SPEAKER OVERVIEW

Gisa Paredes is a Licensed and Registered Psychologist from the Philippines, based in Spain. She is a strategic healthcare leader with a proven track record of designing and implementing award-winning digital health programs, from conception to execution.

She is the creator of a self-help therapy card deck, My Soul Brief-Case, and she is the acting Managing Director of WellAtSea – a 3rd party service provider in the maritime industry meant to safeguard the mental and physical well-being of seafarers. Having worked in the Philippine wellness industry for more than a decade, and the maritime industry for 8 years, Gisa has had experience training groups, running workshops, and supporting solutions in preventive health. She is passionate about creating psychologically safe and inclusive environments, with a focus on optimizing operations, in order to drive transformative change. Gisa is a visionary professional with a global mindset, committed to shaping the future of health care through the integration of digital solutions. Today she works to enhance employee productivity, increase mental resilience, socialization, and physical strength using evidence-based approaches in building sustainable behavior change.

TALKS IN RECENT YEARS:

• Addressing Mental Health: Building Sustainable Lifestyle Change for Seafarers (Crew Connect Global, 2019)

• Owning Your Power and Standing in It (WeTalk 5 - PSG, 2019)

• The Future of Health Technology - Using Gamification to enhance self-regulation and self-efficacy (Crew Connect Global, 2020)

• Why Leaders Need to Rest: Why Mental Health Matters (World Youth Alliance, 2021)

• Cases from the WellAtSea platform: Key Ingredients to Creating a Sustainable Crew Wellness Program (Crew Welfare Week - Safety4Sea, 2021)

• A new way to mindfulness – using My Soul Brief-Case (2021)

MAIN AREAS OF EXPERTISE:

• Digital Health Strategy (from conception to implementation)

• Leading innovation within health focused organizations

• Assessing organizational issues from the lens of behavioral psychology

• Strategic planning towards the shaping and execution of organizational environments for global teams

• Behavior change strategies for local and global teams

• Designing sustainable behavior change programs

• Coaching leaders to achieve their personal goals and transform their teams