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BUILD HEALTHIER PEOPLE. CREATE A STRONGER BUSINESS. GROW YOUR IMPACT.

People + Health Summit brings together employee health, benefits, wellbeing and workforce performance to help employers build healthier, more resilient workforces. Move beyond wellbeing for wellbeing’s sake to reduce preventable people costs, strengthen engagement and retention, improve performance and maximize health and benefits investment—while gaining the insight, connections and credibility to become a more influential strategic leader. 

  • Connect workforce health to productivity, retention, absence, disability, engagement and performance. 
  • Prevent problems earlier by addressing burnout, poor health, safety risks and disengagement. 
  • Maximize benefits and wellbeing ROI through better design, personalization, navigation, utilization and measurement. 
  • Build healthier teams through manager capability, psychological safety, resilience and better working conditions. 
  • Strengthen your career through expertise, peer benchmarking and strategic influence 
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TOP 3 REASONS TO ATTEND

1

Create measurable value for your organization 

  • Connect workforce health to productivity, retention, absence, disability, engagement and performance the outcomes senior leaders care about. 
  • Reduce preventable people costs and maximize the value of health, benefits and wellbeing investments. 
  • Gain practical approaches to measure impact, demonstrate ROI and build a stronger business case for strategic investment 


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2

Build a workforce health strategy ready for what comes next 

  • Benchmark your strategy across burnout, mental health, benefits, prevention, safety, women’s health, financial wellbeing, resilience and healthy workplaces. 
  • Explore emerging priorities including AI, digital health, personalization, longevity and evolving employee expectations. 
  • Learn from leading employers what’s working, what they’re testing and what you should change next 


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3

Become a more influential people leader 

  • Broaden your expertise beyond your function and connect health, benefits, people strategy and business performance. 
  • Expand your network with senior peers, practitioners and experts who can become valuable resources beyond the Summit. 
  • Strengthen your influence with the insight and confidence to advise your CHRO, CFO, CEO and leadership team and lead higher-value workforce initiatives 

NETWORK WITH LEADERS FROM CANADA’S TOP EMPLOYERS

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25 YEARS OF CULTIVATING CONNECTIONS

For more than 25 years, Strategy Institute has created executive events built around practical learning and meaningful business relationships. People + Health applies that experience to a growing business challenge: how to improve workforce health while strengthening productivity, retention, resilience and performance and how people leaders can build the expertise and influence to lead that agenda. 

  • Learn how workforce health can create value through stronger performance, retention, resilience and more effective people investment. 
  • Benchmark your strategy with HR, Benefits, Total Rewards, Wellbeing and Workplace Health leaders from major employers. 
  • Build cross-functional knowledge that helps you connect employee health decisions to broader organizational priorities. 
  • Expand your peer network and return as a more informed, credible and influential people leader. 
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JOIN OUR COMMUNITY

Ever attend an event where you feel like you’re lost in the crowd? Not at People + Health Summit! 

We deliberately design the program to encourage you to build relationships with like-minded peers. Our onsite experience and innovative event platform allow you to network in small working groups, peer-led breakouts, roundtables, and much more! 

Arrive with challenges. Leave with a stronger network, practical ideas and a People + Health community you can continue to learn from. 

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DISCOVER TORONTO!

No matter what floats your boat – sports, arts and culture, shopping, food and drinks or simply people watching – Toronto won’t let you (or your spouse) down!

Here are some ideas to get you started:

Entertainment & Night Life

Enjoy the bustling entertainment district featuring Broadway musicals and plays, or go to the internationally acclaimed Roy Thomson Hall to catch one of the 350 concerts that take place there each year.

Attractions

From the CN Tower and Ripley’s Aquarium near the lake to Casa Loma in the Annex, Toronto has a variety of famous attractions. Get a Toronto CityPass to save money, avoid ticket lines and take in the local sights.

Restaurants

Toronto has a vibrant food scene offering a diverse selection of tasty flavours. From hole-in-the-wall joints to luxurious tasting menus, Toronto is a food lover’s dream city.

Sports

Home to the Blue Jays, Raptors, Argonauts and Maple Leafs, there is something for every sports fan in Toronto. Watch a game at the Rogers Centre, Scotiabank Arena or at one of the many sports bars across the city.

Arts & Culture

With 29 museums in Toronto and 21 top art galleries, you can spend days enjoying the arts scene. Start your visit at the ROM or the AGO and finish up at the Ontario Science Centre or the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS


Which meals are included?

Breakfast, lunch as well as morning and afternoon snacks are provided at the conference, served in the exhibition hall.


Is there parking?

Yes, contact our customer care team for more details at customercare@strategyinstitute.com


Can I send a replacement delegate if I can’t attend at the last minute?

Absolutely! Please contact our customer care team at customercare@strategyinstitute.com at your earliest convenience.


I have special meal requirements, who do I contact?

Please contact our customer care team at customercare@strategyinstitute.com so they can liaise with the venue to ensure you are taken care of.


When will the presentations be available, and how do I get them?

Presentations will be available once the conference has concluded, typically within a week. You will receive an email from our customer care team with the link to download the presentations. Please be aware that not all speakers are able to release their presentation due to confidentiality reasons.



What time do I need to arrive before my presentation?

