4th Annual Workplace Mental Health Conference

Cultivating a Culture of Connection
 

Conference Schedule

Times listed below are EDT. All sessions take place virtually using Zoom.

August 16, 2023

12:30 p.m.

Welcome and Opening Remarks

Sagar Parikh, M.D., FRCPC, Co-Lead, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Danielle Taubman, M.P.H., Project Manager, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center 

1:00 p.m.

Keynote Address

How Coming Together Moves Us From Surviving to Thriving

Christine Porath, Ph.D., Visiting Faculty, Kenan-Flagler Business School, UNC Chapel Hill 

At the request of the speaker, this session will not be recorded.

1:45 p.m.Break
1:50 p.m.

Panel Discussion

Supporting Employee Mental Health: A Conversation Across Different Workplace Perspectives

Sean Egan, Deputy Director, Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity 

Darcy Gruttadaro, J.D., Chief Innovation Officer, National Alliance on Mental Illness 

Holly Miller, President & CEO, United Way of Midland County 

Moderated by Sagar Parikh, M.D., FRCPC, Co-Lead, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center and Sinziana Luchian, M.B.A., Director, Health Care Initiatives, Detroit Regional Chamber

2:50 p.m.Break
3:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions (Select 1)

Session #1

Working with Mental Health Disabilities: Key Principles and Successful Practices

Emily McElmurry, CRC, LPC, Director of Vocational Services, Peckham

Kat Thompson, M.Ed., Human Resources Professional, Peckham

Session #2

Inclusion and Belonging: Critical Pillars Toward a Mentally Healthy Workplace

Cierra Gillison, M.A., Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Director, Lyra Health

3:45 p.m.Break
3:50 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions (Select 1)

Session #3

Supporting Workers’ Human Needs to Leave Them "Net Better Off" 

Gabriela (Gabby) Burlacu, Ph.D., Talent Research Manager, Accenture

Session #4

Leveraging Neuroscience for a Resilient Self and Workplace

Cindy Bjorkquist, M.S., Director, Well-Being, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan

4:35 p.m.Break
4:40 p.m.

Closing Remarks       
Sagar Parikh, M.D., FRCPC, Co-Lead, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center

Michelle Riba, M.D., M.S., Co-Lead, Workplace Mental Health Solutions, Eisenberg Family Depression Center

5:00 p.m.Conference Ends