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Workplace Wellness Festival 2021

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Speakers

Elizabeth Bradford

Head of Strategy & Chief of Staff, Commercial Banking Asia Pacific, HSBC

Fay Calderone

Partner, Hall & Willcox

Michele Chevalley Hedge

Nutritional medicine practitioner, A Healthy View

Martin Cowie

Chief People Officer, OMD

Sally Craig

GM People & Culture, Kennards Hire

Mark Cross

Lead Psychiatrist in theABC TV series, Changing Minds; author of Anxiety

Rachel Davis

Head of Global Marketing, Earnd

Sandra De Kock

GM People & Culture, Perth Airport

Kerrie Dewey

Director HR - People & Performance, Colliers International

Conor Duffy

National Injury & Wellbeing Manager, KMART AUSTRALIA

Dalia Feldheim

Creator of Dare to Lead Like a Girl campaign; Organisational Psychologist

James Fenwick

Director of Operations, BODi Corporate

Jenny George

CEO, Converge International

Suzy Green

Clinical and Coaching Psychologist (MAPS); Founder, The Positivity Institute

Adam Hall

Senior Director, Talent & Reward Australia, Willis Towers Watson

Susan Henry

Head of People & Culture, The Starlight Children’s Foundation

Craig Hudson

Managing Director, Xero, Aotearoa (NZ)

Sue Langley

Founder and CEO, Langley Group

Valerie Mack

Principal - Interior Design, Buchan

Maurice Wilkins

Lead, Global Diversity and Inclusion, Fastly, USA

James White

Global Diversity and Inclusion, Fastly

Jack Noonan

Vice President, Australia and New Zealand, International WELL Building Institute 

Michael Leiter

World authority on workplace burnout; Adjunct Professor, Acadia University, Canada

Ivan Robertson

Emeritus Professor, influential workplace wellness psychologist, The University of Manchester, UK

Emma Walsh

Founder & CEO, Parents At Work

Jessica Yun

Workplace Correspondent & Finance News Producer, Yahoo Finance

Domino Risch

Principal, Hassell Architects

Diana Nadebaum

Chief People Officer, Gurner

Ian Westmoreland

Founder and Chairman, Mentoring Men

Andrew Tucker

Director, Australian Sleep & Alertness Consortium, Sleep Health Foundation

Daniel McGregor

Wealth Coach, Workplace Wealth

Josh Marsden

Director – Corporate Wellbeing, Active & Thriving

Damien King

Founder, CEO/CTO, PUML Better Health

Devora Lieberman

Medical Director, City Fertility NSW

Aaron Khan

CEO & Founder, BODi Corporate

Annelie Xenofontos

Senior Workplace Strategist, Axiom Workplaces

Dipra Ray

CEO, Springday

Troy Morgan

Director Wellbeing Strategy, Springday

Nick Williams

Head of Business Development, Springday

Brad Joffe

GM Australia, Earnd

Travis Johnson

Global Product Lead, Garmin Health

Scott Montgomery

CEO and Co-Founder, Wellteq

Helen Peric

Fertility Specialist, City Fertility

Greg Wood

Business ethics expert, Retired Professor, Department of Management, Deakin University

Anya Johnson

Deputy Head of Work and Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney Business School

Helena Nguyen

Work and Organisational Studies, The University of Sydney Business School

Kirrily Tibb

General Manager People, ANZ, Intrepid Travel

Simon Illingworth

Former Detective Sergeant and anti-corruption investigator, Victoria Police; CEO, Ethical Strength

Phil Usher

CEO, First Nations Foundation

Amanda Tipping

Partnerships Manager, The Pink Elephants Support Network

Zac Seidler

Director of Mental Health Training, Movember

Tatjana Jokic

NSW & QLD Council Member, Australian Rehabilitation Providers Association

Stephanie Thompson

Workplaces Program Lead, WayAhead – Mental Health Association NSW

Joep van Agteren

Research and Development Lead, Wellbeing & Resilience Centre, SAHMRI

Clare Collins

Laureate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics, University of Newcastle

