Megan Tranter
CEO
Purpose Pathfinders
Your Culture Is Safe: But Is It Sustainable?
Co-presented with Pam Walaski
What if protecting people isn’t the same as developing them? This session challenges the assumption that a strong health and safety culture is the finish line. Instead, it introduces human sustainability – a leadership paradigm where work must leave people better off: more capable, more connected, and more employable.
Dr. Megan Tranter and Pam Walaski reveal how the lens of human sustainability can elevate safety culture, ESG strategy, and leadership development. Drawing on systems thinking and real case examples, they present practical tools for assessing and improving how your organization contributes to people’s wellbeing, capability, and purpose.
Join Megan and Pam to unpack what happens when organizations stop extracting value from people and start creating it with them. Participants will explore hands-on methodologies to assess their current systems and reimagine them with human outcomes at the center.
In a world of disruption, survival is no longer the goal. Progress is. We will inspire you to be the bold leader who is ready to move beyond programs and toward futures where purpose, belonging, and leadership legacy drive culture forward.
Dr. Megan Tranter is a recognized global voice in Purpose-Driven Leadership. She is among the few women who have held top roles (VP/SVP level) focusing on purpose-driven areas such as health, safety and environment, sustainability and risk management, at Amazon, PepsiCo, Novartis, and Netflix. All while raising three children and traveling the world.
Megan’s mission is to empower purpose-driven leaders who want to do meaningful work and lead with integrity. When leaders unite with a clear vision and a shared commitment to positive change, we create workplaces – and communities – where everyone can thrive. Megan was awarded the NSC Marion Martin Award for the Most Influential Woman in Safety and is a Certified Industrial Hygienist (CIH).
She is a twice-published author, with a new (third) book forthcoming (published by Taylor & Francis).
She holds a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of New South Wales, a Master’s in Occupational and Industrial Hygiene from Deakin University, and a Bachelor of Applied Science from Queensland University of Technology.