Leading Your Business: Navigating the Economy, Public Policy and Worker Mental Health – San Ramon, CA

Are you ready to lead your organization into the future? Amid ongoing change, equip yourself with the insights and strategies to lead your business or organization, advise your clients and customers, and take care of your employees. In this two-part educational symposium, open to business, nonprofit and public sector professionals, we explored economic and public policy trends, as well as insights into employee mental health, wellness and workers compensation.

Session 1: Creating Your Organization’s Action Plan: Prioritizing Mental Health

What’s your approach to promoting mental well-being among your employees? From stress and burnout to substance use disorders, this panel addressed the state of employee mental well-being and provided a framework for understanding mental health as a continuum. Speakers shared their perspectives on how organizations can proactively work to understand what resources are needed within their organizations to address mental health and how best to connect employees to those resources. They also discussed the latest trends in workers compensation programs and how they fit into the larger picture of employee well-being.

Session 2: Understanding the U.S. Economy and Legislative Outlook

What do fluctuating interest rates, complex labor force dynamics and evolving geopolitical risks mean for your business and your customers? What pressing challenges will Congress and the White House face through the rest of 2025 and beyond? Drawing on her extensive experience as an economist on Capitol Hill and an analyst on Wall Street, Joan Woodward shared her economic, public policy and political outlook in this data-driven, analytical and nonpartisan presentation. Woodward, who currently serves as Executive Vice President for Public Policy at Travelers, also explored how the current administration and Congress may impact insurance, tax policy and the broader economy.

Location

The Bridges Golf Club
9000 S. Gale Ridge Rd. 
San Ramon, CA 94582  

Timeline

11:30 a.m.   Networking and registration
12:00 p.m.   Welcoming remarks and luncheon
12:05 p.m.   Workforce panel discussion
12:50 p.m.   Economic and public policy address
1:30 p.m.      Program concludes 

Panel

   
Betsy Schwartz
Senior Director, Center for Workplace Mental Health, American Psychiatric Association Foundation 

  
Monica Rinaldi MSN, RN
Claim Product Manager, Medical Innovation and Strategy, Travelers 

Host

Joan Woodward
President, Travelers Institute; Executive Vice President, Public Policy, Travelers