Join us at our 2025 Summit to kick off an inspiring program year, featuring sessions that introduce our quarterly themes and set the stage for deeper dives in our monthly event series. Enjoy dynamic presentations, Ignite-style talks, and experiential wellness breaks designed to energize and inspire. Stay for our closing session and a special raffle to wrap up the day on a high note!

5th Annual Wellbeing Think Tank Summit

Thursday, January 23rd, 2025
8:00 am - 12:00 pm PT / 11:00 am - 3:00 pm ET

Keynote Session: Thriving Together, The Role of Purpose in Transforming Workplace Culture

Vic Strecher, PhD, MPH
Professor, University of Michigan Schools of Public Health and Medicine
Faculty Associate, Center for Positive Organizations, University of Michigan
Founder, Kumanu

Employees want meaningful work, a positive culture, and life balance. Employers expect performance and stability. The missing foundational element in most wellbeing, talent, and organizational strategies is purpose. In this presentation, Dr. Strecher discusses the role of purpose at the employee and organizational levels. From ancient philosophy to the most modern neuroscience, Dr. Strecher presents the wisdom of purposeful living, offering specific and innovative approaches to provide what employees want, and what leaders expect.

Featured Panel: Actionable Approaches to Brain Health in the Workplace: Building a Culture of Resilience, Inclusivity and Performance

• Cassandra Vieten, PhD, Clinical Professor & Director of the Center for Mindfulness at the Centers for Integrative Health in the Department of Family Medicine at UC San Diego

• Jenn Feldman, LSW, Inclusion Consultant, Specialisterne USA

• Karen Doll, PhD, Consulting Psychologist & Coach

Workplaces that prioritize brain health create environments where employees can thrive across all stages of their careers. This dynamic panel will explore four critical areas of brain health: supporting neurodiversity, addressing mental health challenges, promoting brain health for an aging workforce, and fostering resilience to enhance performance. Our panelists will share evidence-based strategies and innovative approaches for building inclusive, resilient workplace cultures that empower employees of all abilities and backgrounds.

Featured Panel: From Risk to Results: Using Total Worker Health Principles for Success

• Alexi Carli, CSP, President, Carli Consulting

• Subena Colligan, CIH, CSP, Principal, EHS Transformation Consultants

• Linda Tapp, ALCM, CPTD, CSP, President, SafetyFUNdamentals

• Pam Walaski, CSP, FASSP, Owner, RiverLure OSH Services

This panel brings together experts in workplace safety, health and wellbeing to highlight how Total Worker Health® (TWH) serves as a proactive, risk-based approach to improving workplace safety, health, and well-being. By identifying and addressing risks that impact both physical and mental health, organizations can create integrated strategies that enhance employee well-being and business outcomes. Topics will include risk assessment strategies applied to TWH programs, TWH in the transportation industry, and the importance of addressing mental health in TWH programs.