08:45 – 09:00
Welcome and Setting the Scene
09:00 – 09:25
Opening Keynote Address: AI as the Driver of the Future of HR, Wellness and Performance
How will AI impact holistic well-being strategies to drive productivity, lower healthcare costs, and increased profitability? How will AI & personalization elevate engagement through data-driven wellness solutions? What impact will AI-powered coaching and health analytics have on customized well-being plans that improve employee retention and performance? How can organizations prioritize emotional intelligence, trust, and mental health support experience in order to achieve stronger engagement, lower turnover, and higher innovation?
09:25 – 10:00
Best Practice' In Practice: How Does Your Wellbeing Strategy Measure Up?
Insights from a peer comparison research study. How effective are our wellbeing strategies, and what’s getting in the way? How much are we really spending on wellbeing, or why don’t we actually know? Why are we hesitant to pay for what we say we want, yet continue investing in what we don’t fully believe in? Why aren’t we measuring impact, and what would it take to start?
10:00 – 10:45
Panel: Wellbeing Culture as a Performance Engine
What are the measurable behaviours that prevent culture atrophy and drive meaningful organizational performance, enhancing engagement, wellbeing and long-term strategic outcomes? What is the value of designing wellbeing programs as integrated experiences that are embedded throughout the employee journey? How can employers implement programs that help support people thrive and grow? Wellbeing as a strategic lever to 'double down' on in times of volatility & change and quicker innovation cycles.
10:55 – 11:20
Case Study SAP: Run Healthy – From Stretch to Leap
How do employers transform how health, safety, and wellbeing are managed? How are country-level health, safety & wellbeing maturities assessed? What categories of individual and organizational health should be considered? How should organizations take a holistic, end-to-end approach to health - aligning processes, policies, and portfolio.
11:30 – 12:30
Leadership Workshop Discussions
Attendees choose their preferred discussion to join from the following list:
1 - Beyond Pay and Pensions: Turning Financial Stress into Workplace Resilience
Developing Empathetic Leadership to Tackle Workplace Mental Health. A review of the evidence demonstrates that, despite business investment, numbers of employees with mental health problems continue to rise. Join Personify Health and Dr David Batman, recognised Specialist in mental health at work, review the part line managers can play in identifying, supporting and signposting for help. This interactive workshop will leave you with solutions to the ever-escalating problem of employee mental health
2 - Making mental health a reality
Mental health has proven to be a key driver of a company’s long-term success. In thissession, you will explore practical strategies to embed mental well-being not just as aconcept, but as a lived reality in your team’s day-to-day work. Drawing on his experiencewith over 100 customers, Maximilian will share proven approaches and concrete measuresthat have successfully transformed this vision into sustainable practice. Learn how to create a work environment that fosters resilience, psychological safety andhigh performance – one in which your team feels supported, empowered, and able to growbeyond their own expectations. Join us for practical examples and valuable insights that willhelp you strengthen mental well-being in your organization.
13:45 – 13:50
Post-Lunch Audience Energiser
14:00 – 14:45
Panel: Equitable Well-Being Outcomes in an Increasingly Complex Workplace
As workplaces become more complex - hybrid environments, increasingly multi-generational/multi-cultural/neurodiverse – how should cultures ensure people and performance thrive together? How do organizations approach wellbeing as an outcome of choices, governance and leadership, rather than as a standalone programme? How are organizations still falling short in delivering equitable wellbeing outcomes? As AI and automation will disproportionately affect different workgroups, how should employers adjust their wellbeing strategies to mitigate the psychological risks and skill gaps for specific employee groups facing major job transformation or increased workload demands?
14:45 – 15:10
Fireside Chat: The Role of Technology in Making Awesome Workplaces
Employers are on a mission to transform how people think about investing and they are convinced that everyone has the potential to become a successful investor; but what makes it a great place to work? In this session we will discuss the role of technology in making the workplace an awesome place for all.
15:30 – 15:55
Co-creating Mentally Healthy Organizational Cultures Through a Systemic Approach
How can we shift from well-intentioned reactive programs and resources to long-term culture changes that address the root causes? How can employers engage staff at all levels to collectively envision a mentally healthy workplace and make them active agents of cultural change? What are effective interventions to tackle mental health stigma at all levels, starting with leadership? How can a systemic approach inform an upskilling strategy of workers and leaders to increase psychological safety within teams?
15:55 – 16:20
Menopause Awareness and the Importance of Educating Leaders
Why must employers rethink how they support menopausal employees? Why menopause isn’t just a personal issue; it’s a workplace reality. Which symptoms qualify as a disability, requiring reasonable adjustments like flexible hours or ergonomic support? How can menopause be an open topic not only for women but for entire team cultures?
16:20 – 16:30
Closing Remarks
