Systemic and cultural ways to support mental wellbeing at work

Join us this World Mental Health Day for a discussion about supporting wellbeing in the IP professions. This webinar follows on from last year's World Mental Health Day webinar on "Supporting staff wellbeing, mental health and work-life balance". As in 2024, it's a collaboration between IP Inclusive, Jonathan’s Voice, CIPA and CITMA and is free to attend for anyone who works in the UK’s IP sector.

Our content

In this interactive webinar, we'll be joined by workplace wellbeing consultant Lisa Whittleton to explore what really works in terms of supporting mental health at work.

There are recognised disconnects between:

1) the increasing investment and initiatives put in place by organisations, and employees not seeing or feeling the benefit; and

2) what we know works in terms of best practice, and what is practical and reasonable for small-to-medium-sized practices to implement.

We'll address those by bringing together Lisa’s background in business psychology and her experience helping organisations to develop and implement wellbeing strategies, along with a panel of IP professionals who are passionate about wellbeing. Together they'll provide you with practical takeaways and answer your questions on how to get this important part of your business strategy right.

Meet the speakers

Dr Anna Molony, UK & European Patent Attorney, Founder & Director at Two IP (webinar chair)

Anna Molony is a UK & European Patent Attorney with over 20 years’ experience and the founder of Two IP, the UK’s first platform law firm offering a fee-share model for patent and trade mark attorneys. Having built two private practice firms, Anna has seen first-hand the pressures that long hours and high workloads can have in the profession. She is passionate about creating a better way of working for attorneys, both through Two IP’s innovative model and in her wider contributions to conversations on wellbeing and work-life balance. Away from work, Anna is a keen lawn bowler and plays for her club and the Warwickshire county side.

Lisa Whittleton, Founder & Director, Illuminate VR Services Ltd (keynote speaker)

Lisa Whittleton is a vocational rehabilitation consultant and trainer with a background in business psychology. She runs Illuminate, who are specialists in workplace wellbeing and resilience helping organisations to create safe, supportive cultures that are positive about mental health. Lisa has 15 years’ experience supporting individuals with a range of mental and physical health challenges to get back on track and thrive in their jobs, as well as advising senior leaders, HR and management on best practice. Lisa delivers bespoke leadership development and practical, interactive wellbeing webinars to a range of industries, including delivery of Mental Health First Aid courses through IP Inclusive.

Who's it for?

This webinar is open to anyone who works in the UK's IP sector, whatever their role. It will be especially useful for those who are responsible for and want to implement positive change. Please invite your colleagues, at all levels of seniority.

Bring a guest!

At IP Inclusive we want to reach as many IP people as possible. Why not invite a guest to watch the webinar with you - someone in a different role or at a different career level, perhaps; an ally or potential ally; or a colleague who's not yet involved with IP Inclusive? They'll be most welcome!

Registration

If you have any access requirements, please do get in touch with us at events@ipinclusive.org.uk

Cost

This event is free. So are all our resources. The Jonathan’s Voice events and resources are also free at the point of delivery.

That said, both organisations do need money to keep the show on the road, so if you are able, please consider making a donation. For more information, visit the IP Inclusive fundraising page or the Jonathan’s Voice donations page.