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Innovator, entrepreneur and philanthropist Andrew Barnes has made a career of market-changing innovation and industry digitisation. Most recently, in New Zealand, Andrew triggered a revolution of the entire fiduciary and legal services industries, and the transformation he has led as the founder of Perpetual Guardian has positive implications both locally and globally (as evidenced by his announcement of the 4-day week, which made headlines around the world).

Clare Kelliher FAcSS FHEA FRSA AcFCIPD is Professor of Work and Organisation at Cranfield School of Management, Cranfield University in the UK. She holds a BSc in Management, an MA in Employment Relations and a PhD in Organisational Behaviour from London Business School. Her research over many years has focused on the implementation and outcomes from flexible working arrangements. She has published the findings widely in books, articles, blogs and through media commentary. Her research has been used as evidence in the development of government policy and she has worked with employers to shape their working practices. Her recent research, funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, examined how the use of the UK government sponsored ‘furlough scheme’ during the pandemic encouraged employers to experiment with part-time working, often challenging their assumptions about its feasibility and making them more amenable to part-time working in the future. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.

Victoria is an educator, entrepreneur, fitness enthusiast, mom, and passionate advocate for the impact well-being has on performance. She is the founder of Wellness Works Canada, a non-profit association that empowers, educates, and supports organizational well-being practitioners and employers in building healthy, high-performing work cultures. She has worked in the field of health promotion and population health for 20 years. She has supported countless public, not-for-profit and private organizations in developing, implementing, and evaluating comprehensive organizational well-being strategies to create environments where people and business thrives. She has an MBA from the first online MBA program in the world, Athabasca University, and a Bachelor of Physical Education specializing in health promotion, from the University of Alberta. She is also a trained Personal Trainer Specialist, Nutrition and Weight Loss Coach, Triathlon Coach and CPHR Candidate.