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Meet our speakers
This year Safety On The Edge Conference is hosting amazing speakers from all around the world. Below are our keynote speakers for 2025.
John Howard
Director
NIOSH
Todd Conklin
Founder & Speaker
Human & Organization Performance Consulting
Kim Greene
Chair, President and CEO
Georgia Power
Lorraine Martin
President
NSC
Pam Walaski
President
ASSP
Liz Horvath
Senior Advisor, Psychological Health and Safety
Mental Health Canada
Dr Tom Krause
CEO & Partner
Krause Bell Group
Dr Manal Azzi
Occupational Health & Safety Team Lead
International Labour Organization
Jim Frederick
Principal
NEXUS HSE
Former Deputy Assistant Secretary of Labor for Occupational Safety and Health (2021-2025)
Professor Kathleen Sutcliffe
Professor
John Hopkins University
Trish Kerin
Director
Lead Like Kerin
Andresa Hernandes
Global VP of Safety
Siemens
Our Sponsors
We are proud to be associated with our wonderful sponsors. These organizations help make industry changing events like ours possible.
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As a sponsor, you will benefit from Enhanced Visibility, Networking Opportunities, Brand Positioning and Marketing Exposure.
This premier event brings together academia, industry leaders, safety professionals, regulatory agencies, and experts from various sectors to discuss and promote the latest advancements in safety technology, models and best practices. Sponsorship of the Global Forum offers a unique opportunity to showcase your organization’s commitment to safety and align your brand with innovation and excellence in the field.
Discover how you can leverage this exciting forum to become part of this industry leading event. Limited packages available. Enquire now!
Pricing for in-person Conference on March 26 & 27 in Berkeley, California.
Join us at the wonderful Claremont Club & Spa venue. Register now, pay later!
Register before February 28 and beat the price rise!
‘Late Registration’ prices applied from February 28: Single $1650 and Doubles $2500
‘Very Late Registration’ prices applied from March 10: Single $2150 and Doubles $3250
No Refunds after February 21
Can't get there in-person?
We have expanded our Virtual event to 4 full days! June 12/13 & October 21/22, 2025
Check out 4-Day 'Virtual' conference options for this highly anticipated event June 12/13 & October 21/22, 2025!
Not just a conference it's a community
Safety On The Edge Global Forum 2025 will be an industry event like no other. Become part of a thriving community of thought leadership and professional development leveraging industry experts with a year round program of in-person events, webinars and forums.
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Discover Berkeley, California
From boutique wineries and iconic landmarks through to wilderness adventures and cultural experiences, California has it all. Come for the Forum, immerse yourself in California!
- Golden Gate Bridge
- Alcatraz Island
- San Fransisco Zoo
- Six Flags Discovery Kingdom
- Wildlife Tours
- Local Wineries
- Silicon Valley
- Chabot Space & Science Center
- Napa Valley
- Fishermans Wharf
- San Fransisco Museum of Modern Art
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Our Partners
Safety On The Edge will break new ground, create cutting edge thinking, and place the safety profession at the leading edge of management sciences.
Our Sponsors
dss+ . DEKRA . ASSP . NSC . INTELEX . AIHA . Protex AI . Pixaera . Krause Bell Group
Our Associates
NEBOSH . Shirley Parsons . IIRSM . What Works Institute . RoSPA
Institute for Advanced Risk Management . Global Solutions Inc
PROGRAMS
2-day Forum IN-PERSON, March 26/27
Register now to secure your place. Tickets in high demand.
Check the program for this year's forum and learn about the speakers and sessions in store for safety professionals.
Packed 4-day Forum VIRTUAL, June 12/13 & October 21/22
Virtual Program has been extended due to overwhelming demand. Program TBC.
