Health and Wellbeing Coaching Conference
1-2 May 2025
Exploring best practices in health and wellbeing: Coaching for vitality, resilience and equity
About the conference
Join global experts in health and wellbeing as they uncover the transformative power of coaching to support clients across every facet. This conference dives into the intersection of coaching and wellness, showcasing innovative strategies and practices to promote physical, mental, and emotional health. From reflective practices to coaching for trauma, joy and health equity, explore cutting-edge approaches to empowering individuals and driving meaningful change in healthcare and beyond.
Day 1
1 May 2025
10:00-10:10 (GMT)
Conference welcome
Dr Badri Bajaj
10:10-10:40
Keynote 1: Reflective practice for wellbeing and self care
Prof Christian van Nieuwerburgh
10:40:11:15
Keynote 2: Coaching for heart health
Prof Robert Kelly
11:15- 12:00
Panel 1: Health Coaching a practitioner perspective
Moderator: Dr Jolanta Burke
Penny Newman, Health Coach
Samantha Ford, Health Coach
Neal Sundberg, Headspace
Maria Wienk
12:00-13:00
Break 1
13:00- 13:30
Keynote 3: Coaching for trauma
Julia Vaughan Smith
13:30-14:00
Keynote 4: Coaching for oral health
Dr Ciara Scott
14:00-14:30
Keynote 5: The role of joy in health
Dr Pamela Larde, Anderson University
14:30-14:45
Break 2
14:45-15:30
Panel 2: Coaching for the health care sector
Moderator: Cynthia Stuckley, EZRA
Steve Gibbons, Intermountain Health
Karen Mellum, Mayo Clinic
Maria O’Kane, Southern Health & Social Care Trust, Ireland
15:30-16:15
Keynote 6: Coaching for mental health
Dr Ana Paula Nacif
16:15-16:30
Break 3
16:30- 17:15
Keynote 7: Coaching for health equity
Margaret Moore
17:15-17:45
Keynote 8: Coaching for a sexual health
Dr Nwachi Gamba Eze Pressley-Tafari
17:45-18:15
Keynote 9: Coaching for weight management
Jane Daly
18:15-18:30
Break 4
18:30-19:30
Laters: Skills Masterclass – Understanding neurodiverse colleagues and clients
Prof Nancy Doyle
19:30
Close
Day 2
7 February 2025
10:00-10:15 (GMT)
Conference welcome
Prof Jonathan Passmore
10:15-11:00
Keynote 1: Wellbeing Coaching
Prof Lindsay Oades
11:00-12:00
Panel session 1
Moderator: Dr Andrea Giraldez-Hayes
Jordan Rodgers, EZRA
Fatima Hussain, uExcelerate
Simone Mahlmann, Sharpist
Anita Ridolfo, Headspace
12:00-13:00
Break 1
13:00-13:30
Keynote 2: Wellbeing theory
Prof Andrew Kemp
13:30-14:00
Keynote 3: Managing wellbeing programmes
Ian Day
14:00-14:30
Keynote 4: Measuring wellbeing in coaching programmes
Dr Rebecca Jarden
14:30-14:45
Break 2
14:45-15:30
Panel 2: Organisational Wellbeing
Moderator Dr Naeema Pasha
Gina Thoebes, Arizona Cardinals
Elsie Roberts, Lloyds Banking Group
15:30-16:15
Keynote 5: Coaching for aging
Dr Tatiana Rowson
16:15-17:00
Keynote 6: Coaching for bereavement
Julia Menaul
17:00-17:45
Keynote 7: AI Coaching for wellbeing
Bergsveinn Olafsson
17:45-18:00
Break 3
18:00-19:30
Skills Master Class session: Managing the Inner critic
Dr Tim Anstiss
19:30
Close
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Questions?
The conference will be administered using Circle and delivered using the Zoom platform. Details will be provided for registrants in advance of the conference.
Registration is open to everyone. The content will be most relevant to coaches and organisations with an interest in technology. No technology expertise expected.
Zoom’s chat features will be available throughout and we will be welcoming questions for speakers during the event.
The conference will only be available in English. If you would like to bring along an interpreter for your native language, please contact sam@isaacson.uk.
Purchase of a ticket will grant you access to every session across the full two days, as well as an exclusive discount code that can be used against our new book The Digital & AI Coaches’ Handbook.
Major cards and Paypal are accepted at the registration link above. If this will be a problem, please contact sam@isaacson.uk.
Discounts are available for volume bookings. If this is the case for you, please contact sam@isaacson.uk.
All of the sessions will be recorded and shared with those registered after the event. There will be opportunities to ask questions and interact with other participants thoughout, so we would strongly encourage you to protect both days where this is possible.
Please note that the agenda is correct at the time of publication but is subject to change given the realities of such a large and diverse (and high calibre!) speaker line up. Session times and speaker details may therefore be updated in minor ways in advance of the conference.
Data privacy notice
In registering for the event your email address will be processed and stored in order to communicate with you about the conference, and to share selected information about relevant future events and other offers. It will be shared with Becoming a Credentialed Coach, the conference platform provider, who may also contact you for those same purposes.
If you have any additional questions please get in touch with Sam Isaacson at sam@isaacson.uk.