The Benefits Forecast: The Trends Reshaping Workforce Health, Wealth and Well-Being
As employers navigate rising healthcare costs, evolving workforce expectations, and rapid technological change, the benefits landscape is entering a new phase of transformation. From the rising impact of chronic conditions on productivity and healthcare spending to increasing demand for financial wellness support and the emergence of AI-powered benefits experiences, today’s decisions will shape tomorrow’s workforce outcomes.This virtual summit will explore the trends that defined 2026 and examine what employers and benefit leaders should be preparing for in 2027. Through expert insights and real-world case studies, attendees will gain practical strategies to build more resilient, personalized and effective benefits programs for the year ahead.
Agenda
Financial stress continues to impact employee productivity, engagement and retention, prompting employers to rethink their approach to financial wellness. This session will explore how organizations are moving beyond traditional retirement and budgeting programs to deliver more holistic financial support, including debt management, emergency savings, and personalized financial guidance. Speakers will discuss emerging trends, engagement strategies, and what benefit leaders should prioritize as they look ahead to 2027.
As chronic conditions continue to heighten healthcare costs and workforce challenges, employers are seeking more effective ways to improve outcomes and engage employees in their care offerings. This session will examine how organizations are evolving their strategies for managing conditions such as diabetes, cardiovascular disease, obesity, musculoskeletal issues, and behavioral health, while exploring the integrated care models and solutions expected to have the greatest impact in 2027.
Artificial intelligence is quickly transforming how employers deliver, manage and communicate benefits. From personalized recommendations and navigation support to data-driven insights and automation, AI is creating new opportunities to improve the employee experience while increasing efficiency. This session will explore the most promising use cases emerging today, key governance and compliance considerations, and what benefits leaders should expect as AI adoption accelerates in 2027 and beyond.
Speakers
Sponsors
CareBenefits by Care.com, offers the most comprehensive suite of employer-sponsored family care benefits to global businesses. More than 700 employers look to CareBenefits to help increase productivity, retain top talent, and support the diverse needs of their workforce with solutions designed to help solve today’s most disruptive caregiving challenges.
Businessolver is an independently owned benefits technology company advancing a more proactive, connected, and anticipatory benefits experience. Through a secure SaaS platform, governed intelligence, and an always-on service model designed to act early and stay aligned, Businessolver helps organizations reduce complexity, strengthen engagement, and deliver consistent outcomes across total wellbeing. With more than two decades of innovation, Businessolver unifies people, data, and operations so that insights turn into action — and benefits work better for employers, employees, and partners.
For most of history, access to high-quality healthcare has been a privilege of circumstance. Sword exists to change that. As a frontier AI company, Sword builds the foundational models that healthcare needs, training them for clinical reasoning and safety. Its AI Care platform puts those models to work alongside licensed clinicians and care teams, treating more than 1 million patients directly across physical pain, women’s health, mental health, and cardiometabolic care, and orchestrating care for millions more worldwide. Sword is trusted by thousands of the world’s most sophisticated organizations, including sovereign governments, the US military, and the largest Fortune 500 companies, delivering high-quality care and more than $1.5 billion in healthcare savings to date. Learn more at sword.com.
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Professional Development Credits
EBN Virtual Summits is recognized by SHRM to offer Professional Development Credits (PDCs) for SHRM-CP® or SHRM-SCP®.
HR certified? Earn recertification credits by attending! All credential holders are eligible to receive credit towards their recertification and will be awarded for the virtual sessions they attend and participate in. For more information about certification or recertification, please visit shrmcertification.org. Please note that PDCs are not awarded for viewing archived recordings. All attendance will be monitored and recorded.
To receive PDCs, attendees must remain for the full duration of the session(s). All attendees will automatically receive a PDC certificate for each eligible session, and if they attend all eligible sessions, they may earn up to 2.25 credits.
A certificate of completion will be sent out (2) weeks post-event
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