HR & People

HRcoreREWARD 2026

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HRcoreREWARD 2026 ran May 6–7, 2026 at Porta Fira Hotel in Barcelona, Spain. It is an HR & People conference that expected about 150 attendees. ConferenceGrid lists 23 speakers, 17 sponsors and 24 sessions. Dates for the next edition are not announced yet.

Lineup updated Jun 16, 2026 · dates verified May 5, 2026

At HRcoreREWARD, experience a dynamic convergence of thought leaders and practitioners as they tackle the evolving landscape of Compensation & Benefits. This annual event empowers professionals to enhance employee engagement and performance through innovative reward systems and wellbeing strategies. Join a global community ready to embrace the future of work…

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23Speakers
17Sponsors
24Sessions
34Companies · in total

Speakers

Programmed at HRcoreREWARD, in alphabetical order.

Alberto Gonzalez
Chief Purpose Officer · Just on Purpose
Alvaro Serrano Macon
Director Global Reward & Mobility · FrieslandCampina
Arif Ender
Director, Compensation EMEA & LATAM · Palo Alto Networks
Benedict Ogola
Head of Total Rewards Business Consulting, Europe RS & DACH · Abbvie
Caroline Zegers
Head of Executive Compensation · NN Group
Chris Siebers
Manager Total Rewards · FedEx
George Kovács
People Analytics & Workforce Intelligence Leader | Organizational Psychologist | ex-Global Head of People Data Science & Analytics · Ericsson
Helen Anestrand
Sr. Director Global Reward Partnering · AstraZeneca
Johanna Qvist
Pay Equity & Transparency Strategy Lead · Sysarb
Karen van den Heuvel
Global Head of Rewards · Fugro
Lara Winzen
Pay Equity & Transparency Consultant · beqom
Leila Sbi
Enterprise Account Executive · Trusaic
Lynn Kaiser
Counsel & VP of Regulatory Affairs · Trusaic
Michael Tovar
Global Head Performance & Reward · ING
Michal Skup
Reward Director, EMEA & Global Practices · Dentsu
Nick Sutton
Head of Sales & Marketing · BI WORLDWIDE
Peter Frampton
Global Head of Perf. and Total Rewards · Freshfields
Phil Williams
Head of Employee Programmes · BI WORLDWIDE
Saul Huisman
Head Reward International Advisory, Group HR · Swiss Re
Sven Slavenburg
SVP Total Rewards · adidas
Swen Laarveld
Head of Reward · Royal Schiphol Group
Themis Lamprou
Global Head of Rewards · Booking.com

Sponsors

The companies behind the program. Tiers as disclosed.

Hacking HRPlatinum
TrusaicPlatinum
beqomGold
BI WorldwideGold
SyndioGold
AIRINCSilver
LoylogicSilver
RefruitingSilver
SysarbSilver
Urban Sports ClubSilver
VaricentSilver
AkeronExhibitor
DolfinExhibitor
FiguresHR Game Changer
GiffyHR Game Changer
LocalyzeExhibition & Support
Semos CloudHR Game Changer

Agenda

Selected from 24 sessions.

  • 10:00

    Fireside Chat on ‘AI in Reward’

  • 10:00

    Right to Information: Right Now

  • 10:30

    Reward Transparency at Booking.com

  • 11:30

    Fireside Chat on ‘Future of AI in Rewards Practice’

  • 11:30

    Fireside Chat on 'Our Rewards focus for ‘26 and beyond'

  • 12:00

    Building a high-impact Recognition Culture: A five-stage roadmap for forward thinking organisations

  • 12:00

    The Scaling Problem: Will your Reward Model Survive Change? How growth, organizational transformation, and M&A reshape Reward

  • 12:30

    Innovating To Impact. AI enabling EU Pay Transparency

  • 13:30

    Strategy while Sailing; our Global Rewards Strategy

Quick answers

When is HRcoreREWARD 2026?
HRcoreREWARD 2026 ran May 6–7, 2026 at Porta Fira Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
Where is HRcoreREWARD 2026 held?
HRcoreREWARD 2026 was held at Porta Fira Hotel in Barcelona, Spain.
Who is speaking at HRcoreREWARD 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 23 speakers, including Alberto Gonzalez (Chief Purpose Officer, Just on Purpose), Alvaro Serrano Macon (Director Global Reward & Mobility, FrieslandCampina) and Arif Ender (Director, Compensation EMEA & LATAM, Palo Alto Networks).
Who sponsors HRcoreREWARD 2026?
ConferenceGrid lists 17 sponsors, including Hacking HR, Trusaic, beqom, BI Worldwide and Syndio.
Company intelligence

What does it mean when 34 companies show up, and 4 bet on three roles at once?

34 companies. four are betting more than once.

The numbers below are derived from the speakers, sponsors, and exhibitors on this page, cross-referenced into one ledger. They are the only thing here that 10times.com cannot tell you.

Who's in the room
4All threespeak · spons · exh
13Sponsoringsponsor only
17Speakingspeaker only

In all three roles

BI WORLDWIDE·Trusaic·beqom·Sysarb

Speakers by seniority

70% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite14%
  • VP-level29%
  • Director / Head of1357%
  • Manager / Lead29%
  • Engineer · IC14%
  • Other roles417%

Of 23 speakers · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
#CompanyRolesSpeakers
1BI WORLDWIDESponsor · Gold2
2TrusaicSponsor · Platinum2
3beqomSponsor · Gold1
4SysarbSponsor · Silver1
5AIRINCSponsor · Silver-
6AkeronSponsor · Exhibitor-
7DolfinSponsor · Exhibitor-
8FiguresSponsor · HR Game Changer-
9GiffySponsor · HR Game Changer-
10Hacking HRSponsor · Platinum-
11LocalyzeSponsor · Exhibition & Support-
12LoylogicSponsor · Silver-
13RefruitingSponsor · Silver-
14Semos CloudSponsor · HR Game Changer-
Sponsors by tier
platinum2
12% of 17
gold3
18% of 17
silver6
35% of 17
exhibition & support1
6% of 17
exhibitor2
12% of 17
hr game changer3
18% of 17