2024 Annual Members Forum
Evolving Together: Strategies for tomorrow’s workforce
Emerging trends, evolving employee needs, technological and cultural shifts on the horizon for workplace wellbeing.
Gain practical insights and strategies to future-proof your organisation and build a thriving, inclusive, and healthy workforce.
Meet the Speakers
Dr Katya Numbers
University of NSW, Postdoctoral Research Fellow
Embracing Age Diversity: Future-Proofing Workplace Wellbeing Strategies
Dr. Katya Numbers from UNSW’s Ageing Futures Institute explored how to meet the needs of a multi-generational workforce, including the impact of unconscious bias on inter-generational collaboration and how careful framing can increase utilisation of mental health supports across different audiences.
Lynette Mayne
The B Team Australasia, Executive Chair
What is Your State of Mind?
Lynette Mayne from The B Team Australia highlighted the inter-company collaboration driving The B Team’s people and planet initiatives, including the formation of the Climate Leaders Coalition and the development of the “Our State of Mind” evaluation tool
Kate McGinniskin
SafeWork NSW, Senior Project Officer, Health & Safe Design
Future-focused Approach to Psychological Health & Safety
Kate McGinniskin from SafeWork NSW introduced SafeWork’s Psychological Health and Safety Strategy 2024-2026, along with the guidance and resources available to support NSW businesses.
Dr Kim Hamrosi
Corporate Mental Health Alliance Australia, Chief Executive Officer
Brianna Cattanach
Allianz, National Manager Mental Health Strategy and Delivery
Jennifer Cains
Advice for Good, Founder
Collaborating for Future Workplace Health
Panel discussion with Kim Hamrosi from Corporate Mental Health Alliance Australia and Brianna Cattanach from Allianz, moderated by Jennifer Cains from Advice for Good, drawing insights from Australia’s largest employers and the workers’ compensation and claims data.
Bhavna Sawnani
Ipsos Australia, Employee Experience Account Director
Simon Wake
Ipsos Australia, Chief Executive Officer
Building a Positive Mental Wellbeing Culture at Work
Bhavna Sawnani and Simon Wake from Ipsos Australia explored data from the “Our State of Mind” tool, analysing mental wellbeing drivers across connection, leadership, and fulfillment, and the importance of leadership trust, fairness, and psychological safety.
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