4th Annual One Mind at Work Global Forum: Empowering Employers – Advancing Brain Health in the Workplace
The 4th Annual One Mind at Work Global Forum, held September 9–10, 2020, centered on “Empowering Employers: Advancing Brain Health in the Workplace.” It drew a record number of participants, and its second day coincided with World Suicide Prevention Day.
Highlights included:
- A fireside chat with Microsoft Chairman John Thompson on diversity, neurodiversity, and the importance of listening
- Patrick Kennedy’s keynote calling on employers to push insurers for true mental health parity
- MetLife’s findings on a growing mental health crisis driven by burnout, isolation, and caregiving pressures during the pandemic
- A closing keynote from Singapore MP Anthea Ong challenging leaders to make the workplace a source of well-being
Other sessions covered relational well-being, trauma-informed workplaces, neurodiversity, a multi-generational workforce, evidence-based interventions, and federal employers. The 2020 Salus Awards honored Otsuka and Cathryn Gunther of Merck. The event also launched the first Digital Health Showcase, featuring seven companies.
