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Join leading psychiatrist Dr Mark Cross, from the acclaimed ABC TV series ‘Changing Minds’. Common mental health disorders, including depression and anxiety, are the second leading cause of disability in Australia affecting around 20% of the working age population. In this episode Dr Cross discusses the cost of mental health; scaling-up treatment of depression and anxiety; how you can create a mentally healthy workplace; how to better manage stress; and how to survive and thrive with a mental illness.

Ever wanted to know the ins and outs of digital transformation? James Stanton knows all about it. James is the Customer Experience Officer at ADV-TECH* and in this Purpose session he’ll give an in-depth presentation covering digital transformation as a USP; asset libraries; code asset libraries; cost-effective solution for implementation; the value of digital maturity in a company; the value of having an ICO or token; digital currency; the basics of blockchain; and applying design thinking to problems.

An outdoor, fireside discussion at the home of our founder, Joseph Merz. Joseph will be joined by Ray Dixon, a Mudburra elder from the Northern Territory and Terry Morgan, a lecturer of indigenous studies at WSU. Exploring intimate insights into aboriginal culture, they’ll discuss the threats the culture is facing and the employment challenges of indigenous youth.

With 1 in 2 women experiencing pregnancy discrimination, it's a topic that needs to be addressed and who better to do it than Rebecca Grainger. Rebecca is the founder of the online support network for working mothers, MamaHub. She's also the founder of a new communication platform called Triiyo. Triiyo supports organisations to increase engagement with their employees from pregnancy announcement to a year after returning to work. In this Q&A style session Rebecca answers questions and we explore the experiences and opinions of those who attend.

Join Merivale's People Experience Manager, Kate Tones to learn all about their journey to digitise their HR. You'll get exclusive insight into the lessons learnt, as well as a snapshot of their journey that began with a completely manual approach. Kate and her people team are now working on revolutionary Technology and Transformation initiatives that are improving Merivale's people and business outcomes dramatically.

Join neuroscientist, Dr Kaushik Ram and breakthrough strategist, Kirsty Carr for an imaginative evening where neuroscience meets creative development to unlock the power of human potential. The results being: More time, more engagement and more meaning. The nature of work is changing so rapidly it's hard to keep up. Don’t become extinct. Learn how to harness competitive advantage through your most valuable asset - your people!

Negotiated a raise? Or expecting one? You won't want to miss this episode. Financial Adviser and founder of Pivot Wealth, Ben Nash educates you on tried and tested frameworks you can use to get better results with you newly increased income. Financial education is normally dry, confusing, and sometimes just plain boring... Not this session. Get practical takeaways you can understand and implement straight away.

Join cultural transformation expert, Elsa Pahnke, for a practical, information packed session on how to begin a cultural transformation with yourself. Learn effective cultural transformation techniques and how to apply these to your life. This session draws on Elsa's extensive research of positive psychology, neuroscience, Voice of the Customer data analytics, mindfulness and organisational psychology.