PRESENTS
2026
HEADLINE SPONSOR
Thursday 5th March 2026
8.00 - 17.00
Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street, London EC2M 3YD
Transform your payroll future with fresh
perspectives, regulatory confidence, and
emerging tech. A space for payroll
professionals to collaborate, innovate, and
shape what’s next.
The GPA Payroll Summit aims to share crucial information to help Payroll and HR professionals run their UK, In-country or Global payroll departments more effectively.
Days
Hours
Minutes
Discover new strategies, navigate regulatory change with confidence, and explore the technologies reshaping how we work. From compliance insights to AI readiness and talent transformation, this is where payroll professionals come together to learn, share, and shape what’s next.
GPA Payroll Summit Schedule
From Insight to Inspiration
Discover the sessions that will spark ideas and drive your payroll strategy forward. With 11 leading speakers exploring everything from AI and global compliance and the evolving world of work.
8.00 – 9.10
Registration and exhibition
9.10 – 9.20
GPA Introduction
Stream 1
Payroll Benefits and Salary Sacrifice: Getting It Right
Salary sacrifice and employee benefits can be powerful tools for attracting and retaining talent — but they also bring compliance and reporting challenges for payroll teams. This session explores how to structure, process, and report salary sacrifice arrangements effectively, ensuring accuracy, tax efficiency, and compliance with the latest legislation.
Stream 2
Managing Employment Tax In a Gig Economy Era
The world of work continues to evolve. We see increasing numbers of employers hiring self-employed contractors overseas, employees with short term free-lance engagements with different organisations, employers cutting employments costs by engaging short term contractors in place of employees and other such arrangements. Against this backdrop and with increasing employment costs, there a range of compliance related questions.
10.30 – 11.00
Coffee and exhibition
Stream 1
Navigating the Employment Rights Bill: What Payroll and HR Need to Know
The UK’s proposed Employment Rights Bill could bring major reforms to worker protections, pay transparency, flexible work, and fair treatment. This session will unpack the key provisions, explore their potential impact on payroll and HR operations, and help you prepare for what’s ahead.
Stream 2
Global Reporting for an Evolving Workforce
Global payroll reporting is vital to ensure organisations meet objectives around compliance, audit readiness, governance, and data management. It also supports effective workforce management and strategic decision-making.
Yet finding, standardising, and transforming data into meaningful global insights remains a significant challenge for many payroll teams.
Stream 1
Fair Work Agency NMW & Holiday Pay
The new state enforcement agency: The Fair Work Agency is expected April 2026.
Combining existing enforcement functions, including:
During this session Jeni and Jo will discuss the new enforcement powers the agency will have, and the impact this will have on employers in the UK
Stream 2
The Power and the Risk: Exploring the Intersection of Payments and Cybersecurity
From instant payments to digital currencies, speed and scale have transformed the payments landscape — but also expanded the threat surface. In this fireside chat, two experts unpack how to manage payment complexity while keeping systems secure, compliant, and resilient against emerging cyber risks.
12.40 –13.30
Lunch and exhibition
Stream 1
UK Payroll Round-Up: Key Updates and Emerging Trends
Stay up to date with the latest developments shaping UK payroll. This session brings together recent legislative updates, compliance changes, and best practice insights to help payroll professionals stay ahead. From tax and NI reforms to benefits reporting and pay transparency, we’ll cover what’s changing — and what it means for your payroll operations.
Stream 2
Vendor Matchmaking: How to Find “The One” for Payroll & HR
Choosing the right payroll and HR partner can feel like searching for a soulmate — it takes time, trust, and a clear understanding of your needs. In this session, Lara will explore how to identify your perfect vendor match, from setting priorities and assessing compatibility to avoiding common pitfalls that lead to mismatched relationships. Discover the red and green flags to look out for, the questions that reveal true alignment, and how to build a long-term, value-driven partnership that supports your organisation’s growth and goals.
Stream 1
Winning the Payroll Talent Race
The demand for skilled payroll professionals has never been greater, and the competition to secure top talent now extends across borders. In this workshop, we will explore the shifting landscape of payroll recruitment, uncover the key challenges facing organisations, and share practical strategies to attract, engage and retain the very best professionals in the field.
Stream 2
Are you AI-ready? Let’s find out
Before making that investment in AI, let’s assess your readiness. This interactive session provides a comprehensive diagnostic of your organization's AI preparedness across five critical dimensions: data, technology, people, process, and culture. Through hands-on assessment and gap analysis, you'll identify strengths to leverage and obstacles to address. Learn the common pitfalls that derail AI initiatives and how to avoid them. Leave with a personalized readiness scorecard, prioritized gap analysis, and a 30-day action plan to build the foundation for successful AI implementation.
15.05 – 15.35
Coffee and exhibition
Payroll’s future depends on the legacy we build today. This session explores how the payroll community can open doors for new talent, share real success stories, and inspire the next generation of professionals to join, grow, and lead the industry forward.
As the payroll landscape evolves, choosing the right vendor has never been more critical. In this session, we explore candid feedback from the payroll community to understand how vendors are really performing — from service delivery and technology innovation to compliance support and customer care.
17.00 – 19.00
Summit Networking Reception
Director UK Compliance Strategies, SD Worx
Tax Partner, Keystone Law
Partner, CM Murray LLP
Director Global Payroll Services, Global Outsourcing, BDO UK LLP
Founder & CEO, Payslip
CEO, Minimum Wage Specialists Ltd
Payroll Consultant, Yorkshire Payroll Services Ltd
Director, LSC Group
Sales Director Payroll | HR, JGA Recruitment Group
Global Payroll & Workforce Management Advisory Practice Leader, The Hackett Group Inc
Director of Global Operational Compliance, Currencies Direct
Payroll & Cyber Crusader, The Leppington Group
Payroll Support Network founder, Head of Pay & Reward
What our attendees are saying
A Day That Truly Delivers
I have always found the GPA events to be extremely informative with high quality speakers covering key topics, great networking opportunities and fantastic value for money too!
