Play: Unlocking the Power of Imagination to Achieve the Extraordinary.

Panel Discussion

Play: Unlocking the Power of Imagination to Achieve the Extraordinary.
Featuring Mattel, Naomi Osaka, and Modern Health

Alyson Watson
Founder and CEO

Modern Health

Naomi Osaka
Professional Tennis Player

Karen Ancira
EVP and Chief People Officer

Mattel

Tasja Kirkwood
VP Global Consumer Insights

Mattel

Thursday, October 10, 2024
9am PT | 11:00am CST | 12pm EST

Join us on October 10 at 9 a.m. PST for an inspiring conversation with Alyson Watson, CEO of Modern Health; Naomi Osaka, 4-time Grand Slam Singles Champion and mental health advocate; Karen Ancira, EVP & Chief People Officer at Mattel; and Tasja Kirkwood, VP of Global Consumer Insights at Mattel. They will discuss the power of play in growth, creativity and wellbeing.

You'll leave with a deeper understanding of how play and creativity support both your physical and mental well-being. Additionally, you'll learn how play can foster teamwork and social connections within your organization.

This listen-and-learn panel discussion is ideal for anyone to attend - individual employees, frontline manager, and executive leaders.

About the Speakers:

Alyson Watson is the founder and CEO of Modern Health. Modern Health is the comprehensive global mental health solution offering employees access to one-on-one, group, and self-serve digital resources for their emotional, professional, social, financial, and physical well-being needs - all within a single platform. Whether someone wants to proactively manage stress or treat depression, Modern Health guides people to the right care at the right time. It is backed by investors like Kleiner Perkins, Founders Fund, John Doerr, Y Combinator, and Battery Ventures and has raised more than $170 million in less than two years, making Modern Health the fastest entirely female-founded company in the U.S. to reach Unicorn status.

Prior to starting Modern Health, Alyson held leadership roles at digital behavioral health companies. She graduated from Johns Hopkins University and has been named to the Forbes 30 Under 30 and Fortune 40 Under 40 lists.

Naomi Osaka is a four-time Grand Slam singles champion, activist, entrepreneur, investor, mother, and Chief Community Health Advocate of Modern Health

Karen Ancira is Executive Vice President and Chief People Officer for Mattel. She joined Mattel in 2024. In her role, Ms. Ancira is responsible for driving cultural transformation at Mattel, working with the leadership team to champion Mattel’s mission and values and to ensure optimal collaboration across the global organization. As Chief People Officer, Ms. Ancira oversees all global human resources functions including compensation and benefits, DE&I, employee culture and engagement, leadership development, organizational design and development, and talent management.

Tasja Kirkwood is the VP of Global Consumer Insights for Mattel. She brings strategy driven perspective to the landscape of consumers, play, and the toy industry, with a goal of ‘insights to action,’ grounded in deep and holistic expertise around children and families. She also leads a team that designs, coordinates, and executes consumer based research projects for all owned and licensed brands globally, and focuses on connecting the dots to generate holistic and actionable insights that are grounded in consumer based knowledge.

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