Rethinking Resilience & Wellbeing: Measuring The True Signal of Human Emotions
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM (GMT+11)
The Commons York Street - Level 2/32 York St, Sydney NSW
About This Event
Are you still guessing how people feel? For decades, we have relied on self-reports, surveys, and subjective signal is already gone.
The hidden problem is $14 billion problem. Burnout is costing Australian businesses an estimated AUD 14 billion every year in absenteeism, turnover, and lost productivity (Deloitte). Yet most corporate wellbeing programs still rely on self-reported feelings- surveys and mood logs that miss early warning signs.
Burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion caused by prolonged and excessive stress, often linked to workplace demands.
Join us for an insightful lunch session exploring how we truly understand and measure human emotions in the context of resilience and wellbeing.
This session is perfect for HR professionals, people leaders, leaders in innovation, CEO's, Employee Experience (HR), Digital Health, innovators, researchers, and anyone working to improve wellbeing outcomes who's curious about more effective ways to measure and respond to human emotions. Come ready to challenge assumptions, ask questions, and leave with practical insights you can apply immediately.
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11:45AM - 12:00PM
Arrival & Networking
Guests arrive and settle in
12:10PM - 12:25PM
Welcome
Nicole Gibson (Founder & CEO, InTruth) & Mirela Xhota
12:25PM - 1:15PM
Kristin Joy Ekkens
Kristin will share practical tools for activating Human Intelligence at scale — helping leaders and organizations move from reactivity to resonance. You'll learn how to identify emotional drains, elevate communication quality, and operationalize joy as a performance variable — measurable, repeatable, and regenerative. The shift is undeniable: we are evolving from generalized, leadership EQ insights gathered via surveys to precise, moment-to-moment emotional data, essential for elevating collaboration and resilience in the modern workplace. Partnering with InTruth, the breakthrough wearable that tracks emotional signals in real time, Kristin will show leaders how they can interpret stress patterns, increase awareness, and consciously shift behavior in the moment. Kristin will discuss practical steps for leaders and organizations to implement a 'Joy Operating System' that shifts their collective state from chronic stress to sustainable coherence, enabling joy-fueled impact at scale. This isn't just a talk about resilience. It's a wake-up call for leaders ready to use a framework— combining data, self-connection, and emotional intelligence to build high-performance cultures that thrive under pressure.
1:15PM - 1:30PM
The Power of Objective Emotional Data
Adam Good (Founder & CEO, Auric Essentials)
Exploring how emotional insights translate into actionable, sensory interventions that enhance focus, calm, and performance.
1:30PM - 1:40PM
Brief Presentation: The World's First Emotion Language Model
Mirela Xhota (GTM Leader & Investor) & Host
A deep dive into InTruth's vision: Bridging the gap between AI and emotional intelligence to make emotional data as measurable and actionable.
1:40PM - 1:55PM
Closing Remarks & Key Takeaways
Nicole Gibson (Founder & CEO, InTruth)
We'll dig into the science and practice behind capturing authentic emotional signals, moving beyond surface-level metrics to understand what drives genuine resilience.
Speakers
Kristin Joy Ekkens
Kristin Joy Ekkens is a TEDx Speaker, Certified High Performance Coach, Founder at Exponential Joy™ who bridges human connection, culture, and consciousness to help people and organizations thrive in an age of rapid change. Through her signature frameworks — The Human Experience™ and The Joy Operating System (JOYOS™) — she blends ancient wisdom, modern science, and emerging technology to help leaders, creators, and changemakers unlock their full potential. Her work transforms disconnection into coherence and burnout into brilliance, empowering people to lead from aliveness and create joy-fueled impact at scale. With over two decades of experience in human performance, culture transformation, and leadership development, she bridges ancient wisdom and emerging technology to shape a more connected, conscious world. Her clients include Amway Global, Grammarly, Intel, Hallmark, Qatar Airways, and Stanford Graduate School of Business. Kristin's approach integrates emotional and cultural intelligence with systems design, neuroscience, and innovation. Her work transforms burnout into vitality and disconnection into purpose, guiding people and organizations to move from high-achieving to deeply alive. A graduate of Stanford's Executive LEAD program, Kristin also holds a master's in TESOL from Michigan State University and dual degrees in Spanish and Linguistics from Calvin University. Recognized as a Top 40 Under Forty Business Leader, Society of CQ Fellows member, and recipient of the Building Bridges Award, she lives in Michigan with her husband, two teenage sons, and their Bernedoodle, Zion.
Adam Good
Adam Good is the Founder and CEO of Auric Essentials, an Australian-born health-tech startup redefining wellbeing through scent, AI, and biometrics. A seasoned executive with over 30 years in digital transformation, marketing, and innovation, Adam has led global brands through growth and technological change by fusing creativity with data-driven insight. He recently returned from Austin Tech Week 2025, where he delivered the keynote 'Scent, Science & Startups: The Future of Mood-as-a-Service' as part of the Future Forces Track, exploring how scent intelligence can enhance mental wellbeing and human performance.
Mirela Xhota
Mirela Xhota is a dynamic and results-driven Go-to-Market (GTM) leader with an 18-year track record of accelerating revenue growth for technology companies. Her expertise lies in architecting and executing comprehensive GTM strategies that span sales leadership, strategic partnerships, and international business development. She is adept at building and scaling high-performing teams, penetrating new markets, and securing landmark, multimillion-dollar deals that drive sustainable market share. Beyond her corporate achievements, Mirela is deeply committed to fostering innovation from the ground up. She is an active mentor and angel investor in the startup ecosystem, providing capital and invaluable network access to early-stage founders. Further extending her industry influence, she serves as an expert advisor for leading knowledge platforms, including Guidepoint, Dialectiva, and AlphaSights, where she provides critical insights on technology trends and commercial strategy. A strategic thinker with a hands-on approach, Mirela thrives on building the commercial frameworks that turn visionary technology into market-leading success stories.
Nicole Gibson
Nicole Gibson is a visionary entrepreneur, speaker, and leader at the forefront of emotional intelligence and technology. As the Founder and CEO of inTruth Technologies—the world's first emotion bio-tech. With a bold mission to revolutionise how people understand and master their emotions, Nicole is reshaping the future of personal well-being, leadership, and human connection. A seasoned founder and impact-driven innovator, Nicole has spent over 15 years building communities, leading high-growth ventures, and securing multi-million-dollar investments to scale transformative ideas. Nicole's entrepreneurial journey began in social impact, where she gained recognition as one of Australia's youngest trailblazers in mental health advocacy and served as the youngest Commonwealth Commissioner for Mental Health. She has since evolved into a thought leader in emotional intelligence, leadership, and technology. Her work challenges the status quo, bridging the gap between AI, emotional intelligence, and human potential. Beyond her role at inTruth, Nicole is the founder of Love Out Loud, a movement dedicated to fostering authentic human connection and conscious leadership.
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Discover how emotion-based data is transforming the way leaders build performance, wellbeing, and resilience.
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