Registration and arrival tea and coffee

Welcome

Mary Talbot | President, EAPAA

Session 1 - From theory to practice: Managing psychosocial risk in a complex organisation at Air New Zealand

Liam Scopes | Chapter Lead – Wellbeing, Injury Management & Prevention, People Safety & Aviation Medicine, Air New Zealand

Session 2 - Beyond the Health System: Building a Mentally Healthier Queensland

Bretine Curtis | Acting Commissioner of the Queensland Mental Health Commission

Morning Tea

Session 3 - Beyond sleep hygiene: Let’s talk seriously about sleep

Dr Moira Junge | Health Psychologist, Chief Health Officer, Sleep Health Foundation

Session 4 - The silent productivity killer: Why relationship breakdown is the workplace risk we can no longer ignore

Angela Harbinson | Founder and CEO of The Separation Guide

Session 5 - A risk, not a given: The reality of work stress and burnout in early-career employees

Dr Kim Hamrosi | CEO, Corporate Mental Health Alliance

Lunch

Session 6 - Business leaders panel - What do employers actually want from us now? The big bets for the future of EAP

Moderator: Mary Talbot, President, EAPAA

Andrew Hume | CEO, Converge International

Darrin Brandis | Executive General Manager of PeopleSense: Psychology & Wellbeing by Altius

Andy Jamieson | CEO, AccessEAP

Michele Grow | CEO, Mental Health and Wellness, APM Group

Session 7 - Thriving under pressure: Mental health and resilience in elite and high-performing athletes

Alicia Corbett | Director, Clinical Services, TELUS Health

Rebecca Kouimanis | Manager, Incident Management, TELUS Health

Afternoon Tea

Session 8 - Financial stress at work: What employees are really facing and what it means for the future of EAPs

Cate Turton | Financial Coach, FinCoach Australia

Session 9 - The future we choose: what four futures for mental health could mean for EAPs?

Dr Alexandra Bratanova | Senior Research Scientist Analytics & Decision Sciences Program Technology, CSIRO

Conference Dinner

Amici Restaurant | Located within the RACV Royal Pines Resort

Registration and Arrival Tea and Coffee

Welcome

Mary Talbot | President, EAPAA

Session 1 - Leading through uncertainty: Why supporting leaders matters more than ever

LA Mangos | Founder, LA Mangos Leadership | Leadership Coach & Speaker

Session 2 - "I feel your pain”: Exploring and understanding secondary trauma in workers and ways to facilitate healing

Dr Emma Malone | Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer, Queensland University of Technology and Carinity - Talera

Morning Tea

Session 3 - AI's emerging role in healthcare

Dr Simon Kos | Chief Medical Officer, Heidi

Session 4 - Why do some jobs energise you while others burn you out?

Dr Laura Kirby | Executive Director & Chief Psychologist, Australian Psychological Services

Lunch

Session 5 - The growing role of indigenous models in EAP services

Reihana Soutar | Māori Partnerships Lead, Habit Health

Session 6 - The future of intelligent care: A new era of global workplace mental health

Alex Diong | Regional Director APAC, Lyra Health

Session 7 - Panel: Lifting all boats: Why collaboration benefits everyone

Moderator: Dr Kim Hamrosi | CEO, Corporate Mental Health Alliance

No single organisation has all the answers when it comes to supporting employee mental health. Bringing together the perspectives of employers, a psychologist, and EAPAA, this session will explore how greater collaboration can improve access, strengthen support pathways, and deliver better outcomes for employees, organisations, and providers alike

Panellists:

Dr Laura Kirby | Executive Director & Chief Psychologist, Australian Psychological Services