Workshop on Remunerations, Allowances, and Pensions (WRAP)

from Thursday 9 October 2025 (00:00) to Friday 10 October 2025 (17:50)
CERN (500/1-001)

        : Sessions
    /     : Talks
        : Breaks
9 Oct 2025
10 Oct 2025
AM
08:30 --- Welcome coffee ---
09:00 Safety video  
09:05 Welcome address, Raphaël Bello, Director, Finance and Human Resources, CERN - Raphaël Bello (CERN)  
09:20 Session 1: Panel discussion: Maintaining attractiveness in challenging times What does attractiveness look like in international organisations?  
10:40 --- Break ---
11:10 Session 2 Modernizing Pension Schemes while Promoting Cost Sustainability  
11:10 Session 3 Adapting Compensation to Economic Realities: Cost-of-Living, Inflation, and Currency Fluctuation in Duty Station Pay   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
08:30 --- Coffee ---
09:00 Safety video  
09:05 Keynote - Future-Ready Organizations: Attractiveness and Agility in a Changing Workforce Landscape   (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
10:05 --- Break ---
10:35 Session 10a UNJSPF Blockchain-based Digital Identity Solution for Proof-of-Life  
10:35 Session 11 Navigating Healthcare Access for International Staff   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
11:00 Session 10b How Discount Rate Assumptions Shape Pension Scheme Costs  
11:25 Session 12 Private Markets in Portfolio Construction: Opportunities and Constraints for Small to Mid-Sized Investors   (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
11:25 Session 13 Dual-career/Job search support for spouses and partners   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
PM
12:20 --- Group photo & Lunch ---
13:50 Session 4 Ensuring Effective Legal Redress for Staff while Discouraging Abuse   (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
13:50 Session 5 Modernizing HR Service Management   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
14:45 Session 6 Case Law and Insights on Legal Separation in International Organisations   (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
14:45 Session 7 Service Now Transformation Journey and World Bank Enhanced Outreach   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
15:40 --- Science Gateway visit: https://visit.cern/safety ---
17:00 Session 8 Navigating Defence Sector Exposure: Pension Fund Strategies in a Changing Geopolitical Climate   (500/1-001 - Main Auditorium)
17:00 Session 9 Redefining Family Leave   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
18:00 --- Evening reception and dinner at CERN ---
12:15 --- Lunch ---
13:45 Session 14 5 Years after Brexit: EU-UK Withdrawal Agreement: Calculating the UK outstanding liability for the pensions and medical schemes: actuarial models, challenges  
13:45 Session 15 UN Compensation Package Review   (503/1-001 - Council Chamber)
14:40 Session 16 Benchmarking pension schemes across the WRAP Network: Key Considerations for Building a Complete Picture  
15:50 WRAP-UP and Closing of meeting  
16:00 --- End of 2025 WRAP ---