Agenda 2026

14th Global Healthy Workplace Awards & Summit
19th – 20th October 2026

Start times are set at WET (Western European Time), Lisbon.

Agenda and themes – subject to changes.

19th October

Day One

9:00 – 12:00 pm 17th Roundtable of the Global Alliance for Healthy Workplaces (Members Only)

1:30 pm Registration

2:00 pm Welcome & Opening Address

2:30 pm Keynote: From Compliance to Culture: How ILO Standards and ESG Are Shaping the Next Generation of Healthy Workplaces

3:00 pm Panel: How to create a Healthy Workplace: Leadership Lessons from Award Winners:

- - - - Moderator: Tommy Hutchinson, GCHW
      - Carla Barros, EDP (Portugal)
      - Constantin Hildebrand, Allianz (Germany)
      - Riyaad Karriem, Chevron (Singapore)

4:15 pm Break

4:45 pm Introduction to Global Awards & Judges

5:00 pm SME Awards Finalist presentations

6:30 pm End of Day One

20th October

Day Two

9:00 am Keynote: Linking Employee Health and Wellbeing with Workplace Productivity

9:45 pm Reaction Panel: Advancing European Competitiveness and Productivity – Where is Health?

- - - - Moderator: Pilar Mosquera, ISEG
      - Dietmar Elsler, EU OSHA, Spain
      - Kris De Meester FEB, Belgium
      - Adrian Pryce, BePartners, UK

11:00 am Break

11:30 am Panel: AI & Digitalisation: Catalysts for Workplace Flourishing – Myth or Reality?

- - - - Moderator: Tommy Hutchinson, GCHW
      - Sandra Costa, EDP, Portugal
      - Chiara Cirelli, IOE, Switzerland

12:45 pm Recognition of certified Healthy Workplaces

1:00 pm Lunch

2:00 pm Large Enterprise Awards Finalists presentations

3:30 pm Break

4:00 pm MNE Awards Finalist presentations

5:30 pm Announcement of 2026 Winners & Awards Ceremony

5:45 pm Closing