Streams
Interested in attending sessions with a common theme in order to deepen your knowledge in a particular area? Choose your Conference 2011 sessions based on one of three streams:
- Aligning Business with Health
- Mental Health & Business
- Sustainable Business Health
Sponsored by:

Check the Program & Keynotes page for further details on all sessions.
Aligning Business with Health Stream:
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
Pre-Conference Workshop #1
*Limited space. Reserve early.
1:30 PM – 4:30 PM
How to Avoid the Top 4 Mistakes Change Leaders Make
Presented by Carla Rieger, Director of The Artistry of Change
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Breakout Sessions #1-A
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Breakout Sessions #2-A
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
From Paper to Increased Engagement Scores: building an effective healthy workplace strategy
Presented by Nancy van Boxmeer, Healthy Workplace and Training Consultant, with co-presenter Leslie Brams-Baker
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Breakout Sessions #3-A
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
Preventing Workplace Meltdown
Presented By Mary Ann Baynton, Program Director, Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace and Dr. Martin Shain, Founder & Principal, Neighbour at Work Centre
Mental Health & Business Stream:
Sponsored by:

Tuesday, October 4, 2011
9:00 AM– 12:00 NOON
*Open to all registered delegates but limited to first 150 delegates that choose this session.
You Asked For It – You Got It
Presented by Mary Ann Baynton, Program Director, Great-West Life Centre for Mental Health in the Workplace
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Breakout Session #1-C
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Developing the Business Case for a Mentally Healthy Workplace
Presented by Patsy Marshall, President, Train on Track and Instructor, Conestoga College
Breakout Sessions #2-C
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
I Can’t Stand the Gossip Around Here: Incivility at Work
Presented By-Sharon Bar-David, LLB, MSW, President, Bar-David Consulting
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Breakout Sessions #3-C
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
As the Pendulum Swings: Leading Your Team in the Rights Direction
Presented by Stephen Hammond
Sustainable Business Health Stream:
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
10:30 AM – 12:00 PM
The Gamers are Coming- is your organization ready?
Presented by Estelle Morrison, Ceridian LifeWorks Canada
Breakout Sessions #2-B
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
A Healthy Enterprise Standard: a continual improvement process to faster, sustainable organizational health
Presented by Marie-Claude Pelletier, President & Executive Director, GP2S; Dr. Mario Messier, Medical Director for IBM and GE Aviation; and Patrice Roy, Senior Advisor, Group Insurance and Health Management, Desjardins Group.
Thursday, October 6, 2011
Breakout Sessions #3-B
9:15 AM – 10:45 AM
A Healthy Enterprise Standard: a continual improvement process to faster, sustainable organizational health
Presented by Marie-Claude Pelletier, President & Executive Director, GP2S; Dr. Mario Messier, Medical Director for IBM and GE Aviation; and Patrice Roy, Senior Advisor, Group Insurance and Health Management, Desjardins Group.
What People Say
“I was impressed with the quality of speakers given that this was my first Health, Work & Wellness™ Conference. I easily took away a number of ‘gems’ that I could take back and implement in our organization.”— , National Leader Human Development Golder Associates Ltd.








