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The Workplace Event
8 - 10 April 2025
NEC, Birmingham

The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture

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The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/ Culture

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10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    In today’s fast-paced work environment, prioritising mental health is no longer a ‘nice to have’- it’s essential for business success. This session explores the critical role mental health plays in employee wellbeing, productivity, and retention. Through practical insights, real-world examples, and expert advice, discover how organisations can move beyond surface-level initiatives to embed meaningful mental health support into their culture.
11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    In today’s workplace, allyship is essential for fostering inclusion and equity, yet it faces growing resistance—particularly as EDI initiatives come under scrutiny. True allyship requires more than statements of support; it demands action, advocacy, and a commitment to challenging systemic barriers. Intersectionality plays a key role, recognising that individuals experience discrimination and privilege differently based on overlapping identities such as race, gender, disability, and socioeconomic background. Without an intersectional lens, allyship risks being surface-level, failing to address the unique challenges faced by marginalised employees. With EDI efforts being scaled back in some regions, organisations must embed allyship into their culture, ensuring it is not dependent on external policies but rather a core value. This means creating spaces where diverse voices are heard, addressing biases in decision-making, and ensuring that support extends beyond single-issue advocacy. This discussion will explore how businesses and individuals can practise meaningful allyship, sustain momentum despite external pressures, and use an intersectional approach to drive lasting change. By doing so, organisations can create environments where all employees feel valued, supported, and empowered to succeed.
12:00
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    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    This 30-minute talk by the IWFM Veterans in FM Network will highlight the value veterans bring to workplace and facilities management, the importance of supporting their transition into civilian careers, and how businesses can cultivate a workplace culture that champions veteran wellbeing and inclusion.
13:00
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    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    End-of-Trip spaces are evolving and to become seamless wellness hubs. With Gen Z and hybrid work redefining expectations, the focus is now on smart technology, frictionless access, and wellbeing-driven design. In this session, Yellowbox Smart Lockers and Five at Heart explore the next frontier of EOT spaces, covering the shift from function to wellness, tech-driven user-first experiences, and why new generations are demanding more from EOT design. Join us to discover how End-of-Trip is transforming into the ultimate workplace wellbeing experience.
14:00
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    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    Acoustic design is often considered a 'dark art' but has been shown to significantly affect workers' productivity and wellbeing. Effective acoustic design in workplaces is crucial for minimising distractions and enhancing productivity, especially as we encourage employees to work in the office, rather than at home. This talk explores what to do, and what not to do, to create an optimal acoustic environment.
15:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    Mobilityways presents 7 Surprising Team Health Benefits of Decarbonising the Commute. Hear about some of the most cutting-edge research on how zero carbon commuting can reduce sickness, improve staff well-being, improve employee engagement and save your team money!
10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    Bring some renewed energy to the morning of Day 2 with a light stretch and move class with the UK’s most exuberant Fitness Instructor. Enter sleepy and leave smiley after Catherine has worked her magic in this 20-minute demo of workplace wellness. (Come dressed for the office.) Catherine has a wealth of knowledge across a range of fitness components. Her clients have benefited from this throughout her time as a personal trainer and accomplished class teacher. Her infectious demeanor is unswervingly positive. Don’t miss out!
11:15
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    'Collaboration’. A buzzword that has been doing the rounds when describing the purpose of the office. But what if we’ve been looking in the wrong direction all along? What if ‘collaboration’ is merely a term that’s been on-trend, used to describe something that is more difficult to define? Join Becky Turner, Workplace Psychologist at Claremont, as she cuts through the bullsh*t buzzwords and defines what leaders and employees are truly seeking from their workplace, and how we then create physical workplaces to reflect this.
12:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    The upcoming ISO/CD 45010 (2026) on menstruation, menstrual health & menopause will set best-practice standards for period dignity in the workplace. Research shows that supporting employees’ menstrual health boosts productivity, reduces absenteeism & fosters loyalty, making it both socially responsible & good for business. Do you want to build a more inclusive & supportive workplace? Join us as we share insights on menstrual healthcare solutions that lead the way in employee wellbeing.
12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    60 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    For many people the modern workplace is characterised by an unrelenting pace of change and volume of work that leaves many feeling reactive, stressed and overwhelmed. Learning evidence-based skills to handle pressure and stress effectively can therefore be an important part of any modern worker’s skillset. The Sustaining high performance workshop uses the latest in cognitive behavioural science to help participants sustain high levels of performance, even when working under pressure. The session has been shown to produce tangible benefits to health, wellbeing and performance. This interactive workshop is based on performance psychology principles frequently used by elite sports teams. In the session we equip participants with the best techniques to make an immediate difference to both their health and performance.
14:00
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    As specialists embedded in inclusion, with clients from grassroots to corporations, we'll be spotlighting how inclusion initiatives are intrinsic to wellbeing, both of individuals and organisations. With the rise of inflammatory discourse around EDI, we know how important it is to protect and champion genuine inclusion initiatives, to support a culture where everyone can thrive. Join us as we share our top tips on creating authentic, sustainable, and people-centred change.
14:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    We’ll chat about what mental health really means, how to spot when someone might be struggling, and simple ways to offer support using the A.C.T. approach. Perfect for creating a kinder, more understanding workplace, this session is all about starting conversations and looking out for each other.
10:30
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    Your chance to ask any questions you have on the best way to sit at work, including DSE regulations & chair functionality. Hosted by one of the UK`s leading seating experts, a rare chance to ask anything about office seating and desk set ups.
11:15
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    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    Competing for talent is not unique for the FM sector, but what is unique is that it’s people profile in management and building services is opposite to the profile of the many frontline people delivering its services every single day. Against a backdrop of political headwinds coming from the USA, where inclusive efforts are denounced by those ruling the country, how can you attract the greatest diversity of thought and talent in your organisation? Join us for a short overview of what good inclusive recruitment looks like, engage in the interactive conversation and walk away with tips and commitments that will make a difference for success in your organisation.
12:00
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    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    So, you built the fancy and very expensive gym, with the latest equipment and cool features. But let me guess, the usage is limited and it’s costing a fortune to run!
    Every Office manager, HR team and senior leader grapples with how to develop the health and wellness agenda in the workplace. Many build or are planning to build gyms. It’s a good idea. Let me help explain how to turn it in to a real game changer.
12:45
  1. The Knowledge Hub - Health & Wellbeing/Culture
    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing
    Alcohol can have a significant negative impact on our work and wellbeing. It is used to celebrate, to commiserate and also to cope. It is a large part of our working and societal culture that can have a lasting impact on our health and wellbeing. Understanding how alcohol is affecting an organisation is the first step to reducing alcohol harm for employees. In this talk attendees will walk away learning how alcohol can impair the work of individuals and the ripple effect on the wider workforce, understanding how to effectively add alcohol to the conversation of employee welfare.
13:45
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    30 mins
    • The Knowledge Hub - Culture/Health & Wellbeing

    Join us for an engaging workshop led by Alice Kinder, an experienced employment lawyer, to support organisations in promoting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in the workplace while remaining compliant with employment legislation.

    In this 30-minute session, we will provide an overview of the law on discrimination and positive action and explore some practical case studies on recruitment, promotion and workplace complaints.

    This session is open to all, but will be particularly helpful for HR professionals, line managers, and business leaders.

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