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.

Matt Fell

Head of D&I Program Management Office
Bloomberg

Matt joined Bloomberg in 2017 as a Risk Manager before transferring into the Global D&I team as the COO and Global Programs lead in 2020. His prior career includes 16 years in the British Army serving on operational tours overseas in Afghanistan and Iraq, including time spent in the Falkland Islands and Germany. He holds a master’s degree in resilience from Cranfield University, and is particularly passionate about helping to create a diverse and inclusive work environment.

Lisa Anderson

Partner, COO
Generation IM LLP

Lisa joined Generation Investment Management in 2004 and is currently the Chief Operating Officer and Chief Risk Officer. As sponsor of the Mental Health initiatives for the firm, she is keen for the workplace to recognise and support mental wellbeing for all.

Steve Mosley

Information & Communication Manager
Omexom UK & RoI

Being part of our Senior Management Team in Omexom, I am passionate about promoting and championing our Wellbeing strategy within the business. Our Incredible People are easily our best asset and we need to support them both inside and outside of work with Mental and Physical Health initiatives.

Chris Neal

AVP Residual Analysis Europe
Enterprise Rent a Car

I have been with Enterprise for over 26 years. I have held a variety of positions over the years both in the UK and internationally. My current role is in the residual analysis field- we effectively get asked to predict the future for a living! I'm currently married with three teenage children who help me everyday to challenge my own opinions and look at things in different ways. Whilst my cricket playing days are behind me, I still retain a love of the sport!

Alice Hendy

CEO and Founder
Ripple Suicide Prevention

On November 25th, 2020, I lost my only brother Josh to suicide. He was 21 years old and had been searching for ways to end his life on line. In the wake of this I set up a suicide prevention charity called R;pple. It is a browser extension free to all educational organisations to be downloaded onto computers and laptops. If an individual were to then conduct a harmful search relating to self harm and suicide, they would be intercepted and provided with a message of hope that things will get better, before being signposted to a mental health resource that can give them the help and hope that they need.

Adrian Shah-Cundy

Corporate Responsibility Director
VolkerWessels UK

Adrian is Corporate Responsibility Director at VolkerWessels UK, a leading multidisciplinary contractor that delivers innovative engineering solutions across the civil engineering and construction sectors including rail, highways, airport, marine, energy, water, and environmental infrastructure. He is responsible for maintaining corporate governance for an employed and subcontract workforce exceeding 8,000 people.He has over 25 years in the construction industry across operational, training, supervision, management, change, and professional services. Adrian is approaching 16 years of service at VolkerWessels UK, with accountability for the provision of a range of services including health, safety, environment, quality, sustainability, occupational health and wellbeing, management systems.

Jessica Cherry

Senior Legal Editor
Practical Law/Thomson Reuters

In a career spanning over 35 years, Jessica worked in television (notably for ABC's Good Morning America) and for a non-profit health promotion research organization (the American Health Foundation) before embarking on a legal career. After attending the University of Southern California Gould School of Law, she practiced at two global law firms (Baker McKenzie and Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld, where she was a partner). For the past several years, Jessica has worked for Thomson Reuters. Currently a Senior Legal Editor for Practical Law, Jessica writes about executive compensation, workplace culture, professional development, careers, and mental health and well-being.

Dr Alka Patel

Lifestyle Medicine Physician, Longevity Coach and CEO of Lifestyle First
Lifestyle First

Dr Alka Patel, also known as the Age-Reversing Alka-Myst is building the world's most impactful strategic self-care revolution for ambitious business owners, entrepreneurs, leaders and celebrities to unleash their phenomenal potential to achieve soaring success whilst reversing ageing through lifestyle optimisation.She is Founder of Lifestyle First®, Creator of The Lifestyle First Method® and The Health Hacktivation Code™️, and host of The Lifestyle First Podcast® and Health Hacktivators™️ Show.She focuses on data-driven health by using cutting edge science and technological advancements to map lifestyle changes to biometrics in a way that is personalised, precise and predictive. Dr Patel’s mission is to help 1 million people reach their potential to live a 1-million-hour life.

Nicola Rumble

Technical Accountant
Swiss Re

Nicola is a Technical Accountant at Swiss Re as well as current co-chair for our UK mental health network, Pathways. In 2020 I joined our global Mental Health core team for Pathways, working with my colleagues around the world to ensure that support is available for all Swiss Re staff wherever they may be located. I also helped launch a UK menopause support network within Swiss Re which we have called MELT, a network of support for those going through the menopause but also used to educate all on symptoms and available support.

Kelly Osborne

Head of Health and Wellbeing
Wates Group Ltd

Kelly Osborne is the Head of Health and Wellbeing for the Wates Group. With 19 years experience in the construction industry, Kelly is Mental Health First aider and Instructor, a Suicide First Aider and a previous finalist at the Women in Construction Awards. She is a passionate advocate for all things wellbeing and works strategically with the business and leaderships teams to drive change and help them see the benefits of looking after yourself and each other. Kelly loves to travel and values her time spent with family and friends.

