• What the ageing population means for state and privately funded retirement scheme and what you should be planning for now
• How this impacts the availability of new talent and the growing demand for global staff mobility
• Looking at the alternatives - retaining and developing people past traditional retirement ages - including the use of flexible working and the adaptation of jobs
• Focus on the future trends of normal retirement ages and the gradual phased transition to retirement through more flexible working and re-training
• The growing importance of single global pension schemes v multiple local country plans and how the reduction in tax breaks and increasing governance requirement for local plans are bridging the gap between international plans, which don't always provide tax breaks, but offer reduced administration, portability and choice.

Paul's career with Zurich has spanned over 15 years, mainly within the HR function, specialising in compensation and benefits, performance management and international mobility. He has provided strategic HR support to Group operations in the UK, the EU, Middle and Far East and the USA. Paul has managed multisite, multicultural teams in Asia and the UK and has successfully managed a number of significant Group projects.  He has developed and implemented pension and corporate benefit plan solutions for the Zurich Group in the Middle and Far East and is a member nominated Trustee Director of the Zurich UK Staff Pension Scheme, with assets in excess of GBP3 billion.