UNLOCK WORKPLACEMENTAL HEALTH

THE KEYS TOWELLBEING &

PERFORMANCE

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?

Business BreakfastAdelaide Oval

2018

Friday 23rd March 2018DATE

Ian McLachlan Room,Adelaide Oval

VENUE

$60, breakfast included

TIME7:15 AM for 7:30 AM - 9:00 AMPlease be seated by 7:30 AM

Expert panel of speakers

Audience Q & A

Take-away messages

Networking opportunity

R e g i s t e r h e r e o r v i s i t t h e C H G E ve n t s Pa g e a tw w w. c h g . n e t . a u

CEOs | Organisational Leaders | Executives | ManagersWH&S Managers | Hr Professionals.

OUR MCSandra (Sam) Schirmer | Mental Health First Aid Instructor

Corporate Health Group

Sam is a Mental Health First Aid Instructor and has been involved in the development and delivery of numerous training courses across various industries. An industrial Physiotherapist with over 30 years of experience in rehabilitation, Sam is also the Director of Clinical Services with Corporate Health Group (CHG). She was the founding Director of Muscular Development Fitness Unit (MDFU) at the Memorial Hospital North Adelaide until it closed in 2007, then it relocated to the CHG Mile End Clinic. CHG is a leading provider of Occupational Medicine Services in South Australia working with employers to provide wellbeing programs that support safe and sustainable work.

The event will be opened by SA Mental Health CommissionerChris Burns CSC | SA Mental Health Commissioner

SA Mental Health Commission

Chris Burns became the inaugural South Australian Mental Health Commissioner in July 2016. An experienced advocate and strategic planner, Chris is a former military officer and consultant in defence and international relations. Most recently, he was the CEO of South Australia’s defence industry association successfully campaigning for defence projects to be made in Australia and for the Australian Navy’s next fleet of submarines and surface ships to be built in Australia. In leading the SA Mental Health Commission, Chris is focussed on taking a holistic approach to strengthening the mental health and wellbeing of South Australians in order to grow the state’s mental wealth.

Gold-Standard Workplace Wellbeing: what would it look like?Dr Tom Nehmy - Clinical Psychologist & Director, Healthy Minds.

Dr Tom Nehmy is a leading authority on the prevention of psychological disorders. His award-winning research has been published in international peer-reviewed scientific journals. He implements psychological skills training with companies and schools nationwide to enhance wellbeing and performance.

Tom’s mission is to eliminate preventable psychological disorders by helping others to become highly effective self-managers of their mental health. He reminds others that just as peak physical condition leads to exceptional physical performance, peak mental condition is also crucial for exceptional results in all areas of life.

Understanding Millenials: A new generation of workersRose Alwyn - Master, St Mark’s College

Rose Alwyn was appointed as the eighth Master of St Mark’s College (University of Adelaide) in 2008, and the first woman head of the College. Her professional expertise is developed from wide experience in management, leadership and governance roles in the South Australian Not for Profit sector. She is currently the President of University Colleges Australia.

Rose has over twenty-five years’ experience inspiring and working with young people. She has an appreciation of the characteristics of Millennials and the challenges they face, their attitudes and expectations of work, as well as an understanding of what employers expect. She can provide some practical strategies for how companies can optimise the development and performance of new recruits

Mental Health, the Workplace & the LawKaye Smith - leading Employment and WH&S lawyer, EMA Legal

Kaye’s work is exclusively for employers, extending to complex employment disputes, work health and safety, anti-discrimination law and industrial disputes. Kaye also acts extensively for local government, advises chief-executive officers and boards of all sizes. Kaye is known for her practical, no-nonsense approach and is respected nationally by clients and peers.

Kaye is a graduate of Flinders University, and has practised in employment relations since 1997. She has been individually recognised, since 2011, as a leading and preeminent employment lawyer and ‘Market Leader’ in the Doyle’s Guide to the Australian Legal Profession. Kaye is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Lessons from a critical workplace incidentDarren Thomas – CEO, Thomas Foods

Darren Thomas is the Chief Executive Officer of Thomas Foods International (TFI).

Under the stewardship of Darren and his father and company founder Chris Thomas, TFI has grown from a small family company into Australia’s largest 100% family-owned meat processor, generating an annual turnover in excess of $2 billion and employing more than 3000 people globally.

Darren is a former inaugural chair and board member of Brand South Australia – the state’s preeminent voice connecting government, media and business – and former member of the Economic Development Board, an independent advisory body to the Government.

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