The HRD Wellbeing Summit is bringing together senior HR leaders from some of the country’s top organisations to share in-depth knowledge, develop new strategies, and take the next steps in building healthier, happier workforces.
Join us for a day dedicated to essential topics like fostering mental and physical wellness, managing stress, avoiding burnout, and creating successful health and wellness implementation programs.
Now’s the time to take a step back and see how you can build a better, more supportive work environment that keeps your employees thriving. Register today and be part of this essential discussion on wellbeing in the workplace.
Explore wellbeing strategies that can make a difference in your organisation and improve your workforce engagement
Take a deep dive into risk factors and start utilising psychological tools to improve mental wellbeing, boost productivity, and create a better workforce culture
Find out how you can integrate wellness into the workplace and maximise the uptake of benefits and services
General Manager Experience & Culture
Lendi Group
General Manager Experience & Culture
Lendi Group
Director, People Business Partner + AP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead
Mastercard
Director, People Business Partner + AP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead
Mastercard
Cat started her HR career working at professional services firms Clayton Utz and PwC Australia, before joining PwC China Hong Kong to serve as the Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer. Following this role, she was the APAC HR Leader for Capco, a firm that specialises in financial services management consulting.
Following the birth of her son, she returned to Australia and joined Mastercard as a Director in the People and Capability team. Cat also leads Mastercard’s Asia Pacific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy.
Cat believes that organisation’s wellbeing strategies need to continue to evolve, particularly post pandemic, to elevate the support given to employees.
Senior Director, People & Culture
Sendle
Senior Director, People & Culture
Sendle
Head of People APAC
Klarna
Head of People APAC
Klarna
Director Health and Safe Design
SafeWork NSW
Director Health and Safe Design
SafeWork NSW
Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing Director, Australia & New Zealand / Aotearoa
AECOM
Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing Director, Australia & New Zealand / Aotearoa
AECOM
Regional Human Resources Director
Hilton
Regional Human Resources Director
Hilton
Chief People Officer, Australia/NZ
Wunderman Thompson
Chief People Officer, Australia/NZ
Wunderman Thompson
Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Foxtel Group
Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Foxtel Group
Group Executive People Experience
TPG Telecom
Group Executive People Experience
TPG Telecom
Vanessa Hicks is TPG Telecom’s Group Executive People Experience following the merger of TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia in July 2020. She joined Vodafone Australia in 2006 and was appointed VHA’s Director of Human Resources in 2017. She has served in several senior roles within the company, including General Manager of Business Customer Operations and General Manager Human Resources. Ms Hicks is responsible for all human resources functions including organisational culture, leadership, internal comms, OHS and facilities. Ms Hicks has been an active board member of the Vodafone Foundation since 2010, serving as Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2014 and recommencing as Chair from February 2022. Ms Hicks has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Telco Together Foundation since 2017. Ms Hicks is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
Changing employee expectations in the face of increasing levels of burnout mean employees want to work for companies that are truly supportive, and a comprehensive wellbeing program is proving to be a strong retention strategy in this competitive market. At this session, hear how Australia’s top companies have developed innovative and inclusive wellbeing strategies to support and retain their employees.
Head of People APAC
Klarna
Head of People APAC
Klarna
General Manager Experience & Culture
Lendi Group
General Manager Experience & Culture
Lendi Group
Regional Human Resources Director
Hilton
Regional Human Resources Director
Hilton
Creating a psychologically safe environment contributes to increased employee engagement, wellbeing, and inclusivity, enabling employees to thrive at work, but what does a psychologically safe workplace look like today and how can managers improve psychological safety? Hear how Foxtel Group is cultivating a psychologically safe and inclusive workplace.
Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Foxtel Group
Head of Health, Safety & Wellbeing
Foxtel Group
Session details to be announced shortly
Jurisdictions across Australia are implementing amendments to the national model of WHS regulations, in response to changing work environments and to minimise risks and injuries at work. This session will examine the latest legal requirements in each state to gain a better understanding of how to remain compliant.
With new regulations in effect, it is critical for organisations to address and manage psychosocial hazards at work to remain compliant, however it can be challenging to mitigate psychosocial hazards effectively. In this session, Australia’s top companies will discuss the steps they are taking to minimise psychosocial risks on an individual and organisational-level.
Chief People Officer, Australia/NZ
Wunderman Thompson
Chief People Officer, Australia/NZ
Wunderman Thompson
Psychological Health and Safety Lead
Bupa Asia Pacific
Psychological Health and Safety Lead
Bupa Asia Pacific
Mason Gismondi is the Psychological Health and Safety Lead for Bupa Asia Pacific, and currently supports Bupa’s Aged Care businesses in Australia and New Zealand, as well as Bupa’s Business Services.
Mason has a background in psychology, injury management, operations management, leadership coaching and is currently driving effective psychosocial risk management within Bupa.