What our attendees are saying
Informative and very enjoyable!
I had a very enjoyable day and it was great to catch up with delegates from last year. The event was very informative and featured some excellent presentations by your key speakers.
What our attendees are saying
There is something for everyone!
The GPA team were very helpful, professional and welcoming. This really made the day very enjoyable as well as being informative. The setting for the venue was well-chosen for getting there and the meetings were well organised and structured. There was something for everyone concerned with the complexities and issues in payroll both in the UK and globally, thank you GPA!
GPA Payroll Summit Exhibitors
CloudPay simplifies the complexity of global payroll and payments for modern organizations. Since 2006, we’ve reimagined global pay with an intelligent, end-to-end ecosystem that unifies payroll and payments, integrates seamlessly with leading HCM platforms, and delivers automation, real-time data, and predictive analytics.
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At ADP, we understand business today looks nothing like it did yesterday. That's why our HR and payroll solutions are backed by data-driven insights. So you can think beyond today, and discover more success tomorrow.
For over 30 years, we’ve been helping businesses simplify international payroll, money transfers, and mass payments. Our mission is to make global transfers faster, more efficient, and more cost-effective, backed by a secure and reliable payments network. Our technology integrates seamlessly with your existing payroll systems and workflows, reducing manual processes, minimising FX costs, and improving processing accuracy. With the ability to make payments to over 120 countries in more than 40 currencies, you can manage payroll and supplier payments worldwide with ease and confidence. Supported by exceptional service teams and a robust compliance framework, we help you meet international regulatory requirements effortlessly while maintaining the highest standards of security. Currencies Direct gives you the tools to streamline global payments, improve visibility, control, and reach, and deliver a seamless payroll experience for your business.
Frontier Software is an established payroll software and service provider with over 40 years of experience. Its flagship platform, ICHRIS (International Comprehensive Human Resource Integrated Software), delivers real-time, secure access to data and is built for global reach with local compliance. Users can configure the system with integrated add-on modules to create a powerful yet flexible payroll and HCM solution to suit their needs. Cloud-based, accessible 24/7 on any device, and equipped with inbuilt reporting tools, ICHRIS supports organisations of all sizes and sectors. Frontier Software also offers outsourced payroll services, ensuring payroll runs right every time - whatever the requirement.
The GPA is a one-stop-shop for global and in-country payroll professionals. Our expansive range of resources offers everything from interactive training courses to comprehensive directories and in-depth country resources. Join us to connect with world-leading payroll experts and network with other like-minded professionals. Being part of the GPA opens doors for our worldwide membership to access online and physical Payroll events across the globe, webinars and podcasts with guest specialists in their field and a series of training options on in-country payroll legislation. The GPA run summits and symposiums around the world and a dedicated awards event - the Global Payroll Awards - to celebrate the payroll industry. We are passionate and dedicated champions of all things payroll and, most importantly, we are champions of the people in payroll.
Payslip delivers payroll Control, Automation and AI for multinational organisations. Purpose-built to standardise and automate global payroll operations, Payslip connects payroll with HR, Finance systems and vendor networks into a single, AI-powered platform that delivers visibility, control, and scalability. With standardised data models, deep integrations, and a flexible vendor-agnostic approach, Payslip helps enterprises reduce complexity, enhance compliance, and unlock strategic value from payroll operations.
JGA Recruitment Group is a specialist global talent consultancy focused on People & Pay functions. As a certified B Corp™, they are committed to ethical, people-first hiring that creates long-term impact for organisations and candidates. With over 100 years of combined expertise, the team partners with businesses of all sizes to deliver precision search, senior appointments, and niche talent solutions globally. Known for their deep industry knowledge, trusted networks, and exceptional service, they help organisations build high-performing People & Pay functions that drive growth, compliance, and operational excellence.
Founded in 2000, Applic8 has always been at the forefront of payroll innovation. After creating the first cloud-based payroll solution in Switzerland, Applic8 expanded its payroll expertise to tackle global payroll challenges, leading to the development of As1 (As One). Born from the idea that global payroll can and should be a single source of truth, As1 is the true vendor-agnostic solution multinationals use to unify their existing payrolls, As One. Today, Applic8 continues to pioneer payroll technology, maintaining its commitment to help multi-national companies process their payroll simply and efficiently, improving accuracy and visibility to all stakeholders.
Thursday 5th March 2026
Convene 155 Bishopsgate, Liverpool Street,
London EC2M 3YD
Nearby Parking: NCP London Vintry Thames Exchange Thames Exchange, Bell Wharf Lane, off Upper Thames Street, London EC4R 3TB Tower Hill Car and Coach Park 50 Lower Thames Street, London EC3R 6DT
Nearby Bus Stations: Bishopsgate (Stop N) Bishopsgate City of London (Stop R) Old Broad Street St Mary Axe (Stop LR, Z) Threadneedle Street (Stop LN) Wormwood (Stops Q, W, Y)
Nearby Underground Lines: Bank (Central, DLR, Northern, Waterloo & City) Liverpool Street (London Overground, TfL Rail, Central, Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan) Moorgate (Circle, Hammersmith & City, Metropolitan, Northern) Monument (Circle, District)
