Agenda - Thursday 23rd October 2025
Royal College of Physicians, 11 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ
08:30 – 09:15
Registration & Networking
09:15 – 09:25

Welcome from the Chair & Setting the Scene


Chris Cummings
Group CEO, Wellbeing at Work

09:25 – 09:30

Breathwork Energiser


Gemma Donnelly, Executive Coach | Breathwork Facilitator | Corporate Wellness

09:30 – 09:55

Opening Keynote Address


Nick Ward
CEO, Change Mental Health

09:55 – 10:35
Leadership Panel: The Role of Leaders in Championing the Wellbeing Charge
How can we empower leaders to cultivate self-awareness and enhance their leadership skills, particularly as the focus increasingly shifts toward integrating AI into workplace dynamics? How do leaders model behaviours that promote wellbeing and high performance? How can compassionate leaders ensure wellbeing is a long-term, strategic and outcome-driven priority and not a compliance or process driven role?



Arlene Stokes
Chief People Officer, Aegon UK




Fiona Hogg
Chief People Officer, NHS Scotland




Pam Simmons
HR Director and Company Secretary, Scottish Friendly

10:35 – 11:05
Networking Break & Conversation Time
11:05 – 11:40
Leadership Panel: Reimagining Wellbeing: From dated perk to Health & Performance Department
Learning lessons from how leading organisations are creating a performance differentiator for their people and wider business through modern wellbeing strategies.



Alan Mochrie
Benefits & Wellbeing Manager, NatWest




Chuxx Onyia
Health + Performance Lead, EMEA, Google




Will Turner
CEO, GoJoe

11:30 - 12:30
Interactive Workshops
Here, we invite attendees to choose an interactive workshop of their choice for interactive and peer to peer learning.
12:30 - 13:35
Networking Lunch
13:35 - 13:40
Post-Lunch Audience Energiser
13:40 - 14:00
Keynote Speaker
Details to be announced shortly
14:00 - 14:40
Leadership Panel: Building a Positive & Thriving Culture



Dr Deborah Smart
Executive Director – Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council




Fiona McAslan
Head of Health and Wellbeing, Royal Mail




Morven MacLean
Director of People & Strategy, Children’s Hospices Across Scotland


Judith Mackinnon
Head of People Advice, Scottish Government

14:40 - 15:00
Networking Break
15:00 - 15:30
Group Interactive Round Tables
Here, we pose 1-2 questions and the different groups will discuss and feedback
15:30 - 15:45
Closing Remarks



Chris Cummings
Group CEO, Wellbeing at Work




Nick Ward
CEO, Change Mental Health

15:45 - 17:00