7–10 February 2027 · Gold Coast, Australia
The summit where safety gets real.
Most safety conferences leave you with a folder of slides and a vague sense you should do things differently. GSIS exists because that's not good enough — three days of working sessions with the sharpest minds in safety, not another day of chairs.
Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort
Main Beach, Gold Coast QLD
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3 working days
Plus welcome reception & two signature nights
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Numbers capped
By design — access over audience size
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“ The best personal development opportunity I have undertaken in twenty years.
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2024 Delegate
“ The best personal development opportunity I have undertaken in twenty years.
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2024 Delegate
WHO ATTENDS?
This one's not just for the safety team.
People get hurt at work because of decisions made at every level, not just the safety department. GSIS is for everyone with a hand in how work gets done.
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Safety & WHS Professionals
The event that will challenge and re-energise your practice.
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Executives & Boards
Day 1 is built for senior leaders who want to know what the evidence says, and what it asks of them.
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People Leaders & Managers
Practical tools you can use straight away, for the people closest to the work.
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HR, Legal & Insurance
Perspectives that are increasingly essential to the conversation, and often missing from it.
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Regulators & Government
Space to explore what genuine safety assurance looks like beyond a policy library.
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Researchers & Academics
Researchers and practitioners in the same room — the cross-pollination that makes GSIS different.
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OHS Students
Fully-funded places for current students. See the Student Program below.
WHY ATTEND?
Three days that give you what years in the field sometimes can't.
Faculty
World-class speakers, actually in the room
Leading voices in safety science, human factors, organisational psychology and safety law — at GSIS they facilitate workshops, answer your questions, and have lunch at the table next to you.
Format
You don't just attend, you work
Day 1 sets the foundation with keynotes. Days 2 and 3 shift into hands-on workshops on challenges from your own workplace. You leave with specific actions, not a notebook of ideas.
Choice
You build your own program
Twelve workshops run concurrently in each session block on Days 2 and 3. Whatever you're focused on, there's a room for you.
Room
The room is worth as much as the stage
Senior safety professionals, operational leaders, researchers and regulators, serious about doing things better — in sessions and between them.
PROGRAM
Every day builds on the last.
GSIS isn't structured like a typical conference where each day is a fresh start. The three days move you from understanding, to application, to action.
Sun · 7 Feb
Welcome Reception
6:30pm – 8:30pm · Pearls Bar
The Summit starts the night before. Deliberately low-key — by the time Day 1 begins, you'll already know a few faces in the room.
DAY 1 · Mon 8 Feb
The Case for Safety Innovation
8:30am – 5:30pm, followed by Poolside Dinner
Good for people, good for business
Built around the big questions: why do workplaces keep failing in the same ways, what does the research say about effective safety leadership, and what are regulators really looking for. International keynotes, practitioner journeys, and legal experts on the gap between compliance and genuine duty of care. Bring your executives — this is their day.
DAY 2 · Tue 9 Feb
Breaking the Safety Plateau
9:00am – 5:30pm, followed by SafetyStock 2.0
Real case studies, the honest version
Built around the big questions: why do workplaces keep failing in the same ways, what does the research say about effective safety leadership, and what are regulators really looking for. International keynotes, practitioner journeys, and legal experts on the gap between compliance and genuine duty of care. Bring your executives — this is their day.
DAY 3 · Wed 10 Feb
Getting Into Action
9:00am – 7:00pm, including Farewell Drinks
Making what works, stick
The hardest part: what happens when you get back to work. More case studies, practical guidance on what good looks like, and a live faculty Q&A. Every delegate leaves with one card — the one thing they'll do differently in the next 90 days.
SOCIAL PROGRAM
Some of the best conversations happen away from the lectern.
Not an add-on — a continuation of everything happening in the rooms.
SUN 7 FEB · 6:30–8:30PM
Welcome Reception
Pearls Bar, Sheraton Grand Mirage. Arrive the night before, meet some faces, have a drink.
MON 8 FEB · 6:30–9:30PM
Poolside Dinner
An outdoor BBQ beside the lagoon pool. Year after year, people say this is where the connections that stuck were made.
TUE 9 FEB · 7:00–11:00PM
SafetyStock 2.0
Off-site, transfers included. Where? Not telling. The thing people talk about most when describing GSIS to someone who hasn't been.
Student program
Are you a student? You could attend for free.
Thanks to our sponsors, we set aside fully-funded places every year so the next generation of safety professionals has access to the same room as everyone else.
