefit Inventory Tools
                             presented by Paul van der Vaart, Hewitt

2.30 pm – 2.50 pm Accounting Consolidation & Funding Monitor Tools
                             presented by Mercer

2.50 pm – 4.00 pm Novartis Campus Tour followed by Coffee Break

4.00 pm – 4.20 pm Self made governance tool: Novartis pension cockpit

4.20 pm – 4.40 pm Risk Management Tools
                             presented by Nigel Bateman, Towers Watson

4.40 pm – 5.30 pm Experience sharing work shops
                             with Roelof Kistemaker and the presenters
                            
- Work Shop 1: Benefit Inventory Tools
                             - Work Shop 2: Accounting Consolidation & Funding 
                                                     Monitoring Tools
                             - Work Shop 3: Risk Management Tools
                               Followed by Wrap Up

5.30 pm               Closure, Chris Stoeckli

Please send your registration by 23 August 2010 to priska.runser@novartis.com.

Event Documents
IEBA Switzerland Meeting on Benefit Governance Technology /

IEBA France Meeting

When: 21/09/2010
Where: Paris - exact location to be confirmed
Subject: To be agreed - save the date

IEBA London Meeting

When: 21/09/2010 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: Pan-European Pensions: EC Researchers Feasibility Study

Paul Bonser will discuss the key findings of the study Hewitt prepared for the EC earlier this year looking at the feasibility of establishing a cross-border pension scheme available for European-based researchers.

The talk/discussion will cover the following aspects:

- State of the cross-border market
- Different cross-border vehicles
- Choice of home-country location
- Host country considerations
- Governance/administration
- Conclusions

Paul Bonser is an international benefits actuary and Principal with Hewitt Associates, and a senior member of the company's Global International Benefits practice. Paul leads Hewitt's Pan European Pension strategy initiative, and consults with many major multinational companies on a full range of international employee benefit issues. He was previously responsible for Hewitt's Swiss and Austrian pension and benefit practices, and the development of Hewitt’s retirement consulting business in the European Emerging markets, focusing on CEE, Russia, Scandinavia and Greece/Turkey. He has worked in the UK, Greece, Switzerland and Austria.

IEBA Netherlands Meeting

When: 23/09/2010 at 16:00 to 20:00
Where: Van Ameyde, Rijswijk
Subject: Going East. Expansion in Eastern Europe.

SAVE THE DATE

Employee Benefits Live conference

When: 28/09/2010 to 29/09/2010
Where: Business Design Centre, London
Subject: A free event supported by IEBA

Europe's largest employee reward event, Employee Benefits Live, takes place on 28 – 29 September 2010 at the Business Design Centre, London.

"Never has it been more important for employers to engage staff to elicit the best from them. Strategies and solutions to many of the challenges facing employers at this current time can be found at Employee Benefits Live - the place where anybody involved in benefits comes to meet, greet and learn. With over 100 exhibitors and 30 conference sessions under one roof, this year's Employee Benefits Live is a must-attend show."

Register free for the show at www.employeebenefits.co.uk and see the full conference programme at www.employeebenefitslive.co.uk/conference.

IEBA Germany Meeting

When: 29/09/2010 at 14:00 to 18:00
Where: Frankfurt - exact venue to be confirmed

IEBA London Meeting

When: 12/10/2010 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: UK budgetary changes to pension tax relief: Part 2

Rhys Thomas will examine the implications for high earners (including expatriates) of the new measures affecting pension tax relief that the government is planning to introduce with effect from 6 April 2011.

This talk follows an earlier presentation that Rhys gave jointly with Bob Sperl of Towers Watson on 10 November 2009. Since then, the government’s proposals have changed considerably.

Rhys is a pensions lawyer at Speechly Bircham LLP. Rhys has a particular interest in QROPSs (qualifying recognised overseas pension schemes) and QNUPSs (qualifying non-UK pension schemes) and other aspects of international pension provision. Rhys is a member of the IEBA Committee and holds the Diploma in International Employee Benefits. He is a regular speaker on pensions topics and has written a number of articles and contributed to a number of publications, including helping to prepare the pensions section in the book Drafting Employment Documents for Expatriates (2009).

IEBA Netherlands Annual Dinner 2010 (Members only)

When: 28/10/2010 at 18:00 to 22:00
Where: Sociëteit van Koninklijke Roei- & Zeil Vereeniging De Maas, Veerhaven, Rotterdam
Subject: The future

IEBA Switzerland Meeting

When: 04/11/2010 at 14:00 to 17:00
Where: Axa Winterthur, Winterthur
Subject: Topics to be confirmed

IEBA London Meeting

When: 09/11/2010 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: To be confirmed

IEBA France Meeting

When: 16/11/2010
Where: AXA HQ, 88 rue Saint-Lazare, 75009 Paris
Subject: Global Benefits Governance

IEBA/DCC Wine Tasting London

When: 02/12/2010 at 18:00 to 23:00
Where: Hewitt Associates, 6 More London Place, Tooley St, London SE1 2DA
Subject: The wines of Domaine Michel Mallard et Fils, Beaune

IEBA London Meeting

When: 18/01/2011 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: To be confirmed

IEBA London Meeting

When: 08/02/2011 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: To be confirmed

IEBA Annual Conference

When: 09/03/2011 at 09:00 to 16:00 on 10/03/2011
Where: Radisson Blu Royal Hotel, Brussels
Subject: IEBA 11th Annual Conference

Our 11th Annual Conference will take place at the Radisson Blu Royal Hotel in Brussels on 9 and 10 March 2011, after successful conferences at the same location since 2007.  The 2010 event was attended by 130 people and the feedback was once again very positive.

Please save the date!  We hope to produce a draft programme by December 2010.

IEBA London Meeting

When: 22/03/2011 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: To be confirmed

IEBA London Meeting

When: 10/05/2011 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: To be confirmed

IEBA London Meeting

When: 07/06/2011 at 18:30 to 19:30
Where: Law Society, 113 Chancery Lane, WC2A 1PL
Subject: To be confirmed