Workplace Wellness Festival
NEW DATES ANNOUNCED: 26-27 OCTOBER 2020
26-27 October 2020 | International Convention Centre Sydney | Australia
AUSTRALIA’S GIANT FESTIVAL OF WORKPLACE HEALTH & WELLNESS!
1,500+ Delegates | 200+ Speakers | 80+ Exhibitors | 30+ Startups
WHAT IS THE WORKPLACE WELLNESS FESTIVAL?
Meet the people and companies transforming the way we stay healthy, happy and productive at work at Australia’s definitive workplace wellness event, now in its second big year!
Workplace Wellness Festival is Australia’s giant festival of workplace health and wellness. It is not just another conference. It is not just another expo.
- Access the 200+ speaker, 5-track conference, all on one ticket.
- Join our big plenary sessions and dip in and out of 5 conference tracks running continuously all day every day.
- Meet like-minded people in The Hub, grab a coffee at the cafe, browse the expo floor and check out the coolest tech ideas in the Startup Village.
Join the revolution in workplace health and wellbeing!
5 CONFERENCES, 200+ SPEAKERS
PLENARY
Get the big picture, be motivated and inspired by the best and brightest experts from around Australia and the world
HEALTH & WELLNESS
How are Australia’s coolest companies improving health and well-being and creating productive workplaces?
MENTAL WELLBEING
How do you create the conditions for a happy and engaged workforce? How are companies responding to the mental health crisis?
MEANING & PURPOSE
Work with meaning & purpose is key to retaining staff. Find out why sustainability, diversity & inclusion and CSR are high on the agenda of Australia’s top companies
WORKPLACE EXPERIENCE
Learn about the trends in fit-out, design, facilities & office tech that are sweeping through the modern workplace
FINANCIAL WELLNESS
Financially secure employees are more engaged and have greater wellbeing. Find out the latest in incentives, benefits and programmes to support employee financial wellness
85+ Speakers Confirmed for 2020
Scott Hazard, Global Real Estate and Workplace Experience Leader, Atlassian, USA
Rasmus Hougaard, best-selling author of The Mind of the Leader; Managing Director, Potential Project International, USA
Brooke Dwyer, Group Wellbeing Manager, Qantas
Dr Reena Kotecha, Medical Doctor, Organisational Consultant, UK
Fiona Andrew, National Health & Wellbeing Manager, Australia Post
Katherine Perfect, Head of Agency, Google Marketing Platforms
Ainhoa Emaldi Azcue, Culture & Learning Specialist, Canva
Dr Ian Simpson, Head of Health Safety & Wellbeing, ABC
Gordon Cairns, Chairman, Origin Energy and Woolworths Group
Dr Brock Bastian, psychologist and internationally acclaimed researcher; Partner, Ethics Applied
Catherine McNair, Head of Diversity & Inclusion, QBE Insurance
Mariam Veiszadeh, Members and Advisory Director, Diversity Council of Australia
Tony De Leede, renowned Wellness and Fitness Entrepreneur, Wellness Solutions
Inga Vilkins, Head of Health and Wellbeing, Bupa
Professor David Dunstan, Head, Physical Activity Lab, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Geri Sumpter, Workplace Engagement Lead, Beyond Blue
Domino Risch, Principal, Hassell
Jon Baker, Group Head of Safety and Business Continuity, Coca Cola Amatil
Shelley McDowell, Director, Customer Experience Strategy, CBRE
Sue Langley, Founder and CEO, Langley Group
Deborrah Lambourne, CEO, Job Centre Australia Limited
Jenny George, CEO, Converge International
Duncan Young, Head of Workplace Health and Wellbeing, Lendlease
Rebecca Jenkins, People Operations, Employee Engagement, Airtasker
Jeremy Moore, Assistant Commissioner, Workforce Strategy and Change, ATO
Carli Phillips, Employee Wellbeing Lead Australia & New Zealand, Johnson & Johnson
Diane Edwards, GM People, Foresight and Innovation, Ports of Auckland, NZ
Alex Diab, Director People & Property, NSW Business Chamber
Professor Felice Jacka, Director, Food & Mood Centre, Deakin University
Dr Sally Phillips, General Manager of Health Services, TAL
Paul Heptonstall, Senior Wellbeing & Education Manager, National Rugby League
Dr Addie Wootten, Clinical Psychologist; CEO, Smiling Mind
Professor Anthony Maeder, Professor of Digital Health Systems, College of Nursing & Health Sciences, Flinders University
Dr Christhina Candido, Senior Lecturer, School of Architecture, Design and Planning, The University of Sydney
Kaylene Little, Head of People & Communities, Tassal Group
Jack Heath, CEO, SANE Australia
Ali Skrzypiec, Head of Wellbeing, Safety and Environment, oOh!media
Dr Dinesh Palipano, one of the first people in Australia to graduate medical school with quadriplegia; Lecturer, School of Medicine, Griffith University
Sharon Kolkka, General Manager, Wellness Director, Gwinganna Lifestyle Retreat
Tanya Howard, Health, Safety & Wellbeing Business Partner, THE ICONIC
Josh Vernon, CEO & Founder, Earnd
Gino Carrafa, Managing Director, D’Accord OAS
Kate Connors, Director of Wellness, PwC Australia
Ryan McGrory, Employee Experience Manager, Youi
Associate Professor Genevieve Healy, Principal Research Fellow, The University of Queensland
Robert Adams, Professor of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine & Medical Director, Adelaide Institute for Sleep Health, Flinders University
Dr Kaushik Ram, Neuroscientist, Brain and Mind Research Institute, The University of Sydney
Sonja Braidner, Churchill Fellowship Recipient; Member, AHRI Diversity & Inclusion Advisory Panel
Emma Walsh, CEO, Parents At Work
Annelie Xenofontos, Senior Workplace Strategist, Axiom Workplaces
Valerie Mack, Principal – Interior Design, Buchan
Lucas Finch, Health and Wellbeing Specialist, Sydney Water
Jamie Marloo Thomas, Storyteller and Creator, Wayapa Wuurrk
Dr Nicola Gates, Director and Clinical Neuropsychologist, Brain and Mind Psychology
Peter Pollnitz, Work Health, Safety & Injury Management, SA Health
Ash Rosshandler, CEO, GoodCompany
2020 Sponsors & Partners
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