Closing Keynote Presentation – Technology and the Future of EHS – Enabling Smarter and Safer Workplaces

Charlene Hope, Chief Pharmacy Quality & Safety Officer, University of Chicago Medicine

The EHS landscape is rapidly transforming with the adoption of AI, IoT, automation, and analytics. This keynote addresses how technology can be leveraged to enhance safety outcomes, environmental monitoring, and workforce health, while reducing human error and administrative burden.

Attendees will learn how to evaluate, implement, and scale digital solutions that add real value, without overcomplicating processes. Insights will be shared on building internal buy-in, engaging workers in the adoption of new tools, and future proofing your EHS function through data driven decision making.

Key Takeaways:

  • Learn ways on how you can better Identify EHS tech that delivers measurable ROI
  • Understand the importance of Implementing tools that simplify, not complicate, workflows
  • Strategies that will assist in ways to use predictive data to prevent incidents
  • Overcome tech adoption barriers with workforce engagement