Please arrive at the break before you are due to speak, e.g. if you are due to speak at 4 p.m., please arrive during the afternoon break. This is so you can meet the conference producer, check your slide deck (and load it if you have a new version with you) and run through a rehearsal of your presentation.


When is my presentation due?

Please send your presentation to the event manager two weeks prior to the conference, even if it is still in draft form. This will allow us to check it in advance and let you know if there are any issues. Please also email your final version to the event manager, and bring a back-up copy on a USB stick.


What aspect ratio should my slides be?

Please select ‘standard’ in Microsoft Office – the aspect ratio is 4:3.


Can I stay for the whole conference?

Yes, you are very welcome to attend the whole conference. It’s one of the benefits of speaking!


Is there a speakers’ green room?

No, we find our speakers enjoy networking with delegates, other speakers and sponsors in the exhibition hall, which is open throughout the conference. Hot and cold drinks are typically available in the exhibition hall all day, and seating is provided if you need to complete some work or make any calls.



What forms of payment do you accept?

We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Electronic Funds Transfer or Cheque for Canadian Currency and American Currency.


What is your cancellation/refund policy for paid invoices?

A full refund minus a $495 administrative charge will be given for cancellations received in writing up to 14 days prior to the conference date. Refunds will not be available after this date.


Can I pay half now and half at a later date?

We highly encourage a full payment upon receipt of invoice. For any specific circumstances, please reach out to customer care at customercare@strategyinstitute.com


My credit card was charged with a foreign transaction fee, how do I get that amount paid for?

Strategy Institute is not liable for any additional charges levied by a credit card company, including but not limited to American Express currency conversion charges.


I paid for my registration, does it include my hotel stay at the venue?

Registration fees include attendance, luncheon and all course materials. It doesn’t include accommodations or transportation to and from the conference.



When is booth setup and teardown?

Setup is usually the night before the event or before registration opens on day one. You will receive a logistics package from your event manager with more details. If you have not received this, please contact customer care at customercare@strategyinstitute.com so they can connect you to the event manager.


When will I know my booth number?

You will receive this from your event manager one week before the event.


I want to distribute handouts, can you make that happen?

Yes! Please give them to the event manager when you arrive for setup. If you want to distribute an electronic handout, please send this to your event manager at your earliest convenience.


EVENT


Which meals are included?

Breakfast, lunch as well as morning and afternoon snacks are provided at the conference, served in the exhibition hall.


Is there parking?

Yes, contact our customer care team for more details at customercare@strategyinstitute.com


Can I send a replacement delegate if I can’t attend at the last minute?

Absolutely! Please contact our customer care team at customercare@strategyinstitute.com at your earliest convenience.


I have special meal requirements, who do I contact?

Please contact our customer care team at customercare@strategyinstitute.com so they can liaise with the venue to ensure you are taken care of.


When will the presentations be available, and how do I get them?

Presentations will be available once the conference has concluded, typically within a week. You will receive an email from our customer care team with the link to download the presentations. Please be aware that not all speakers are able to release their presentation due to confidentiality reasons.


SPEAKERS


What time do I need to arrive before my presentation?

Please arrive at the break before you are due to speak, e.g. if you are due to speak at 4 p.m., please arrive during the afternoon break. This is so you can meet the conference producer, check your slide deck (and load it if you have a new version with you) and run through a rehearsal of your presentation.


When is my presentation due?

Please send your presentation to the event manager two weeks prior to the conference, even if it is still in draft form. This will allow us to check it in advance and let you know if there are any issues. Please also email your final version to the event manager, and bring a back-up copy on a USB stick.


What aspect ratio should my slides be?

Please select ‘standard’ in Microsoft Office – the aspect ratio is 4:3.


Can I stay for the whole conference?

Yes, you are very welcome to attend the whole conference. It’s one of the benefits of speaking!


Is there a speakers’ green room?

No, we find our speakers enjoy networking with delegates, other speakers and sponsors in the exhibition hall, which is open throughout the conference. Hot and cold drinks are typically available in the exhibition hall all day, and seating is provided if you need to complete some work or make any calls.


PAYMENT


What forms of payment do you accept?

We accept Visa, Mastercard, American Express, Electronic Funds Transfer or Cheque for Canadian Currency and American Currency.


What is your cancellation/refund policy for paid invoices?

A full refund minus a $495 administrative charge will be given for cancellations received in writing up to 14 days prior to the conference date. Refunds will not be available after this date.


Can I pay half now and half at a later date?

We highly encourage a full payment upon receipt of invoice. For any specific circumstances, please reach out to customer care at customercare@strategyinstitute.com


My credit card was charged with a foreign transaction fee, how do I get that amount paid for?

Strategy Institute is not liable for any additional charges levied by a credit card company, including but not limited to American Express currency conversion charges.


I paid for my registration, does it include my hotel stay at the venue?

Registration fees include attendance, luncheon and all course materials. It doesn’t include accommodations or transportation to and from the conference.


SPONSORS


When is booth setup and teardown?

Setup is usually the night before the event or before registration opens on day one. You will receive a logistics package from your event manager with more details. If you have not received this, please contact customer care at customercare@strategyinstitute.com so they can connect you to the event manager.


When will I know my booth number?

You will receive this from your event manager one week before the event.


I want to distribute handouts, can you make that happen?

Yes! Please give them to the event manager when you arrive for setup. If you want to distribute an electronic handout, please send this to your event manager at your earliest convenience.