Regulation. How Was It For You? Pay Transparency - The Morning After
Friday June 5, 2026 09:15 - 11:00 CEST CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Speakers: Anthony Poole, James Williams, Marion DevineCategory: Day 2
For the third year in a row pay transparency tops the list of member priorities. The formal deadline for implementation happens during our conference, yet we still have no clear view on how most European countries will convert the EU regulations into legislation or even when these requirements will be implemented. As one commentator said, we are faced with ‘laudable aims and lamentable execution’. We will share and debate the implications of the current landscape, TCB member survey insights, and a survival guide for operationalising a coherent strategy in an incoherent regulatory environment.
Lecturers
Anthony Poole SpeakerPartner
Partner - Human Capital
Aon
Anthony leads Pay Transparency and Industry Sector initiatives across Aon’s EMEA Human Capital capabilities. He works with clients across multiple sectors to shape integrated people and reward strategies, with a particular focus on pay transparency, fair pay practices and the evolving regulatory environment. He partners with boards, HR and business leaders to translate complex market, regulatory and stakeholder expectations into pragmatic frameworks for compensation, governance and talent, helping organisations build competitive, equitable and future?ready workforces.
Anthony joined McLagan, Aon’s financial services rewards and performance practice, in 2006.
James Williams Speaker
Head of Rewards
ERICSSON
James is an experienced international rewards leader, with over 25 years of expertise in the field of compensation, benefits, and HR strategy. Currently serving as the Head of Global Total Rewards at Ericsson, James drives initiatives designed to inspire and retain top talent while balancing organizational goals with equitable employee experiences. His career spans leadership roles across companies like Novo Nordisk, A.P. Moller Maersk, and Unilever, where he has executed transformational projects such as the digitalization of reward systems, M&A integration, and executive compensation program change.
Marion Devine Speaker
Principal Researcher Human Capital
The Conference Board
Marion Devine is Principal in Human Capital for Europe, based in the Brussels office of The Conference Board. Marion brings a wealth of experience and a strong track record of research to The Conference Board. She is the author of over 40 reports and eight business books, four of them for The Economist, looking at topics such as navigating through uncertainty, managing talent, and people challenges of mergers and acquisitions.
Combining a career as an independent business writer and journalist (writing for publications including the London Times and Sunday Times), Marion worked formerly as an Associate Senior researcher for Hult Ashridge, a leading European business school.
Devine holds a BA (Hons) English Literature (Reading University) and an MA in Anglo-American Studies (University College London).