Agenda
Join Safety Summit 2025 to network with peers, learn from experts, and become a leader who makes a real difference in your workplace.
March 27, 2025
Christchurch, New Zealand
A value-packed day at Safety Summit
8:00 am
Doors Open
Exhibits Open
8:30 am
Tim Jones – MC & Grow Good Director
Welcome Address
8:45 am
Matt Jones – NZHSP Founder & Thought Leader
NZHSP Origin Story
9:00 am
Michael Philpott - Storytelling Expert
How to design powerful, compelling stories
The art of selling success instead of just the solution
How to make your customer the hero of every story
The art of selling success instead of just the solution
How to make your customer the hero of every story
9:35 am
Josh Hobbs – AI and Occupational H&S
Levering AI and automation
The importance of people first
Real world success
The importance of people first
Real world success
10:00 am
Break and Exhibitor Visits
10:40 am
Dr Megan Tranter – Global HSE Leader
Excelling in dynamic work environments
How to win over the World’s biggest employers
Building your team for success
How to win over the World’s biggest employers
Building your team for success
11:00 am
Expert Panel 1: Health and Safety Practitioners - Lessons from the Ground Up
Jen Dransfield - Naylor Love H&S Advisor
Melissa Dunstan - H&S Consultant and business owner
Scott Weatherall - National H&S Advisor at Surf Life Saving NZ
Melissa Dunstan - H&S Consultant and business owner
Scott Weatherall - National H&S Advisor at Surf Life Saving NZ
11:25 am
Ben Hayward - CEO Fulton Hogan
What the CEO of business generating $6.6 billion requires from the H&S Team
What makes the board sit up and take note
How does Fulton Hogan’s youngest ever CEO find balance in life
What makes the board sit up and take note
How does Fulton Hogan’s youngest ever CEO find balance in life
11:50 am
Lunch Break
1:00 pm
Matt Jones – NZHSP Founder and Thought Leader
Don’t wait for permission
1:15 pm
James Laughlin - Leadership Executive Coach
Win and retain your seat at the decision maker table
Gain the attention of the Board and ELT
Be an agent of sustained change
Gain the attention of the Board and ELT
Be an agent of sustained change
2:00 pm
DeAnne Brabant - Litigation Lawyer, Sheiff Angland
Lessons learnt from NZ case law
The latest interpretations of HSWA 2015
How to put legislation into practice
The latest interpretations of HSWA 2015
How to put legislation into practice
2:25 pm
Astella Philpott - Change Leadership Professional
Reframe resistance as a catalyst for growth
Communicate changes clearly and persuasively
Coach your team through change
Communicate changes clearly and persuasively
Coach your team through change
2:50 pm
Break and Exhibitor Visits
3:30 pm
Expert Panel 2: Health and Safety Experts - What Has Made The Greatest Impact
Shane Strode Penny - WorkSafe Retired / High-Risk Expert
Jo Prigmore - Fulton Hogan National H&S Manager
DeAnne Brabant - Shieff Angland Lawyers
Jo Prigmore - Fulton Hogan National H&S Manager
DeAnne Brabant - Shieff Angland Lawyers
3:55 pm
Troy Hall - Electrocution and Burns Survivor
Workplace attitude is everything
The power of gratitude
Choose yours peers wisely
The power of gratitude
Choose yours peers wisely
4:20 pm
Emma Gilmour - World’s Fastest Female Rally Car Driver
How to achieve high performance in a risky sport in a safe way
Building a winning team environment
Performing under pressure as the clock keeps ticking
Building a winning team environment
Performing under pressure as the clock keeps ticking
4:55 pm
Matt Jones - NZHSP Founder and Thought Leader
Wrap Up
5:00 pm
Networking and Exhibitor Visits
7:00 pm
VIP Ticket Dinner and Networking
Transform your Health & Safety career in one day
Don't miss this opportunity to revolutionise your approach to workplace safety. Join industry leaders and like-minded professionals at Safety Summit 2025.
March 27, 2025
Christchurch, New Zealand