Hear practical, evidence-led perspectives on psychosocial risk, leadership and healthier work.
Cognicert LimitedUK Workplace Psychological Safety Summit 2027
Healthy minds.
Safer workplaces.
A national summit in Birmingham on 8 October 2027, marking World Mental Health Day on 10 October and bringing leaders and practitioners together to turn psychological-safety principles into practical workplace action.
Leadership•Prevention•ISO 45003•Community impact
Why attend the summit
A smaller room.
A greater opportunity to shape what comes next.
Join HR, HSE, occupational-health, wellbeing and operational leaders for practical discussion on creating psychologically safer workplaces. Learn, contribute and turn shared insight into action.
Exchange workable ideas with professionals facing similar people, safety and operational challenges.
Help identify the priorities, voices and workplace actions that should shape the 2027 flagship summit.
Summit places are limited to approximately 100–150 participants.Early-bird registration is £79 per person through 3 September 2027.
Apply for your place ↗Full venue and arrival details will be shared after the venue is confirmed.
01 — Why this matters
Awareness is a start.
Prevention is the goal.
Awareness and wellbeing initiatives are valuable foundations. The next step is connecting them with practical systems for managing psychosocial risk.
Organisations need practical systems to identify psychosocial risks, equip managers and employees to recognise risks, strengthen leadership practice, encourage speaking up and respond early.
Responsible leadershipEvidence-led practiceMeasurable improvement
Who the summit is for
Different responsibilities.
One safer-workplace goal.
The summit is designed to connect the people who influence work design, culture, wellbeing, risk and operational performance.
HR & People leaders
Bring your experience, learn from peers and identify one practical action for your workplace.
HSE, EHS & SHEQ professionals
Bring your experience, learn from peers and identify one practical action for your workplace.
Occupational health & wellbeing
Bring your experience, learn from peers and identify one practical action for your workplace.
Operations & responsible leadership
Bring your experience, learn from peers and identify one practical action for your workplace.
Employee voice & professional bodies
Bring your experience, learn from peers and identify one practical action for your workplace.
Programme perspectives
Evidence-led.
Balanced. Practical.
The programme is designed to connect independent specialist insight with employer, HR, HSE, occupational-health and operational experience.
Confirmed speaker
Professor Craig Jackson
Professor of Occupational Health Psychology, Birmingham City University
“What work does to health: designing psychologically safer organisations”
30-minute practical keynote
Participating in an independent professional capacity; participation does not constitute institutional endorsement.
A duty to act
When Stress Becomes
a Legal Risk
What happens when warning signs are clear, but meaningful support never follows?
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An experienced secondary school teacher repeatedly warned his managers that his workload was becoming overwhelming. After taking stress-related sickness absence, he returned without meaningful support, a workload adjustment or a wellbeing review. He later suffered a serious mental breakdown.
In Barber v Somerset County Council (2004), the House of Lords held that once the employer knew of the risk to his mental health, it had a duty to take reasonable steps to protect him—and was liable for failing to act.
This is not about blaming employers or suggesting that every instance of stress creates liability. It concerns reasonable, proportionate action when a foreseeable risk becomes known.
02 — In the room
One challenge.
Many perspectives.
Bringing decision-makers, practitioners and communities together to make work healthier and safer.
Business leaders
Chief executives, business owners and SME leaders
People professionals
HR, people & culture, learning and wellbeing teams
Health & safety
Occupational health and management-system professionals
Public & community
NHS, charities, trade unions and community leaders
Research & education
Universities, researchers and students
Professional networks
Business associations and professional bodies
What will you take back to your organisation?
Leave ready to
turn insight into action.
Designed as a practical investment in safer work, with ideas you can use beyond the summit.
- 01A clearer understanding of psychosocial risk
- 02Practical approaches for identifying workplace risks
- 03Insight into ISO 45003
- 04Employer examples and peer learning
- 05A 90-day workplace action commitment
- 06Connections across HR, health and safety, occupational health and leadership
03 — Summit priorities
A focused room.
A practical conversation.
The summit is designed around practical, systems-based psychological safety and exchange across professional perspectives.
Psychosocial risk
Practical, evidence-led approaches to identifying and managing risks in the way work is designed and led.
Leadership & worker voice
Balanced discussion of leadership practice, speaking up, trust and proportionate organisational response.
Peer learning
Exchange workplace experience across HR, HSE, occupational health, wellbeing and operations.
Practical action
Identify useful next steps that participants can adapt to their own organisations.
Contributor names, affiliations and final programme details will be published only after written confirmation and public-use permission.
Contribute to the national conversation
Bring evidence,
experience and perspective.
We are inviting selected leaders from employers, occupational health, HR, health and safety, academia, professional bodies, charities and public institutions to contribute evidence, experience and practical perspectives.
Independent contributors are intended to lead the visible programme. Cognicert Limited will retain responsibility for the ISO 45003 practical briefing.
Speaker participation does not constitute endorsement of Cognicert or its commercial services.
