Summit Agenda
A full-day experience designed to inspire action and deliver results.
Explore the topics shaping the future of workplace wellbeing, through sessions built for real impact.
The 2026 Summit agenda is designed to push your thinking, sharpen your skills, and fuel new approaches to workplace wellbeing.
You’ll explore how neuroscience can help people live and lead healthier lives, how to communicate with influence to create culture change, and how to break limiting mindsets through creativity and design. A real-world hot topics panel will spotlight equity-centered strategies, success stories, and the evolving challenges wellbeing leaders are navigating today.
From interactive sessions to practical case studies, the day is built to challenge outdated mindsets, spark new ideas, and equip you with tools to create healthier, more human-centered workplaces. Whether you're joining us in Portland or attending virtually, there's a seat at the table for you.
Morning
8:00 am: Continental Breakfast, Networking & Exhibits
8:45 am: Summit Opening Reflection
9:00 am: Keynote Session: The Neuroscience of Radical Fulfillment with Paul J. Zak
What does it take to create a life and workplace where people feel deeply connected, energized, and fulfilled? Dr. Paul Zak explores why some days drain us while others feel rich with meaning, then shares the neuroscience of radical fulfillment and the six key moments leaders can design for to recharge wellbeing.
10:15 am: Author Meet & Greet & Exhibits
10:35 am: Employer Panel: Real Stories of Wellbeing from the Frontline to the C-Suite
What happens when the people who design work, the people who manage work, and the people who do the work sit down together to talk about wellbeing? This candid, multi-perspective panel reveals what truly creates, or undermines, a healthy workplace, offering insights you won’t hear anywhere else.
Midday
11:45 am: Networking Lunch & Exhibits (Virtual option available for live stream attendees)
1:00 pm: BeWell Workshop - Yes, And: Redefining What Wellbeing Can Be
What happens when we let go of what we think workplace wellbeing should look like and start exploring what it could be? In this energizing, laughter-filled workshop, you'll experience a fresh, creative approach to connection and walk away with bold new ideas for building workplaces where people can truly thrive.
2:20 pm: Afternoon Energizer, Snack Break, Exhibits & Author Table
Afternoon
2:45 pm: The Storytelling of Wellbeing - Communicating What Leaders Need to Hear, with Imran Haider
Organizational wellbeing is a powerful performance strategy, and it deserves to be communicated that way. This session offers practical storytelling and persuasion tools to help you frame wellbeing initiatives around outcomes leaders care about, including productivity, engagement, culture, and long-term organizational health.
4:00 pm: WTT Connected - Take Action Workshop
The best conferences inspire you, and the worst ones end with great ideas that never leave the room. In this interactive closing workshop, we’ll bring the day’s insights together, explore our own perspectives, and identify meaningful next steps for strengthening wellbeing in our own lives and workplaces. You’ll leave energized, clear, and ready to turn inspiration into action.
4:45 pm: Summit Wrap Celebration
5:00 pm: Social Connection Hour (Virtual option available for live stream attendees)