The expert panel will unravel the intricacies of Employee Stock Purchase Plans (ESPP), addressing the most confusing and commonly asked questions. Gain actionable insights on employing effective education and resources to minimize employee confusion, empower your workforce, and reclaim valuable time for administrators.

KEY LEARNING POINTS:

•  Identifying and addressing the most perplexing ESPP topics
•  Implementing strategies for poignant education to reduce employee confusion
•  Empowering employees and optimizing administrator efficiency

CPE CREDIT: 1.0
Field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Level: 0
Delivery method: Group internet-based
Advanced preparation: None

CEP CONTINUING EDUCATION CREDIT (CE): 1.0

*CPE credits are provided for live webcasts only. Please visit our Continuing Education and Event Policies pages for more information.

Equity compensation is in the midst of a profound transformation. This expert panel will uncover the key highlights from the Global Equity Insights Survey 2023 (GEIS 2023) with a laser focus on three pivotal elements: Long-Term Incentives (LTIs), Share Purchase Plans (SPPs), and the integration of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) targets. 

Attend to gain in-depth insights into the transformation of equity compensation and learn how to leverage these key learnings to enhance your organization's compensation strategies. Explore the latest trends, best practices, and real-world applications of these critical aspects of equity compensation.

KEY LEARNING POINTS:

• LTIs unveiled: Discover insights on eligibility and performance, providing a comprehensive understanding of how LTIs are shaping equity compensation strategies.
• SPP dynamics: Explore the employee participation measures designed to boost engagement and effectiveness, revealing the secrets to successful SPP programs.
• ESG integration: Understand and explore the application and importance of ESG metrics in shaping equity-based compensation plans.
   

CPE CREDIT HOURS: 1.0*

Field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Levels: O
Delivery method: Group live
Advanced preparation: None

CEP Continuing Education (CE) credit: 1.0 credits

Please visit our Continuing Education and Event Policies pages for more information.

Efficiently managing your organization's equity plan is essential for driving employee engagement, ensuring regulatory compliance, optimizing resource allocation, and safeguarding data security.

In this session, our experts will tackle five vital questions that administrators should routinely consider to maintain top-notch programs. Additionally, we'll explore strategies to boost the effectiveness of stock plan administration and streamline related processes.

Join us for this insightful session to bolster your stock plan administration skills and drive greater efficiency in your organization's equity programs.

KEY LEARNING POINTS:

• Critical self-assessment: Learn the five key questions that administrators should regularly ask themselves to assess the health of their equity programs.
• Enhancing effectiveness: Discover strategies to elevate the overall effectiveness of stock plan administration, ensuring alignment with organizational goals.
• Efficiency optimization: Explore methods to streamline processes related to equity plan management, ultimately saving time and resources.

Discover TeamViewer's groundbreaking journey as they introduced their inaugural employee share plan in December 2022. This momentous occasion underscored their unwavering commitment to their workforce, forging a sense of shared ownership and a united path towards success. It recognized the strategic significance of employees in propelling TeamViewer to unprecedented heights.

During this session, our expert panel will dissect the fundamental principles and objectives that drove their plan choices. They will shed light on how this program has transformed employees into genuine stakeholders in the company's flourishing trajectory. Notably, TeamViewer has extended Restricted Stock Unit (RSU) plans to all employees and introduced an exclusive Performance Stock Unit (PSU) plan tailored for their esteemed leadership team.

Don't miss this engaging session that delves into the decision-making process, the intricate navigation of complexities, and the triumphant implementation of this transformative initiative.

KEY LEARNING POINTS:

• Gain insights into the core principles and objectives guiding TeamViewer's pioneering employee share plan.
• Discover how RSU plans for all employees and PSU plans for the leadership team have empowered staff to become genuine stakeholders in the company's growth.
• Uncover the strategies and successes behind TeamViewer's remarkable journey in launching this milestone initiative.

CPE CREDIT HOURS: 1.0*

Field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Levels: O
Delivery method: Group live
Advanced preparation: None

CEP Continuing Education (CE) credit: 1.0 credits

Please visit our Continuing Education and Event Policies pages for more information.

It’s share plan chutes and ladders.

People can find financial concepts boring – that’s why you need to get them engaged and excited. Consider how you would speak to your employees about the effects of macro-economics on their stock plans? Or how to make sure that the “need-to-know” details are presented in an informative, educational and engaging way? This is a session with a difference and will focus not just on the importance of knowledge sharing to help create financial wellness for your workforce, but how you can find interesting ways to communicate and engage with employees.

Creating an engaging and reflective forum, we will get the audience involved in the discussion by beginning the session with a game, where the audience will have their own understanding of specific macro-economic concepts put to the test. One side of the room will be against the other and for each topic accurately explained by a team, they will move forward one space on the board. If the team doesn’t know an answer, they’ll move backwards, representing the setback a lack of knowledge can have on their employees.

From inflation, to volatility, ROI or AMT, and 10B5-1 plans, we’ll be covering the fundamentals to ensure the audience leaves this session better equipped to support their employees in understanding how macro-economics might impact their equity compensation. Following this, our panel will move on to look at practical solutions to educate your workforce, with a particular focus on video libraries as an interactive hub for educational resources.

This session will cover six new ideas for your stock compensation radar. We’ll explore modernization strategies to make your stock programs more successful, less costly, more equitable, more differentiated, and better equipped for what may lay ahead.  Topic will include how you can time travel with prior day close, the outsized benefits of fractional shares for both tax withholding and ESPP, exploring different vesting levers and more!

CPE CREDIT HOURS: 1.5*

Field of study: Specialized Knowledge
Levels: O
Delivery method: Group live
Advanced preparation: None

CEP Continuing Education (CE) credit:1.25 credits

Please visit our Continuing Education and Event Policies pages for more information.

With global employee populations on the rise, so is the demand for globally compatible compensation plans. As issuing various forms of equity compensation from foreign plans to employees becomes more common, it is important to carefully review the plans prior to issuance.

When expanding a share scheme into new territories, an appendix will usually suffice to ensure the plan meets the respective domestic country's tax efficient rules, but our panel has encountered some common issues affecting employees in Canada, the UK and the US.

Attendees will learn:

• The current taxation rules and issues which require close attention when reviewing foreign plans
• Simple fixes and discuss the issues that may not be possible to fix in each country
• How to navigate new UK legislation to ensure the foreign plan is compliant

While rising stock values are generally seen as positive, companies that have high stock prices and offer broad equity to their employees may face certain challenges. One such challenge arises during sell-to-cover tax withholding at vesting events, where participants are typically required to sell a whole share on the market to generate cash for tax payment, with the remaining amount being paid to the employee. However, many employees would prefer to keep the remaining value in company shares instead of receiving cash for the difference.

Hear experts from Amazon, Microsoft, and Moss Adams share their insights and describe the journey towards implementing a fractional share at vest offering. Their innovative approaches allow participants to sell only a portion of a share to cover their tax obligations at vesting, enabling employees to retain a higher ownership stake in the company. This strategic shift offers numerous advantages to employees, empowering them to benefit from increased company ownership while effectively managing their tax liabilities.

Attendees will learn:

• The rationale for allowing Fractional Shares at vesting
• The journey to implementing Fractional Shares at vesting
• Lessons learned and initial perspectives on the implementation process