Virgin Pulse’s annual Thrive Summit – the conference focusing on employee health, wellbeing and engagement – starts today and Bill Banham from The HR Gazette will be covering the 3-day event. Watch out for special episodes of the HRchat podcast this week with Thrive speakers including Esther Dyson!
100s of HR pros and business leaders will be in attendance to hear from health and wellbeing experts, thought leaders, innovators, and disruptors such as Sir Richard Branson, Clayton Christensen, Dr. Deepak Chopra, Dr. Rudy Tanzi, Josh Bersin, Dr. David Katz and Alison Levine.
David Osborne, Virgin Pulse CEO, and Ron Hildebrandt, Chief Product Officer, will unveil the company’s latest innovations and provide a sneak peek into the company’s product roadmap.
“This year’s Thrive Summit will be bigger and better than ever,” said Osborne, chief executive officer at Virgin Pulse. “We are thrilled to once again provide our clients, partners, and business leaders this opportunity to hear from industry experts and learn from one another.”
“It’s an exciting time in our industry,” continued Osborne. “The definition of wellbeing is no longer about just physical wellbeing in the workplace; it encompasses emotional, social and financial wellbeing. Our ability to engage employees has also expanded, combining high-tech with high-touch solutions. We’re excited to share our vision for total health engagement, helping employees achieve their goals across the entire spectrum of health and wellbeing. And, we’re excited to give our clients an opportunity to celebrate their commitment and success to changing lives for good across their organizations.”
Themed “Total Health Engagement,” this year’s Thrive Summit will bring hundreds of health and wellness leaders, HR experts, researchers, and thought leaders together for educational sessions, workshops, networking and activities designed to help attendees navigate the highly fragmented employee health and wellbeing market. This one-of-a-kind conference will offer attendees new insights into marketplace trends impacting their organizations as well as best practices and tips for driving and measuring success.
Thrive Summit features an impressive lineup of speakers who will inspire and challenge attendees to think differently about how they are inspiring and taking care of their employees, including:
In addition to the expert keynote lineup, the event will feature pre-conference sessions, learning tracks and hands-on workshops offering attendees relevant information for them and their businesses. Virgin Pulse clients will present real-world case studies showing how their employee wellbeing programs are increasing health engagement and positive outcomes across individuals and their organizations.
Thrive participants will also have access to meet-and-greet networking with peers, industry thought leaders, Virgin Pulse executives and Science Advisory Board members, and partners in The Hub Partner Pavilion, which will showcase a broad range of partner solutions that can extend the Virgin Pulse platform and user experience.