You are an HR practitioner working in People & Culture and care deeply about creating a thriving workplace culture that prioritizes mental health and wellbeing, engagement, motivation, and belonging in your organization.

Why should you come to the 8TH IPPA World Congress on Positive Psychology?

Positive psychology is the scientific study of human flourishing. The IPPA World Congress is the largest global gathering of researchers and practitioners who focus on the science of wellbeing and how it can be used to support mental health, personal growth and development, happiness and resilience in individuals and organizations.

This Congress is an ideal professional development opportunity for human resource practitioners who want to:

EMPLOYEE WELLBEING

Discover resources and tools to support employees in building wellbeing, bolstering resilience and buffering against stress, disengagement and burnout.

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

Learn the latest research and best practices for skill building around, wellbeing, social and emotional intelligence, strengths and psychological safety, particularly in the face of pandemic-related challenges.

WORKPLACE CULTURE

Explore strategies and techniques for cultivating positive group dynamics, trust and respect within organizations to foster a positive workplace culture that prioritizes the wellbeing of all stakeholders.

what kind of presentations can you expect to see at the congress?

With over 590 presentations across 4 action packed days, there is a path of content for everyone. To give a snapshot, please see a small example of talks focused on human resources that you can find in the program:

  • Human Capital Sustainability Leadership for Healthy Organizations: Emotional Intelligence as a Positive Resource, Andrea Svicher (view session information)

  • Resilience isn’t enough: An investigation into the relationship between resilience and thriving at work, Rosie Hancock (view session information)

  • To be, or not to be (in the office), that is the question: Exploring the relationship between post Covid-19 work environments, wellbeing and performance, Nic Smith (view session information)

Positive psychology researchers and practitioners will be presenting their work on the most innovative research and practice on a wide variety of well-being topics including: achievement, artificial intelligence, business and organizations, career and work, coaching, complexity, coping and emotion regulation, creativity, culture, diversity and inclusion, education, ethics, financial wellbeing, flow, gamification, leadership/management, meaning and purpose, mental illness, mindfulness, motivation, neuroscience, online / virtual, open-mindedness, parenting, physical wellbeing, polarization, positive emotions, relationships, resilience and posttraumatic growth, self-care, social media, strengths, sustainability, systems, technology, toxic positivity, and much more!

Choose a path that fits your needs and interests and join us in Vancouver to connect with as many as 1,600 like-minded individuals who are keen to learn and grow together around the study of human flourishing.

Take advantage of flight and accommodation discounts available to attendees, register now!