Kim Turnball

Human Resources Manager, Carroll & O'Dea Lawyers

Kate Carnell

Company Director; former Ombudsman, Australian Small Business & Family Enterprise Ombudsman

Naomi Seddon

International lawyer, Shareholder, Littler

Wesa Chau

Co-founder of Reslience Against Racism and CEO, Cultural Intelligence

Christine Yeung

Award-winning psychologist, Founder & CEO, Beyond Story

Nareen Young

Professor, Jumbunna Institute of Indigenous Education & Research, University of Technology, Sydney

Tanja Kovac

CEO, Gender Equity Victoria (GEN VIC)

Zach Hotchkiss

Country Manager ANZ, Unmind

Chelsea Pottenger

Director, EQ Minds 

Matt Meffan

Enterprise Account Executive, Unmind

Jordana Cheong

Client Success Lead ANZ, Unmind

Justine Tuffley

Health & Wellbeing Specialist, Healthworks

David Scott

Managing Director, BrewHub

Spomenka Krizmanic

Health, Safety and Wellbeing Manager, La Trobe University

Louis Island

Co-founder and Operations Manager, Active & Thriving

Claire Hall

Coach and Founder, Authentic Empowerment

Stefanie Valakas

Expert fertility dietitian; Founder, The Dietologist

Olly Bridge

Chief Growth Officer, wellteq

Gretchen Masters

Programme Development Manager, wellteq

Josh Vernon

CEO, Earnd

Diana Black

Wellbeing, Health & Safety Lead, Bupa

Camilla Henderson

Work Health Advisor and Dietitian, Bupa

Damien Mu

CEO and Managing Director (Australia and New Zealand), AIA

Christine Morgan

CEO, National Mental Health Commission

Prue Laurence

Director, Safe Select; Converge International

Brooke Dwyer

Group Wellbeing Manager, Qantas

Cassandra Kirk

Head Design & Strategy, Axiom Workplaces

Emma Longmore

Head of Communication, Willis Towers Watson

Claire Ebstein

Head of Consulting Services, Healthworks

Andrea Piaia

Director, Retirement, Willis Towers Watson

David Rowell

Managing Director - Health & Benefits, Australia & New Zealand, Willis Towers Watson

Richard Body

Head of Digital Solutions, Willis Towers Watson

Lucia Ryan

Director, Digital Solutions, Willis Towers Watson

Tasha McNamara

Account Director, Workplace Risk, Willis Towers Watson

Rebecca Matthews

Seniot Client Consultant, Health & Benefits, Willis Towers Watson

Zoe Isles

Account Manager, Workplace Risk, Willis Tower Watson

Andrew Kerekes

Chief Product Officer, wellteq

Michelle Lim

Inaugural Chairperson and Scientific Chair, Ending Loneliness Together

Alison McLean

Head of Behavioural Research & Development, AIA Australia and New Zealand

Linda Ray

Founder and Chief Executive Officer, NeuroCapability

Candice Smith

Head of Wellness, AIA Australia

Ari Zadikov

Head of Technical Marketing, Vitality Group

Kate Hall

Head of Mental Health and Wellbeing, AFL

Lisa Annese

CEO, Diversity Council Australia

Angela Priestly

Publisher & Founding Editor, Women’s Agenda

Rachel Hodgdon

President & CEO, International WELL Building Institute, USA

Catherine Birchall

Founding Director, Money101

Andrew MacNiven

Communications and Education Manager, Money101

Chris Ftinogiannis

Director, AEP Health Group

Ian Firth

State Inspector, SafeWork NSW

Jim Kelly

Director Health & Safe Design, SafeWork NSW

Giulia Belleflamme

Innovation Manager, Bupa

Katie Ashton-Taylor

Head of People - ADF Health Services, Bupa

Dawn O'Neil

Mental Health Thought Leader, Breathing Space Ambassador, CogNative Solutions

Therese Joyce

Manager, Mental Health & Wellbeing, CogNative Solutions

Michelle Loader

Managing Director, Fisher Leadership

Nicole Lee

leading expert in practice & policy, National Drug Research Institute, Curtin University

