Singapore Agenda 2026
Day 1 - Tuesday 28 April 2026
KPMG Clubhouse, Asia Square Tower 2, level 15 Marina View in Singapore 018961
08:00 – 09:00
Networking, Meeting, Connections & Conversations
09:00 – 09:10
Welcome and Setting the Scene
Welcome and Setting the Scene
Chris Cummings
Founder, Wellbeing at Work
09:10 – 09:25
Welcome from our host partner KPMG
Speaker to be confirmed
KPMG
09:25 – 09:50
AI as the Driver of the Future of Leadership, Wellness and Performance
Speaker to be confirmed
09:50 – 10:30
Leadership Panel: Wellbeing as the Power Behind Performance, Culture and ROI
What is the association between workplace wellbeing and company performance? Where does human connection fit when building positive workplace cultures for business impact? 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
Dawn Wong
SVP, Head of People & Experience, VanyerMedia
Rachna Sampayo
SVP Human Resources, APAC & Japan, Oracle Singapore
Jolene Huang
Chief Talent Officer, Singapore and SE Asia, Publicis Groupe
Your Expert Chair:
Steve Cottle
Global Partnership Director
10:30 – 11:00
Morning Networking Break - Conversation Time
11.00 - 11.25
The Wellbeing Advantage: Turning Thriving People Into Competitive Performance
* Discover why your best performers are quietly burning out – Learn how the wellbeing-performance gap costs organisations $30 million annually through invisible factors like lost innovation, quality defects, and knowledge drain, and why traditional wellness programs fail to address the root causes. * Master the science that transforms stress into strategic advantage – Understand the counterintuitive neuroscience showing that how you think about stress determines its impact on performance, backed by real-world case studies demonstrating 31% lower turnover, 40% fewer safety incidents, and 21% higher profitability. *Implement a proven framework your organisation can use immediately – Walk away with the Six Drivers of Wellbeing (Leadership, Work Design, Flexibility, Recognition, Purpose, and Culture) that shifts your approach from reactive crisis management to proactive performance optimisation, with practical tools you can deploy on Monday morning.
Ian Collins
Founder and Managing Director, Wellbeing Daily
11:25 – 12:25
Leadership Break-out Workshops
A selection of hosted workshops, showcasing the latest solutions and innovation in employee wellbeing and mental health strategies
Lyra Health
Mental Health in the Workplace: Why traditional approaches no longer meet the needs of today's workforce.
Pacific Prime
Queensland Health
Workplace Stalking: Discussing workplace stalking in more depth, summarising the various types and consider the various behaviours engaged in by stalkers in the workplace.
Wellbeing at Work
To be confirmed
12:25 – 13.25
Networking Lunch, Meetings and Connections
13:25 – 13:30
Post-Lunch Audience Energiser
13:30 – 14:10
Leadership Panel: Inclusivity as the Driver of Wellbeing for All in the Asian Workplace
What does inclusivity mean for Asia as the West continues to face a backlash against DEI? 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 in Asia?
Christy Cheung
Group Head of People & Culture, ARCC Holdings
Andrew Sam
Director, Global Talent Acquisition, Jabil
Nicole Golloso-Kazemi
Director of Human Resources SG & HK, McCann Worldgroup
Uday Burra
Head of People Care APJ, Nokia
Your Expert Chair
Speaker to be confirmed
14:10 – 14.50
Leadership Panel: Positive Outcomes & Measurement
Emiley Yeow
Chief Operating Officer (ASEAN), Allen Overy Shearman Sterling LLP
Adeline Kim
Country Manager Singapore and Brunei, Visa
Your Expert Chair
Weng Hong Yong
Executive Director
14:50 – 15:20
Networking Break & Connections
15:20 – 15:50
The State of the Global Workplace
This session will discuss the role of the CEO in making the workplace an awesome place for all.
Kanika Singh
Regional Director, Gallup
15:50 – 16:15
Fireside Chat: The Wellbeing Centered Workplace
Edwin Ho
Vice President Health & Wellbeing, bp
In conversation with Chris Cummings
Founder, Wellbeing at Work
16:15 – 16:30
Closing Remarks
Chris Cummings
Founder, Wellbeing at Work
16:30 – 18:00
