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IHPM!15th!Annual!Global!Conference!
Making'Health'and'Wellbeing'Global'Values:''
Good'for'People|'Good'for'Business|'Good'for'Global'Prosperity'
World!Trade!Center,!Dubai,!United!Arab!Emirates!
May!27/28,!2015!
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His' Highness' Sheikh' Mohammed' Bin' Maktoum' Bin' Juma' Al' Maktoum' endorses' the' IHPM'
Work' Place' Wellness' Alliance' 15th' Annual' Global' Conference' on' Health' &' Productivity,!
Dubai,'United'Arab'Emirates'L'“The$UAE,$like$the$rest$of$the$world,$is$experiencing$increasing$human$
and$economic$costs$of$unhealthy$lifestyles$and$needs$a$strategy$for$improving$the$health$of$its$work$force$
to$ remain$ competitive$ in$ the$ global$ economy.$ $This$ inaugural$ conference$ on$ Health$ &$ Productivity$
presents$a$new$model$for$investing$in$health$as$a$valuable$resource,$and$is$an$encouraging$opportunity$
for$business$and$government$leaders$to$learn$more$about$how$to$do$this."$
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AGENDA&&
Day'1'|'Wednesday,'May'27th'
9:00' WELCOME'and'Opening'Remarks'
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9:15' Assessing&the&Overall&Health&of&the&Gulf''|'Robin'Ali,'Consultant'to'the'Dubai'
Health'Authority'
Panel'Discussion!of!the!significant!health!issues!in!the!Gulf!Region,!leading!to!a!
suggested!agenda!for!improving!the!health!and!performance!of!the!work!force!
• Dr.'Richard'Jenkins,'Vice'President'Primary'Healthcare'and'Family'
Medicine,'Emirates&Airlines'
• Cedric'Betis,'Chairman,'Dubai'Holding'Wellness'Committee,'Dubai&
Holding'
• Amr'El'Sharkawy,'Market'Access'Manager,'GCC,'Abbott'
• Dana'Citron,'Director,'Gulf'Health'&'Wellness'Programs,'MetLife'
• Dr.'Pietie'Loubser,'Chief'Clinical'Officer,'Mediclinic&Middle&East'
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10:15' Productivity'Gains'for'Global'Competitive'Advantage:&&Investing&in&Health&as&a&
Human&Capital&Asset&|&Sean'Sullivan,'President'&'CEO'and'Deborah'Love,'Executive'
VP'&'COO,'Institute&for&Health&and&Productivity&Management&
Presentation!of!the!Health!&!Productivity!Management!Model!with!its!Value!Chain,!
which!converts!employee!health!from!a!“cost”!to!a!human!capital!asset!that!
produces!measurable!returns!in!better!work!place!performance!from!targeted!
investments!in!health!improvement
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10:45' Break'|'Networking'in'Exhibit'Area'
11:15' DataLDriven'Approach'to'Health'and'Wellbeing:&Identifying&Key&Cost&Drivers&to&
Target&Programs&for&Best&Returns:&Eric'Butler,'Vice'President,'Global'Healthcare'and'
Dana'Citron,'MPH,'Director,'Gulf'Health'&'Wellness'Programs,'MetLife&
Building!and!maintaining!a!healthy!and!engaged!work!force!is!one!of!employers’!
most!critical!issues!in!the!global!work!place.!!Rising!costs!and!unhealthy!behaviors!
are!universal!issues,!but!different!health!service!delivery!systems!and!benefit!
designs!can!result!in!different!national!outcomes.!!Structured!data!analytics!enable!
multinational!employers!to!focus!on!the!underlying!health!needs!of!their!own!
populations,!which!are!impacting!their!companies’!financial!bottom!lines.!
