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maltatoday | SUNDAY • 16 MAY 2021 15 COMMERCIAL Atlas Healthcare underlines the benefits of Corporate Wellness ATLAS Healthcare Insurance Agency Limited underlined the various benefits of Corpo- rate Wellness during a webinar which was organised in collabo- ration with The Malta Chamber of Commerce, Enterprise and Industry on 6th May. The event, which was ad- dressed by leading profession- als in the field was organised by the Health & Wellness committee within The Malta Chamber, which Atlas Health- care supports and which is chaired by Catherine Calleja, Atlas Healthcare, Managing Director. The webinar demonstrated how to implement an engaging wellness programme at work as it discussed the importance of improving the wellbeing of em- ployees, as part of a successful business strategy. Opening the webinar, Cath- erine Calleja, said that Atlas Healthcare delivered value to its clients and stakeholders which went beyond insurance services. "We truly believe that em- ployee wellness has a direct contribution to the success of any venture and as such should be a priority for any employer or leader" she said. In this context she noted how Atlas Healthcare had recently partnered with ICAS Interna- tional, which provides unlim- ited access to psychologists for employees and their families. "This is testament to Atlas Healthcare's commitment to supporting wellness especial- ly, mental health. This was ev- er so crucial in the months of partial lockdown when work- ers and their families needed even more support than usual" Calleja said. ICAS has been designing, im- plementing and operating Em- ployee Assistance Programmes (EAP), providing counselling, wellbeing and related services for over 30 years. The com- pany is represented world- wide through a network of high-quality provider partner- ships and affiliate providers in 126 countries. The webinar proceeded with a series of addresses from prom- inent thought-leaders in the field. Cathy Perić, Researcher in executive coaching and psy- chotherapy spoke about the impact of wellness on work performance, Kerry Paterson, Client Services Specialist from ICAS International shed light on the importance of setting up and managing Corporate Well- ness programmes, while Ian Pisani, Director at J&C Pisani shared his personal experience on wellness in a family business environment. 'The future of Trade, Transport and Tourism in Malta,' a business webinar CHANGE and adaption domi- nated the scene throughout the past year. Political and pro-envi- ronment movements, along with the extraordinary impact of COVID-19 have ushered us to- wards a different business envi- ronment. In light of these rapid changes, the economic outlook for the upcoming period is more complex to analyse. 'Trade, Transport and Tour- ism' is the next webinar for businesses to be held on Wednesday 19th May between 15:00and 16:00hrs. The webi- nar, which is free of charge and hosted by Saxo Bank, Bank of Valletta and the Malta Mar- itime Forum will provide a macro-economic analysis for post-pandemic investing along with several insights for busi- nesses. "In the midst of this unprecedented global environ- ment which besides COVID, is also characterised by ex- traordinary factors on political and environmental levels, this webinar promises to benefit players in the maritime indus- try with an expert outlook on what lies ahead," said Kevin J. Borg, Chief Executive Officer at the Malta Maritime Forum. "In return, this webinar will enable them to take informed and strategically sufficient de- cisions when investing." Key speakers during this we- binar will be discussing global trade that passes through Mal- ta via transhipment and ship agencies among others. A crit- ical theme of this discussion will also relate to the potential future investment in the mari- time industry which ultimately affects Malta through required investment by local port op- erations, demand for ship re- pair, fuel prices and more. Steen Jakobsen, CIO and Chief Economist at Saxo Bank will be one of the key speakers dur- ing this in-depth discussion. "On a daily basis, we conduct research across asset classes, covering major market devel- opments, political movements and Central Bank policies," stated Mr Jakobsen. Leading the SaxoStrats team, Mr Jakob- sen along other market experts perform quarterly outlooks deriving forecasted measures for upcoming years. "This we- binar is a good opportunity to alert participants about po- tential eventualities of signifi- cant importance, which could spark debate among the global market community." Stephen Xuereb and Thomas Sullivan, both representing the Malta Maritime Forum, and Matthew Farrugia, Investment Analyst at BOV Wealth Management, will be the other panel speakers along with Steen Jakobsen. This discussion can be of great benefit for your business! Join this free webinar, visit https://www.bov.com/Events/ t r a d e - t r a n s p o r t - - t o u r i s m - - - bov-saxo-mmf and complete your registration. EMIRATES has set up a human- itarian airbridge between Dubai and India to transport urgent medical and relief items, to sup- port India in its fight to control the serious COVID-19 situation in the country. Emirates will offer cargo ca- pacity free of charge on an "as available" basis on all of its flights to nine cities in India, to help international NGOs de- liver relief supplies rapidly to where it is needed. In the past weeks, Emirates SkyCargo has already been transporting medicines and medical equipment on sched- uled and charter cargo flights to India. This latest airbridge initiative takes Emirates' sup- port for India and for the NGO community to the next level. The first shipment sent as part of the Emirates India hu- manitarian airbridge is a con- signment of over 12 tons of multi-purpose tents from the World Health Organization (WHO), destined for Delhi, and coordinated by the IHC in Dubai. Through its scheduled cargo flights to close to 140 destinations across six conti- nents, Emirates helps maintain unbroken supply chains for vi- tal commodities such as medi- cal supplies and food. Emirates launches India humanitarian airbridge to transport urgent COVID- 19 relief items