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The Global Safety Innovation Summit will take place over 3 days and feature over 50+ international safety experts, interactive workshops, case studies and much more.
**The following program is provisional and subject to change without notice. A final program will be circulated to registered attendees**
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Day 1: The Case For Safety Innovation
TUESDAY, 13 FEBRUARY 2024
9:00 - 10:30
Hotel transfer loop
7:00 - 9:30
Registration open
7:00 - 18:30
Welcome to country
Dr Jodi Edwards | Vice Chancellors Indigenous Research Fellow, University of Wollongong (AUS)
Summit opening and housekeeping
Day 1 MC: Simon Robinson | Director, Operability (UK)
Sponsor address
Mark Vassella | Chief Executive Officer, BlueScope (AUS)
Keynote address
Dr Todd Conklin | Senior Advisor, Los Alamos Laboratories (US)
BP Case study: Doing safety differently
Diane Chadwick-Jones | Former Director Human Performance, bp (UK)
10:30 - 11:00
Morning tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Simple safety science: Where we've been, where we're going
Dr David Provan | Chief Executive Officer, Forge Works (AUS)
Panel: What do the lawyers think about new view safety
Facilitator: Dr David Provan | Chief Executive Officer, Forge Works (AUS)
Paul Cutrone | Partner - International Employment Law, Seyfarth (AUS)
Debra Counsell | Chief Legal Counsel, BlueScope (AUS)
Sue Bottrell | Director, ContractorSAFE (AUS)
Michael Tooma | Regulatory and investigation and an environment social and governance (ESG) specialist (AUS)
Lunch break
12:30 - 13:30
13:30 - 15:00
Introduction to operational learning
Bob Edwards | Human & Organizational Performance Consultant, The HOP Coach (US)
Chevron case study: Leader journey case study (the blue and the black line of leading HOP in reality)
Paula Poot | Verification and Validation Coach, Chevron (AUS)
Liz Calcott | Person in Charge (PIC) WA Oil, Chevron (AUS)
Accountability and just culture: The science and industry application
Dr Sidney Dekker | Professor & Director, Safety Science Innovation Lab, Griffith University (AUS)
15:00 - 15:30
Afternoon tea break
15:30 - 17:30
Accountability & Just Culture: Leadership & practical application
Andrea Baker | Founder, The HOP Mentor (US)
Dr Martha Acosta | Senior Moderator, Harvard Business Publishing (US)
Zoe Nation | Director, On the Edge IQ (AUS)
BlueScope case study: Integrating HOP into foundational processes
Facilitator: Karen Bonenfant | Global Health & Safety Manager, BlueScope (AUS)
Tania Archibald | Chief Executive, BlueScope Australian Steel Products (AUS)
John Nowlan | Chief Technical and Development Officer, BlueScope Group (AUS)
Mike Hussey | Global Head of Health, Safety & Environment, BlueScope Group (AUS)
Dave Scott | General Manager Manufacturing, BlueScope Australian Steel Products (AUS)
Sarah Deukmejian | Country President, NS BlueScope, Coated Products North America (US)
Keynote address: Nuclear industry case study
Dr Lisa Lande | Human and Organizational Factors Expert, Nuclear Power Engineering Section, International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria)
Closing remarks
Day 1 MC: Simon Robinson | Director, Operability (UK)
Sponsored by:
17:30 - 18:30
Networking drinks | The Deck, Novotel Wollongong Northbeach
Day 2: Placing our people at the center of safety innovation
WEDNESDAY, 14 FEBRUARY 2024
6:45 - 8:00
7:30 - 9:30
Hotel transfer loop
Registration open
7:00 - 17:30
8:45 - 10:30
Welcome and housekeeping
Day 2 MC: Zoe Nation | Director, On the Edge IQ (AUS)
Sponsor address
Ben Wilson | Group Managing Director, HSE Global
Understanding and unpacking zero harm
Dr Drew Rae | Associate Professor, Safety Science Innovation Lab, Griffith University (AUS)
Keynote address
Dr Sidney Dekker | Professor & Director, Safety Science Innovation Lab, Griffith University (AUS)
Sponsored by:
10:30 - 11:00
Morning tea break
11:00 - 12:30
Rio Tinto case study: How people can be the solution in practice
Leanne Harvey | Manager Health, Safety, Environment, Communities, Rio Tinto (AUS)
Michelle Radley | General Manager Dampier Ports and Marine, Rio Tinto (AUS)
Davinia Finucane | Principal Advisor Investigation & Learning, Rio Tinto (AUS)
Dennis Hayworth | Ports Dampier Health & Safety Advisor, Rio Tinto (AUS)
What is Operational Learning in practice and how is it integrated into foundational processes?
