AI. Will the Last Human in Reward Please Turn the Lights Off!
Thursday June 4, 2026 11:30 - 13:00 CEST CARDO BRUSSELS, AUTOGRAPH COLLECTION
Speakers: Ali Reza, Bertrand Hamon, Clare Moncrieff, Gery BruederlinCategory: Day 1
Much has been written about how the introduction of new technology and AI will improve the effectiveness of reward diagnosis and solutions. But what will happen to our reward organisation? Are we moving as was suggested at last years conference - from being people-centric leaders to mere vendor and technology managers? In this interactive debate, our panellists share the shifts already occurring and project the future reward operating model in an automated world.
Lecturers
Ali Reza Speaker
VP Total Reward
Sonova Group
Ali Reza is currently Vice President, Total Rewards at Sonova Group, and brings over 25 years of global experience in Total Reward, having worked in both Financial Services and General Industry. Ali has been consistently responsible for compensation, benefits and international mobility design, policy and practise, and has needed to remain versatile and adaptable when implementing Total Rewards strategies and approaches in his differing organisational environments and contexts.
Bertrand Hamon Speaker
Group Head of Performance & Reward
Aptia Group
A trusted guide where global rewards take shape,
Bertrand Hamon leads performance with care,
Shaping total reward strategies to help
Both business aims and human value align.
Across complex, international designs,
He blends precision, insight, and pragmatism,
Advising leaders on pay, performance, growth,
And cultures where recognition can thrive.
Now Global Lead for Rewards and Performance,
He helps organisations turn intent to impact,
Linking data, purpose, and fair outcomes.
Beyond the models, frameworks, charts, and plans,
You’ll find him building LEGO brick by brick,
Or dancing ballroom steps or painting thought to life.
Clare Moncrieff SpeakerPartner
Senior Principal Consultant
Workhuman
Clare Moncrieff is a seasoned professional with over 20 years of experience in HR and Professional Services.
In her current role at Workhuman, Clare works closely with customers and prospects to help them understand the true power of recognition to drive people and business success.
Prior to joining Workhuman, Clare was a Senior Director at TalentNeuron, a leader in labour market intelligence. Clare helped to launch TalentNeuron’s consulting practice and advised clients on the power of labour market data to drive strategic workforce planning, real estate and employee value proposition decisions and strategic talent sourcing.
Before that, Clare was the VP, People Direction at Nokia, where she was responsible for a wide range of HR Expertise areas, including culture, change management, digitalization, inclusion & diversity, executive development, executive recruiting, succession and talent management, future of work, compensation and benefits, employment and OD for Nokia’s global workforce – and was a client of Workhuman! Clare previously worked at Gartner where she served as VP, Executive Advisor to the world’s largest and most complex organizations. In this role, Clare advised CHROs and business leaders on most aspects of HR, and has worked with clients in Europe, Asia, ANZ, Middle East, and North America. Clare began her HR career in earnest at Nortel, in Canada, where she worked in M,A+D, Exec Comp, and HRBP roles, before joining CEB (now Gartner) in the UK.
Clare holds a honsBA in Psychology from York University in Toronto, and an MSc in Human Resources from the LSE in London.
Gery Bruederlin Speaker
Professor
FHNW (University of Applied Sciences Northwestern Switzerland)
Prof. Dr. Gery Bruederlin is a proven human resources expert who has held various global HR positions during his distinguished career at UBS AG. From early 2007 to late 2009, he was Group Head of Human Resources, responsible for 80,000 employees and 2,000 subordinates.
Since fall 2013, he has been head of the Master's program in Human Resource Management at the University of Applied Sciences and Arts Northwestern Switzerland, which is Switzerland's best-known and most traditional continuing education program in the field of HR. His focus is on strategic HR, talent, competence, and compensation management, as well as the HR aspects of digitalization and artificial intelligence. He also acts as a consultant on these and other topics for large and small companies and represents all areas of human resource management as an expert in the media.
His publications include among many articles the well-known “trilogy” (all three books in German):
“The best HR Strategy for your Company”, “The right HR Structure for your Company” and “The appropriate HR Skills for your Company”