Conference at a Glance
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
National Policy and Future of Work
Emotional Wellbeing
Mental Health
Coaching and Coaching Psychology
Working With Health Conditions
Neurodiversity
Employment Law and Policies
Managing MSDs and Ergonomics
Shaping Culture and Values
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
Mental Health
Occupational Psychology
Building Resilience
Diversity and Inclusion
Employee Engagement and Experience
Sustainability and Climate Change
Safety Behaviour and Culture
Women’s Health
Management and Leadership
The details of the full 2022 programme can be seen below
Conference Themes
Conference Programme Details
TUESDAY 15 MARCH
11.00 – 12.30
2.00 – 3.00
3.30 – 4.30
9.15 – 10.15
11.00 – 12.00
2.00 – 3.30
Dr Nicola Eccles, Head of Wellbeing, Wellspace
Jenni McIntyre-Smith, Detective Inspector, Bedfordshire Police
4.00 – 5.00
Jonathan Ward, Firefighter/Psychotherapist, The Anxious Fireman Mental Health Training and Psychotherapy
9.30 – 10.45
Kris Ambler, Workforce Lead, BACP
Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (RABI)
Tim Ladd, Red Umbrella
Dr David Christian Rose, University of Reading and Elizabeth Creak, Associate Professor of Agricultural Innovation and Extension and Co-Director, Centre for Effective Innovation in Agriculture
11.30 – 1.00
2.30 – 4.00
Andrew Kinder, Head of Mental Health Services, Optima Health
Eugene Farrell, Chair, UK Employee Assistance Professionals Association
Professor Nicola T Fear, Professor of Epidemiology, King’s College London
9.15 – 10.15
Professor Christian van Nieuwerburgh, Professor of Coaching and Positive Psychology, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI)
11.00 – 12.00
Nicola Hope, Director of Business Change, Futures Housing Group
2.00 – 3.00
3.45 – 4.45
9.30 – 11.00
Adapting the Approach to Respiratory Health Surveillance and Workplace Spirometry Post-COVID
Professor Paul Cullinan, Consultant Respiratory Physician, Royal Brompton Occupational Lung Disease Service, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust
11.45 – 12.45
Professor Ira Madan, Professor of Occupational Medicine, King’s College London and Academic Dean, Faculty of Occupational Medicine
2.15 – 3.15
4.00 – 5.00
Dr Zofia Bajorek, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Employment Studies
9.30 – 10.30
11.15 – 12.45
2.30 – 4.00
9.15 – 10.15
Raoul Parekh, Partner, GQ Littler
11.00 – 12.30
Helen Badger, Partner, Browne Jacobson LLP
David Young, Partner, Addleshaw Goddard LLP
2.15 – 3.15
Mark Landon, Employment Partner, Weightmans LLP
Trish Embley, Head of Client Training, Employment Law, Pinsent Masons LLP
3.45 – 4.45
Andrew Davidson, National Head of Employment, Hempsons Solicitors
Paula S Rome, Partner, Julian Taylor Solicitors
9.15 – 10.15
Professor Anthony D Woolf, Director, Bone and Joint Research Group, Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Colette Owen, Clinical Director, Bespoke Wellbeing, Chartered Society of Physiotherapy
11.00 – 12.30
Paul Shawcross and Rob Kelly, Committee Members, ACPOHE
Dr Julie Denning, Chartered Health Psychologist, Working to Wellbeing and Trustee, Vocational Rehabilitation Association
2.00 – 3.30
Dr David Roomes, Chief Medical Officer, Rolls Royce
Lina Chauhan, Ergonomic, Musculoskeletal & Wellbeing Specialist (Advanced Occupational Health & Musculoskeletal Health Physiotherapist), BT Group plc
Louise Harry, EHS Director, Siemens
4.00 – 5.00
Ed Milnes, Ergonomics Consultant, Guildford Ergonomics
Chair: Jo Moffatt, Engage for Success Core Team Member and Radio Show Co-Host and Founder and Managing Director, Woodreed
9.45 – 10.45
11.30 – 12.30
2.15 – 3.15
Jon Lloyd, Director of Corporate Citizenship, Corporate Citizenship
Dr Sam Healy, Group Director, Corporate Responsibility and Sustainability, QinetiQ
3.45 – 4.45
Luke Kyte, Head of Culture & Business Improvement, Reddico Digital
Lara Morgan, Owner and Investor, Scentered, Kitbrix, Yogi Bare and Global Amenities Direct
WEDNESDAY 16 MARCH
9.15 – 10.15
11.00 – 12.30
Mark Brooks OBE, Chairman, Mankind Initiative
2.30 – 4.00
Stephen Bevan, Head of HR Research Development, Institute for Employment Studies
Sarah Casemore, Managing Director, Mates in Mind
Paul Fraser, Head of Workforce Support Programme, Hospice UK
Faith Holloway, Compassionate Employers Programme Lead, Hospice UK
9.15 – 10.45
Dr Christian van Stolk, Executive Vice President, RAND Europe
11.30 – 12.30
2.00 – 3.00
3.30 – 4.45
Professor Sheena Johnson, Professor of Work Psychology and Wellbeing, University of Manchester
Dr Kara Ng, Presidential Fellow in Organisational Psychology, University of Manchester
Dr Helen Beers, Science Lead, Work and Social Change, Health and Safety Executive
9.15 – 10.15
Dr James Quigley, Chief Medical Officer, HealthWork Group
11.00 – 12.30
2.00 – 3.00
3.30 – 4.30
9.30 – 10.30
11.15 – 12.15
2.30 – 3.30
4.00 – 5.00
Roland Chesters, Associate Consultant, Employers Network for Diversity & Inclusion
Masruba Tasnim, D&I Lead, Employers Network for Diversity & Inclusion
9.30 – 10.30
Nita Clarke, Co-Founder, Engage4Success and Co-Author, Engage for Success
11.15 – 12.45
2.30 – 3.45
Dr Christian van Stolk, Vice President, RAND Europe
Kathryn Grayling, Assistant Director of Engagement (North), NHS Employers
Alison Balson, Lead, NHS North West Human Resources Director Network and Director of Workforce, Wrightington, Wigan and Leigh Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
9.30 – 10.30
11.15 – 12.15
2.00 – 3.00
Natasha Parker, Head of Wellbeing, Global Action Plan
9.45 – 10.45
11.30 – 1.00
2.45 – 4.15
9.30 – 10.45
Shefali Gera, Head of Diversity & Inclusion and Wellness EMEA, Goldman Sachs (invited)
Natasha Knowles, Project Delivery Team Lead, Hallam
11.30 – 1.15
Lauren Chiren, Founder, Women of a Certain Stage
Columba Urey, Psychotherapist and Lead Workplace Wellbeing Consultant, Optima Health
3.00 – 4.30
Dr Chami Rathmalgoda, Occupational Physician, Transport for London
11.15 – 12.45
James Leckie, Service Delivery Director, Optima Health
2.20 – 3.30
4.00 – 5.00
