London Agenda
Tuesday 23rd September 2025
The University of Chicago Booth School of Business, One Bartholomew Close Barts Square, London EC1A 7BL
08:00 – 09:00
Registration, Networking, Meeting and Connections
09:00 – 09:10

Welcome and Setting the Scene


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

09:10 – 09:50
C-Suite Panel – The Role of Leaders in Championing the Wellbeing Charge
How can support from the board lead to more successful outcomes in the wellbeing strategy? What role does leadership play in informing wellbeing initiatives across the organisation? How do wellbeing strategies deliver high performance and profits



Deepak Ravindran
CEO & Founder, OddBox




Poppy Jaman OBE
Founder and Executive-Vice Chair, MindForward Alliance




Amit A. Sidhpura
Global Strategy Leader, HR & Talent Transformation, IBM




Christine Elliott
Chair, The Health and Care Professions Council


Your Expert Panel Chair:


Isabel Berwick
Working IT Editor, The Financial Times

09:50 – 10:15
The Power of Early Engagement
What does the research reveal that shows the earlier we engage people, the bigger impact it has on things like health insurance premiums, the cost of GP visits and premiums?
10:15 – 10:45
Morning Networking Break
10:45 – 10:50
Audience Energiser
10:50 – 11:15

The Paradox of Mental Health – Solutions and NOT Problems!
The paradox of mental health refers to the contradiction where increased awarenessand treatment options for mental health issues coexist with rising rates of mentalillness and distress. Despite efforts to reduce stigma, improve access to care, andpromote well-being, many businesses continue to see worsening mental healthtrends, particularly among young people. The session will take participants through the complex reasons and outline a simple strategy for overcoming and reversing the trends.


Personify Health

11:15 – 11:50
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



Chuxx Onyia
Health + Performance Lead, EMEA, Google




Will Ajayi
Global Head of Wellbeing, Netflix




Will Turner
CEO, GoJoe


Your Expert Panel Chair:


Josh Poole
Global Client Director, Mercer

11.50 - 12.15
Business Case for Increasing Retention and Boosting Resilience
Speaker to be confirmed
Resilience Builder
12.15 - 13.15
Hosted Leadership Workshops
1 - Personify Health


2 - Smart About Health


3 - GOJOE


4 - Thrive


5 - Onebright


13:15 – 14:15
Networking Lunch
14:15 – 14:55
Panel: Wellbeing for Different Employee Groups
How do employers ensure their wellbeing efforts are meeting the needs of differing employee groups and identities? What means are available to better accommodate those of us who are not neurotypical? What are some examples that show why wellbeing needs to be addressed from an equity standpoint? What should be done about culture from the perspective of inter-generational workers?



Annisha Taylor
Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, Ofcom




Marcia Williams
Equity & Inclusion Director, Channel 4




Arti Kashyap-Aynsley
Global Head of Health & Wellbeing, Ocado




Claire Burgess
Head of Health & Wellbeing, Unipart Group




Helen Ouseley
Global Head of Culture & Community, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer


Your Expert Panel Chair:


Dr. Nick Taylor
CEO, Unmind

14:55 – 15:20
A Fireside Chat:
Menopause Awareness and the Importance of Educating Leaders



Rebekah Brown
Founder & Head of Research, MPOWDER




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

15:20 – 15:45
Networking Break
15:45 – 16:10

Building the Neuroinclusive Workplace
How can organizations recognize the opportunity that integrating neurodivergent professionals can bring to an entire organization? Creating a neuroinclusive organization that includes individuals who are and who are not diagnosed with developmental conditions that fall within the neurodiversity spectrum. What are the drivers supporting advancement of neurodiverse professionals in the current marketplace and why they matter to their organization and industry? What are the leadership and teaming styles that can help enable neuroinclusion?

Dr Nancy Doyle
Co-Founder, Centre for Neurodiversity at Work, University of London
16:10 – 16:45
Closing Leadership Panel: People Centricity: Wellbeing, Sustainability and ESG



Carole Smets
Global Social Sustainability_Health & Safety and Human Rights, Pernod Ricard




Ruairi Connor
Risk Director, Ball Corporation, EMEA




Dee Arp
Chief Quality Officer, NEBOSH




Kathy A. Seabrook
CEO and Founder, Global Solutions, Inc. & Co-Chair, People Sustainability Project, Capitals Coalition


Your Expert Panel Chair:


Malcolm Staves
Global VP, Health & Safety, L’Oreal

16:45 - 16:50

Closing Remarks


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

16:50 – 17:30