Employer benefits leaders share how they set priorities, evaluate investments and rethink whole-person health, from primary care and mental health to chronic condition management and navigation: what’s driving decisions, what’s demonstrating value and where strategies are changing.

Too often employees enter the system only after problems become more serious and more expensive. Employers and healthcare leaders explore how a stronger primary care strategy can improve access, identify risks earlier and deliver better outcomes and value.

Looking beyond the GLP-1 cost debate to what a comprehensive obesity strategy requires, from evidence-based treatment to nutrition, mental health and a workplace culture that supports rather than stigmatizes, through employer, clinical and lived-experience perspectives.

Despite heavy investment, stress, burnout and loneliness remain stubbornly high. With social media, financial pressures, caregiving and workplace expectations all in play, this discussion examines what employers can influence and how to move beyond access to the right support at the right time.

An extended lunch, networking and wellness experience downstairs. Attendees can meet conference partners or join optional activities: MOVE (guided movement), MEDITATE (mindfulness and breathwork) and AFFIRM (the affirmation wall).

Take a moment to move, stretch, and reset.

You don't have to run a marathon or lift heavy weights to experience the benefits. Sometimes a few minutes of movement can make a difference.

In a world that rarely stops moving, taking a moment to pause is an important part of caring for your whole self.

Mindfulness and meditation can help reduce stress, support emotional regulation, improve focus, and create space for clarity.

Let’s create a wall filled with hope, kindness, and strength—together!

Employers take a critical look at their portfolios: what they buy, what employees use, where solutions overlap and how they decide what stays and what goes. How do you build a simpler health ecosystem without losing the support employees genuinely need?

Will AI make healthcare easier to navigate, or add another layer of complexity? Experts explore where AI can improve the employee experience, where to proceed cautiously and what it means for care delivery and the workforce.

Employers putting whole-person health into practice share where they are investing, what they are building around their people’s needs across benefits, care delivery, culture and the physical environment, and what they’ve learned along the way.