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The Games Mental Health Summit returns for a second year. Join your fellow games industry professionals for an open day full of keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables delivered by industry speakers and mental health professionals. There will be opportunities to network and socialise between talks.
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The Games Mental Health Summit returns for a second year. Join your fellow games industry professionals for an open day full of keynotes, panels, workshops, and roundtables delivered by industry speakers and mental health professionals. There will be opportunities to network and socialise between talks.
Across the day you will hear from expert speakers and receive tangible takeaways and insights on a range of topics focused on driving change; from how to lead with compassion, to navigating uncertainty.
This summit, presented by Safe In Our World and BAFTA, is open to everyone in the games industry regardless of your experience level but is particularly ideal for those looking to progress within the industry or be catalysts for positive change.
More sessions to be announced.
How to Human: A Leader's Guide to Self-Advocacy
Creative and Future Galleries
13:30 – 14:15
“Don’t take it personally” is a phrase many of us have come across in our lives and it often frustrates and upsets us when we hear it. It is synonymous with our lives in the workplace where we sometimes feel our identities, emotions and needs have to take a backseat. What if there was another way? This session led by Lisa Marie-Hall addresses that while the phrase may be problematic, there is a grain of truth hidden inside it. Join her to learn how it can be used to better connect with people and safeguard fundamental parts of your identity.
Building Resilience Against Setbacks
Creative and Future Galleries
16:00 – 16:45
Michelle White, a positive psychologist and coach who specialises in the screen industries, leads this workshop on ways to build sustainable resilience into your life and career. Drawing on research Michelle will share brain friendly tips and guidance on healthy ways to navigate setbacks and move forward. You will leave the session with tools for developing a more healthy approach to set backs and with the understanding of how to create more stability and resilience in your own life.
Voices for Change
Princess Anne Theatre
16:15 – 17:00
This panel of industry professionals with games performance experience will discuss their own experience with mental health and wellbeing, with the aim of normalising industry conversations of the topic. You will also here them share insights on best industry practices specifically regarding acting in games, and the change they’d like to see.
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