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The Wellbeing at Work Event arrives in Hong Kong on Tuesday 29 January 2019. The event provides HR, Reward & Benefit professionals and business leaders with the opportunity to learn from experts and their peers about the latest wellbeing developments and successes that are enhancing individual and organisational performance in companies across the APAC region.
I really enjoyed the Wellbeing at Work event and thanks for bringing such a critical subject to the mainstream. The event provided a balance of sharing heart-felt personal experiences, corporate responsibility and a call to action.
Partner and Global Leader, EY
Hear from these leading employers & many more!
Key Reasons to Attend:
- Learn how multinational organisations are creating workplaces that thrive
- Leadership panel discussions informing workplace change
- Roundtable discussions for in-depth employee wellbeing expertise
- Employer case studies providing the secrets to employee wellbeing success
- Invaluable networking with business and HR leaders
Organisations that prioritise workplace wellbeing out-perform their competitors and thriving workplaces are more profitable and creative so this is an essential must-attend event for those companies who want to succeed!
Join the conversation before the event on Twitter & Linkedin using #wbevent19
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08:15 – 08:45: Registration and Networking
08:45 – 08:50: Chair’s Welcome and Opening Remarks
Poppy Jaman OBE, CEO, City Mental Health Alliance & Jaan Madan, Head of Client Experience Team, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England
08:50 – 09:05: Keynote Address – Personal Story
Jaan Madan, Head of Client Experience Team, Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) England
09:05 – 09:25: Leaders as Champions of Promoting Corporate Wellness
The rising prosperity of Asia’s growing economies has drawn adverse consequences on employee wellness and the work-life balance of many people. Intensified global competition and the expanding wealth gaps in Asia have been known to induce stress and create tension.
- Many employees in the Asia work longer hours and some say lead a stressful life?
- What can leaders do to encourage a more balanced lifestyle?
- Creating a vision that inspires employees, builds loyalty and a sense of involvement?
Victoria Gilbert, Associate Director, Wellness Consulting, Colliers International
09:25 – 09:45: Change Your Mindset, Change Your Results
- Your brain is more complex, powerful, and sophisticated than any computer on the planet, but daily life stressors are not going to vanish anytime soon.
- Corporate leadership and the growth mindset
- Applying a growth mindset to a healthy corporate environment
- The impact on wellbeing of growth mindset strategies
Charles Caldwell, Human Resources Director, English Schools Foundation
09:45 – 10:05: Wellbeing: Start at the top or don’t bother!
- Why your leaders must drive your wellbeing strategy
- A framework and approach to engage your leaders
- Lessons learned on embedding wellbeing (with client case study examples)
Karen Gillespie, Co-Founder, GLWS Wellbeing & Neil Cowieson, Founder, HumanScope
Followed by 10 minutes Q&A with morning presenters
10:15 – 10:40: Networking Refreshment Break
10:40 – 11:20: Panel Debate: Mental Health as a Business Strategy
- How can mental health and wellness activities be linked to increased employee productivity and ultimately a healthier balance sheet?
- Understanding the relationship between good mental health employee wellness and the retention of key talent
- Are corporations in Asia fully analyzing the negative impact and costs high levels of stress and fatigue have on performance levels?
Gagan Bhargava, Vice President, Human Resources, Schneider Electric
Mignonne Chen, Vice President Head of Wellness, Asia Pacific, J.P. Morgan
Mark Goldberg, Senior Manager of Global Health & Wellbeing, Latham & Watkins
Zoe Fortune, Managing Director, City Mental Health Alliance Hong Kong
Dr Hannah Reidy, CEO, Mind Hong Kong
11:20 – 11:45: Don’t tick a box – creating meaningful holistic wellbeing strategies
Alice Harkness, Principal & Tifenn Durieux, Senior Associate, Mercer Marsh Benefits
11:45 – 12:10: The Role of AI in Enhancing People’s Wellbeing and Performance
How is the move towards AI creating a more collaborative, communicative and flexible workplaces that impact employee wellbeing? What is the impact of AI on staff wellbeing? In this session Andy will examine how wellbeing can be incorporated into corporate strategies that focus on AI and innovation.
Winnie Lai, Human Resources Director, Yatfai Group
12:10 – 12:35: Maintaining a healthier and happier workforce in Hong Kong
- What is the need for health and wellbeing in Hong Kong: Why do we need workplace wellness programme – employees’ mental health needs
- What can employers do to support employee wellbeing: What tools are available for employers
- How to implement effectively
Andrew Merrilees, General Manager, Bupa Hong Kong
12:35 – 13:00: Sitting is bad for you, we are designed to move
We have been told since childhood to sit up and don’t move, yet our bodies are telling us otherwise. Our muscles, our joints, our ligaments, even our bones need us to move to keep them healthy. We are more creative when we move, we think better, we are more productive. Yet, we are sitting down most of the time. No wonder back pain is the leading cause of absenteeism.
Do you know how to sit? Do you ever listen to your body? Sitting can be a pleasurable and healthy experience if we know how to interact with the tools that we have, the sitting machine.
Maria Andreu, Category Manager for Seating and Collection, Hong Kong, Herman Miller APAC
13:00 – 14:15: Networking Lunch
14:15 – 14:25: Energiser Session
Led by Stephanie Cuvelier, Founder, Calibrate in association with Move It for Mental Health
14:25 – 14:55: Fireside Chat: HSBC
HSBC is known for its desirable work environment. The company takes pride in the fact that its culture is built around happy people that are contributing to the mission and feel valued. How does an organization like HSBC maintain the wellbeing of its employees?
Edward Moncreiffe, Chief Executive Officer, Insurance Hong Kong, HSBC
14:55 – 15:35 Round Table Discussions
Mix and match round-table discussions
15.35 – 16.00: Networking Break
16:00 – 16:25: Ensuring Change is Healthy for Employees
- Maintaining a healthy workforce during mergers & acquisitions
- Tackling differences in perspective in times of organizational change
- Mitigating risks to wellbeing in times of change
- How do you change the mindset of employees that change represents an opportunity rather than a threat during a M&A transaction?
Irene Leung, Head of HR – Talent & Organizational Development, Matilda International Hospital
16:25 – 16:50: Technology and its Effect on Workplace Happiness
- How is employee happiness being impact by innovation in the new world of work in Asia?
- How embedding technology in HR is changing the way people work with each other
- Can technology ensure employees better self-manage their lives
- The role of technology in reducing stress
Nicole Hessing, Managing Director Hong Kong, ORC International
16:50 – 17:00: Chair’s closing remarks
17.00 – 18.00: Networking Reception
Please join us for some drinks to close the conference.
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