Timetable

March 13th 2025 7:30am PST
Registration Opens
Coast Bastion Nanaimo Hotel
Conference Venue
11 Bastion Street, Nanaimo V9R 6E4
Location
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Friday
14
March 13th 2025
7:30AM
Registration Open + Networking Breakfast
07:30 - 08:30 AM
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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8:30AM
Opening | Make It Safe Vancouver Island 2025
08:30 - 08:45 AM
Wayne Arondus
Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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8:45AM
Keynote
Keynote: Taking the Lead in Safety
08:45 - 09:30 AM
Brent McCrea
Brent McCrea
Owner
McCrea's Welding Ltd.
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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9:30AM
Workshop | Preventing MSI Injury
09:30 - 12:00 PM
Sasan Tahvili
Sasan Tahvili
Senior Safety Advisor, Specialist
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Heidi Hare
Heidi Hare
Senior Safety Advisor
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Audience:
jhsc
safety

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The Business Side of Safety
09:30 - 10:30 AM
Feisal Nasser
Feisal Nasser
Managing Partner | Corporate
AIRPLUS Industrial Corp.
Audience:
leadership
people
safety

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11:00AM
Building High-Performing Successful Teams
11:00 - 12:00 PM
Sandra Reder
Sandra Reder
President and Founder
Vertical Bridge HR
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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1:00PM
Navigating Transitions in Life and Work
13:00 - 14:00 PM
Dr. Steve Conway
Dr. Steve Conway
Director of Leadership and Psychological Safety
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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Getting Action on Committee Recommendations
13:00 - 14:00 PM
Daniel Jobb
Daniel Jobb
Employers’ Adviser
Employer’s Advisers Office | BC Ministry of Labour
Audience:
jhsc
safety

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Workshop | Rigging for Supervisors and Safety
13:00 - 16:15 PM
Rick Sikora
Rick Sikora
CEO & President
Cranemasters
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
safety

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2:00PM
Behavioural Hand Safety: Nudging in Manufacturing
14:00 - 15:00 PM
Patrick McDonald
Patrick McDonald
National Hand Safety Program Manager
Superior Glove
Michael Johannesson
Michael Johannesson
Regional Sales Manager, Canada
Superior Glove
Audience:
jhsc
safety

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Driving Down Risk
14:00 - 15:00 PM
Hassan Nedadahandeh
Hassan Nedadahandeh
OHS Audit Manager
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Ken Roberts
Ken Roberts
Health and Safety Manager
Creative Salmon
Wayne Arondus
Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Colin Campbell
Colin Campbell
Client Executive
Acera Insurance
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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3:15PM
Keynote
Industry Keynote Panel on Safety Leadership and Responsible Business
15:15 - 16:15 PM
Wayne Arondus
Wayne Arondus
CEO
Manufacturing Safety Alliance of BC
Alayne MacIsaac
Alayne MacIsaac
CEO
Sheringham Distillery
Tod Gilbert
Tod Gilbert
President
VMAC
Delia Harsan
Delia Harsan
Occupational Health and Safety Manager
Grieg Seafood BC
Arleigh MacNeill
Arleigh MacNeill
Health and Safety Leader
VMAC
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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March 14th 2025
8:00AM
Post-Conference | 5S Training and Certification (Optional 1 Day Workshop )
08:00 - 17:00 PM
Bruce Ennis
Bruce Ennis
Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt & Process Improvement Guru
Manufacturing & Export Enhancement (MEE) Cluster
Audience:
jhsc
leadership
people
safety

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