Day One, March 26 – Claremont Club & Spa Venue
Opening Day Keynotes
Opening and Welcome
Malcolm Staves, Corrie Pitzer & dss+ official welcome to Safety On The Edge 2025
Kim Greene
Leading the Charge: The Executive’s Role in Building a Safety-Driven Culture
Todd Conklin
Keynote Topic TBC
Break
Panel: ``Mental Health & Wellbeing``
Pam Walaski
Dee Arp
Liz Horvath
Georgia A. Bryce‑Hutchinson
Lorraine Martin
The role and impact of the safety profession in society
John Howard
Keynote Topic TBC
Lunch
Professor Kathleen Sutcliffe
Organizing for Safety: Ideas from Organization Science
James Frederick
Improving worker protections by strategically utilizing data to increase efficacy of occupational health and safety management systems
Dr Manal Azzi
Topic TBC
Break
Andresa Hernandes
Healthy and Safe – For Today and Tomorrow: Navigating Present Challenges and Future Opportunities in Safety
Award Finalists
Day Two, March 27 – Claremont Club & Spa Venue
Concurrent 1 Sessions
Keynotes
Hans-Horst Konkolewsky
Towards a Paradigm Shift in Occupational Risk Prevention
Carl Macrae
Keynote Topic TBC
Rodney Rocha
Advocating for safety and risk mitigation in the face of resistance.
Break
Kimberley Blanchard
Topic TBC
Dr Tom Krause
Topic TBC
Liz Horvath
Beyond Conversations – How to Build a Strong Foundation for Measurable Improvements in Workplace Mental Health
Lunch
Panel: ``Future Fit``
Malcolm Staves
Michael Rubin
Larry Sloan
John Dony
Jennifer McNelly
Sam Abadir
What got us here wont get us there, resetting our mental software
Nektarios Karanikas
Safety Simplified: Unravelling Health, Risk, and Safety
Close Session: Malcolm Staves
Day Two, March 27 – Claremont Club & Spa Venue
Concurrent 2 Sessions
Safety Technology
Systems Engineering
Process Engineering
Trish Kerin
Process safety, occupational safety - what is the difference?
Scott Gaddis
Engaging the Frontline with Mobile Technology to Foster a Safety Partnership
David Walker
Operational Excellence in EHS: Meeting Today’s Challenges, Shaping Tomorrow’s Solutions
Break
James Pomeroy
Safety in metaphor. If words create worlds, how does our choice and use of metaphor shape safety in the worlds we create?
Paul Leonard & Mei-Li Lin
Building the Future: Embracing the Cathedral Thinking approach for High Reliability Organizations to deliver sustainable results that stand the test of time
Stuart Hughes
Topic TBC
Lunch
Panel: ``Next Gen Technology``
Scott Gaddis
Dan Hobbs
Benn Legg
Tom West
Trish Kerin
L’Oréal
Empowering Employees: Building a Safety Culture Together
Dr David Daniels
Does Safety Help People FEEL Safe?
Close Session: Eric Gislason
Day Two, March 27 – Claremont Club & Spa Venue
Concurrent 3 Sessions
Human Performance
ESG/People Sustainability
Leadership/Culture
Kathy A Seabrook
Topic TBC
Lisa Brooks
Topic TBC
Rebecca Hickman
Pioneering Sustainable Safety: Protecting Lives at Work and Beyond
Break
Cheryl McClellan
Be the Engine, not the Caboose, on the Train to World-Class Safety Culture
Laurie Shelby
Real or Fake Safety – Make your choice
dss+
Topic TBC
Lunch
Panel: ``Best In Class``
Neil McFarlane
Jay Harf
Ruairi Connor
Melissa Mark-Joyce
Travis Ellis
Philip Delquié
Topic TBC
Carole Smets
Driving Safety Excellence Through Engagement: The #BetheOne Movement
Close Session: Corrie Pitzer
Day Two, March 27 – Claremont Club & Spa Venue
Concurrent 4 Sessions
Resilience Engineering
High Reliability Organizations
Future of Safety
Ron Gantt
Keep on keeping on: Resilience Engineering for the Safety Practitioner
Jean-Christophe Le Coze
Topic TBC
Louisa A Nara
Topic TBC
Break
DEKRA
The Warning Signs Blueprint: Building HROs Through Psychological Safety and HOP
Paige DeBaylo
A Holistic Approach to MSD Prevention: Considering the Impacts of Non-Physical Risk Factors, DE&I, and Worker Wellbeing
Megan Tranter
From Safety Expert to Strategic Leader: Designing the Future You Want
Lunch
Panel: ``The role of research``
Charles Redinger
Nancy Hey
Elif Erkal
Paul Schulman
James Junkin
Topic TBC
Tim Page-Bottorff
Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Improving Safety Outcomes With Teamwork