Winmark Innovation Summit and Awards
09 Jan 2024
To launch our annual programme of In-person meetings, Winmark is proud to announce our 2024 Winter Innovation Summit and Awards Ceremony which is open to all our network members and it would be great if you could be available to join us...
SPEAKER(S): Sam Patel, Corporate Innovation Coach | Tanya Popeau, International Director, Synthesis | Chris Deverell, Founder, Deverell Innovation Ventures
What Needs to be on Your Trustee Board Agenda in 2024?
12 Jan 2024
To kick off the 2024 Programme of PensionChair meetings, our technical partners will talk through what is coming down the line for occupational pension schemes including regulatory changes, emerging risks, and also opportunities...
SPEAKER(S): Rag Vigneswaran, Director, Penfida | Jenny Gibbons, Senior Director, Retirement, WTW | Sammy Cooper-Smith, Business Development, Rothesay | Clare May, Senior Client Relationship Manager, XPS Administration
CHAIR: Melanie Cusack, Client Director, ZEDRA Governance Ltd
Winmark PensionChair Burns Lunch with Kate Jones, Chair of the PPF
25 Jan 2024
We are delighted to be able to invite you to our Annual PensionChair Burns lunch, very kindly hosted by Rothesay, in the stunning setting of the Crystal Ballroom at the St Ermin's hotel...
SPEAKER(S): Kate Jones, Chair, Pension Protection Fund
CHAIR: Robert Branagh, Chair, Armed Forces Pensions Schemes
Reviewing Board Effectiveness
08 Feb 2024
Like any successful business, a pension scheme needs an effective board. The Pensions Regulator (TPR) encourages Trustee boards to take a critical look at their own performance and believes that effective trusteeship and good governance is the bedrock of any well-run scheme...
SPEAKER(S): Jenny Gibbons, Head of Trustee Governance Consulting, WTW
CHAIR: Liz Airey, Chairman, Rolls-Royce UK Pension
The End of the End Game?
07 Mar 2024
To date it has seemed that those schemes that can afford it have been heading for the same exit, an insured solution for their scheme. Current regulatory guidance also suggests schemes should aim to de-risk as soon as possible...
SPEAKER(S): Sammy Cooper-Smith, Business Development, Rothesay | Steve Webb, Partner, Lane Clark & Peacock LLP
CHAIR: Daniel Barlow, Director, Law Debenture
Responding to a cyber attack
15 Apr 2024
The Capita incident last year highlighted the critical responsibility trustees have as gatekeepers of member information, and even those schemes with cyber response plans in place found them wanting when it came to the actual event...
SPEAKER(S): Chris Hogg, CEO, National Grid | Laurie Brown, Cyber Security Director, Flagship Housing Group
CHAIR: Max Graesser, Chair of Trustees, Ricoh Pension Scheme
Unlocking Scheme Surpluses
08 May 2024
The scheme surplus was once a mythical idea and is now a plausible future reality for some schemes that different actors seem very keen to get their hands on. As a result, trustee boards find themselves in a challenging position...
SPEAKER(S): Beth Sheehan, Counsel, Hogan Lovells International | Charlotte Yeates, Senior Associate, Hogan Lovells International | Edward Brown, Partner, Hogan Lovells International