Michael Kasdan

Partner
Lawyering While Human and Wiggin and Dana LLP

Mike is graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and received his J.D. from NYU School of Law, where he now teaches as an Adjunct Professor.  He has worked in law firms (large, mid-sized, and small), practicing IP litigation for over 20 years. Mike is presently a partner in the IP Group at Wiggin and Dana LLP in their NYC office, and serves on their diversity and pro bono committees. 

For the last ten years, Mike has also been in leadership at The Good Men Project, where he has served numerous roles on both the editorial and business side, including editing and running its mental health section, and now serves as Director of Special Projects (and Sr. Sports Editor).  He has written articles, appeared on television, radio, and podcasts, developed videos and social media campaigns (#NotWeakJustHuman, #WeRageForLove), and created and led training and workshop groups focused on mental health for over a decade. 

Most recently, Mike has married his interests in mental health advocacy and the legal industry under the umbrella of Lawyering While Human. In this regard, he also serves on the Communications Committee of The Institute for Well-Being In Law. His own personal experience with depression, while working as a practicing lawyer, given him some unique insights, and he is happy to have this opportunity to share his perspective and what he has learned with others in the field.

Sunita Wazir

Global Wellbeing Lead
Unilever

Sunita Wazir is a Mumbai-based Human Resources and Leadership Development professional with 26 years of Industry experience. Sunita is deeply passionate about enabling Mental Health, building Psychological Safety and landing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion initiatives and is especially committed to building equitable workspaces for women, the LGBTQI+ community and Persons with Disabilities. She enjoys mentoring leaders and is supportive of gender balance initiatives in every sphere of life. She is a trained mindfulness and mental health champion and a Korn Ferry certified coach. She is living her purpose of helping people become the best version of themselves through her role leading the Global Wellbeing agenda at Unilever.

Kris Hall

Founder
The Burnt Chef Project

Kris Hall is the Founder of The Burnt Chef Project, non-profit social enterprise fully committed to making the hospitality profession healthier and more sustainable. Kris launched The Project and it's services to eradicate the stigma of mental health in the hospitality industry through education, training and open conversations. Kris believes in providing tailored services and challenging the stigma of mental health a culture of care and compassion will improve recruitment opportunities whilst also reducing turnover rates.

Daniel Callaghan

Employer Branding Manager
Capital One

Daniel has been a mental health activist for over 5 years, he speaks at events, schools and businesses. He believes that by creating safe spaces and allowing others to communicate with honesty opens the door to better mental health and a greater appreciation for life. He is the Employer Branding Manager for Capital One UK and is passionate about storytelling and digital accessibility.

Amandip Sidhu

Founder
Doctors in Distress

I founded a suicide prevention charity to help protect the mental health of Doctors and healthcare workers. I am not a medic myself but lost my older brother (a doctor) in November 2018 to suicide and wanted to do something to prevent future tragedies and care for those who care for us.

Lou Shelley

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

Lou is the Employee Engagement, DEI & Wellness program lead for Intuit UK. She has created a culture of belonging with a focus on authenticity, encouraging the UK team from the top down to openly discuss challenges with mental health. Lou designed and delivered a global strategy to create allyship and empathy across all 14,000 Intuit employees and their communities, contributing to the company's overall DEI strategy.

Sylvia Bruce

Director
Sylvia Bruce Ltd

Sylvia is a former banking executive and now a workplace mental wellbeing consultant, NLP coach and integrative counsellor. She also talks openly and honestly about her personal experience and transformation from mental ill health (suicidal depression) to mental wealth. In her last position, Director, HSBC, Global Banking & Markets, Sylvia lead a globally respected team working in highly pressurised environments managing a multi-billion USD portfolio. As HSBC’s mental health network Chair, she also passionately drove the Time to Change agenda forward. Sylvia has an insightful blend of business, professional and personal experience and now works with various organisations championing workplace mental wellbeing, creating mental wellbeing confident and supportive workplaces and encourage a practical, business risk-based approach to recognising mental wellbeing as a workplace asset. Sylvia’s work with RidersMinds was instrumental to their extraordinary success at This Can Happen 2021 awards.

Hale Pulsifer

VP Customer Inclusion, Disability Community
Fidelity Investments

Hale's interest in workplace mental health stems from his experience living with mental health conditions, personal research on best-in-class mental health programs, leadership roles in disability inclusion employee resource groups, and finally his commitment to de-stigmatizing Substance Use Disorder (SUD) while embracing recovery in the workplace. In his current role, Hale ensures Fidelity products and services are culturally relevant to the disability community and their loved ones.

Sarah Boddey

Chief Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Officer, EMEA & APAC
Northern Trust

Sarah joined Northern Trust in 2016 and is responsible for the strategy and implementation of a wide variety of D&I programmes and initiatives.  Before joining Northern Trust, Sarah headed up D&I teams at AIG and Barclays Wealth and prior to that held a variety of HR roles at Morgan Stanley and Simmons & Simmons LLP. 

Sarah holds a BA in International Management and Business Administration with German from the University of Reading. Additionally she holds an MSc in Human Resource Management and an MBA from the Open University. She is a Fellow of the CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development) and is bilingual English/German. Sarah is also a Magistrate, serving on the East London bench. 

Sarah is a qualified Mental Health First Aid instructor.

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.