09:00 – 09:10
Welcome and Setting the Scene from your Co-Chairs
09:10 - 09:30
Welcome from our Host Venue Partner
09:30 – 10:15
Leadership Panel – Driving Performance in a Changing World: From Wellbeing to Workforce Advantage
What leadership behaviours and cultural signals sustain wellbeing and performance in hybrid, AI-enabled workplaces? How can wellbeing be embedded as a seamless, data-informed experience across the entire employee lifecycle? How do organisations shift from wellbeing provision to building workforce capability, adaptability, and growth? How can wellbeing be leveraged as a strategic driver of resilience, retention, and innovation in times of rapid change?
Your Expert Panel Chair:
10:15 – 10:40
From surviving to thriving – how leaders can create legendary culture while navigating change.
As organisations navigate ongoing change, rising expectations and new ways of working, creating workplaces where people can truly thrive has never been more important. While AI becomes more embedded in the workplace, leaders also face a new challenge of managing humans and robots’ side by side, while ensuring the human needs that drive wellbeing, trust and performance are not lost.Drawing on Gallup’s latest State of the Global Workplace research, this keynote will explore the state of employee wellbeing and what the data tells us about how people are experiencing work today. It will examine the connection between thriving, engagement, leadership and performance, and why the role of managers is increasingly critical to creating healthier, more resilient workplaces.The session will challenge organisations to think beyond traditional wellbeing initiatives and consider the everyday workplace experiences that shape how people feel, perform and thrive. Attendees will leave with practical insights into what leaders can do to create the conditions for better wellbeing, stronger engagement and sustainable performance.
11:05 - 11:30
Moving Beyond Wellbeing to Better Work
The evolving role of wellbeing practitioners in the workplace; from subject matter experts to partnering on business and people success, Employee wellbeing is an enabler for productivity, retention and satisfaction…but have wellbeing practitioners (and HR leaders) been too narrow in their focus?
11:30 – 12:30
Leadership Workshop Discussions
Attendees will take their pick from our expert led sessions.
1) City Fertility: An IVF-inclusive workplace, and how to support it!
13:50 – 14:15
The Workplace in 2034 – How Will Technology Impact Employee Wellbeing
14:15 - 15:00
Panel: Designing Wellbeing with Inclusion in Mind
How do you deliver wellbeing that truly works across hybrid, multi-generational and neurodiverse workforces? What does inclusivity mean for women’s wellbeing in the workplace? What means are available to better accommodate those with disabilities at organizations today? What can employers do to ensure true inclusion combines belongingness and the valuing of individual uniqueness? What should be done about culture from the perspective of inter-generational workers? How can organizations create non-discriminatory work processes and policies? How do communities in organizations help create a culture of inclusion and thriving together?
Your Expert Panel Chair:
15:30 - 16:15
The Role of Learning in Boosting Wellbeing in an Ever-Changing Environment
How do organizations provide employees with the skills needed to meet the ever-changing needs of their companies? Developing a culture of learning and development to enable employees to manage rapidly changing working conditions. Ensuring learning and development provides resilience to employees. What can organizations do now to ensure remote workers have the same access to learning opportunities?
16:15 – 16:25
Closing Remarks
