Menopause: The Heat Is On

Virtual summit by Peppy
Menopause: The Heat is On
Featuring celebrity guest, Davina McCall. The temperature’s rising – are you ready?

Menopause in the workplace. It's a hot topic, but are employers doing enough to rise to the pressure? With World Menopause Day fast-approaching, Peppy is turning up the temperature with a virtual summit that promises to ignite conversations and spark action in your business.

We’re diving deep into the sizzling subject of menopause at work, and you’re invited! We’ll be uncovering the true costs of menopause to businesses and empowering employers to mitigate the damage to their culture and bottom line by offering inclusive support for every age and stage of menopause.

Davina McCall

Women's Health
Ambassador

Kathy Abernethy

CNO and Menopause Services Director
Peppy

Laura Jackson

EMEA H&W Program Manager
Adobe

Dr Katie Tryon

Director of Health Strategy
Vitality UK

Dr Mridula Pore

Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Peppy

Alice Smellie

Co-Author
Cracking The Menopause

Max Landry

Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Peppy

Julie Dilloway-Knapp

VP Cabin
Virgin Atlantic

Sarah Wright

HR Business Partner
L'Oréal

The heat is on (keynote)

12:00 - 12:15

Feel the intensity from the start as we kick off the event with an introduction from Peppy's co-founder and co-CEO, Mridula Pore.

Find out why offering menopause support is a non-negotiable benefit for forward-thinking employers.

Women of menopausal age make up the fastest-growing demographic of the UK workforce, yet 1 in 10 of those women leave work because of their symptoms. You do the maths – menopause support is something you can no longer afford to put off.

Davina McCall, "Menopause, my job and me"

12:15 - 13:00

At 44 years old, Davina McCall was a national treasure and icon of British television at the height of her career – but she felt like she was "losing it".

It wasn't depression or a mental breakdown. It was menopause.

Davina joins Peppy's very own Kathy Abernethy for an honest, no-holds-barred conversation about how her menopause left her fearing for her job, and how she has reclaimed the narrative by becoming a taboo-smashing, influential voice fighting the menopause crisis faced by working women today.

Quiz: test your menopause knowledge

13:00 - 13:10

Put your menopause knowledge to the test and win big in our quick-fire menopause quiz. How will you compare to your peers?

Feeling the burn: the true costs of menopause to businesses

13:10 - 13:50

Between workforce demands and government calls for action, the pressure is rising for every employer to offer menopause support.

But is menopause support simply the "right thing" to do, or something employers can't afford not to do?

Employers and a top journalist join former Chair of the British Menopause Society, Kathy Abernethy, to tackle the true costs of menopause to businesses, and explore what can be done to put out the fire.

Beyond borders: how to support your global workforce through menopause

13:50 - 14:30

This World Menopause Day, the world is watching; interest in menopause leave has skyrocketed by 1300% in the US alone, and shows no sign of slowing.

As an international employer, are you ready to harness the true potential of your global workforce?

Learn how top employers are breaking down barriers, leveraging cutting-edge AI and world-class experts to offer high-impact menopause support with global parity.

Sir Steve Redgrave CBE, MBE

Five times Olympic rowing gold medalist

Famed for winning five gold medals at five consecutive Olympic games, Sir Steve will be opening up about his personal journey with low testosterone

Sir Steve has first-hand experience of navigating ‘taboo’ health journeys, and the difficulties that came with having challenging conversations in his work and personal life.

He shares our passion for breaking down the stigma around men's health.

Mridula Pore

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Mridula has spent her career driving innovations in healthcare to make it more accessible and affordable.

Most recently she has led commercial teams in the pharmaceuticals and digital health industries.

She has a PhD in chemical engineering from MIT and an MBA from MIT Sloan. Mridula is eager to reduce the men’s health taboo and support men in the workplace.

Helen Lake

Director of Men’s Health

Helen has 30 years of clinical experience in urology, the branch of medicine that focuses on the urinary tract system and male reproductive system.

Her interest in bridging the clinical gap between hospital and home led her to join the commercial sector in 2005 with Convatec, then Bbraun Medical in 2010 as a Lead Clinical Specialist Nurse, developing home urology services.

She has lectured widely across the UK for the British Association of Urology Nurses, amongst other high-profile associations. She’s now Peppy’s Director of Men's Health services.

Evan Harris

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Evan is passionate about all things related to health.

Among other things, he was the COO of the UK’s largest pathology company and recently led a national healthcare workforce of over 2,000 staff that included 1,300 clinicians (doctors, nurses, physiotherapists and occupational therapists).

Evan possesses extensive knowledge of the challenges pertaining to men's health in the workplace and is working with top employers to address them.

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