“Stand to Reason Conference 10 July 2008 - keynote speakers Lord Stevenson and Dame Carol Black”

Stand to Reason Conference
Thursday 10 July 2008
Venue: Herbert Smith LLP, Exchange House, Primrose Street, London, EC2A 2HS

Sponsored by Herbert Smith LLP, JP Morgan Cazenove and the London Development Centre
Media Partner The Times

Work-related stress and mental illness have a huge impact on business, and mental
ill-health affects one in four of the total population at some point in their life. This
conference offers the opportunity to learn how to better manage mental health at
work and to hear how other organisations have found practical solutions and
accessed support.

A video of the conference will be available on this website shortly.

9.00am Coffee and registration

9.30am Chair Sathnam Sangheera, The Times
Chair’s Introduction

9.40am A Personal Account
Lord Dennis Stevenson of Coddenham, Chair, HBOS plc, and Chairman of the
House of Lords Appointments Commission
Please click on this link to read Lord Stevenson’s recent article in the Times.
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10.00am The Role of the Workplace in Health and Wellbeing
Dame Carol Black, National Director for Health and Work

10.20am The Offer of Company Support – Practical Strategies for Recognising Problems and
Managing Mental Health
Jonathan Naess, Director, Stand to Reason

10.35am The Capital Cares About Mental Health and Employment
Brendan McLoughlin, Programme Director, CSIP London Development Centre

10.50am Break

11.20am Presentations

(a) The Business Case for Taking Mental Health at Work Seriously
Bob Grove, Director of Employment, Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health

(b) Managing Mental Health atWork
Catherine Kilfedder, Group Health Advisor, British Telecom

(c) A Financial Services Approach
Jemima Jefferson, European Diversity and Inclusion Manager, Credit Suisse

(d) Enhancing Workforce Diversity,
Richard King, Head of Legal Knowledge, Herbert Smith LLP

12.20pm Panel discussion:
How Do We Bring Mental Health Into The Heart of Diversity Thinking in The City?

Ben Summerskill (Stonewall), Richard King (Herbert Smith LLP), Jonathan
Naess (Stand to Reason) and Bob Grove (Sainsbury Centre forMental Health)

12.45pm Questions and answers from the floor

1.00pm Chair’s reflections on the discussion

Followed by lunch and informal networking until 2.00pm