Noel O’Reilly, editor, Occupational Health

• The physiology of stress
• The role of the brain in mediating stress reactions
• When is stress a performance management issue?
• Why are some people more resilient than others?
• Workplace factors and compliance with HSE guidelines
• The psychology of wellbeing and motivational management
• Research underpinning ‘rules for a healthy life’
Dr Wolfgang Seidl, MD MA DipC MBACP (Accred), Executive Director, The Validium Group

• The elements of an effective corporate strategy for work-related stress
• Who should be involved, and how, in executing such a strategy?
• Making the strategy work and reaping the benefits
Caroline Raymond FRSA, Director, Stress in Perspective

• The goal - to create sustainable healthy-high performing business success
• The paradigm shift - engagement not attendance - seek stress rather than avoiding it
• Beyond the stress basics - of attendance management, EAP support, and rehabilitation
• GSK's Team Resilience, Personal Resilience, and Energy for Performance portfolio embedded in a leadership framework
Adrian Chojnacki, Consultant occupational health physician, and Vice President of Employee Health, GSK UK

• Managing stressed employees. Considering the practical problems that arise with stressed employees and how to resolve them.
• How to avoid stress leading to grievances and litigation.
• How the law has developed in this area. The trends and new case law.
Rebecca Harding-Hill, Partner, Berwin Leighton Paisner

• The business psychology perspective on well-being at work
• New evidence on the link between well-being, stress and physical illness
• The relationship between well-being and business level outcomes
• How businesses can improve well-being to impact the bottom-line
• The role that positive psychology can play in improving working life
Ivan Robertson, managing director, Robertson Cooper

• Start with the end in mind: What outcomes do you expect? How do we make the best contribution to policing performance?
• Be proactive and think win/win: Getting support for initiatives and developing processes and data systems to feedback what you are doing.
• Synergise: Embrace innovation and teamwork.
Paul Smith, Head of Health Services, Kent Police

• The wider agenda: well-being in a carbon constrained world
• Why well-being is of vital importance to all stakeholders in an organisation
• Measuring well-being at work: stimulating interest and managing stress
• Why positivity is key to creating change
Nic Marks, Founder of the Centre for Well-being, NEF