



standing committee and advisory board from
the country's most respected workplace Health &
Safety heads . These will be addressed over the course
of the OHS Leaders Summit Australia.
The summit program is a draft and is subject to change.
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Andrew loves solving challenges with people. He also loves sharing. There are so many challenges to work on, and many being solved every day - [...]
Despite due diligence obligations being written into New Zealand’s legal framework almost seven years ago, there’s a strong consensus that few Boards are fulfilling their duties well and that health and safety governance isn’t adding much value to organisational efforts to keep people healthy and safe – a focus on compliance, lagging indicators, and paperwork continue to dominate New Zealand Board discussions.
In this session, Chris will share insights from the cross-industry ‘Better Governance’ project and will outline a new vision and set of guiding principles for a reimagined approach to health and safety governance. He will also share some of the award winning approach to health and safety governance he has implemented in New Zealand’s Department of Corrections.
30min
Chris Jones is Chief Safety and Wellbeing Officer at the Department of Corrections, where 9,000 staff work to support and manage 40,000 prison [...]
30min
David is an experienced safety professional with an ongoing commitment to practice, research and learning. He is currently the Managing Director [...]
30min
Terry Wong is General Manager of Move 4 Life, an organisation which is about helping people to MOVE Better & LIVE Better. Move 4 Life [...]
10:45
20min
OHS teams and Operational leaders are adding a suite of power skills to their development plans to ensure they can influence and motivate teams, generate-buy in, and build trust with generationally diverse workforces.
In this highly engaging presentation Everyday Massive will:
30min
Jen Jackson is the founder and CVO of AFR Fast 100 company Everyday Massive — an award-winning human experience company dedicated to improving [...]
11:45
30min
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An experienced National Senior Manager and HSE generalist with an extensive breadth and depth of knowledge, backed up by excellent business [...]
12:20
30min
There is a difference between empowering the workforce and enabling them. You can be safe without being operationally excellent, but you cannot be operationally excellent without being safe!
This interactive session will describe and discuss our experience on over 300 successful deployments of human and organizational performance, safety differently, and a holistic approach to the practical application of the science of psychological safety. Take some real ideas home to help you along your journey of improvement.
30min
Rob is a pioneer in Human and Organisational Performance and all aspects of performance improvement including incorporating the understanding of [...]
30min
Nicki is the GM Safety & Wellbeing at Healthscope, Australia's only national private hospital operation and healthcare provider with a network of [...]
Anthony is a highly credentialed Safety and Operational Risk Management professional, with extensive experience in strategy development, system [...]
30min
Bio coming [...]
An experienced National Senior Manager and HSE generalist with an extensive breadth and depth of knowledge, backed up by excellent business [...]
Director of Work Health and Safety, Wellbeing and Claims management. Shailendra has expertise in Quality, Safety and Environmental systems and [...]
As one of Donesafe’s two founders, Matthew Browne is driving one of the fastest growing safety startups in Australia. Matthew works closely [...]
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Mark has more than 20 years of experience across Energy and Utilities, Telecommunications, and Infrastructure sectors. He helps business to drive [...]
Health and Safety (H&S) can greatly benefit from Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology by improving work processes and enhancing worker safety.
Voice-based AI can streamline and automate various H&S tasks such as hazard & incident reporting, safety inspections, and risk assessments.
AI can be used to automate routine tasks such as data entry, freeing up staff for other tasks. AI can also be used to improve communication with employees, for example, by providing real-time language translation for employees where English is their second language.
Additionally, AI can be used to help H&S stay up to date with the latest regulations and best practices, by providing relevant information and guidance in real-time.
With the help of voice-based AI, Health & Safety can create a safer work environment, improve their operational efficiency, and gain valuable insights into their operations.
30min
With over 15 years experience in product and software development, my passion lies in utilising technology to create industry leading, customer [...]
14:50
30min
Lots of organisations talk about their safety culture. The reality is the safety culture you achieve will be a subset of the broader culture you create - or tolerate.
If your overall culture is rubbish, this will put a ceiling on what you will achieve in safety. The reverse is true too - and there is no doubt that safety can lead the change - and set the standard.
