Upcoming events

The conference will take place on 18 November 2011 from 9.00 till 17.00 in the premises of European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (OSHA) - Gran Via 33, E-48009 Bilbao.

The objective of the discussions will be to:

• Define the concepts of well-being and efficiency/productivity;
• Examine business cases;
• Analyse connections between well-being at work and company's performance.

9.00 - 9.15 Registration

9.15 - 9.40 Welcome address and introduction

Jean-Pascal Arnaud, General Secretary, EChr

9.40 - 10.40 Well-being and health at work: companies challenges

Key note address by Anne-Marie de Vaivre, AINF, Cercle “Entreprises et Santé”

Moderator: Leonardo Sforza, Head Research and EU Affairs Aon Hewitt, Chair Scientific Committee EChr

10.40 - 11.00 Coffee break

11.00 – 12.00 Role of OSHA in the promotion of well-being at work, its engagement and instruments towards European business

Tim Tregenza, Network Unit, OSHA

Health promotion and well-being at work

Zinta Podniece, OSHA

12.00 - 12.45 How a worldwide agreement on health, safety, working conditions and stress can foster well-being and efficiency at work

Bruno Vercken, Working Conditions, Safety and Employability Director, Danone

12.45 - 13.45 Lunch

13.45 – 14.30 Developing Well-being programs in a down turn environment

Unax Saez, Director Compensation and Benefits ABM, Rexel Spain

14.30 - 15.15 Health, Efficiency, Profession

Carole Donnay, Occupational Health Director, Schneider Electric

15.15 - 16.15 Linking Employee Wellness to Corporate Success

Peter Abelskamp, Chief Broking Officer &Practice Leader Health and Benefits EMEA, Aon Hewitt

16.15 - 16.45 Promoting balanced nutrition at work – the FOOD programme

Nathalie Renaudin, Public Affairs Director, Edenred

16.45 – 17.00 Concluding remarks

Pre-registration is required. We kindly invite you to confirm your participation at your earliest convenience.

You are welcome to arrive late afternoon on 17 November and participate in the visit of Guggenheim museum and dinner.

For any further information that you may require, please, feel free to contact Ms. Dasha Bespyatova at the EChr secretariat ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it , Tel. + 32 2 213 62 71).