BC Total Rewards Connect 2025: Ideas. Insights. Connections.

Join BC's Total Rewards and HR community for a day of connections, insights, and solutions to today's most pressing challenges.

About this Event

The BC Total Rewards Network is going BIG for our first in-person event!

Join us for a full day of thought-provoking sessions led by experts and total rewards leaders, plus plenty of opportunities to connect with peers who truly understand the challenges and opportunities in our field. Between networking breaks, breakfast, and lunch, you’ll have the chance to swap ideas, share experiences, and build lasting relationships—all while staying on top of the hottest trends in total rewards in British Columbia.

🎉 Don’t miss this milestone moment for our community—register today and join the conversation!

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The agenda, speakers, and program content are subject to change without prior notice.

A special thanks to our sponsors for helping us get the BCTRN organization off the ground and for making this event happen!

Founding Sponsors

• Lane Caputo
• Logan HR

Growth Sponsors

• HUB
• White & Gale
• Laulima Consulting

Agenda


🕑: 08:30 AM - 09:00 AM
Breakfast

🕑: 09:00 AM - 09:30 AM
Kick Off and Welcome
Host: Soumya Balakrishnan - BCTRN President

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Modernizing Legacy Pay Systems: Meeting the Workforce Where They Are
Host: Hannah Wells - White & Gale

Info: Many compensation structures in today’s organizations were built for a workforce and business environment that no longer exists. Annual cycles, rigid pay bands, and outdated benchmarks often fail to reflect the realities of a dynamic, diverse, and rapidly evolving workforce. Employees are asking for transparency, flexibility, and fairness—while leaders are under pressure to stay competitive and do more with less.


This session explores what it takes to move beyond legacy pay systems and design compensation approaches that are relevant, equitable, and future-ready. We’ll unpack the pitfalls of outdated models, explore modern alternatives like skills-based pay, agile benchmarking, and differentiated total rewards, and share practical ways to meet employee expectations without sacrificing governance or consistency.


Drawing on research and real-world examples, participants will gain strategies for evolving their compensation frameworks to be more responsive, resilient, and people-centered

🕑: 10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
AI and Total Rewards

🕑: 10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Networking & Coffee Break

🕑: 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM
Fireside Chat: Real Leaders, Real Challenges

Info: An authentic conversation with Total Rewards leaders - no presentations, no slides, just real stories, lessons learned, and insights from today’s Total Rewards landscape.

🕑: 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
From Framework to Fairness: Job Architecture in Action
Host: Thanh Ly - Laulima Consulting

Info: In this session, Laulima and Global Infrastructure will introduce how a clear job architecture framework supports organizations in advancing pay transparency, fairness, and alignment. We will share how Global Infrastructure’s experience with this framework supported deeper insights into equity and communication, illustrating how job architecture can set the stage for progress.

🕑: 12:30 PM - 01:30 PM
Lunch and Networking Break

🕑: 01:30 PM - 02:15 PM
Building A Financially Sustainable Benefits Plan
Host: Sandra Petrykowski - Salesforce

Info: Rising benefits costs are forcing organizations to think differently about how to manage expenses while maintaining employee satisfaction. HUB’s experts, together with Benefits leaders from Salesforce, will share practical cost containment strategies and real-world examples. Gain actionable insights and proven approaches to help you balance financial sustainability with competitive, people-focused benefits.

🕑: 02:15 PM - 02:45 PM
Change Management In Total Rewards
Host: Shyla Chandra - Vancity

Info: Change is never easy—especially when it comes to total rewards programs that directly impact employees. In this interactive session, panelists will share practical insights on leading change in total rewards, from quick fundamentals of change management to real-world lessons that highlight what works (and what doesn’t). The conversation will explore common challenges, employee reactions, and strategies to manage concerns effectively, leaving attendees with insights to navigate change with greater confidence and impact.

🕑: 02:45 PM - 03:00 PM
Closing Remarks
Host: Soumya Balakrishnan - BCTRN President

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