In a world full of buzzwords, acronyms, and descriptors such as Safety 1 and Safety 2 - let’s cut through all of the nonsense and talk about what works in culture and what does not. Let’s talk about the role of the safety practitioner in facilitating this and where we often shoot all hope of a better culture in the leg…
30min
Senior leader in safety, risk, quality and environment, with expertise across a variety of sectors, industries and leadership roles. Key [...]
Explore ways to gain stakeholder buy in, achieve best practice, and access support for delivering continuous improvements for worker health and safety. Discuss organisational requirements and goals, ways to establish a plan, and how to implement workforce management for employees and contractors.
40min
Mark has more than 20 years of experience across Energy and Utilities, Telecommunications, and Infrastructure sectors. He helps business to drive [...]
A business professional that has experience delivering successful results through leading: - the development and execution of customer focused [...]
We’ve given teams permission to stop for safety.
We’ve asked them to speak up for safety.
We’ve reminded them that safety is everyone’s responsibility.
And do they stop, speak up, and take responsibility?
Or do you feel like you’re shouting into the wind?
OHS teams continue to battle for real estate when it comes to corporate messaging. So, how do we get our communication to cut-through? How do we embed our safety messages? How do we get teams to connect with our content?
In this highly engaging roundtable session Everyday Massive will:
40min
Jen Jackson is the founder and CVO of AFR Fast 100 company Everyday Massive — an award-winning human experience company dedicated to improving [...]
EY will host a facilitated conversation with participants on the role of EHS in answering the big questions facing the current ESG agenda, and will examine how EHS professionals can utilise their knowledge and expertise in this space. Discussion topics will include:
40min
An experienced corporate health, safety and wellbeing specialist. Worked across Victorian industries including utilities, retail and property [...]
Technology projects fail at a rate of 69% and OHS software is no exception! Join Dr. Manuel Seidel, Founder & CEO at ecoPortal, in this interactive session to explore what it takes to realise a successful OHS digital transformation.
We’ll ask the tough questions and through the sharing of real-life stories facilitate a session that will leave you with practical steps you can take to:
This roundtable is ideal for those in the process of reassessing their existing OHS solution, or evaluating, selecting or implementing OHS software at their organisation.
40min
I am passionate about transforming traditional 'box tick' and compliance-focused health & safety, sustainability and risk management systems [...]
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Panellists:
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Gavin joined Warakirri in April 2018 in the role of HSE Manager. Gavin supports multiple investment platforms within Warakirri Asset Management [...]
Ben joined Warakirri in May 2012 in the role of Operations Manager. He studied a Bachelor of Applied Science Agriculture at University of [...]
Wade is working with forwarding thinking leaders in the agriculture and post farm gate industries to reduce the frequency and impact of ill health on [...]
This session will share a Leadership Team’s journey in resetting a Safety and Wellbeing strategy, it’s team functional design and flow of work to evolve within a maturing organisation. A business moving from build to operate, maintain and grow across Australia.
The team will share insights on role design, stakeholder engagement, employee and strategic partner listening approach, concepts in the flow of work, engagement and communication tone and resetting accountability as a function to lead as we intend to operate. Work in progress to achieve the desired state of a contemporary safety and wellbeing practice, approach, service model considerations, strategic partnerships, and performance monitoring that aim to enhance the people leader, partner and employee experience across the Safety and Wellbeing domain.
40min
Grace Singh joined nbn in March 2022, and leads the Safety, Environment, Health and Wellbeing and People Data and Risk and Compliance Practice areas [...]
I am a pragmatic HSE Leader with over 15 years of demonstrated experience improving health and safety culture and performance in large scale complex [...]
I am an experienced leader and modern-thinking Safety & Wellbeing professional with a passion for engaging with people. I have experience in policy [...]
Nathan has been working at nbn for over 2 years and is now responsible Safety and Wellbeing Assurance and Industry Engagement. Having come from a [...]
Ever wondered how your health and safety strategy stacks up? Or how it could be improved to get better traction and results? Here’s your opportunity to answer both those questions and many more in this participant-centred workshop designed with maximum learning in mind!
We’ll aim to surface the best of what is and what could be, when it comes to designing and implementing a health and safety strategy. You’ll also have the opportunity to practice your inquiry skills whilst learning from others at the same time. This workshop is all about you and your peers - no slides, no one speaking at you, no sitting and drifting off!
