Cultures of Care:
Lasting mental wellbeing at work
A free webinar from IP Inclusive, Jonathan’s Voice, CIPA and CITMA
to mark World Mental Health Day
Friday 10 October 2025
12.30 – 1.30 pm
Attendees joined us this World Mental Health Day for a discussion about supporting wellbeing in the IP professions. This webinar followed on from last year’s World Mental Health Day webinar on “Supporting staff wellbeing, mental health and work-life balance”. As in 2024, it was a collaboration between IP Inclusive, Jonathan’s Voice, CIPA and CITMA and was free to attend for anyone who works in the UK’s IP sector.
You can watch a recording of the webinar below.
Our content
In this interactive webinar, we were joined by workplace wellbeing consultant and Jonathan’s Voice mental health trainer Lisa Whittleton, to explore what really works in terms of supporting mental health at work.
There are recognised disconnects between:
1) the increasing investment and initiatives put in place by organisations, and employees not seeing or feeling the benefit; and
2) what we know works in terms of best practice, and what is practical and reasonable for small-to-medium-sized practices to implement.
We’ll address those by bringing together Lisa’s background in business psychology and her experience helping organisations to develop and implement wellbeing strategies, along with a panel of IP professionals who are passionate about wellbeing. Together they’ll provide you with practical takeaways and answer your questions on how to get this important part of your business strategy right.
Meet the speakers
Dr Anna Molony, UK & European Patent Attorney, Founder & Director at Two IP (webinar chair)
Anna Molony is a UK & European Patent Attorney with over 20 years’ experience and the founder of Two IP, the UK’s first platform law firm offering a fee-share model for patent and trade mark attorneys. Having built two private practice firms, Anna has seen first-hand the pressures that long hours and high workloads can have in the profession. She is passionate about creating a better way of working for attorneys, both through Two IP’s innovative model and in her wider contributions to conversations on wellbeing and work-life balance. Away from work, Anna is a keen lawn bowler and plays for her club and the Warwickshire county side.
Lisa Whittleton, Founder & Director, Illuminate VR Services Ltd (keynote speaker)
Lisa Whittleton is a vocational rehabilitation consultant and trainer with a background in business psychology. She runs Illuminate, who are specialists in workplace wellbeing and resilience helping organisations to create safe, supportive cultures that are positive about mental health. Lisa has 15 years’ experience supporting individuals with a range of mental and physical health challenges to get back on track and thrive in their jobs, as well as advising senior leaders, HR and management on best practice. Lisa delivers bespoke leadership development and practical, interactive wellbeing webinars to a range of industries, including delivery of Mental Health First Aid courses through IP Inclusive. She is a mental health trainer for Jonathan’s Voice.
Panellists
For the panel discussion, we’ll be joined by:
- Jodie Bates, IT Trainer at Boult Wade Tennant
- Adeline-Fleur Fleming, Senior Managing Counsel at Mastercard
- Jonathan Foster, Lead IP Counsel at Ørsted
- Simon Keevey-Kothari, Barrister in the Transactions Group at Carpmaels & Ransford LLP
Who was it for?
This webinar was open to anyone who works in the UK’s IP sector, whatever their role. It was especially useful for those who are responsible for and want to implement positive change. Please invite your colleagues, at all levels of seniority.
Registration
This event was free. So are all our resources. That said, both organisations do need money to keep the show on the road, so if you are able please consider making a donation. For more information visit the IP Inclusive fundraising page or the Jonathan’s Voice donations page.