For our 2025 regional events, GEO's Speaker Selection Committee is seeking speaker proposals on specific topics across four dynamic breakout streams, each designed to explore key aspects of equity compensation, global trends, and operational excellence.
If you're an expert in any of these areas or have insights to share, we invite you to submit your speaker proposal by the event deadline.
Selected speakers will have the opportunity to present their expertise to our global audience, shaping discussions and providing valuable insights into the industry's most pressing issues.
Join us in creating an enriching and insightful event experience for our GEO event attendees. Submit your speaker proposal today and be a part of the conversation that drives innovation and progress in our field.
STRATEGY, STRUCTURE AND FUTURE TRENDS
For leaders shaping the future of equity and total rewards strategy.
Designed for those shaping the future of employee equity and rewards, this stream explores the evolving landscape of plan design, long-term strategy, and global market dynamics.
Sessions will highlight emerging trends, structural innovations, and creative approaches to enhancing both business outcomes and participant experience.
Example topics include:
- Future of reward: structural trends in discretionary vs. all-employee plans
- Pre-IPO planning and share plan strategy
- Holding period trends (e.g., shift from 3-year to 2-year)
- Plan enhancements: matching, participant-focused innovation
- Termination rules and design rationale for different LTIs
- Equity’s role within Total Rewards frameworks
- Structuring rewards for efficiency and impact
- What’s next: upcoming trends, innovations, and experimental ideas
REAL STORIES, REAL RESULTS – ISSUERS IN ACTION
For those who want practical insights, benchmarking, and peer-led learning.
Focused on peer-led learning and practical takeaways, this stream features real-world case studies and success stories directly from issuers.
Attendees will hear what works, what doesn’t, and how others are solving challenges in communication, participation, litigation, and plan implementation with tangible results.
Example topics include:
- Real-life issuer case studies: plan structure, challenges, and results
- Deep dives into award-winning plans: what worked, what didn’t, and why they won
- Company-led sessions offering contrasting issuer perspectives
- Learnings from companies introducing their share plans
- More company-specific, less general content
- Communication strategies to boost plan participation
- Practical tips for employee engagement
- Trends in disputes and litigation around employee share schemes
- Enhancing participant experience beyond the 'vanilla' offering
GLOBAL COMPLIANCE, TAX AND REGIONAL INSIGHTS
For professionals navigating global regulations and market complexity.
This stream delivers essential updates and in-depth analysis on global compliance challenges, regional regulations, and cross-border tax strategy.
Attendees will gain practical guidance on navigating complex jurisdictions and learn from region-specific case studies and legal insights that are shaping the future of global share plans.
Example topics include:
- Country-specific challenges (e.g., China or complex Asian markets)
- Israel-focused session: regulatory and plan design insights
- Africa-focused session: navigating regulatory and operational complexities
- Tax efficiency: navigating international tax structures
- Offshore trustees and tax-neutral jurisdictions
- Global trends and updates, including 'around the world' sessions
- PISCES-related developments and implications – PERE London Event only
TECHNOLOGY AND OPERATIONAL EXCELLENCE
For operational teams and innovators driving smarter processes and tools.
From emerging technologies to smarter workflows, this stream explores how AI, automation, and data tools are transforming the equity landscape.
Sessions will spotlight practical innovations, system enhancements, and strategies for doing more with less—all aimed at optimizing plan administration and operational efficiency.
Example topics include:
- AI in share plan design, admin, and communications
- Interactive AI use cases by issuers (live (non-sales) demos or real examples)
- AI combined with blockchain and tokenization
- Technology updates in process and administration
- Automation and streamlining practices (payroll, data accuracy, controls)
- Advanced Excel or Power BI for equity professionals
- 'Doing more with less' – managing under budget constraints