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12:00' Recognizing'Best'Programs:&&15th&Annual&Corporate&Health&&&Productivity&
Management&Award&Winners&|&Sponsored'by'Abbott,'and'presented'by'Amr'El'
Sharkawy,'Market'Access'Manager,'GCC'and'Linda'Roberts,'Director'Business'
Development,'Corporate'Marketing&
12:15' Health'Promotion'at'the'Workplace&–&a&Multinational&Perspective&|&Dr.'Rajgopal'
Thirumalai,'Vice'President,'Global'Medical'and'Occupational'Health'|'Unilever&
Unilever’s!muchUhonored,!Global!AwardUwinning!Lamplighter!Program!has!few!
peers!in!the!corporate!health!and!wellness!arena!–!in!its!total!example!of!topUlevel!
management!vision,!practical!design!and!implementation!throughout!the!
company,!incremental!global!rollout!with!adaption!to!so!many!distinct!cultures!
where!the!company!operates,!and!accountability!through!measurement!of!results!
from!health!improvement!programs.!!This!continues!to!be!a!leading!story!of!
building!a!successful!health!and!performance!model!around!the!world.
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1:00' Lunch'in'Exhibit'Area'
2:00' Framework'for'an'Integrated'Wellness'&'Wellbeing'Strategy'|'Mike'Iddon,'
Group'Healthcare'Director,'Compass&Group'
Building!a!Foundation!of!Employee!Health!&!Wellness!on!Lifestyle!Behaviors'
! Nutrition/Movement/Sleep'
Raising!a!“Canopy”!or!“Tent”!of!Employee!Wellbeing!and!“Psychological!Fitness”!on!
the!Health!&!Wellness!Foundation!
Resilience!to!deal!with!stressors!at!work!and!in!life
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2:45' Presentation'of'President’s'Award'|'Sean'Sullivan,'JD,'President'&'CEO,'IHPM'
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2:5o' Dubai'Holding’s'Journey'to'a'Culture'of'Health'&'Wellness!|'Cedric'Betis,'
Chairman,'Dubai&Holding&Wellness&Committee''
As!work!grows!more!sedentary,!the!global!work!force!is!growing!fatter,!sicker!and!
less!productive!because!of!chronic!health!conditions.!Dubai!Holding!has!been!
following!a!carefully!planned!model!in!creating!its!resultsUoriented!corporate!
wellness!program,!and!will!reveal!its!“golden”!strategy!for!combating!chronic!
disease.
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3:30' Measuring'Risk'to'Manage'It:'A'Global'Perspective'|'Zorianna'Hyworon,'
President'&'CEO,'InfoTech'
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The!leading!business!thinker!of!modern!times,!Peter!Drucker,!remarked!famously!
that!“you!can’t!manage!what!you!don’t!measure.”!!The!discipline!of!Health!and!
Productivity!Management!starts!with!determining!the!health!risks!of!a!defined!
population,!systematically!prioritizing!them!to!reduce!them!through!workplace!
wellness!programs,!and!then!measuring!the!resulting!improvements!in!functional!
health!and!work!place!performance.!
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InfoTech!is!the!leading!international!collector,!evaluator!and!reporter!of!employee!
health!risk!and!productivity!data!–!operating!in!125!countries!around!the!world.!!
Zorianna!Hyworon,!founder!and!CEO,!will!share!highlights!of!its!benchmark!global!
metrics!on!lifestyle!risk!factors,!biometric!clinical!markers!including!diabetes!and!
preUdiabetes,!stress!and!depression,!sleep!and!fatigue,!and!impacted!employee!
productivity!–!including!examples!from!the!Gulf.!
4:15''''Break'|'Networking'in'Exhibit'Area'
4:45!!!' “Connected'Health”&–&Enabling&the&Rapid&Evolution&in&Both&Medical&and&
Information&Technology&to&help&Provide&Best&Medical&Practices&to&Individuals&in&Need&
Worldwide&through&Telemedicine&|&Dr.'Bahram'Safaei,'Group'Advisor,'MBM'Health'&'
Medical'Performance'Services'&'Manoel'Coelho,'Chief'Commercial'Officer,'
GlobalMed!
