2026 Program

8:45AM

Keynote Opening + Keynote: Leadership, Influence, and Impact in Health and Safety

Opening + Keynote: Leadership, Influence, and Impact in Health and Safety

8:45AM - 10:00AM

Audience:

Keynote JHSC Leadership People Safety

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Malcolm Staves

■ Malcolm Staves

Global Vice President, Health and Safety

Wayne Arondus

■ Wayne Arondus

Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC

10:05AM

Breakout Sessions A-B

Breakout Sessions A-B

10:05AM - 10:50AM

Audience:

JHSC Leadership People Safety

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Influence: A systems-based approach to winning executive buy-in for safety initiatives

10:05AM - 10:50AM

Audience:

Leadership Safety

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Marieke Bleyenbergh

■ Marieke Bleyenbergh

Be Human Be Safe

Combustible Dust Expert Panel: Experience to Insight

Combustible Dust Expert Panel: Experience to Insight

10:05AM - 10:50AM

Audience:

JHSC Leadership Safety

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Chris Cloney

■ Chris Cloney

Managing Director and Lead REsearcher

DustEx Research

AI on Trial: What Real-World Cases Reveal about AI Risk, Liability, and Control Failures

10:05AM - 10:50AM

Audience:

Safety

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Anthony Aarons

■ Anthony Aarons

Founder and CEO

Epifini, and Senior Research Fellow at the Global Centre for Advanced Studies

11:00AM

Industry Showcase

11:00AM - 11:30AM

Audience:

JHSC Leadership People Safety

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11:35AM

Energy-based Safety

11:35AM - 12:20PM

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Mindfulness Break – Pet Social

11:35AM - 12:00PM

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■ Dr. Steve Conway

Director of Leadership and Psychological Safety

Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC

12:00PM

Networking Lunch

12:00PM - 1:00PM

Audience:

JHSC Leadership People Safety

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1:00PM

Storytelling in Safety Communication

Storytelling in Safety Communication

1:00PM - 1:45PM

Audience:

JHSC Leadership People Safety

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■ Rebecca Cairns

Research Analyst

Saint Mary's University

What Makes a Safety Coordinator Effective: Insights from a National Survey and Real-World Experience

What Makes a Safety Coordinator Effective: Insights from a National Survey and Real-World Experience

1:00PM - 1:45PM

Audience:

People Safety

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Stacia Gunn

■ Stacia Gunn

Health, Safety, Environment and Quality Manager

MacKinnon and Olding

1:50PM

Beyond the Numbers: Turning Your Safety Performance Data into a Tool for Continuous Improvement

Beyond the Numbers: Turning Your Safety Performance Data into a Tool for Continuous Improvement

1:50PM - 2:35PM

Audience:

JHSC Leadership People Safety

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Hassan Nedadahandeh

■ Hassan Nedadahandeh

OHS Audit Manager

Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC

Making the Invisible Value of People in your company Visible

Making the Invisible Value of People in your company Visible

1:50PM - 2:35PM

Audience:

People Safety

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Kathy Seabrook

■ Kathy Seabrook

Global Solutions, Inc.

Risk Recalibrated: Redefining Serious Injury, Rethinking Metrics and Designing a Human-Centric Strategy

Risk Recalibrated: Redefining Serious Injury, Rethinking Metrics and Designing a Human-Centric Strategy

1:50PM - 2:35PM

Audience:

Leadership People Safety

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Michelle Garner-Janna

■ Michelle Garner-Janna

Chief Experience Officer/Co-Founder

What Works Institute

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