08:00 – 08:50
Registration and Networking
08:55 – 09:00
Welcome and Opening Remarks
09:00 – 09:25
How the Future of Wellness Can Drive ROI
Wellness is a profit driver: Companies investing in holistic well-being see higher productivity, lower healthcare costs, and increased profitability.AI & personalization elevate engagement: data-driven wellness solutions, like AI-powered coaching and health analytics, create customized well-being plans that improve employee retention and performance.Psychological safety fuels performance: cultures prioritizing emotional intelligence, trust, and mental health support experience stronger engagement, lower turnover, and higher innovation.Wellness is a competitive advantage for talent: organizations that embed well-being into the employee experience will attract and retain top talent, especially Gen Z and Millennials.
09:25 - 09:50
Fireside Chat - Employee Wellbeing at Virgin Atlantic
Employee Wellbeing at Virgin Atlantic
09:50 - 10:30
Panel: Creating Human Centered Workplaces in the Era of Return to Office (RTO)
In an era of RTO , how can compassionate leaders ensure wellbeing is a long-term, strategic and outcome-driven priority and not a compliance or process driven role?What can employers do to ensure all aspects of an organization are human-centric?How do leaders model RTO behaviors in managers that promote wellbeing and high performance?What can employers do to empower work-life alignment in the era of RTO?How can employers support people to make choices on where they work and how. And what is the role of the office today and tomorrow?
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10:30 – 10:55
Morning Networking Break
10:55 – 11:05
Energizer led by U Streat Productions
11:05 – 11:30
Case Study - The Role of Managers in Fostering a Culture of Wellness at the Bank of Montreal
11:30 – 12:15
Workshops
12:15pm – 1.15pm
Lunch, Meetings and Connections
1.15pm – 1:30pm
Energizer - STRETCHIT
1:30pm – 2pm
The Role of Learning in Boosting Wellbeing in an Ever-Changing Environment
their companies?Developing a culture of learning and development to enable employees to manage rapidly changing working conditionsEnsuring learning and development provides resilience to employeesWhat can organizations do now to ensure remote workers have the same access to learning opportunities?
2pm – 2:40pm
Panel: Wellbeing for All – Creating an Authentic Proposition for a Multi-Generational Workforce
What part does trust play in employee’s expectations of their organizations belonging efforts?What part does data play as wellbeing intersects with an inclusive culture?How do organizations achieve wellbeing for all and not just provide superficial solutions?What are some examples that show why wellbeing needs to be inclusive, catering for employees across all life stages and generations?
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2:40pm – 3.05pm
The Business Case for Workplace Menopause Support: Increasing Retention and Boosting Performance
Total Impact of All Menopausal Stages Combined: 15-25+ Year WindowTotal Career Impact: Spans 1/3 to 1/2 of working life, affects peak leadership years, impacts highest earning period, and coincides with career advancement.Menopause symptoms lead to $1.8B in lost productivity, and with medical costs added to the equation, businesses are losing $26.6B annually Unaddressed menopause symptoms in the workplace lead to increased absenteeism, reduction in productivity, talent attrition, and potential legal risk.For every $1 dollar spent on menopause support, companies save between $3-4 dollars in healthcare costs, improve productivity by an average of 25%, and boost job satisfaction between 25-30% with women between the ages of 45-55
3.05pm – 3.25pm
Networking Break
3:25pm – 3.50pm
Building Resilience and Supporting Mental Health in Challenging Times
Why must organizations now offer a more fulfilling experience of work in a world of uncertainty?What is the impact of more meaningful and authentic relationships and interactions with colleagues and managers and opportunities to develop and grow both professionally and personally as members of a community with a shared identity and purpose?What is the link between how employees think about what they want and need from work and how they achieve their personal aspirations and collective social goals in the context of accelerating turbulence, uncertainty and social anxiety?
3:50 – 4:25pm
Panel: Mental Health and Well-Being in the Oil & Gas Professions
How is well-being and mental health perceived in the tech and oil & gas professions?What support is available for employees so that they may better serve clients?What strategies can be implemented to increase the retention and advancement of female employees?What does it mean to be a member of the tech and oil & gas professions living with mental health issues?
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4.25pm – 4.50pm
Fireside Chat: The Role of People Leaders in Making Awesome Workplaces
This session will discuss the role of leaders in making the workplace an awesome place for all.
4.50pm - 5.00pm
Closing Remarks