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Virtual Agenda

Wednesday 16th September 2026

These sessions will be run online and are FREE of charge.

Please click the links below to register separately for each session you would like to join.

Note that all timings are British Summer Time

09:30 - 10:30
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Supporting Mind Health at Work: Innovative Solutions for a Sustainable Workforce

Mind health has become one of the defining workplace challenges of our time, with significant implications for employees, organizations, and society. With more than 1 in 3 people today saying they are experiencing mind health issues -especially among young adults-, supporting mind health today is vital for building resilient organizations and a sustainable workforce for tomorrow. In this webinar, you'll learn some facts and figures on mental health at work, exploring who are the people most at risk and how we can support them, and discover innovative global solutions to empower employees to identify the signals and respond to common mind health conditions at work. Join us to learn how to address this critical issue and foster a healthier, more resilient workplace for tomorrow!
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Astrid Soufflay
Mind Health Expert Manager, AXA
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10:45 - 11:45

From Insight To Action: Building healthier, safer and better-performing workplaces

How do you understand what is really affecting wellbeing, engagement, retention and performance and know where to focus? Organisations have more data than ever about their people, yet the real challenge is turning that insight into meaningful action. This session explores how organisations can identify the workplace factors affecting wellbeing, health and performance, translate those insights into targeted interventions, track whether those interventions are working, and build evidence of continuous improvement.As the evolution of ISO 45001 brings greater focus to psychosocial health and safety, this conversation is becoming increasingly relevant across People, Wellbeing, HR and Health & Safety. Organisations need a practical way to identify risk, prioritise action, demonstrate what has been done and understand what actually works.Moving beyond one-off surveys and one-size-fits-all wellbeing initiatives, this practical session will explore how to move from measurement to management, and from data to decisions that create healthier, safer and better-performing workplaces.
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Jorge Tubío
CEO, Mentallypro
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Yeshework Yigezu
Product Growth Manager, MentallyLab
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12:00 - 13:00
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The Access Gap: Building Healthcare Around Real Working Lives

As workforce needs continue to change, access to healthcare is becoming an increasingly important part of creating healthy, productive, and resilient workplaces. Drawing on insights from Simplyhealth's upcoming report. The Access Gap: Building Healthcare Around Real Working Lives, Macarena Staudenmaier explores how employers can better support employees to access timely care, why flexibility and personalisation matter, and the positive impact this can have on wellbeing, productivity, and organisational performance. Attendees will gain insight into the changing healthcare needs of today's workforce and the opportunities for employers to create more accessible and effective support.
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Dr. Macarena Staudenmaier
Head of Clinical Product & Operations, Simplyhealth
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13:15 - 14:15

Human Leadership in a Digital and AI-Enabled Workplace

Digital technologies have transformed how we communicate, collaborate and work. AI is accelerating that transformation, changing not only the pace of work, but how we make decisions, solve problems and ultimately, how we do the work. These technologies offer enormous potential, but they can also intensify work, fragment attention, blur boundaries and create uncertainty about roles, skills and the future of work. In this interactive webinar, Sarah Cunningham and Hannah Pearsall, co-founders of Pivotal Thread, explore what it takes to lead people effectively through this period of rapid change and uncertainty. Drawing on both academic research and practical examples, they examine how leaders can reduce technostress, communicate effectively across hybrid and remote teams, and navigate the impact of rapid AI adoption on workplace wellbeing. Participants will leave with practical, evidence-based ways to shape how technology is introduced, used and governed, protecting trust, connection and human judgement while enabling people and organisations to realise its benefits.
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Sarah Cunningham
Co-Founder, Pivotal Thread
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Co-Founder, Pivotal Thread
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Please click the links beneath each session to register separately for every session you would like to join.

All timings are British Summer Time.