Mental Wellness: A Practical Guide

Hannah is a Director at Carter Corson Business Psychologists and current Chair of Future pro-manchester. Passionate about professional development, Hannah works as a coach and mentor to senior leaders as well as supporting young professionals and graduates in their early careers, through her voluntary work.

Hannah’s day to day role at Carter Corson sees her working with organisations across the private and public sector, supporting their leaders’ and managers’ development. Hannah brings her unique insight from the world of psychology and knowledge of human behaviour to create positive change and high impact outcomes for the organisations she works with.

Hannah has trained and developed hundreds of individuals across a range of industries – Professional Services, Central Government, STEM, Healthcare, Higher Education – covering topics from management, leadership and communication to coaching, mentoring, innovation, resilience and personal confidence

Naomi Timperley is an Innovation, Growth and Ecosystem Leader, Co-Founder of Tech North Advocates and one of the UK’s most recognised voices in entrepreneurship, innovation and regional technology growth.

With over 15 years’ experience supporting founders, scale-ups, universities, corporates and public-sector organisations, Naomi specialises in building the partnerships, programmes and ecosystems that help innovation thrive. She has mentored over 700 founders, designed and delivered innovation and AI programmes across the UK, and works at the intersection of entrepreneurship, technology, investment and economic growth.

Naomi is a regular speaker, moderator and commentator on innovation, AI, leadership and the future of entrepreneurship, and was named Computer Weekly’s Most Influential Woman in UK Tech 2025.

Stewart Lucas is a highly experienced voluntary sector leader specialising in strategic change. He has been involved in a number of initiatives that have fundamentally changed the way the world operates including the 2012 Paralympic Games. Up until September 2017 he was CEO of Lancashire Mind and led the charge to alter the way that Lancashire’s providers, commissioners and residents view Mental Health. During his time in post he took a lead role in bringing National Mind and Mind Network together in closer harmony. Currently he is working with the five Greater Manchester Mind’s to develop a shared and collaborative way of working that responds to the opportunities provided by devolution and sits on key strategic boards across Greater Manchester influencing the way that Mental Health is defined within the emerging infrastructure. He is also available for Bar-mitzvah’s, Summer Seasons and Children’s Parties.