Moira Junge

Health Psychologist, Senior Consultant, 360Edge

Richard Cash

Head of Service Development, 360Edge

Corinne Tighe

accredited practising dietician, Health Coach, Bupa

Felicity Barrow

Organisational Development Lead, Bupa

Jon Wilson

Board Member, SIOPA

John Kirwan

All Blacks rugby legend and mental health champion; co-founder, Mentemia, New Zealand

Fiona Crichton

health psychologist and Clinical Team Lead, Mentemia, New Zealand

Carli Phillips

Wellbeing Lead Australia & New Zealand, EAP Lead, APAC, Johnson & Johnson

Linda Fitzhardinge FAICD

Partnerships Director & Compassion Architect, The Groundswell Project

Broni Scarce

ANZ Business Development Director, Skinvision

Maria Lykouras

General Manager Advice, Commonwealth Private

Yemi Penn

Engineer, Entrepreneur and Transformation Leader, Yemi Penn

Dr Dinesh Palipana OAM

Senior Medical Officer, Gold Coast University Hospital, Lecturer, Griffith University

Damian Johnson

Senior Principal, Fisher Leadership

Lucy Hammill

Head of Workplace Experience & Events, PEXA

Sophie Scott

Medical Reporter, ABC

Deborrah Lambourne

CEO, Job Centre Australia

Dianne Lyne

Customer Relationship Manager, Benestar

Kathryn Kavanagh

Customer Experience Director, Benestar

Richard Martin

National Sales and Customer Experience Director, Benestar

Beate O'Neil

Head of Products and Partnerships, Benestar

Alasdair Gordon

CEO, Ecosse Global

Charles Pittar

Managing Partner, Aptus Growth

Ian Hosegood

Qantas Group Medical Director, Qantas

Harry Gasiamis

Head of B2B Sales - Australasia, Garmin

Gillian Coutts

Country Director, Potential Project Australia

Zoe Coglitore

Chief People and Capability Officer, Pizza Hut Australia

Chris Judd

Director, Chris Judd Invest and AIA Vitality Ambassador

Christhina Candido

A/Professor/Director SHE Lab, Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne

Anthony Workman

Area Manager Lower Hunter, Job Centre Australia

Adrian Tomyn

National Manager, Research & Analytics, Corporate & International, Bupa

Kylie Harrison

Clinical Psychologist, Benestar

Angie Montgomery

health psychologist, Clinical Director, Cortext

Heidi Sturk

Director, e-Mental Health in Practice, Queensland University of Technology

Juri Han

Head of Strategic Partnerships, Earnd

Karen Matthews

Senior Customer Relationship Manager, Benestar

Rosalie McKnight

Safety, Health and Environment Coordinator, WSP

Ryan McGrory

Head of Employee Experience & Internal Communications, Youi

Trish Egan

Chief Operating Officer, Diabetes NSW & ACT

Robyn Patton

Social Worker and Training facilitator, Benestar

Zach Ghirardello

Member Engagement & Partnership Manager, Diversity Council Australia

Steven Furman

Founder & CEO, Paytime

Natasha Copley

Human Resources Director ANZ, DXC Technology

Marty Rabjohns

Manager, People & Organisation, PwC Australia

Zahra Peggs

Group Executive, People & Corporate Affairs, TSA Group - Australia

Joti Samra

registered psychologist, CEO & Founder, My Workplace Health, Canada

Graeme Wright

Clinical Exercise Physiologist and Sports Scientist, Optimum

Amanda Wilson

Chief People Officer, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre

Sanji Kanagalingam

CEO, WeGuide

Jane Gardner

Head of Health & Wellbeing Strategy and Foundation Programs, Lendlease

Jane Strangward

Director, Neurologic Plus

Keti Malkoski

Principal - People and Culture Consulting at Schiavello Group; Director, Nura Space

