Business Wairarapa is proud to host the 2022 Wairarapa Business Summit
This year’s summit responds to the challenges businesses have faced over the past two years with experts in their field delivering presentations and workshops that address topics of employment and wellbeing in a challenging world.
This full day event is split into two blocks with businesses able to choose to attend one or both segments.
2022 Business Summit Schedule
| Time | Session |
| 8.30am | Arrival Tea / Coffee. |
| 8.45am | Welcome & Introduction. |
| 8.50am-12.00pm | BLOCK ONE – BUSINESS AS USUAL? |
| 8.50am | Paul McKay from Business NZ Employment policy and HR in a (post) covid world. |
| 10.00am | Open Discussion with Paul. |
| 10.45am | Morning Tea Break |
| 11.00am | Guest Speaker Kirk Hope – CEO Business NZ Business after Covid plus Q&A |
| 12.00pm | LUNCH |
| 12.30PM-4.30PM | BLOCK TWO – FROM STRESS TO STRENGTH |
| 12.30-1.30pm | How Stress Becomes Strength Discover the new science of stress. Learn how to change your stress response. Practice two techniques to turn stress into strength. |
| 1.40pm | The Leader’s Post-Covid Toolkit Discover how to support your team without burning out yourself. Understand the impact of COVID-19 on your team and yourself. Learn how to talk to your reports so they feel supported and you don’t become a counselor or parent. Understand the link between employee wellbeing, productivity and retention – and what to do about it. |
| 2.40pm | Afternoon Tea Break |
| 2.55pm | Mental Health in the Workplace – practical considerations Understand psychosocial hazards in the workplace. Understand your responsibilities as employer to mitigate or eliminate psychosocial hazards. Learn how to create a process to monitor psychosocial hazards. Learn how to create a wellbeing strategy so you have engaged employees and you retain top talent. |
| 4.30pm | 2022 Summit Close |
PRESENTERS – BLOCK ONE 8.50am – 12.00pm
Paul MacKay – Employment Relations Policy, Business NZ
Previous work has included a range of roles in the energy sector, change management at Ernst & Young and General Manager Employment Relations at Carter Holt Harvey.
Paul has been elected Employer Deputy Member of the Governing Body of the International Labour Organisation and Employer member of the ILO Standards Review Mechanism Group.
Kirk Hope CEO Business NZ
As Chief Executive of Business NZ, New Zealand’s leading business advocacy group, Kirk represents thousands of businesses of all sizes. Kirk and his Wellington-based team work with companies, organisations and political and other decision makers, advocating for New Zealand’s success through sustainable economic growth.
PRESENTER – BLOCK TWO 12.30pm – 4.30pm
Dr. Georgi Toma – The Wellbeing Protocol
Dr. Toma is an expert in stress, burnout and workplace mental health. She has lived and worked in Romania, the US, Spain, Australia, and currently resides in New Zealand.
Through her research and practical work, she created a step-by-step system to increase mental wellbeing and reduce burnout. This system is called The Wellbeing Protocol. Research studies prove that The Wellbeing Protocol can help participants reduce stress by up to 58%, burnout by up to 60%, and improve their mental wellbeing by up to 103%.
Dr. Toma is the founder of Heart and Brain Works through which she supports companies to create psychologically safe and productive workplaces. She also conducts research at the University of Auckland.
Early-Bird Tickets available until August 10th
- Full day in-person $190– includes Lunch
- Half day in-person $130
