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Wellbeing at Work and Change Mental Health have joined forces to present the People First Summit in Scotland that will take place at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh on 23rd October 2025.
For over ten years, Wellbeing at Work has delivered outstanding Summits across the globe and we are delighted to be partnering with the wonderful team at Change Mental Health to deliver a brand new event in the beautiful city of Edinburgh. With these two leading organisations working together, we are providing a fantastic environment for employers from across Scotland to learn, connect and engage and enable thriving workplaces and employees.

Our 2025 Speakers - more to be announced shortly

Agenda at a Glance

23 October 2025:

One full day in-Person Summit at the Royal College of Physicians in Edinburgh with leadership round table discussions, workshops, panel discussions and keynotes.

8:30am – 9:15am: Registration & Networking 

9:15am – 9:25am: Welcome from the Chair & Setting the Scene 

Chris Cummings, Group CEO, Wellbeing at Work 

 9:25am – 9:50am: Opening Keynote Address 

Nick Ward, CEO, Change Mental Health 

9:50am – 10:30am: Leadership Panel – The Role of Leaders in Championing the Wellbeing Charge

Arlene Stokes, Chief People Officer, Aegon UK

Fiona Hogg, Chief People Officer, NHS Scotland

Pam Simmons, HR Director and Company Secretary, Scottish Friendly

10:30am – 11:00am: Networking Break & Conversation Time 

11:00am – 11:25am: Session to be confirmed

11:25am – 12:25pm: 

Interactive Workshops. Here, we invite attendees to choose an interactive workshop to participate in for peer sharing and interactive learning.

12:25pm – 1:35pm: Networking Lunch 

1:35pm – 1:40pm: Post-Lunch Audience Energiser 

1:40pm – 2:00pm: Session to be confirmed

2:00pm – 2:40pm: Leadership Panel: Building a Positive & Thriving Culture

Dr Deborah Smart, Executive Director – Corporate Services, The City of Edinburgh Council

2:40pm – 3:00pm: Networking Break 

3:00pm – 3:30pm: Group Interactive Round Tables 

Here, we pose two questions to each group for a discussion with experts and the different groups will discuss and feedback

3:30pm – 3:45pm: Closing Remarks

3:45pm – 5:00pm:  Networking Reception, Conversation Time and Next Steps

Our full agenda will be released shortly. Please contact Chris Cummings if you would like to discuss partnership or speaker opportunities.

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Details

Start October 23 @ 9:00 am
End October 23 @ 5:00 pm

Venue

Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh, 11 Queen St, Edinburgh EH2 1JQ

Tickets

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Major benefits in attending the Summit:
  • Make valuable new connections with peers and suppliers
  • Gain valuable new insights into the most effective wellbeing strategies
  • Understand how to harness emerging technology
  • Access to speaker presentation slides and videos
  • Post event report
  • Early access to networking app
  • Invitation to join end user workshops. Professionally facilitated and focused on critical topics. Exclusive to end user passes, subject to verification. Subject to availability.
  • 🆕 Maximum 6 CPD credits available for 1 day of in person Summit, 3 CPD credits available for virtual Summit
* Registration is open to people in the following roles, HR, Rewards & Benefits, CHROs, people leaders and Wellbeing leads. Unless a conference sponsor, any registration received from Vendors, Providers, Health and Benefits Consultants, Benefit, Wellness Service Providers and Associations or anyone in a sales or accounts management role will be automatically cancelled and refunded EARLY-BIRD RATE DISCOUNTED TICKETS AVAILABLE UNTIL 31 AUGUST 2025 (£100 SAVING).
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