Meet our first 2026 speakers

Stay tuned - more will be announced soon!

70+ of the industry's leading voices will take the stage this October.

Government regulators.
WHS leaders.
AI specialists.
UN and WHO advisors.
Mental health and psychosocial risk experts.
Olympic-level performance coaches.

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Abbie Janssen
Founder & Principal Consultant / Clear Boundaries
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Bonnie Kite
Compliance Manager / Cm3 Contractor Management
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Charlie Cole
Founder & Principal Consultant / Clear Boundaries
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Craig Bleakley
Safety & Risk Specialist / ecoPortal
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Dayna Fawkes
Director of Research Strategy / Safe Work Australia
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Elise Manns
Executive General Manager - People & Safety / Coates
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Erin Gooey
Head of Health / Safety & Wellbeing, Medibank
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Dr Farnad Nasirzadeh
Director of Workforce Safety and Performance Research and Innovation Group / Deakin University
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Dr Georgi Toma
Director / HeartBrain Works
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Georgie Chapman
Partner / HR Legal
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Georgina Poole
Co-Founder & Director / Event Learning Australia
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Heather Ikin
Head of Product and Organisational Psychologist / FlourishDx
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James Kolozsi
Senior Director / Forge Works
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James Wood
Director / CNB Safe
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Jennifer Suh
Manager Regulatory Policy / SafeWork NSW
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Joanne Bartley
Head of Prevention and Education / icare NSW
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Joel Anderson
CEO / Foremind
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John Toomey
CEO, The Wellbeing Thought Leaders & Host, The Masculine Intelligence Podcast /
WHSS Victoria Speaker 2026
Katrina Aubrey
Fatigue and Sleep Specialist / AutoSense
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Keith Govias
Workplace Safety and Risk Principal / EML Group
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Laura Chapman
Director of Sales, APAC / Sine by Honeywell
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Dr Laura Kirby
Executive Director & Chief Psychologist / APS
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Mark Butler
Performance Specialist & Speaker / Mark Butler
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Dr Martin O'Neil
Head of Health & Safety / Boral
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Dr Martin Stirling
Code & Approvals (Passive Firestop) / HSE Manager / Hilti Australia
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Matt Steel
Lead Auditor / LRQA Limited
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Maya Gazzard
Head of People, Safety, Systems / Trescon
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Melanie Moffatt
Senior Corporate Health and Wellbeing Lead / Medibank
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Mel Larsson
Senior EHS Product Manager / Ideagen
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Melissa Weller
General Manager / Healthy Heads in Trucks & Sheds
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Michael Weller
State Inspector, Occupational Health and Environment / SafeWork NSW
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Michelle Boundy
Multi Award Winner in Government | Speaker | Founder / She Inspires Me
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Ollie Jay
Director, Heat & Health Research Centre & Co-Chair, Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change / University of Sydney
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Dr Patrick Aouad
Founder and CEO / CU Health
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Patrizia Cassaniti OAM
Founder and Director / Touched by Christopher Foundation
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Peter Barron
Team Coordinator, Psychosocial Programs / SafeWork NSW
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Rachael Ford
Advocacy Lead / It Pays To Care
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Rich Maloney
Founder and CEO / Quality Mind AI
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Richard Rowe
Head of Product EHS / Ideagen
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Riley Bryn
National Head of Safety, Standards and Assurance / Before You Dig Australia
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Roni Millard
Founder / The Wellbeing Edge
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Scott Amy
Principal Consultant / Sentis
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Scott Barber
CEO / Working at Heights Assosication
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Sharon Richens
Head of Customer / Altius
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Tanya Pelja
Executive Director, HSEQ APAC / BGIS
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Toni McQuinn
Director / Body Armour
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Dr Trent Watson
CEO & Workplace Health & Safety Consultant / Ethos Health
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Will Batty
AVP Business Developement, APAC / GEOTAB