5:30' “Connectivity'and'Behavior'Change:'Validated'SelfLManagement'Interventions'
+'Coaching'and'Data”'–'ClinicalUtrialUcaliber!research!producing!mobile!health!management!
programs!with!coaching!support!for!individual!behavior!change!to!address!chronic!health!
conditions!such!as!depression,!hypertension,!low!back!pain&|'Michael'Mulvihill,'President'
&'CEO'and'John'Burke,'Chief'Strategy'Officer,'ORCAS''
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6:00'''Adjourn'
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Day'2'|'Thursday,'May'28th'
9:00' LeadWELL:&Human&Energy&Management,&Saudi&Aramco&|'Samantha'Horseman,'
wellcare'Administrator'and'President'of'IHPM'MENA;'Paul'Burgess,'wellcare'Strategy'
Team;'Reem'Bubshait,'studyWELL'Team'Leader;'Yasmine'Buraik,'Facilitator'in'MindL
Body'Medicine;'Sarah'Hayman,'workWELL'Team'Leader;'Emad'Saleh,'seeWELL'Team'
Leader,'Saudi&Aramco'
How!can!organizations!create!and!sustain!a!more!energized,!engaged!and!high!
performing!workforce?!Workforce!wellbeing!begins!with!what!employees!see!and!hear!
from!their!leadership.!LeadWELL!is!a!leadership!development!program!that!develops!
mindful,!engaged,!and!resilient!leaders!who!become!the!catalyst!for!driving!a!culture!of!
wellbeing!and!enhanced!performance.!During!this!session,!Saudi!Aramco!shares!how!
the!LeadWELL!program!is!driving!organizational!health,!increasing!the!retention!and!
attraction!of!talent,!and!positioning!Saudi!Aramco!as!an!employer!of!choice!within!
their!industry!and!the!global!marketplace.!The!LeadWELL™!program!is!managed!by!
the!Management!and!Professional!Development!Department!–!a!part!of!Human!
Resources!at!Saudi!Aramco.!
10:00' Adapting'Behavioral'Health'&'Wellness'Services'to'Engage'Employees'in'
Different'Cultures'Around'the'World'|'Russ'Hagen,'CEO,'Chestnut&Global&Partners&
Principles!and!examples!of!successfully!adapting!Employee!Assistance!Plans!(EAPs)!
and!wellness!programs!to!produce!positive!results!in!different!regional!cultures!from!
around!the!world!–!such!as!China,!Brazil!and!Russia'
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10:45' Helping'Employees'in'Challenging'Situations'in'Foreign'Locations:'Corporate'
Example'of'Employee'Assistance'Plan'(EAP)'Services'|'Mr.'Li'Jinhai,'Director,'China&
National&Petroleum&Corporation,&International&Department&
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11:15' Break'|'Networking'in'Exhibit'Area'
11:45' Focus'Session'on'the'Management'of'Diabetes'|'Dr.'Pamella'Thomas,'Chief'
Medical'Officer,'IHPM!
The!International!Diabetes!Federation!projects!an!85!per!cent!increase!in!the!
prevalence!of!diabetes!in!the!Middle!East!and!North!Africa!over!the!next!20!years!–!
compared!with!an!overall!global!increase!of!53!percent.!!Nowhere!is!the!increase!in!this!
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chronic!disease!more!serious!than!in!the!Arabian!Gulf,!yet!there!is!a!lack!of!clear!
guidelines!for!the!management!of!this!“epidemic.”!!!
Dr.'Pamella'Thomas,'Chief'Medical'Officer,!IHPM!and!former!head!of!Global!
Health!at!LockheedUMartin,!will!chair!a!focus!session!on!this!leading!threat!to!the!
future!health!and!wellbeing!of!the!entire!region,!with!participants!from!Saudi!Arabia!as!
well!as!the!UAE.!
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Introduction!to!the!International!Diabetes!Federation!2014!treatment!guidelines!!
Barriers!to!treatment!–!time,!cost,!distance,!low!health!literacy!!
