Event Summary

Businesses, educators, and communities are working hard—but are we identifying the real issues?

📉 Economic pressures are forcing companies to cut costs, lifting productivity and profit is urgent .
💼 Job losses are rising, so developing and retaining talent has never been so important.
🎓 Studentachievement rates are low, reversing disengagement, motivation and inspiration is needed in both education and the workforce.
📊 Wellbeing programs exist, yet burnout and absenteeism remain at record highs.

Everyone is investing in wellbeing, education, and workplace initiatives—so what's missing?

At Techweek 2025, we will challenge out dated ideas, and assumptions and provide solutions to the above.

This session unpacks the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)—an evidence-based resource that quickly identifies the real causes behind workforce disengagement, retention struggles, and poor productivity and profit levels.

We're not here to sell another wellbeing trend—we're here to show how developing evidence-based insights can transform decision-making for businesses, schools, and organisations worldwide. Spend less, Achieve more and Faster.

What We'll Cover

✅ The Hidden Gaps in Wellbeing Initiatives – Ways to do better and ensure you do not miss the mark
✅ Recession & Workplace Wellbeing – WAys to engage and meet individual employees needs effectively
✅ Retention & Performance Challenges – How data-driven insights help motivate employees and students engaged
✅ Real-World Case Study: Applying the Universal Wellbeing Model (UWM) & UWET
✅ Interactive Q&A – Bring your challenges, get real insights

Who Should Attend?

🔹 Business leaders & executives – Find solutions to staff retention & productivity improvements
🔹 HR & People Leaders – Learn why many wellbeing programs fail to perform & how to fix them
🔹 Educators & Institutions – Address declining student engagement & achievement
🔹 Policymakers & Strategists – Seek evidence-based wellbeing systems for long-term impact

📅 Date & Time

📅 20th May 2025 | 🕙 10:00 AM – 12:15 PM NZST

📍Live Online Session (60–90 minutes) via Microsoft Teams| Part of Techweek New Zealand 2025

🔗 Join via Microsoft Teams. (The link will be provided once you have registered.)

Event Summary

What We'll Cover

Who Should Attend?

📅 Date & Time

Event Programme

10:00 AM – 10:10 AM | Welcome & Introduction

10:10 AM – 10:40 AM | Initial Address: Uncovering the Real Issues in Workplace Wellbeing

10:40 AM – 11:20 AM | The Universal Wellbeing Model: The Hidden Gaps in Wellbeing Initiatives

11:20 AM – 11:50 AM | Interactive Session: Applying the Universal Wellbeing Evaluation Tool (UWET)

11:50 AM – 12:10 PM | Q&A Session

12:10 PM – 12:15 PM | Closing Remarks