You will need to bring a hard copy of your current strategy and be willing to share it in a small group. To make the most of this workshop, have a think beforehand about questions you would ask a peer about their strategy… maybe it’s about communication, or how it was developed, or measuring impact…what you learn is completely up to you!
40min
My mission is to help great teams do extraordinary things. Using an integrated and holistic systems approach, one of my strengths is being a [...]
To manage Psychosocial Risk, businesses must take an integrated approach by focusing on the three areas of;
40min
My journey into Health, Safety & Wellbeing started from a strong desire to help other people. It was during my time working as an [...]
Unitywater's experience in analysing hazard, incident and injury data to validate critical risks, support a transformation in safety reporting and guide controls enablement that has lead to an improved safety management system.
40min
Kenan has worked in executive safety and human resources roles for public sector, national and international organizations across the healthcare, [...]
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The impact of Customer Aggression and violence on staff can be debilitating. The level of aggression can range from being subtle to serious physical harm and can include eye rolling and sneering, yelling, calling names, standing over someone. shoving, tripping, grabbing, hitting, punching, threats with weapons and sexual assault.
In this session we will share our story in managing Customer Aggression within RetailCo and Customer Contact Centre environment and what an effective management looks like.
40min
Maurice McCarthy is an experienced telecommunications executive who joined Optus in August 2017 as Vice President, Retail and Channel Sales. In [...]
30min
Roberto is a registered Psychologist with 20 years consulting experience across both private and public sectors, including Resources, [...]
Panellists:
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My professional interests revolve around how industry and government work together to achieve economic, environmental and social outcomes. I'm [...]
Non executive director with particular experience in agribusiness and government business enterprises. Prior to directorship positions, spent [...]
Patrick Murphy has been employed at Origin Energy since May 2015. Patrick joined Origin following nearly 10 years working for Rio [...]
Andrew loves solving challenges with people. He also loves sharing. There are so many challenges to work on, and many being solved every day - [...]
10:30
15min
Reflect on current challenges of Occupational Health and Safety and what technologies are out there regarding health and safety. How to identify the right innovation/ technology needs of employees and how to identify psychological impacts of technology on employees.
In session we will cover;
30min
Passionate and enthusiastic Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) professional dedicated to ensuring positive culture change and making HSE [...]
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30min
Stay ahead of the curve in OHS practices! OHS leaders like you have a critical task at hand - to ensure the safety of an organization’s most important assets, its employees.
Additionally, gaining real-time visibility into risks and opportunities and performance trends across the enterprise is important to drive continuous improvement.
In this session, Benchmark Digital’s experts will explore how AI, ML, and other advanced tech are empowering OHS leaders to enhance workplace safety and save lives!
30min
Chandan Tiwari is currently the Associate Director, AAPAC Subscriber Development at Benchmark Digital Partners LLC. He is a qualified EHS [...]
A large body of evidence demonstrates substantial effects of work-related psychosocial hazards on risks of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) injuries, mental health disorders, and cardiovascular disease which are some of the costliest occupational health problems in many countries. In addition, studies demonstrate that the development of these injuries is not only closely related to the physical aspect but the psychosocial aspect of MSD risk factors.
Psychosocial risk factors cause physiological changes in individuals when perceived stress outweighs a person’s coping mechanisms. This, in turn, results in an increased likelihood of developing an MSD. Addressing psychosocial risk factors such as low job control, high or low work demands, poor support, poor organizational change management, low recognition and reward, poor workplace relationships and poor environmental conditions is a problem all industries are currently facing. It is integral for an injury prevention program to address these hazards to improve the health and well-being of employees.
This presentation will define psychosocial hazards, model how they increase the likelihood of musculoskeletal disorders, and suggest possible steps organisations can take to identify, assess, and control these hazards as part of a wholistic injury prevention program.
30min
Samuel Gerges, Senior Manager of Consulting at VelocityEHS, partners with companies to develop, manage, and sustain health and safety, [...]
