Toni Graves

Global Head of Reward and Wellbeing
Allen & Overy LLP

Toni is an experienced HR professional with 20+ years in professional services. She trained as an accountant at PwC, working with global clients across multiple sectors. After 10 years in client facing roles she moved into human resources and went on to shape and drive the firm's reward strategy. As part of the HR leadership team, she was also responsible for employee relations and global projects. She joined A&O in 2016 as Global Head of Reward and also became the firm's first Head of Wellbeing. Throughout her career Toni has worked with senior leaders to create people strategies that drive change and improve performance across many aspects of the people agenda including diversity, resourcing, performance management and wellbeing in the workplace - a topic she is passionate about.

Stephen Ferguson

Mental Health Network co-lead
Environment Agency

Stephen is passionate about amplifying the voice of those with lived experience to tackle the stigma around mental health issues, shared his own story at numerous regional, national and international mental health events over many years.

He succeeded in getting the Environment Agency Board to sign the Time to Change Employer Pledge in 2017 and the mental health network he co-leads played an instrumental role in helping the Agency secure gold status 4 years running in MIND’s Workplace Wellbeing Index.

Stephen has hosted numerous online roundtable discussions and presentations, involving some of the most celebrated mental health speakers and diversity and inclusion practitioners in the UK, throughout the Covid19 pandemic.

As a veteran Time to Change campaigner in a personal capacity, Stephen was involved in establishing the pilot Time-to-Change community hub in Liverpool.  He subsequently formed part of the interviewing panel alongside Mind and Rethink directors when funding was allocated to regional hubs throughout the UK.

He now coordinates Rethink Liverpool, Time-to-Change, a constituted group with the backing of MIND and Rethink, who pro-actively engage with the local community and work with local stakeholders in the 3rd sector to raise awareness about mental health issues and provide peer support to those who are struggling.

Alexis Goldfarb

Senior Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant - EMEA
Northern Trust

Alexis Goldfarb is Senior Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consultant for Northern Trust EMEA, overseeing the design and delivery of DE&I strategy across the region. Prior to this, she held a number of DE&I roles across the legal sector. Alexis sits on the Advisory Board of Women in Asset Servicing, a network aimed to support gender parity within the Asset Servicing industry, and is a school governor for Courtland Primary School.

Patti Clarke

Global Chief Talent Officer
Havas Group

Patti Clarke is Global Chief Talent Officer for the Havas Group, one of the world's largest global communications groups, headquartered in Paris.  Patti is responsible for leading talent and cultural strategy for the group’s 20,000+ employees in over 100 countries. As a key strategist and advisor to senior leaders, Patti’s primary focus is on creating meaningful work experiences for the employees at Havas.

During her tenure at Havas, Patti and her team have launched numerous innovative, experiential talent programs and initiatives including network mobility, high-potential executive leadership development, global onboarding, global employee engagement, global and North American DEI, women’s advancement, and mental health and wellness.  

Patti’s experience includes a 20-year career at Dun & Bradstreet, where she was Chief Human Resources Officer and head of internal communications for nine years.  Before joining Havas, Patti also ran her own consulting business.  

Claire Neal

Head of Workplace Mental Health
Mental Health UK

Claire joined Mental Health UK in 2021 with over 20 years’ experience in the Employee Assistance Programme sector. She has worked as a counsellor, case manager, account manager and business development manager. She has been a member of EAPA UK for 15 years and has spent time on their Board.

With a strong background in both counselling and psychology Claire brings specialist knowledge and a naturally consultative approach.

She has supported individual employees and worked closely with Senior Management, Human Resources, Occupational Health professionals, Trade Unions and Health and Safety groups to deliver effective workplace mental health programmes to organisations in a wide range of industry sectors.

Natalie Chard

Wellbeing and Inclusion Manager
SUEZ Recycling and Recovery UK

I spent ten years in the finance sector working for a national bank as a Financial Advisor and In-house Trainer before moving into education where I went on to lead a Technology Faculty.
In 2017 I joined Suez, a global Recycling & Recovery organisation as a part of the communications team based in the UK where, as a Senior Community Liaison Manager, I used my experience to lead on award winning education and community engagement projects. Now working as part of the HR team at SUEZ R&R UK, my role as the Wellbeing and Inclusion Manager has enabled me to bring together a whole host of skills to develop and deliver a comprehensive and inclusive Wellness for All programme to support employees in being their true self and achieve their very best.

Jade Evans

Organisational Development Partner (Wellbeing)
General Dental Council

Jade is the Organisational Development Partner specialising in wellbeing at the General Dental Council.

Working across all areas of this vital regulatory body, Jade leads on the organisation's wellbeing plans, mental health first aiders, and is an active member of the women's network - GET (Gender Equality Together)

Working in health and safety for the majority of her career, Jade's interest in wellbeing surged when she experienced burnout first hand. As someone who has lived with a number of mental health conditions, Jade is hugely passionate about supporting others in not feeling alone in their journey, as well as tackling stress in the workplace.