Mason is particularly passionate in establishing the role of a Leader in creating a psychologically healthy and safe workplace climate, through Leader capability uplift, and implementation of sustainable, preventative action.
Group Executive People Experience
TPG Telecom
Group Executive People Experience
TPG Telecom
Vanessa Hicks is TPG Telecom’s Group Executive People Experience following the merger of TPG and Vodafone Hutchison Australia in July 2020. She joined Vodafone Australia in 2006 and was appointed VHA’s Director of Human Resources in 2017. She has served in several senior roles within the company, including General Manager of Business Customer Operations and General Manager Human Resources. Ms Hicks is responsible for all human resources functions including organisational culture, leadership, internal comms, OHS and facilities. Ms Hicks has been an active board member of the Vodafone Foundation since 2010, serving as Chair of the Board from 2010 to 2014 and recommencing as Chair from February 2022. Ms Hicks has served as an Advisory Board Member of the Telco Together Foundation since 2017. Ms Hicks is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).
There is more to supporting your employee’s wellbeing than fitness classes and awareness days. To support the health of your workplace, organisations need to think beyond hazard and risk management, to proactively design work to be healthy and safe. This session will discuss:
Director Health and Safe Design
SafeWork NSW
Director Health and Safe Design
SafeWork NSW
Leaders with empathy, resilience and a transparent approach are key to creating a culture of care and wellness at work. Organisations are integrating soft skills into leadership capabilities to support holistic wellbeing strategies. How are organisations developing their managers to adopt a human-centred leadership approach?
Senior Director, People & Culture
Sendle
Senior Director, People & Culture
Sendle
Organisations have heavily invested in providing a variety of wellbeing resources for their employees; however, many report low employee engagement and use of wellbeing programs. How can companies encourage uptake and make the most of their investment? This session will look at some of the common obstacles and identify techniques for fully integrating wellbeing into your workplace.
Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing Director, Australia & New Zealand / Aotearoa
AECOM
Safety, Health, Environment & Wellbeing Director, Australia & New Zealand / Aotearoa
AECOM
Director, People Business Partner + AP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead
Mastercard
Director, People Business Partner + AP Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Lead
Mastercard
Cat started her HR career working at professional services firms Clayton Utz and PwC Australia, before joining PwC China Hong Kong to serve as the Chief of Staff to the Chief People Officer. Following this role, she was the APAC HR Leader for Capco, a firm that specialises in financial services management consulting.
Following the birth of her son, she returned to Australia and joined Mastercard as a Director in the People and Capability team. Cat also leads Mastercard’s Asia Pacific Diversity, Equity and Inclusion strategy.
Cat believes that organisation’s wellbeing strategies need to continue to evolve, particularly post pandemic, to elevate the support given to employees.
Keep a community of healthy and happy staff at the heart of everything you do.
Myzone is a fully inclusive corporate health and wellness solution that supports and motivates employees to move more, adhering to the World Health Organization guidelines for physical activity. Using accurate heart rate technology and a supportive app to motivate every individual, this inclusive approach makes fitness and wellness more fun for everybody, in and out of the gym.
How does Myzone work? Using a three-in-one chest, arm, or wrist heart rate tracker, every employee’s effort, heart rate, and calories burned are monitored via the Myzone app or a live screen. With achievable goals for everyone, regardless of age or ability, the level playing field builds a community of happy staff, united in a shared experience of having their effort rewarded.
As an employer, this feedback provides insight into the physical activity of your people. Whether they’re in the gym, outdoors, or at home, helping you to keep any team healthy and instil positive behaviour change that boosts your bottom line.
At Mercer, we believe in building brighter futures. Together, we’re redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Care & Living with Mercer is our new, one-stop support service designed to help Australians and their families with all their ageing care & living needs.
Complete Corporate Wellness is a health and wellness company servicing Australia and New Zealand.
Complete Corporate Wellness designs customised wellness strategies that cater to the company’s specific needs, resulting in a thriving and engaged workplace environment.
A complete range of services are available covering all medical and wellness aspects, allowing comprehensive solutions that enable collection of valuable data and a tangible return on investment.
Contact details:
Complete Corporate Wellness
1300 141 473
R U OK? is a harm prevention charity that encourages people to stay connected and have conversations that can help others through difficult times in their lives. Our work focuses on building the motivation, confidence and skills of the help-giver – the person who can have a meaningful conversation with someone who is struggling with life. R U OK? contributes to suicide prevention efforts by encouraging people to invest more time in their personal relationships and building the capacity of informal support networks – friends, family and colleagues – to be alert to those around them, have a conversation if they identify signs of distress or difficulty and connect someone to appropriate support, long before they’re in crisis
Contact details:
HRD Australia
Contact details:
Key Media