Workplace Wellbeing Show Connect 2021 & virtual Conference

Workplace Wellbeing Show 2021 consists of a high level virtual Conference, from 1-3 June, and a month-long virtual event, from 1-30 June 2021. Mind continues to be the event’s official charity partner.

The virtual conference: Workplace Wellbeing Conference 2021

The Workplace Wellbeing Conference takes place online from 1 – 3 June. It will feature in-depth content for anyone involved in leading wellbeing initiatives within their organisation, and will also guide anyone looking to support their own wellbeing or the wellbeing of the people they work.

The conference will bring together 40 expert speakers from a wide range of backgrounds. Their mix of professional achievements, lived experience and inspirational stories will help you deliver effective wellbeing initiatives and will help you support colleagues, and perhaps yourself. You can expect some healthy debate on the subject, too, as our virtual event platform will enable a truly interactive experience for delegates and speakers alike.

Keynotes include:

Plus hear from:

Ann Diment, Director, Work Safe and Well
Catherine Attfield, Head of Nutrition & Wellbeing, Artizan
Dee Arp, Chief Operating Officer, NEBOSH
Faye McGuiness, Director of Programmes, Education Support
Heather Beach, Founder, Healthy Work Company
Jennifer Webster, Occupational Psychologist, HSE
Jigna Patel, Managing Director, British Safety Council
John Pares, Head of EHS Field Organisation, Givaudan
Jonathan Gawthrop, Executive Director, Wellbeing, Sustainability & Assurance, EMCOR Group Ltd
Karen McDonnell, Policy Advisor, RoSPA
Marcus de Guingand, Managing Director, Third Pillar of Health Ltd.
Margo Mosley, Director, Environmental Health, Safety & Sustainability, Vertex Pharmaceuticals
Nick Wright, Group Health, Safety & Wellbeing Manager, Vodafone
Inspector Phil Spencer, Wellbeing & Blue Light Co-ordinator, Cleveland Police
Dr Rodrigo Rodriguez-Fernandez, Medical Director Wellbeing, International SOS
Sarwat Tasneem, Founder, 14 Consulting
Stephen Haynes, Head of Program, Mates in Mind
Tim Eldridge, Vice President, IOSH
Vicki Simmonds, Director, Health & Safety – Europe, CHEP

Click here to see the full Workplace Wellbeing Conference agenda.

Tickets to the conference are £120 + VAT, with 20% of the ticket price donated to conference charity partner, Mind.

Click here for more information and to purchase your ticket

The virtual exhibition: Connect 2021

Connect 2021, taking place online from 1-30 June, is your opportunity to come together with like-minded professionals to discuss wellbeing in the workplace. The month-long event will enable you to connect with fellow wellbeing leaders, find solutions to workplace wellbeing challenges and access thought-leadership content.

Speaking about Workplace Wellbeing Show’s virtual presence, Group Director Chris Edwards said: “While 2020 had its challenges for in-person events, Safety & Health Expo and Workplace Wellbeing Show were able to innovate and bring the industry together remotely via online platforms and we are looking to further build on that success in 2021.”

Find out more about Connect 2021 here.

Find out more about Workplace Wellbeing Show 2021 here.

A guide to home working

Many businesses have begun to embrace the idea of flexible working and working from home and, in the current climate, more and more of us may find ourselves plunged into doing so for longer than the one to two days a week, which employers and employees adapt to fairly easily.

Invisible disabilities in the workplace

Nichola Ebbern shares her personal experience of invisible disabilities in the workplace and provides advice for how employers can support them.

Monitoring indoor air quality and pollutants in the workplace

In this blog, Susan Cassells, Business Development Manager for SOCOTEC’s Environment & Safety division, explores how organisations can improve indoor air quality on their premises to safeguard employees against a host of occupational health concerns.

Alastair Campbell on workplace mental ill-health

In episode 12 of the Safety & Health Podcast, we hear from former 10 Downing Street Director of Communications, Alastair Campbell, about the stigma around mental health in the workplace and tips for employers and those suffering with mental ill health. Also, we have a candid interview about suffering from burnout.

‘One of the key things that we can do to support education staff, is to prioritise their mental health and wellbeing, alongside the mental health of children and young people’

SHP speaks to Faye McGuiness, Director of Programmes at Education Support, about how the pandemic has affected the health and wellbeing of the education sector and what more can be done to support people who work and are involved in education.

‘We cannot underestimate the impact that the pandemic has had on the nation’s mental health’

Ahead of Workplace Wellbeing Show Connect 2021, SHP speaks to Emma Mamo, Head of Workplace Wellbeing at Mind, about the work the charity has been doing during the pandemic.