Vashti Holland

National Wellbeing Lead
Guide Dogs

As the National Wellbeing Lead at Guide Dogs, Vashti’s passion and commitment to creating a culture of health and wellbeing is reflected through the implementation, development and engagement of their People and Wellbeing Strategy (PaWS).
Vashti’s been instrumental in maintaining energy, focus, accountability and commitment across the organisation, establishing a National Wellbeing Team, securing sponsorship from senior leaders and launching a Wellbeing Buddy programme to offer support to staff. In 2021, Guide Dogs were shortlisted for three This Can Happen Awards.  
Creating a culture where everyone brings their whole self to work, and speaks openly about wellbeing, ensures that Guide Dogs is a great place to be. Vashti’s currently studying Workplace Health & Wellbeing to support her role.

Adam Land

Senior Director
Competition and Markets Authority (CMA)

Adam Land is a senior director at the Competition and Markets Authority, where he leads the Remedies, Business and Financial analysis professional group. In this capacity, he oversees the development, implementation and enforcement of market interventions across the range of the CMA’s activities. Prior to the formation of the CMA in 2014, Adam worked in a variety of roles in the CMA’s predecessor bodies, as well as at HM Treasury. Adam is the CMA’s senior mental health champion and has been leading a civil service project on Bereavement and Loss.

Rowena Littlewood

Wellbeing and Mental Health Manager
Ministry of Justice

I am the Wellbeing and Mental Health Manager within the Ministry of Justice Diversity Inclusion and Wellbeing team. I work to identify opportunities to embed Wellbeing and mental health practices across the organisation.

I coordinate delivery of specific wellbeing projects as dictated by our strategy and business need and undertake activities to ensure departmental objectives are achieved.
Working in partnership with stakeholders I adopt strategies to create the right foundations and environment where people can thrive, with a focus on HR and line management to achieve success.

As a central lead I support a programme of over 2000 Mental Health Allies that offer peer to peer support to colleagues who are experiencing mental ill health.

Nikki Kirbell

UKI Health & Wellbeing Manager
Unilever

Nikki Kirbell is Unilever’s Wellbeing Manager, managing the connected and integrated employee health and wellbeing offerings for the UK and Ireland. Nikki has been the key driver for Unilever’s award-winning wellbeing programme and places its success upon good internal network links and having a great understanding of employee needs, challenges and wishes.
Nikki is driven to ensure the workplace is somewhere everyone can thrive, and works hard to share the wellbeing message by using a collaborative, sustainable and tailored approach to Unilever’s unique workforce.

Louisa Rose

CEO
Beyond

Louisa Rose is CEO of Beyond and the founder of Now and Beyond, the UK’s first mental health and wellbeing festival for schools. Louisa previously worked as a social media consultant during the last decade and is particularly interested in reinforcing healthy social media habits for young people. Louisa is diagnosed with depression, anxiety, Tourette’s and OCD and publicly reflects on her personal mental health journey. Louisa is married and a mother of two young boys.

Lisa Dau

Senior Benefits Director
Medtronic

Lisa Dau is a Licensed Psychologist, and a Certified Employee Assistance Professional, and has dedicated her career to furthering the employee assistance (EAP) profession. By working in external and internal programs over her career, Lisa has worked with educational and university systems, large and small corporations, and governments both in the United States and globally. Lisa has been at Medtronic for eight years, starting as an EAP Consultant, and is currently a Senior Benefits Director managing the Medtronic global EAP program, and managing a global employee emergency financial assistance fund. Lisa is an active member of professional EAP organizations, and has presented at conferences globally on topics related to workplace mental health and psychological wellbeing.

Harpreet Butoy

Business Manager
NatWest Group

Harpreet is a wellbeing champion at NatWest and a mental health advocate in the Sikh Panjabi Community. His main focus is on the intersectionality between wellbeing and inclusion, whilst bringing the topic of mental health alive within minority communities.

Lou Shelley

Site Engagement Lead/Global Co Lead Abilities ERG
Intuit QuickBooks UK

I am an Engagement site leader based in Intuit's UK business. In 2018 I started the Abilities Employee Resource Group in the UK, with a focus on supporting the wellbeing and mental health of employees. This included the Mental Health First Aider initiative, where volunteers from around the company were trained to support colleagues with their mental health. I now lead the Global Abilities Employee Resource Group.

Oliver Hopkinson

Joint Managing Director
Bind

Oliver Hopkinson is the founder or advertising agency Bind, investing circa £1.2M per month and employing 10 members of staff. Since founding Bind in 2008, Bind has won a number of awards including 'Best Small Digital Agency' - (Prolific North Awards 2019), 'Best Use Of Data' & 'Grand Prix Winner' - (the Drum Awards 2020), 'Best Use Of Digital' - (CIM Awards 2021), 'Best Team Culture' - (Company Culture Awards 2021).

Kizzy Augustin

Health and Safety Partner / Lawyer
Mishcon De Reya LLP

Kizzy is a Health & Safety Partner based in London who defends companies and senior individuals in H&S prosecutions and investigations. She provides both contentious, strategic advice in response to an actual incident, as well as preventative consultancy advice on corporate policies and procedures to ensure compliance with current safety legislation. This includes highlighting the importance of both physical and mental health. She provides H&S briefings for boards and senior leadership teams of organisations to help them mitigate legal risk, manage their reputational risk profile and protect employees’ health and wellbeing.She is ranked as a “Leading Individual” in the 2022 legal directories and voted one of the 15 most influential H&S professionals by SHP online.

