INTERNATIONAL VITALITY CONFERENCE

Young Capital is one of the fastest growing companies in the Netherlands. HR Director Elbrich Batstra will walk you through the adventure of how the focus on autonomy, culture and sustainable employability contributed to the growth and success of YoungCapital. And not unimportant: how Batstra and her team do everything they can to maintain the DNA, despite the continuous growth of the company.

How do you ensure that you promote sustainable vitality while increasing resilience and productivity? In order to achieve this, we must take an integral look at our own health and vitality. That’s why Vitality Expert Bas Snippert will introduce you to the new science of vitality. Discover the latest theoretical insights about vitality and receive practical tools you can immediately apply in practice.

A Humanity Centered leader is a leader who holds himself accountable for the impact of his choices and behavior on his people, the organization, society and the planet. 70% of the level of employee commitment is based on the behavior of the leader. In this presentation, you get more information about the influence that leaders can have on the culture of their company and thus on the engagement of their people.

Our society faces major challenges in the field of health and wellbeing. For years, Zilveren Kruis, the largest health insurer in the Netherlands, has been working with employers to make a positive contribution to the vitality landscape. They do so by bringing innovations and employers together. During this presentation, experts Nisha Alberts and Rielle Nij-Bijvank will take you through the vision, ambition and ecosystem of Zilveren Kruis’s business market. The experts will show which developments are taking place in the market and which innovations are responsible for this. On the basis of best practices at employers, they provide a look behind the scenes and offer tips & tricks you can use in your own organization.

Absenteeism, work pressure and work stress are just a few of the many topics that play a role in almost every organization. Before you intervene, it’s important to understand the causes of absenteeism and work pressure perception. During this presentation, you will get an idea of ​​how stressors and resources can be identified using the latest innovations in HR analytics and how these stressors can then be linked to the right interventions for optimal vitality promotion within organizations.

Millions of Dutch people suffer from chronic, non-communicable diseases. Sometimes medications are their main treatment option. However, we are learning more and more how specific lifestyle interventions can contribute to effective treatment of these diseases. According to a recent collection of scientific evidence from the Netherlands Innovation Center for Lifestyle Medicine, changing a lifestyle is not easy for an individual. During this presentation expert Hanneke Molema will explain why and how the work environment can offer many possibilities for the effective deployment of lifestyle interventions.

How do you support the vitality of over 4000 employees and 50.000 students? Cees Endhoven is HR Director at the Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (AUAS) has taken on this daunting task with a unique approach. In this presentation he will share his experiences in organizing effective vitality programs that inspire people to take their next step in becoming more vital. Literally, because one of the cornerstones for Endhoven’s approach is to offer employees new ways to become active and moving. Endhoven will share his experiences as HR Director at AUAS, ranging from the personal to the professional: how to be a role model for vitality as a leader, while inspiring and offering new opportunities for employees to become more vital.

Nowadays, when our personal and work life is increasingly intertwined, it’s sometimes difficult to find the balance. We occasionally feel overwhelmed or experience a blurring mind and are no longer able to perform as well as we were used to. Specialst Rachel Pico is on a mission to bring EFT to the attention of employers, as a targeted intervention for employees who get stuck, have unclear physical complaints, experience excessive stress and many other situations. EFT is an approachable method that helps quickly and effectively meet these challenges. Discover and learn for yourself during this presentation.