New York Agenda
Tuesday March 3, 2026
UBS, 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019
08:00 – 09:00
Registration, Networking, Meeting and Connections
09:00 – 09:10
Welcome and Setting the Scene
An overview of the day's proceedings from your Co-Chairs
Mark Rix
CEO, Wellbeing at Work
Rachel Duncan
Vice President, Regional Management Americas / Chair, dbEnable US, Deutsche Bank
09:10 – 09:30
Keynote Address
An introduction to the Summit from your Venue Host Partner
Speaker to be confirmed
UBS
09:30 – 10:10
Leadership Panel: Wellbeing as the Power Behind Performance, Culture and ROI
- What is the association between workplace wellbeing and company performance? Beyond ROI – what are the true measures of wellbeing on performance? Where does emotional insight fit when building positive workplace cultures for business impact? What is the value of designing wellbeing programs as integrated experiences that are embedded throughout the employee journey? How can employers truly help people thrive and grow?
Adrienne Peseller
Director, Talent & Culture, eBay
Max Iacocca
Head of Global People Operations, Shutterstock
Wendy Macias
Head of Benefits, Dropbox
Candice Chafey
Chief People Officer, Zeta
Your Expert Panel Chair:
Karen Frost
Vice President, Health & Wellbeing Strategy, Alight
10:10 – 10:40
Fireside Chat: The Future of Work
Hear from three global experts on the future of wellbeing at work.
Jen Fisher
Founder, Work Well Podcast
Will Ajayi
Head of Well-Being, Netflix
Chris Cummings
Founder, Wellbeing at Work
10:40 – 11:10
Mid morning Conversations & Refreshments
11:10 – 11:35
We’re Not Built for This: Redesigning Work for Humans
Every major shift in human progress started with measuring what matters: finance for growth, sports for limits, manufacturing for precision. But for work health and wellbeing, we've never truly measured our resilience. That's the next revolution. AI now reveals the unseen—how we behave, move, focus, and recover in daily work, not sporadically but in real time. It's a new era where insights help us overcome burnout, build mental strength, reduce physical strain, and turn productivity into sustainable, vibrant humans.
Simon Fiechtner
Co-Founder, Deep Care
11:40 – 12:40
Leadership Workshops
A selection of hosted workshops, showcasing the latest solutions and innovation in employee wellbeing and mental health strategies
1 - The Hidden Productivity Crisis: How the Sandwich Generation Is Bleeding Your Bottom Line (And What to Do About It)
2 - Details to be confirmed shortly
3 - Details to be confirmed shortly
12:40 – 1:35pm
Lunch and Conversation Time
1:35 - 2:00pm
Employer Case Study: Culture is King
Speaker to be confirmed
2:00 - 2:40pm
Leadership Panel: Wellbeing for All Employees to Prevent Burnout and Improve Engagement
Where does wellbeing intersect with culture? How do organizations achieve wellbeing for all employees? What are some examples that show why wellbeing needs to be addressed from an equity standpoint? How do organizations transcend belonging from the leadership to all employees?
Keline Adams
Director DEI, Penguin Random House
Singleton Beato
Global Chief DE&I Officer, McCann Worldgroup
Frank Giampietro
Chief Well-being Officer, EY Americas
Mira Dewji
Chief Inclusion & Diversity Officer, Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Your Expert Panel Chair:
Grant Clarke-Crews
Social Impact & Inclusion Business Partner, Cisco
2:40 – 3:20pm
Leadership Panel: Keeping Work Well: Why Interpersonal Skills are Essential for Mental Health in an AI impacted Workplace
Why must organizations now offer a more fulfilling experience of work in a world of uncertainty? What is the impact of more meaningful and authentic relationships and interactions with colleagues and managers and opportunities to develop and grow both professionally and personally as members of a community with a shared identity and purpose? What is the link between how employees think about what they want and need from work and how they achieve their personal aspirations and collective social goals in the context of accelerating turbulence, uncertainty and social anxiety?
Dr. Carla Natalucci
Clinical Psychologist
Your Expert Panel Chair:
Betsy Schwartz
Senior Director, American Psychiatric Association Foundation
3:20 - 3:40pm
Networking Break & Conversation
3:40 - 4:20pm
Legal Panel: The Pressure We Don’t Talk About: Rethinking Wellbeing in the Legal Profession
Tarik Gause
Associate General Counsel, Business & Legal Affairs (EMEA), Roku
Suzi Craig
VP of Workplace Mental Health, Mental Health America
Your Expert Chair:
Janet Thompson Jackson
Founder & CEO, Well-Law
4:20 - 4:50
Employer Case Study: Data Driven Results
4:50 - 5:00pm
Closing Remarks
Mark Rix
CEO, Wellbeing at Work
Rachel Duncan
Vice President, Regional Management Americas / Chair, dbEnable US, Deutsche Bank
5:00 – 6:30pm