Full-time or part-time student — Bachelor, Postgraduate, or HDR
Working in WHS, or studying towards a career in it
Undertaking a relevant traineeship or cadetship
A student ticket includes
‒ All three days of the Summit program
‒ The Sunday Welcome Reception
‒ SafetyStock 2.0 on Day 2
Travel and accommodation to the Gold Coast are on you — the ticket itself is fully covered. Submit a short (under 500 words) response to the application question. Places are limited and assessed by the Organising Committee.
How to apply
Write a short submission (under 500 words) on one of these questions. If you received this scholarship, how would it help you to:
If you received this scholarship, how would it help you to:
Shape your future career in health and safety?
Advance the field and help protect workers?
Put better safety practice to work in your organisation?
Make a difference for workers in your community or country?
Places are limited and assessed by the Organising Committee. Apply early.
"The Summit was a beautiful coming together of experts and students. The speakers were world-class, the community was welcoming, and the location was brilliant. As someone new to the space, this was an excellent introduction." "Inspirational people, inspiring the future of the profession." Student attendees, 2024
Got questions? Here are the ones we hear most.
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It's a three-day summit for people who want to genuinely improve safety at work, not tick a compliance box. GSIS brings together safety professionals, executives, researchers, regulators and students from across Australia and around the world. The 2027 event is our second Summit, following a sold-out inaugural event in 2024.
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The Welcome Reception is on Sunday 7 February 2027. The Summit itself runs Monday 8 through Wednesday 10 February, at the Sheraton Grand Mirage Resort, Gold Coast, Queensland.
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Not at all. Day 1 is particularly relevant for executives and senior leaders. Days 2 and 3 are more hands-on and suit safety practitioners, people managers and anyone implementing change in their organisation. We deliberately design the program to work for both groups.
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We cap numbers intentionally. GSIS isn't a big convention where you sit in an auditorium and watch a stage, it's a smaller, curated event where you actually get time with the experts and with each other. We'll share capacity numbers closer to the event.
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Full registration includes all sessions, keynotes and workshops, morning and afternoon teas and lunches each day, the Poolside Dinner on Monday, SafetyStock 2.0 on Tuesday, Farewell Drinks on Wednesday, the Summit app, and access to official event photos.
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Yes. One-day registrations are available for Monday only. Just note that the days are quite different in format Day 1 is keynote-led and suits executives and leaders; Days 2 and 3 are workshop-heavy and more hands-on.
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Yes Bronze (3 tickets), Silver (5 tickets) and Gold (10 tickets) packages are available at a saving on individual registrations. Email summit@safetyinnovation.org and we'll sort it out.
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Quite possibly, yes. We run a Student Grant Program each year, funded by our sponsors, that provides free full registrations to current OHS/WHS students. Head to the Student Program section for eligibility criteria and how to apply.
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We've secured a block of rooms at the Sheraton Grand Mirage at a special delegate rate of $350 per room per night, including breakfast. Book via the registration link when securing your Summit ticket.
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SafetyStock is our off-site evening event on Day 2. The venue and format are kept secret until the night and we plan to keep it that way. If you came in 2024, you know. If you didn't, just trust the reviews and make sure you're there.
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No. We're a for-purpose organisation. Every dollar generated by the Summit is reinvested into safety research, learning programs and the profession. Our Directors and Organising Committee are all volunteers, practitioners and academics who give their time because they care about where safety is heading.
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Drop us a line at summit@safetyinnovation.org. We're a friendly bunch.
WANT TO BE PART OF WHAT’S BUILDING HERE?
GSIS is a for-purpose organisation, run by volunteers. Every dollar we generate goes back into safety research and the development of the profession. So when we talk about partnership, we mean something different from a logo on a banner.
The people who come to GSIS are senior safety leaders, executives, researchers and regulators actively trying to change how their organisations work. They're not looking for sales pitches. They're looking for organisations that share their commitment, and they notice who shows up as a partner.
If that sounds like your organisation, we'd love to talk.
Annual Partnership
GSI's annual partnerships run year-round, not just at Summit time. They include access to our industry-funded PhD research program, seats at our Think Tank sessions, Summit registrations, and recognition across everything we do.
2027 Summit Sponsorship
A small number of event-specific sponsorships are available for GSIS 2027. Annual Partners get first access, so if you're interested, don't wait.
GSIS is organised by Global Safety Innovation.