Express interest in contributing04 — The campaign
10,000
Safer Minds
A Shared Workplace Action Pledge turning learning into measurable workplace improvement.
Join the Shared Workplace Action Pledge →01
Complete a workplace pulse check
02
Identify one priority psychosocial risk
03
Train the right managers or leaders
04
Implement one workplace improvement
05
Review and report after 90 days
06
Support access for eligible charities
SHARED PURPOSETogetherfor safer workplaces
Impact through
collaboration.
The UK Workplace Psychological Safety Programme brings together employers, professionals, policymakers and other stakeholders to advance healthier and psychologically safer workplaces.
Organisations interested in the 2027 Birmingham summit may register their interest. No partnership or endorsement is implied without written agreement.
A message from the Convener
JA
“Psychological safety should move beyond awareness campaigns into the way organisations identify risk, lead people and measure improvement. We are convening this initiative to bring employers, professionals, researchers, charities and policymakers into the same conversation—and, importantly, to translate that conversation into practical workplace action.”
05 — 2027 partnerships
Help build the
Birmingham summit.
Partnership discussions now focus on the Birmingham summit on 8 October 2027. No sponsorship, partnership or endorsement is implied without written agreement.
SHARED PURPOSE
Discuss the 2027 summit ↗Employers, professional bodies and community organisations
Register interest in supporting the 2027 summit. Any financial terms, benefits, public listing or logo use will require a separate written agreement.
06 — Summit applications
Apply, then pay securely.
Choose your professional ticket, complete the short application and continue to secure checkout. Your confirmation and event information will be sent directly to you.
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Your place starts here.
Complete the details below, then continue to the secure £79 early-bird checkout.
One-day pro-bono opportunity
Become a Volunteer
Event Ambassador.
Help create a warm, inclusive experience while supporting a national conversation about psychologically safer workplaces.
Friday, 8 October 2027Birmingham · Flexible three-hour blocks between 08:30 and 14:30 · Full venue details sent to selected volunteers
We may invite up to three people aged 18 or over to support participant welcome, registration and room coordination.
Choose how you would like to help
- Offer a friendly welcome and optional wayfinding support
- Encourage inclusive conversation and help delegates connect
- Invite voluntary event feedback and campaign reflections
- Help share the 10,000 Safer Minds message before or after the event
What we provide
- A concise event and accessibility orientation
- Networking with HR, Health & Safety and workplace-health professionals
- Refreshments while volunteering
- A factual certificate confirming your contribution
Important: This is a genuine, unpaid and one-off voluntary opportunity—not a job, internship or work placement. There is no employment or worker contract, no obligation to accept an activity and no penalty for declining or stopping. It carries no promise of future paid work. Essential event operations, including security, AV, cash handling and required registration control, are separately staffed.
Apply online ↗Choose “Volunteer ambassador” in the form, or email bizdev@cognicert.com. No expenses or commitments are offered unless separately agreed in writing.
Professional membership
Cognicert is a member of the Association of Healthcare Trainers.
2027 summitBirmingham.
Birmingham.
8 October 2027.
The summit brings leaders and practitioners together to exchange practical insight and advance psychologically safer workplaces.
- 2027: Birmingham · Friday, 8 October · 100–150 participants · In person
- Participant value: Expert insight · peer dialogue · practical workplace action
- Shared purpose: Healthier, safer and more trusting workplaces
07 — FAQ
Good questions.
Clear answers.
What is the 2027 event?+
The 8 October event is the UK Workplace Psychological Safety Summit, bringing together HR, HSE, occupational-health and operational leaders to exchange practical ideas and advance psychologically safer work.
Where will the summit take place?+
The summit will take place in Birmingham. Full venue and arrival details will be shared after the venue is confirmed.
Who should attend?+
The summit is designed for HR and People leaders, HSE and SHEQ professionals, occupational-health and wellbeing specialists, operational leaders and others responsible for healthier, safer work.
Is this an ISO 45003 training course?+
No. It is a public-interest workplace psychological-safety summit and does not replace a complete Lead Auditor or Lead Implementer course.
Can I attend independently?+
Yes. You may register as an individual professional; you do not need to represent a sponsor or partner organisation.
How does the programme create social impact?+
The programme convenes employers, professionals, policymakers and other stakeholders to advance healthier and psychologically safer workplaces.
Can an organisation attend without sponsoring?+
Yes. Professional, employer, charity and community participation options are available without sponsorship.
Will sponsors receive delegate details?+
Not automatically. Personal information will only be shared where an individual has given clear and specific consent.
Register your interest
Help shape a
safer future of work.
Apply for the 2027 Birmingham summit or register your interest in contributing. Event information will be sent directly to registered participants.
EVENT SECRETARIATUK Workplace Psychological Safety Programme
Convened by Cognicert Limited
STAKEHOLDER & PARTNERSHIP ENQUIRIESJohn Aderibigbe
Director, Business Development
Cognicert Limited