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?

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Here, we invite attendees to choose an interactive workshop of their choice for interactive and peer to peer learning.

The leadership workshop will focus on the issue and reality of chronic pain and how it can affect people’s ability to work. Chronic pain is hard to treat medically and lots of people are told ‘I’m sorry there’s nothing more we can do for you’. People often feel isolated and confused, trying to deal with the substantial challenges of on-going pain and limitation. Within the workshop we will address how we can focus on behaviour changes and self-management to improve wellbeing and outcomes. We will look at how we empower employees rather than simply medicalise them and take a look at our interactive PALM programme and explore how this can cost-effectively complement existing employee benefits.

What supports a mentally healthy workplace? Join us for a conversation bringing together learning from the Supporting a Mentally Healthy Workplace: National Learning network for Employers (delivered in partnership between Scottish Government, Public Health Scotland and See Me), Suicide Prevention Scotland's work on applying the principles of Time Space Compassion through its work as a collaborative, and the University of Strathclyde's work to nurture a Culture of Care. Together, we'll explore what it takes to create teams and workplaces where people feel they belong, can ask for support when they need it, and have the relationships and connections that help them flourish. Through stories, reflection and practical examples, we'll consider how compassion, wellbeing and belonging can become part of everyday organisational life. We'll explore the importance of recognising and naming the systemic barriers that can make compassion harder to give, receive or sustain in organisations, and reflect on what each of us can do to help create environments where people feel valued, connected and supported. You'll leave with fresh ideas, practical resources and actions you can take forward in your own setting. Please note: while this session will touch on suicide and suicide prevention, it is not a suicide prevention training session. Information, resources and opportunities to connect with members of the Suicide Prevention Scotland team will be available in the marketplace area throughout the event.

Description of Energiser: A fast-paced, interactive 10-minute energiser where the audience makes the decisions and discovers how everyday choices can build or drain capacity, energy and wellbeing across the working day.

How will AI impact strategies that drive productivity, lower healthcare costs and increase profitability without making shape of the human future increasingly opaque? How will AI help humans live well at home and at work in an increasingly complex world? What are the moral questions related to AI that seeks to achieve stronger engagement, lower turnover, and higher innovation?

How do organisations avoid neurodiversity washing and ensure it is embedded into everything they do? How does HR translate employees feeling seen and listened to into numbers for the board? How can organizations foster a strong sense of belonging across neurodiverse employee groups? How does this contribute to individual wellbeing, shape inclusive workplace culture, and ultimately drive sustained productivity and performance? As AI and automation disproportionately affect different workgroups, how should employers design inclusive wellbeing strategies that account for DEI factors to mitigate psychological risks, address skill gaps, and support employees facing job transformation or increased workload demands?

Why are rising burnout levels and work-life conflict becoming critical retention risks for employers? How can HR leaders create healthier workplace cultures without compromising performance and productivity? What role do flexible working, workload management, and leadership behaviours play in improving employee wellbeing? How can organizations reduce presenteeism, support caregivers, and build sustainable long-term workforce engagement?