What you can expect to learn
Ways to keep culture alive
How to preserve employee happiness
Practical tips & tangible advice
Live Q&A
Meet the speakers
Mona Akiki | Interim VP of People at Perkbox
Since 2019, Mona has acted as Perkbox’ Interim VP of People. Mona has more than 21 years of experience, 16 of which in HR advising leaders and organisations succeed in transformational and ever changing environments. Most recently, Mona founded Path Forward Ltd which helps leaders achieve their and their teams’ full potential through coaching and advisory services. Since joining Perkbox, Mona’s focus has been on Perkbox’ own culture, leadership team and internal employee experience.
Catherine Allen | Head of Keeping People Happy at Ella's Kitchen
Catherine’s job title is Head of Keeping People Happy and that’s exactly what she spends her time doing!! She is passionate about supporting the team to achieve their potential, focus on their wellbeing (especially during lockdown) and engage with Ella’s mission and values. Catherine worked in HR in different sectors from not for profit and charities to manufacturing, Business to Business and fashion retail. After becoming a consultant post maternity, she worked with Ella’s and was blown away by Paul Lindley’s entrepreneurial story, the fantastic culture and the great team and took a permanent role with Ella’s 8 years ago. Catherine has an MSc in Psychology.
Jack Tang | CEO & Co Founder at Urban
Serial entrepreneur and Forbes 30 Under 30 honouree. Jack Tang drives the vision, strategy and growth at Urban as it provides access to wellness services where and when urban people need it the most. His favourite massage treatment is deep tissue mixed with relaxing massage to help maintain a balance of good health, body and mind to continuously drive the mission of Urban.
Alex Hirst | CEO & Co Founder at Hoxby
Having reached burnout in his career within Marketing and driven by a loathing for his counter-productive daily commute and 14+ hour days, Alex decided to renegotiate his psychological contract with work. This led him to start Hoxby with Lizzie Penny in 2015 and with it a ‘workstyle’ movement. With a vision to bring equality to the world of work, Hoxby won the #WorkThatWorks Award in recognition of their success in creating new work opportunities. Alex is excited by the value that the workstyle system can bring to society, and also the opportunity it provides for step-changing productivity and efficiency for business. In 2018, Hoxby was shortlisted for awards by the IoD, Social Enterprise UK and the RSA while Alex has also been listed by DIMA as one of the top 50 Male advocates for equality in Marketing & Media and the Equality Advocate of the Year award by Women In Marketing. A father of two, Alex works around his role as a parent, representing the small but growing number of men who are reducing their working hours for the good of their families, and longer-term gender equality.