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Active Working Summit 2017. According to our survey,
97% of delegates were “Inspired”. Photos here
Venue:
K&L Gates LLP
One New Change
London, EC4M 9AF
United Kingdom

Thurs 30th March 2017
08:30am – 18:00pm

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Our last event included the following sessions and speakers:

M O D E R A T O R
Julian Worricker, Broadcaster & Journalist, BBC

O P E N I N G   A D D R E S S
  Dame Carol Black, Expert Adviser on Health and Work to NHS England and Public Health England

S E S S I O N 1: The Sitting Disease: Is It Now Official?
  • Creating Active Workplaces to Improve Population Health and Economic Outcomes
      Dr Michael Brannan, Deputy National Lead for Adult Health and Wellbeing, Public Health England
  • How Far have We Come? A Progress Report. Recent Workplace Evidence – An Overview
      Gavin Bradley, Founding Director, Active Working CIC
  • Public Response to the 2015 Expert Statement and Guidance on Workplace Sedentary Behaviour Commissioned by Active Working CIC
      Dr Benjamin Gardner, Senior Lecturer, Dept. of Psychology, King's College London
  • Stoddart Review – The Vital Contribution of the Workplace as a Performance Inhibitor and Facilitator – what impact would 1% uplift in productivity have on the economy?
      Peter Brogan, Research and Information Manager, BIFM
S E S S I O N 2: Workplace Wellness & Productivity - The Benefits of Sitting Less
K E Y N O T E   S P E E C H
Ergonomic Office Workplace Design for Health, Wellness, and Productivity - where do we go from here?
Professor Alan Hedge Director, Human Factors and Ergonomics Laboratory, Cornell University, USA

  • Insights from the Stand-Up Victoria Intervention
      Professor David Dunstan, Head of Physical Activity, Baker Fellow, NHRMC Senior Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
  • Effectiveness of Recent Strategies to Encourage Office Workers to Sit Less
      Dr Charlotte Edwardson, Associate Professor in Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour and Health, Diabetes Research Centre, University of Leicester
  • Stand-Up to Work - Research Project Conclusions on Long Term Impacts of Sit-Stand Desks
    Joanna Frank, Executive Director at Center for Active Design. New York, USA
S E S S I O N 3: Core Solutions and Best Practice
  • Strategy to Increase Physical Activity and Daily Movement in the Built Environment
      Dr Nicola Eccles, Co-Founder of CPActive, Director of Research and Lecturer in Health, Wellbeing and Physical Activity
  • The Effectiveness of an Activity Tracker and Mobile App for Reducing Sitting Time in Office Workers
      Professor David Dunstan, Head of Physical Activity, Baker Fellow, NHRMC Senior Research Fellow, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
  • Workplace Challenge – Activities to Reduce Sedentary Behaviour, Absenteeism and Presenteeism
      Lee Mason, Chief Executive, CSP Network
  • Steppie, the ‘Missing Link’ in Any Workplace – The Benefits of a Stand Board
      Gitte Toft, Director, Steppie
  • Breaking Down the Barriers to Active Working – including Company Case Studies
      Rik Mistry, Head of Business Development, Sit-Stand.Com
    Power To Change, West Yorkshire Fire & Rescue Service
S E S S I O N 4: Workplace of the Future
  • National Activities on 'Combatting' Sedentary Behaviour in the Workplace
      Matleena Livson, Physically active lifestyle Senior Advisor at Finnish Olympic Committee
  • The Future of Work and the Workplace of the Future - Implications for Active Working
      Rohit Talwar, CEO, Fast Future
  • FITWEL – The Healthy Building Certification System, developed by the US Government
      Joanna Frank, Executive Director at Center for Active Design. New York, USA
C L O S I N G   A D D R E S S
How Best to Build our Active Working Future Together
ProfessorJames Levine, Professor of Medicine, Director Obesity Solutions, Mayo Clinic and Arizona State University
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