Bob Edwards | Human & Organizational Performance Consultant, The HOP Coach (US)
Brett Tarrant | Coke & Ironmaking Manager, BlueScope (AUS)
The Learning Review – Placing learning at the center of your response
Ivan Pupulidy | Professor, Learning-based Safety and Human Potential, University of Alabama (US)
Adam Johns | Head of Organisational Learning & Safety Innovation, KeolisAmey Docklands (UK)
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
15:30 - 16:00
Afternoon tea break
16:00 - 17:40
Breakout workshop feedback
Dr David Provan | Chief Executive Officer, Forge Works (AUS)
Zoe Nation | Director, On the Edge IQ (AUS)
Creativity not compliance: The changing face of safety innovation in the era of complexity
Satyan Chari | Founder & Principal - Nuansys Healthcare (AUS)
Novavax Case Study - How to govern when appreciating Blue Line/Black Line
John Wilkes | Senior Director Business Excellence, Novavax (US)
Closing remarks
Day 2 MC: Zoe Nation | Director, On the Edge IQ (AUS)
18:30- 23:30
Transfer loop
BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS | “Learning Team” style
13:30 - 15:30
18:30 - 23:30
SAFETYSTOCK
Yoga or run/walk the ‘Blue Mile’ | Register via the event app
Day 3: Embedding, Scaling and Sustaining Safety Innovation
THURSDAY, 15 FEBRUARY 2024
13:30 - 14:30
BREAKOUT WORKSHOPS | “Ask the expert” style
14:30 - 15:00
Afternoon tea break
15:00 - 17:00
Hotel transfer loop
7:30 - 9:30
8:45 - 10:30
Welcome and housekeeping
Day 3 MC: Jeff Lyth | Consultant, Advisor, Author (Canada)
Keynote address: Tesla case study - Embedding, scaling & sustaining safety innovation with a focus on critical risk
Dr Sahika Vatan | Director of Magik! EHS&S Systems, Tools and Learning, Tesla
Safety management masquerade: How our safety and risk systems can deceive us
Ben Hutchinson | Safety Leader, Laing O’Rourke
Shell Case Study - The BlueLine/Black Line of Corporate Safety Initiatives
Jodie Hurd | HOP Lead, Shell Australia (AUS)
Alex Farah | Prelude HSSE Shell Australia (AUS)
10:30 - 11:00
Morning tea break
Registration open
7:00 - 15:50
11:00 - 12:30
Powerlink Queensland case study (Operational Learning: You can't fix a secret!)
Michael Cournane | Senior HSE Strategy, Risk & Performance Advisor, Powerlink Queensland (AUS)
Ripples to Waves: Leveraging tech to scale your impact
Cam Stevens | Safety Innovation Consultant, Pocketknife Group (AUS)
We are ready for our next step in safety but I don’t want more rules, checklists and procedures
Kurt Warren | National HSE & Quality Manager, Hansen Yuncken Pty Ltd
Panel: Unveiling Vulnerabilities: Corruption in Modern Safety Practices
Greg Smith | Partner, Jackson McDonald (AUS)
Kym Bancroft | Managing Director, New View Safety (AUS)
12:30 - 13:30
Lunch break
Marine Industry Case Study - Leading with Care for a culture of thriving people
Maeve O'Loughlin | Global HSE Culture Lead, Svitzer (Denmark)
Mitchell Services Case Study - Back to the Future
Josh Bryant | General Manager - People, Risk and Sustainability, Mitchell Services (AUS)
Panel: What final burning questions do you have from presenters
Facilitator: Dr David Provan | Chief Executive Officer, Forge Works (AUS)
Dr Todd Conklin | Senior Advisor, Los Alamos Laboratories (US)
Dr Sidney Dekker | Professor & Director, Safety Science Innovation Lab, Griffith University (AUS)
Dr Sahika Vatan | Director of Magik! EHS&S Systems, Tools and Learning, Tesla
Dr Lisa Lande | Human and Organizational Factors Expert, Nuclear Power Engineering Section, International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria)
Closing remarks and Summit close
Day 3 MC: Jeff Lyth | Consultant, Advisor, Author (Canada)
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