Midlife Festival - Midlife @ Work (Day 1)

At a time when individuals in their 40s, 50s, and beyond are navigating reinvention, burnout, and biological changes. Our workplaces need to evolve.

Midlife @ Work is a transformative, full-day event dedicated to building age-inclusive, supportive, and empowering workplaces. Whether you’re re-entering the workforce, redesigning your career, or managing teams through change, this is your space to gain clarity, confidence, and connection.

This is Day 1 of Midlife Festival 2025, Asia’s definitive midlife and menopause event—featuring over 14 panels and 40+ speakers across two days.

👥 Who Should Attend:

• Midlife professionals and second-act seekers
• HR leaders, DEI advocates, and workplace wellbeing leads
• Entrepreneurs, hiring managers, and business owners
• Healthcare and wellness professionals
• Anyone building the future of work with age equity at its core

💼 What to Expect:

• Over 40+ medical and HR insights on menopause, mental health, and midlife transitions in 14 panels across 2 days
• Hear from leaders at organisations like Standard Chartered, Goldman Sachs, S&P Global, and more
• Thought-provoking panels on ageism, inclusive leadership, and future-of-work trends
• Networking with changemakers shaping healthier, happier workplaces
• Actionable strategies & take-home resources to champion change
• Buffet lunch, tea breaks, and a curated welcome gift
• A supportive, energising space designed for meaningful conversations and even some fun!

✨ Special Pre-Event: A Warm-Up to the Festival ✨

All ticket holders receive priority access to our Pre-Event on 18 October 2025 (2–5PM): A large-scale, co-organised community event setting the stage for our Midlife Festival. Themed around skin, sleep, stress, and lifestyle medicine, this energising afternoon sets the stage for the deeper conversations and discoveries awaiting you at the main festival. Get your tickets !
🙋‍♀️Day 2: Let’s Talk Midlife & Menopause - From Awareness to Everyday Action 🙋‍♀️
On Saturday, 25 October 2025, we open the festival to everyone; women and men, partners, caregivers, and curious allies for an uplifting day of clinician-led talks, real-life stories, and fun. Expect practical guidance on hormones, sleep, strength, mood, brain and lifestyle tweaks, plus conversations on connection and intimacy. Come with questions; leave with clarity and a community you can lean on long after the festival ends. Get your tickets here!

🎟 Where Your Ticket Fee Goes:

At Surety, we’re committed to making menopause care and midlife awareness accessible to everyone, not just those who can afford it.

Here’s how your ticket supports that mission:

• 85%: Event production (venue, food, materials, logistics, staffing)
• 10%: Subsidised tickets for underserved women and beneficiaries
• 5%: Public education programmes like Pause & Sip, community workshops, and free resources

For bulk bookings of more than 5 tickets, contact us at 📧 [email protected]

📲 Follow @midlifefest for speaker reveals and festival updates

🔗 Full speaker lineup and session details releasing soon

🌐 Learn more: www.suretysg.com/midlife-festival

Info: Midlife, My Terms: Stories of Change, Choice, and Courage invites real, practical accounts from people who chose to rewrite their scripts—at home, at work, and in health.
Each story unpacks the choice points—what information they gathered, who they consulted, the trade-offs—and the small first steps that made change stick.
We’ll translate lessons into tools he/she can use right away: a simple “decision audit,” a 90-day experiment plan, and conversation scripts for a boss, partner, or doctor.
Come for the honesty; leave with a clear playbook—and the belief that midlife isn’t a crisis but a stage he/she can shape on his or her own terms.

Info: Demystifying Midlife Wellness: A Discussion on Menopause and Andropause in Workplaces cuts through jargon and myths, turning a “private health issue” into a clear performance, safety, and culture conversation.
We unpack how symptoms can show up on the job—sleep loss, brain fog, mood shifts—and what that means for he/she in frontline, creative, and leadership roles, without “diagnosing at work.”
The goal: equip leaders and teams to respond with empathy and evidence, so he/she can perform, progress, and feel supported through midlife.

Info: Demystifying Midlife Wellness: Mind & Rest Synergy connects the dots between mental health, sleep hygiene, and on-the-job performance in midlife.
We’ll clarify how hormonal shifts, workload stress, and circadian disruption affect focus, mood, and recovery—without “diagnosing at work,” and with respect for privacy and choice.
Experts will translate science into simple changes any team can adopt: light and noise hygiene, shift/meeting timing, micro-breaks, and digital-after-hours norms.

Info: Work in Progress: Building Midlife-Inclusive Cultures in Workplaces explores how companies move from good intent to day-to-day practice.
Leaders from Standard Chartered and S&P Global will share what shifted their approach—policy tweaks, manager training, and listening to midlife employees—and where they’re still learning.
We’ll examine the business case—retention, safety, and performance—and the human case: dignity at work when he/she is navigating perimenopause, menopause, and andropause.
Expect honest debate on privacy, language, and the line between support and medical advice, with examples of what helped conversations land with HR, unions, and line managers.
If your organisation is midway on this journey, this session offers clear signposts from peers who are building cultures where he/she can thrive in midlife—quietly, respectfully, and for the long haul.

Info: Rethinking the Clock: Early Menopause & the Modern Workforce brings the lived reality of earlier-than-expected menopause into the boardroom, the shop floor, and the project stand-up.
We explore how sudden shifts in hormones, sleep, and cognition can collide with career milestones—promotions, fertility planning, caregiving—and why “check-in, not diagnose” is the rule for managers.
Unpack the privacy, language, and stigma traps that keep he/she silent, and how respectful conversations with bosses, partners, and clinicians actually begin.
We examine where policy meets culture: performance reviews that account for health transitions, benefits navigation that doesn’t out someone, and leadership pathways that keep mid-career momentum intact.
If your organisation wants to retain skilled talent when the timeline shifts, this session reframes early menopause as a workforce strategy issue—so he/she can stay, grow, and lead on his or her terms.

Info: Ally is a Verb: How Men Can Champion Midlife Conversations in Workplaces reframes allyship from quiet support to visible, respectful action.
We’ll unpack what it means to show up—listening first, asking with curiosity, and avoiding labels like “PMS-ing” or “menopause” at work.
The panel , comprising of senior leaders from Goldman Sachs, Standard Chartered, Citi and DHR Global explores everyday moments where allies matter: 1:1 check-ins, meeting dynamics, project pacing, and how he/she can back a colleague without breaching privacy.
You’ll hear candid reflections from partners, managers, and peers on what helped trust grow and where missteps taught better ways forward.
Come ready to rethink language, power, and presence—so midlife conversations can happen with dignity and respect across the organisation.

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