Stockholm Agenda
Tuesday 20th May 2025
7A Posthuset, Vasagatan 28, Stockholm
08:00 – 08:45
Registration, Networking, Meeting and Connections
08:45 – 09:00

Welcome and Setting the Scene


Mark Rix
Group Managing Director, Sonas Group, (Wellbeing at Work)

09:00 – 09:45
Launch of the Great Employee Benefits Study 2025
For the third consecutive year, it’s time to unveil the Great Employee Benefits Study of 2025. How well do employee needs align with employer investments in benefits? This year, our research spans even more countries, allowing us to compare employee perspectives on benefits and employer responsibility across Sweden, Finland, the UK, Italy, Germany, and the Netherlands.



Åsa Severgårdh
CEO, Epassi, Sweden




Elina Koivisto
Partner & Researcher Polestar Advisory

09:45 – 10:30
Leadership Panel: How the Future of Wellness Can Drive ROI and Employee Wellbeing
How can workplace wellbeing go beyond productivity and profit and act as a catalyst for higher consciousness that has the power to reshape the world? What can employers do to ensure all aspects of an organization are human-centric? How do leaders model behaviours in managers that promote wellbeing and high performance? What can employers do to empower work-life alignment? How can employers support people to make choices on where they work and how. And what is the role of the office today and tomorrow?



Shuchita Arora
Chief People & Development Officer, Nordic Sports Brands




Lisa Göthberg
HR Director, DHL Express Sweden




Nina Holtenius
HR Director, Kinnevik


Moderated By:


Åsa Severgårdh
CEO, Epassi, Sweden

10:30 – 10:55
Morning Networking Break
10:55 – 11:20

Artificial Intelligence, Data and Personalization as the Power for Employee Wellbeing
How can employers use AI, data and personalization and ensure wellbeing at work equates to high performance and improved productivity? What more can be done to increase positive outcomes that ensure reduced burnout numbers, high performing teams and increased inclusion through AI? How does AI identify where groups are being left out and create wellbeing programs where all can thrive? How AI, data and personalization elevates engagement through data-driven wellness solutions, like AI-powered coaching and health analytics which create customized wellbeing plans that improve employee retention and performance. How AI can promote cultures by prioritizing emotional intelligence, trust, and mental health support, experience stronger engagement, lower turnover, and higher innovation? How AI can help organizations embed wellbeing into the employee experience to attract and retain top talent, especially Gen Z and Millennials?


Peter Vesterberg
Founder, Saluto

11:20 – 12:20
Leadership Workshop Discussions
1 - Epassi
Unlocking Workplace Wellbeing: Exclusive Workshop for HR Leaders. Join Epassi’s exclusive Wellbeing at Work Roundtable – an interactive workshop designed for HR leaders and employers seeking to enhance workplace wellbeing, increase employee engagement, and maximize the impact of their benefit programs.


2 - Culture Rings
Belonging by Design: Exploring the Intersection of Diversity, Inclusion & Well-being with Kaveri Sinhji. Discover how inclusive culture shapes both personal and collective well-being. Take part in an interactive game that brings real-world DEI challenges to life and gain insight into how we diagnose inclusion gaps and co-create meaningful, lasting change.


12:35 – 13:45pm
Lunch, Meetings and Connections
13:45 – 14:45
Leadership Panel: Wellbeing for All – Ensuring Belonging is at the Heart of the People Strategy
What part does trust play in employee’s expectations of their organisations DEI efforts? How does wellbeing intersect with diversity, inclusion or equity? Is it necessary to put a diversity lens on wellbeing? How do organisations transcend DEI from the leadership to all employees? What are some examples that show why wellbeing needs to be addressed from an equity standpoint?



Åsa Nilsson Billme
Strategic Advisor Diversity & Inclusion, Nordea




Denise Beniwa Johnson
Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Specialist, EY




Julia Lundberg
Head of Diversity & Inclusion, Peab




Theodora Gomis
Founder, Mon Village Caio




Johanna Kropp
Founder and CEO, Peaking Potential


Moderated By:


Weini Smon
Founder, With Weini AB

14:45 – 15:10

An Organizational Approach to Improving Employee Wellbeing
How a strategic approach can support well-being – lessons from the world’s happiest country. Improving wellbeing as an organizational culture change. Executing scientific research about perspectives on human resources development and wellbeing


Dr. Truus Poels
Vice-rector HRD, LUT University

15:10 – 15:30
Networking Break
15:30 – 15:55

Leading with Wellbeing - A Holistic approach to development
How can we shift from well-intentioned reactive programs and resources to long-term culture changes that address the root causes?


Isabelle Delacave
Corporate Relations - Europe, IE Center for Health & Wellbeing

15:55 – 16:25
Fireside Chat
The Role of the CEO in Creating Awesome Workplaces


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Mark Rix
Group Managing Director, Sonas Group, (Wellbeing at Work)
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Nick Ward
CEO, Change Mental Health

16:25 – 16:30

Closing Remarks

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Mark Rix
Group Managing Director, Sonas Group, (Wellbeing at Work)
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16:30 – 17:30