Welcome to the Yorkshire & Humber Regional SAS conference on 4th October 2019. It is our great pleasure to host this conference this year in the city of Leeds. The theme of the conference is ‘Diversity and Strength’. This recognises the inherent diversity within the SAS grade but also celebrates the strength within. The meeting will showcase some inspirational speakers on how embracing diversity and being supportive of each other is beneficial to our overall well-being. We hope to stimulate thought on key elements; mental health, stress, resilience and performance. Those who feel marginalised (LGBTQ, ethnic minorities, working Mums and Dads, part-time, disabled etc) will relate to the emotional aspect.