Industry experts from around the world at the IMA Summit 2022 discussed future planning for reward and recognition programs and waning-pandemic strategies. As the pandemic wanes, they advised leaders to return to a longer-term, more strategic viewpoint and to reinvest in the humanness of the organization. Employees today want to be treated as individuals and to feel valued as contributors to company success. And, if employees can work/live from anywhere, how will current technologies and reward and recognition policies support them?
Julie Barbier-Leblan, CEO and Founder, Merit Incentives
Jules Bowersox, Director of Operations, Ticket Jones
Peter Friend, Founder and CEO, Global Hotel Card By Expedia
Theresa Harkin-Schulz, CRP, CCP, SPHR, SVP of Customer Experience, Inspirus, LLC
Viji Kannan, Head of Regional Partnerships, YouGotAGift
Lincoln Smith, IP, Chief Strategy Officer, HMI Performance Incentives
Hollis Thornton, CPIM, Vice President, Client Success, Totus
Juan Manuel Valenzuela, CPIM, Owner, Above Target
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