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Session will provide an overview of Westpac Group’s journey in addressing psychosocial risk from traditional safety approaches to integration into business performance. Jenny Griffiths, Group Manager, HSW Implementation will cover the evolution of Westpac’s HSW strategy in the area of workplace mental health and practical examples of integrating psychosocial risk management into business operations.
30min
Bio coming [...]
Examine the recent High Court case of Kozarov v State of Victoria [2022] HCA 12 in which the High Court clarified the manner in which Courts will assess whether an employee’s risk of psychiatric injury in the workplace is reasonably foreseeable to an employer, and therefore whether an employer has a relevant duty of care to proactively reduce the risk of injury, combined with the recent introduction of obligations under the WHS regulations to identify and mitigate work related psycho social hazards.
40min
Katherine Morris is a partner at Norton Rose Fulbright, specialising in work health and safety law. She has over 22 years’ experience working [...]
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Technology has the potential to transform the way your organisation does and sees safety, yet several factors play into whether you succeed or fail at realising positive change.
Having worked alongside hundreds of organisations to implement safety software, Dr Manuel Seidel understands the common obstacles faced by OHS managers on the road to digital transformation and what it takes to overcome them.
He’ll cover:30min
I am passionate about transforming traditional 'box tick' and compliance-focused health & safety, sustainability and risk management systems [...]
Despite significant advancements in the workplace mental health landscape over the last decade, mental health remains often approached from a medicalised or individual perspective. In the post-COVID world of hybrid working, this is also seen in the approach to managing core workplace issues of fatigue and burnout. Yet, these approaches continue to fail to address the root causal factors and holistically prevent psychological harm in the workplace. In this session, organisational psychologist, Dr Laura Kirby, will explore a systems-based approach to workplace mental health, and practical work design strategies that workplaces can implement to improve the overall mental health and long term high performance of its workforce.
This session will cover:
30min
Laura is a qualified Organisational Psychologist with more than 10 years’ experience specialising in workplace psychological health and safety. [...]
Panellists:
Whilst health and safety in design is not a new concept to professionals and regulators, actual implementation remains difficult, fragmented or nonexistent.
Psychosocial risk regulations, and an increasing acknowledgement that good work doesn't merely prevent harm but is actually good for people, together present an enormous opportunity for WHS professionals to rethink how we find opportunities to inform the design of work to an extent that was previously unreachable.
40min
Globally influential Safety, Risk, Resilience, Wellbeing and Sustainability Leader, with a proven track record in delivering operational [...]
Christian is the Group Executive for SHEQ at Ventia. He is an experienced leader having worked in large, complex organisations and [...]
With over 17 years of industry experience, I don’t believe in ‘ticking boxes’, but in championing programs that achieve real and lasting [...]
Skye brings a wealth of experience and success to the Centre through senior leadership roles across the private sector in multi-national [...]
Andrew loves solving challenges with people. He also loves sharing. There are so many challenges to work on, and many being solved every day - [...]
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Andrew loves solving challenges with people. He also loves sharing. There are so many challenges to work on, and many being solved every day - [...]
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We invite only the leading international and local experts to provide sessions on site, this allows for attendees to be taught by front-line executives that compress years of meaningful experience into a systematic, well organised learning program.
Keeping in line with the main goal of the event in achieving new relationships, we provide a huge amount of networking opportunities for attendees through breakfast, luncheons, cocktails and informal introductions.
Allowing both buyers and sellers the opportunity to engage with one another onsite in a series of prearranged business meetings. These provide both parties a great opportunity to build new relationships by interacting face to face.
Being able to experience different sessions is what makes this event unique; whether you are looking to attend an interactive workshop, roundtable, 1-1 meeting or panel discussion.
Interact and relax amongst your peers at the official Networking dinner where you will have the opportunity to be part of the entertainment.
The summit is personalised for YOU, this means that what is important to your business is important to us. We create personalised itineraries around sessions you want to attend, allowing for your time to be spent wisely while out of the office.
Should you wish to attend the 11th Australian OHS Leaders Summit on the 1st – 2nd of March 2023, please purchase your tickets below
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Some pictures from previous events.
– LINFOX
– DONESAFE
– SUPER RETAIL GROUP
– PREMIUM HEALTH
– VEOLIA
– JLL
Why McFall Fuel’s safety culture is no accident
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