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ATTEND THE SUMMIT

Be a part of the movement to advance leadership in workplace wellness, and come away with valuable new insights, connections and lessons to elevate health and well-being in your organization.

We recommend that attendees meet the following:

  • Have direct experience leading or championing health and wellness, sustainability and/or mindfulness-based initiatives in an organization.

  • Maintain a leadership role in which they are deeply committed to creating a healthy, thriving culture and enhancing well-being in workplaces or communities.

  • Are looking to build relationships with peers, share best practices and learn from other leaders and innovators from companies including WeWork, Structure Tone, Compass Group and Walmart.

The cost to attend the Summit is $950 per person, which includes all sustainably sourced meals, programming, wellness-focused activities and accommodation at Garrison Institute. WELL APs can access tickets at a discounted price of $855 per person. Email wwls@wellcertified.com to access your promo code.

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What to Expect

Address data-driven questions

Collaborate through guided discussions

Draw inspiration from innovative speakers

Engage in mindful activities

Check-in

Explore the grounds and settle in. Arrive between 2:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. at Garrison Institute.

Opening reception and dinner

Attend a welcome reception and connect with fellow attendees over dinner.

Keynote Panel

Join us for a panel discussion focused on the role of leaders in building a culture of health and learn how to make employee well-being a part of your company’s core values. Our keynote panelists will share insights on how to frame the investment and achieve buy-in on health and wellness programs.

Begin your day with a hike through the surrounding woods, join a yoga class or take some time out for guided meditation

Mindfulness Training for Leaders

Participate in a research-based and results-oriented mindfulness training for leaders, designed to empower both individual and organizational performance.

Design + Wellness Panel

Our environments play a pivotal role in shaping how we live and work. We now know that humans spend over 90% of their time indoors, and leading research suggests that our lifestyles have a bigger impact on our health than our genetic codes. Learn from experts in the design community as they discuss the synergies between workplace design and policies, and examine how they influence culture and employee well-being.

Design + Wellness Breakout Session

After lunch, participate in roundtable discussions exploring the intersection of building design, wellness programs and workplace policy.

Mindful Moment

Enjoy a guided group mindfulness activity.

Scale + Maintain Panel

Health and wellness programs cannot be developed with a “one size fits all” mentality. They must be flexible enough to scale, but also specific enough to meet the unique needs of your employees across diverse locations and cultures. Hear from leaders of workplace health at Aetna, Google, SAP, and Harvard Pilgrim Healthcare on strategies for effectively designing and scaling health and wellness programs, along with best practices for evaluating and maintaining their success.

Close the day with another opportunity to connect with one another over happy hour, dinner and time to enjoy Garrison Institute's grounds.

Begin your day with another set of optional wellness activities followed by breakfast.

Mindful Moment

Enjoy a guided group mindfulness activity.

Breakout Session: Summit Reflections

Reflect on all you’ve heard and learned over the course of the Summit in small breakout groups. Connect on key takeaways and develop strategies you can take into your own organizations. We’ll close with attendee presentations and present next steps for staying connected.

You are welcome to begin your travel home or stay for a farewell lunch.

All attendees will be offered complimentary shuttles to Garrison Station. Metro-North trains traveling to New York City leave at 12:20 p.m. and 1:20 p.m.

Frequently Asked Questions

The Workplace Wellness Leadership Summit brings together approximately 100 leaders of health and well-being across all sectors to connect and share best practices. Together, we’ll hone new strategies for infusing wellness across organizations to support a healthy, engaged workforce, while also building a community of likeminded peers who are working to transform the workplace into a place where employees thrive.

The Summit is presented in partnership with the International WELL Building InstituteTM (IWBITM) and Garrison Institute, a not-for-profit education institute and retreat center dedicated to advancing society through transformative programming and applied contemplative practices.

  • Tuesday, May 21
    • Check-in from 2:00 p.m.
    • Programming begins approx. at 5:30 p.m.
  • Wednesday, May 22
    • Full-day of programming
  • Thursday, May 23
    • Programming concludes approx. at 12:00 p.m.
    • Check-out at 1:00 p.m.

The Summit will be held at Garrison Institute, a renovated monastery, nestled on 93 acres of preserved land, adjacent to the Hudson River. The address is 14 Mary's Way, Route 9D, Garrison, New York.

Garrison Institute is located approximately 50 miles north of New York City. They offer onsite parking and a complimentary shuttle service from the Garrison train station.

More information on traveling and transportation to Garrison Institute.

Over the course of the Summit, we’ll address data-driven questions through interactive learning sessions, collaborate over roundtable discussions and draw inspiration from leaders advancing health and wellness. Opportunities for wellness will be interspersed throughout, including guided meditation, yoga and hiking. There will be spacious time allotted to connect with Summit attendees throughout programming and sustainably-sourced, seasonal meals.

The cost to attend the Summit is $US950 per person, which includes all sustainably sourced meals, programming, wellness-focused activities and accommodation at Garrison Institute. WELL APs can access a discounted ticket price of $US855 per person. All proceeds from the Summit will go to the Garrison Institute to support programming which advances leadership in workplace wellness.

Contact wwls@wellcertified.com for any further questions regarding the Summit.

ABOUT GARRISON INSTITUTE

The Garrison Institute is an incubator for ideas. Based on the belief that grounding social action in the wisdom of contemplation is essential to building a more compassionate and resilient future, the Garrison Institute hosts more than 100 gatherings each year. Led by distinguished teachers and thinkers, their events explore a wide range of wisdom traditions and contemplative practices. Retreats are held in a renovated monastery, nestled on 93 acres of preserved land on the banks of the Hudson River, an hour north of Manhattan, in Garrison, New York. Since 2003, over 60,000 people have participated in the Garrison Institute's retreats and programs.

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