Anton Schiavello

General Manager, Nura Space

Rebecca Haslam

Research Associate in Nutrition and Dietetics, The University of Newcastle

Lee Ashton

Post-Doctoral Researcher in Nutritionand Healthy Lifestyles, The University of Newcastle

Rachel Green

CEO, Sane Australia

Callum Seadon

Founder & Managing Director, Trigger Group

Angus Sedgwick

Managing Director, TIM Finance

Ethan Bourdeau

Sound Concept and Performance Verification Lead, International WELL Building Institute

Rita Slogrove

Learning and Organisational Development Manager, Fletcher Building Australia

Jennifer Jones

Human Resources Business Partner, AstraZeneca

Colin Pritchard

Head of People Australia and NZ, Ericsson

Sarah Conron

Director, Neurologic Plus

Jason McGovern

Business Engagement & Program Manager, Lendlease

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Workplace Wellness Festival

Workplace Wellness Festival is now in its sixth successful year. Want to find out which strategies leading Australian organisations are currently using to drive future success? Need to know the best way to support and protect the wellness and mental health of your most valuable resource? Attend Workplace Wellness Festival 19 + 20 June 2024 at ICC Sydney and gain practical insights, vision and inspiration to take back to your workplace. Build a proactive and comprehensive strategy that prioritises employee wellbeing.

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AIA

Leading life, health and wellbeing specialist

Earnd

Make finances simple not stressful

wellteq

To empower healthier, happier people everywhere.

Bupa

Bupa is the health partner that can help elevate your workplace wellbeing strategy and program with a range of wellbeing services, health offers and insurance benefits.

Unmind

Mental wellbeing. Done well.

Money101

The leading provider of online financial education

Springday

Your partner in enabling a happier and healthier workforce

Willis Towers Watson

Viewing people risk through an EX lens

BODi Corporate

Data driven solutions for high performing teams.

Benestar Group

Employee health and wellbeing services, including EAP, critical incident response and organisational development.

Beforeyouspeak

The Healthy Coffee Company

BrewHub

The BrewHub Experience - We’re constantly striving to deliver the best service and products to create inviting spaces within the workplace for your staff to connect, collaborate and energise.

CogNative Solutions

Our Breathing Space programs and workplace wellbeing solutions can help your team balance high pressure and high performance.

Paytime

Work today, Paid today!

Axiom Workplaces

Create Your Thriving Workplace

Active & Thriving

The complete wellbeing platform

SafeWork NSW: Mental Health at Work

Become a mentally healthy workplace

Converge International

Converge International, transforming the lives of people at work.

PUML Better Health

Gamifying Health and Wellbeing Challenges for Employees

City Fertility

Real people, real fertility care.

Subscribe-HR

The World’s Only Codeless Cloud HR Software Platform

Workplace Wealth

When employers address the financial health of their workforce, it’s a win-win for both!

Healthworks

Health & Wellbeing Solutions for a Healthier and More Engaged Workforce

SkinVision

SkinVision is a premium Medical Device innovating skin checks using your smartphone

Mentemia

Helping embed wellbeing-first cultures that stick.

360Edge

Leading experts in alcohol and other drugs

eMHPrac (e-Mental Health in Practice)

Digital mental health training and support.

CompuClean

Australia's Trusted Computer Cleaning Experts

Australian Eating Survey, University of Newcastle

Eat Well, Live well, Work Well

Corporate Wellbeing Hub

Wellbeing Events that draw a crowd!

WeGuide, Lendlease, Neurologic Plus

Integrating health tech in the workplace

Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat

Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat is a complete wellness destination to help you rest and re-focus on health.

Workplace Wellness Festival 2022

22 - 23 June 2022 | ICC Sydney