Category: Speakers

Professor Chris Warhurst FRSA FAcSS is Director of the Institute for Employment Research (IER) at the University of Warwick in the UK. IER is one of Europe’s leading institutes for applied labour market research. He is an internationally recognised expert on employment and motivated by wanting to improve working lives through better scientific and policymaker...

Rachel is a policy and research professional with over 25 years’ experience in the employment and HR arena and leads the CIPD’s public policy work on health and wellbeing. She coordinates a range of research studies on workplace wellbeing, serves on external advisory groups, is the author of a range of reports, has responded to numerous Government consultations and has given...

I am an academic clinical fellow in general practice and occupational health physician. I spend part of my week working in general practice and part of my week working in occupational health. My area of academic interest is occupational health policy. I help deliver aspects of the primary care curriculum on the MBBS course, including...

Annika Lindberg is Chartered Counselling Psychologist with over two decades of clinical experience specialising in the treatment of addiction.  Her expertise encompasses in particular gambling addiction but also alcohol and drug addictions. She joined the National Problem Gambling clinic in London UK as one of the first clinicians when they opened their doors in 2010....

Professor Gail Kinman is a Chartered Psychologist and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and the Academy of Social Sciences. She is an occupational health psychologist with extensive experience in research and practice. Gail’s interests mainly focus on improving the working conditions and wellbeing of people who do emotionally demanding work, such as health...

Nikki is an experienced specialist occupational physician, researcher and educator, passionate about developing further understanding of employee health, wellbeing and performance and its links to productivity. As CEO of Cordell Health, Nikki leads a social enterprise delivering a wide range of occupational health, wellbeing and training services. Nikki is driven by the desire to make...

Tori is a voice specialist speech and language therapist who has extensive experience working with singers and performing artists who are experiencing voice difficulties. She continues to work as the Clinical Lead for voice services at Guy’s and St. Thomas’ Hospitals but also offers a private practice through Tori Burnay Associates. Her approach to working...

Professor Dame Carol Black GBE FRCP FMed Sci Dame Carol is currently the Government’s independent advisor on drug misuse. She is also Chair of the British Library, the Centre for Ageing Better. She is a member of RAND Europe’s Council of Advisers and Commonwealth Secretary-General’s Special Envoy on Ageing Well. In 2019 she completed a...

Dr Gail Allsopp MBChB MRCS FRCGP MSc Gail is the Chief Medical Advisor for the Department for Work and pensions (DWP). Having held a portfolio career covering academia at the University of Nottingham, clinical policy at the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) and in medical leadership including roles such as the Chief Medical Officer...

Dr Dominic Yong is the President of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Occupational Medicine (ANZSOM) and an occupational physician from Melbourne. He runs an occupational medical practice, which services workers, employers, insurers and lawyers. He is a Presiding Member at the Medical Panels, which is a tribunal that resolves disputes for worker’s compensation...