Getting your message heard and increasing your visibility

SHP talks to Karen McDonnell, Policy Advisor at RoSPA, who outlines some steps to take to make sure your wellbeing message reaches your audience for maximum impact.

Getting better at listening

Being a good listener can be very hard for humans. We are hard wired to want to categorise, to solve, to judge, to relate to our own experience. When presented with a problem we just want to help.

An audience with Amy Williams: coming this June

Amy will be giving an inspirational keynote presentation at the virtual Workplace Wellbeing Conference on Wednesday 2 June. In her speech, Amy will share her take on wellbeing.

What does ISO 45003 mean for organisations?

SHP speaks to Jonathan Gawthrop, Executive Director, Wellbeing, Sustainability & Assurance, EMCOR Group Ltd.

An audience with Major Tim Peake: coming this June

Tim will be giving an inspirational keynote presentation at the virtual Workplace Wellbeing Conference on Thursday 3 June. During the session, he will be touching on how he mentally prepared for a trip to space and his thoughts and tips on managing stress in stressful situations.

Wellbeing conversations are as simple as ABC (D)

One of the key recommendations from the Farmer Stevenson report “Thriving at Work” was: “Encourage open conversations about mental health and the support available when employees are struggling”.

Tackling fatigue in staff

SHP speaks to Marcus de Guingand, Managing Director at Third Pillar of Health Ltd, who talks about how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted worker fatigue and provides some tips to guard against it as staff return to work.

Long working hours: ‘745,000 deaths are the tip of the iceberg’

The World Health Organization has recently drawn attention to research which estimated that 745,000 people died globally in 2016 due to health conditions (such as stroke and heart disease) associated with long working hours. Dr Nick Bell discusses the implications and the likelihood that this is a significant underestimation of the harm caused by long working hours.

‘I can influence worker safety at a scale I could not previously have achieved’, tech safety firm appoints Karl Simons OBE

Karl Simons, OBE, sits down exclusively with SHP to speak about his new role at tech start-up, FYLD.

Safety & Health Expo is back – tailor your own virtual event

Safety & Health Expo and Workplace Wellbeing Show return this June, with the biggest online health & safety event that’s ever taken place.

Webinar: Creating a culture of compliance

As part of Safety & Health Expo Connect 2021, join this interactive session and learn what to do if you’ve got a culture of non-compliance or pockets of non-compliance within the workforce.

Webinar: Wellbeing considerations as we return to work in ‘the new normal’

As part of Workplace Wellbeing Show Connect 2021, join this interactive panel discussion and learn what adjustments you need to consider and how to help colleagues adapt to change.

Webinar: Is there a role for gamification in EHS reporting?

As part of Safety & Health Expo Connect 2021, join this interactive session and delve into the history of gamification to explore the latest digital tools that can help engage everyone.

Webinar: Bringing safety solutions to you – safely

As part of Safety & Health Expo Connect 2021, join Dräger on a virtual tour of its new safety roadshow truck which is fitted out with all the latest safety solutions.

An audience with Alastair Campbell: coming this June

Alastair Campbell interviewed by SHP’s Charlotte Geoghegan on mental health for Workplace Wellbeing Virtual Conference.

Workplace Wellbeing Show announces Mind as official Charity Partner

Workplace Wellbeing Show, hosted by Informa Markets, is delighted to announce Mind, the leading mental health charity, as its official Charity Partner.

‘You need the right people doing it for the right reasons,’ Phil Spencer on wellbeing in the police

SHP speaks to Cleveland Police Blue Light Programme Coordinator & Wellbeing Inspector, Phil Spencer, who was named as the winner of the SHP Award for Trailblazer in Workplace Wellbeing back in December.

Employee wellbeing: Shifting the focus on employee benefits in a pandemic

The Guardian recently published a special feature on employee wellbeing, in collaboration with the Workplace Wellbeing Show. Download it now…

Work-related stress and the wellbeing of frontline workers

In episode 9 of the Safety & Health Podcast, we hear from Peter Kelly, Senior Psychologist for the HSE about work-related stress and Inspector Phil Spencer, Blue Light Programme Co-ordinator at Cleveland Police, discusses the stress of working on the frontline during the pandemic.

Safety & Health Expo launches Connect 2021 online event

Safety & Health Expo is launching Safety & Health Expo Connect 2021, which will take place online throughout June.

‘Workplaces are becoming more open to discussing mental health, but work is still leading to poor mental health for many’

64% of employees feel that their organisation encourages openness and discussion around mental health, but 71% say work is still leading to poor mental health and 52% feel anxious at work, according to data from Mind’s Workplace Wellbeing Index.