Helen Matthews

EVP HR & Talent EMEA
Weber Shandwick

Helen is an industry leading agent of change, specialising in creating, shaping and delivering world class management of people. She has over 20 years experience, collaborating with businesses and c-suites to design and enact new ways of working, future proofing some of the world’s best known organisations across sectors.
Helen is a passionate advocate for creating an environment of true inclusivity, allowing all voices to be heard and thrive with a sense of belonging. Helen launched the ad industry’s first menopause policy, as part of Ogilvy’s holistic well-being strategy, and has driven greater awareness of the importance of mental health, implementing various measures and levers to keep the conversation at the heart of the culture.

Rebecca Piggott

Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator
Kier

Rebecca is a Diversity and Inclusion Coordinator at Kier.

Rebecca’s interest in workplace mental health and wellbeing was sparked in 2018, when she began building and implementing the mental health strategy at BCS. Her personal interest in mental health started many years earlier, following a diagnosis in her early teens, and has continued throughout her journey of diagnoses, discovery and growth to today.

Dedicated to making a difference in the workplace, Rebecca uses her lived experience, candour and passion to raise awareness and drive forward the mental health agenda.

Tab Ahmad

Founder and CEO
EmployAbility

My vision is a workplace that is genuinely inclusive, where everyone is able to realise their career ambition based on merit alone, without neurodivergence or disability hindering that. I remain unapologetic in my determination to fight for radical change – inclusion is a must have, not a nice to have. My personal experiences of the challenges surrounding mental health, autism and sensory impairment, both in education and the workplace, are my driving force.

Having spent the last 20 years of her career specialising in disability and employment, Tab has won the prestigious Asian Women of Achievement Award in recognition of her work, and has led EmployAbility to win many others. EmployAbility partners with top global employers to ensure inclusion and best practice beyond compliance.

Ryan Candy

Head of Change, Employee Experience & People Performance
Sodexo Group

Since joining Sodexo in 2012 as a Waiter whilst studying at university, Ryan has grown into a respected and progressive human resources leader with accountability for change, employee engagement, wellbeing and people performance. He has academic research interests in organisational effectiveness, psychology and workplace health.

Dr Sabrina Robinson

Wellbeing Lead, People and Transformation
Essex County Council

Sabrina is Wellbeing Lead at Essex County Council, working within their People & Transformation function - driving the employee wellbeing agenda. Sabrina’s leads their employee wellbeing strategy, action plan and offer, based on four pillars of wellbeing; mental, physical, social & financial. ECC’s workforce Wellbeing Strategy 2020 – 2025 is focussed on having a positive impact on the council’s wellbeing culture, being prevention focussed, personal wellbeing, improved standards, collaboration & impact and having well-equipped leadership and management. Sabrina is passionate about using psychological approaches to develop sustainable wellbeing initiatives in the workplace, with the belief that for organisations to thrive they must first support their greatest asset - their employees.

Dhavani Bishop

Head of Colleague Health, Wellbeing and Experience
Tesco

My interest in human behaviour, passion in nutrition, physical and mental health, alongside my experience in change management have led to my current role. As Head of Colleague Health, Wellbeing & Experience this role has perfectly merged all of my passions, covers a wide scope and is closely linked to my personal values. I am really privileged to be able to serve colleagues better every day doing the things I love

Sarah Allen

EMEA Indirect Tax Compliance Manager
RS Components

I am passionate about Mental Health. As someone living with two mental health conditions I believe that everyone should be able to go into their workplace as their true self. I always say i love two things VAT and Mental Health Awareness so that is what i spend my time doing!

Debra Sobel

Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Strategy
Verity London

Debra Sobel is an experienced strategic communications consultant, creative director and specialist in Responsible Business. She is co-Founder and Managing Partner of Verity London, the Strategy & Communications Agency for Responsible Business - combining strategic excellence, with authentic communications and award-winning creative content. Helping ambitious companies grow purposeful culture and drive positive impact for their people, communities and planet. Debra was previously co-founder and MD of Vanilla Films, producing films for corporate clients including British Gas, Microsoft and the GMC. All drawing on her early experience working as a Producer / Director on prime-time BBC television programmes including Watchdog, Crimewatch and multiple documentaries.

Dr Monika Misra

Head of Employee Health and Wellbeing, Europe
GlaxoSmithKline

Monika is currently Head of Employee Health and Wellbeing, Europe at GlaxoSmithKline. She has experience in setting workplace wellbeing and mental health strategies and leading teams to operationalise these. She has a decade of experience in delivering resilience programs globally at team and individual levels. More recently she has been involved in creating the global manager mental health training program.  
She started her medical career as a General Practitioner and subsequently became a specialist in Occupational Medicine, which she has practiced both in the public and corporate sectors.  
She coaches all levels within organisations up to executive level. She is a strong advocate of harnessing the power of mentoring and coaching to enable people to lead more fulfilling lives.