Events

Celebrating Excellence 2025

ProShare Awards Celebrating Excellence 2025

Date: Wednesday 21st May 2025
Time: 9.30am - 18.30pm
Location: Baker McKenzie,
280 Bishopsgate,
London,
EC2M 4RB

Celebrating Excellence is ProShare's long running and popular share plans masterclass. During the day, ProShare award-winning companies will run live presentations, participate in panel discussions and interactive sessions, and talk about their approach, the challenges they faced, share their top tips, and reveal secrets of entering an award-winning submission. 

The event will be followed by a drink’s reception and networking.

We will have speakers from AstraZeneca Plc, Bakkafrost, Beazley Plc, Entain, Plc, Everoze, Exprian Plc and Eximia, Gearset, Hotel Chocolat, InstaDeep, JTC, Kerry Group, Kier Group Plc, Lloyds banking Group Plc and Pennylane. 

This is the perfect opportunity for all share plan professionals, regardless of their level of experience, to enhance and build upon their knowledge, network with their peers, and update their market insights during this event. If you’re considering entering a submission for a 2025 ProShare Awards, Janet Cooper OBE, Head of Awards Judging Panel, will be leading a session on "The Judges' Perspective"

The all-day event starts with registration and refreshments from 9:30am at the  Baker McKenzie, 280 Bishopsgate, London EC2M 4RB.

 

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Agenda for the day

9.30
Registration and refreshments
10.00
Opening remarks
10.10
Welcome

Jeremy Edwards, Baker McKenzie
10.15
Best Overall Performance in Fostering Employee Share Ownership 
10.50
Best Employee Share Plan Outcome Following a Major Corporate Change
11.15
Refreshment Break
11.45
Best International Share Plan
12.10
Best Financial Education Initiative for Employees
12.35
Best New Share Plan
13.00
Lunch
14.00
The Judges' Perspective

Janet Cooper OBE, Head of Awards Judging Panel
14.25
Private Companies
15.00
Most Effective Use of Technology
15.25
Refreshment break
15.55
Most Effective Communication of an Employee Share Plan
16.30
What to Expect in 2025 and beyond

Jeremy Edwards, Baker McKenzie
16.55
Closing Remarks

Followed by Drinks Reception with a selection of beer, wine and soft drinks.

Event ends at 18.30