Value!of!workplace!investments!in!prevention!and!early!detection!and!
treatment,!starting!with!PreUdiabetes!–!to!avoid!future!complications!
New!Chronic!Care!Model!integrating!wellness!into!the!full!range!of!prevention!!
The!session!also!will!feature!Waleed'El'Abd,!Pfizer!General&Manager&for&
Saudi&Arabia,!describing!a!program!to!educate!pharmacists!on!the!appropriate!
use!of!medications!for!the!treatment!of!diabetes.!!
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12:30'''''Lunch'
1:30' Worksite'Health'Promotion'in'the'Gulf'Region:'A'Need'or'a'Want?''|'Dr.'
Mansoor'Anwar,'Director'of'Medical'&'Occupational'Health'Services,'Emirates&
Integrated&Telecommunication&Company&“du”&
In!the!UAE!and!wider!Arabian!Gulf!region,!the!prevalence!of!nonUcommunicable!
diseases!(NCDs)!and!resultant!morbidity!and!mortality!has!raised!a!national!alert.!
Corporate!wellness!and!health!promotion!programs!are!important!defenses!against!
this!threat.!!Published!results!of!evaluations!suggest!that!these!programs!can!have!
positive!impacts!on!health!behaviors!and!risk!factors.!In!addition,!economic!analyses!
suggest!that!some!programs!can!reduce!the!“slope”!of!health!care!costs!and,!through!
prevention,!slow!the!increase!in!NCDs.!!And!there!is!growing!evidence!of!a!strong!
linkage!between!employee!health!and!productivity.!!
2:15''''The'Changing'Face'of'Occupational'Health'|'Dr.'John'Cooper,'Occupational'
Health'Consultant,'Work&for&Health,&Ltd.'
Occupational!medicine!developed!originally!to$identify!and!prevent!diseases!caused!by!
harmful!factors!in!the!work!place.!As!exposure!to!these!factors!–!like!coal!dust!in!mines!
–!was!brought!under!control,!occupational!diseases!lessened!and!the!focus!shifted!
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toward!assessing!fitness!for!jobs!with!extra!risks!or!responsibilities!–!such!as!pilots.!!
Now,!the!focus!has!shifted!again,!toward!promoting!a!healthier!work!force!in!response!
to!mounting!evidence!showing!the!business!benefits!of!work!place!health!programs!–!
in!reduced!health!cost!“overhead”!as!well!as!improved!work!performance!and!increased!
productivity!!
3:00'''''Oil'&'Gas'Panel:'Health,'Wellness'&'Safety'in'a'Key'Global'and'Gulf'Industry!
Representatives!from!leading!multinational!companies!in!the!Gulf’s!leading!industry!
will!be!joined!by!local!company!managers!to!explore!the!key!connections!between!
health!and!wellness,!safety!and!productivity.!
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Dr.!Saleem!Anwar,!BP!!
Dr.!Jawed!Iqbal,!Shell'!
Ms.!Samantha!Horseman,!Saudi'Aramco!
Mr.!Li!Jinhai,!China'National'Petroleum!
Local!Gulf!Company!tba!
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WORKSHOP'
4:00'''Introductory'Workshop'on'the'Framework'and'Fundamentals'of'the'Health'and'
Productivity' Management' Model' |' IHPM' Team' with' Linda' Roberts,' Abbott,' Dana'
Citron,'MetLife'and'Samantha'Horseman,'Saudi&Aramco'
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Integrating!data!to!assess!overall!health!and!wellness!of!the!work!force!and!
determine!total!healthUrelated!costs!or!“Burden!of!Illness”!(BOI)!!
Identifying!most!significant!work!force!health!issues!and!best!opportunities!for!
investments!to!improve!health!and!reduce!the!BOI!
Designing!and!implementing!worksite!health!improvement!programs!to!address!
these!issues!
Measuring!the!success!of!these!health!investments!in!reducing!the!BOI!
A$Wellness$Roadmap$for$the$Middle$East$
6:00:' Adjourn'
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