11th – 12th March 2027, Amsterdam
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Ron Wissenburg
Ron his main experience is redesigning and implementation of the changes in supply chain processes and organization by leveraging IT solutions. He started his career in consulting at Deloitte where he supported business transformations with SAP in various industries. He Joined Alstom Power in March 2010 which in 2016 Alstom became General Electric. At Alstom/GE he had various IT leadership roles and the past 3 years he has been working on driving Digital Technology programs within EHS for Gas Power.
Maeve O’Loughlin
Maeve O'Loughlin is a Senior Corporate Safety professional with A.P Moller Maersk Safety & Resilience Team. She is a chartered safety practitioner (CMIOSH) and having worked as an academic in the UK before re-joining industry in 2019, her research interest and expertise focuses on adaptive and resilient organisational performance in response to safety and social sustainability challenges. Maeve developed and led the IOSH PIPER Initiative connecting academic research capability to industry partners and she is a member of the IOSH Performance and Development Committee. Maeve worked in consulting and manufacturing settings in the built environment sector and high-risk industries prior to leaving Ireland in 2012.
Adriano Corrêa
Adriano Corrêa is an Engineer specialized on Environment, Health & Safety with a Master graduation in Industrial Safety and Environment, with 20 years of experience in various industrial sectors. He has an extensive experience in EHS management through industrial EHS consulting as well as large industry groups in key management positions influencing on EHS risk management and safety culture improvement. Currently Adriano is responsible for main Health and Safety projects in food & beverage industry.
Gunnar Henschel
Gunnar Henschel is an Industrial Engineer with more than 20 years of operational experience in the label-printing and packaging industry. Coming from quality management, he has a special focus on continuous improvement and relies on strengthening a solution-oriented culture as well as introducing new technologies that support people in their work. He joined the All4Labels Group in 2006 where he was leading several cross-functional teams and supported change and transformational programs on site- and at corporate level. Since 2019 he is leading the development and implementation of the global Safety, Health, Environment program across the company as well as supporting the group’s ESG agenda.
Stephanie Haines
Stephanie Haines is the Senior Leader of Subscriber Development at Benchmark Digital Partners. She has worked in the field of EHS and Sustainability for over 10 years. She started her early career as a lobbyist, representing UK industry views on waste policy before focusing on management systems and EHS software over the last few years. She joined Benchmark Digital early in 2019, based in their London office to help grow their subscribers in Europe, as well as enhance their presence as a sustainability software vendor. She runs the Benchmark ESG customer working group to drive their product innovation in sustainability and recently earned a Masters at Cambridge University in Sustainable Business Leadership.
Pier Giuseppe Dal Farra
Pier Giuseppe Dal Farra has more than 30 years of experience in the industrial and telco business. In his professional career, Pier Giuseppe served as COO for a leading robotics company and cofounded three start-ups which pioneered the deployment of IoT in the energy vertical sector, the encoding and distribution of digital video and the data processing.
At Orange Business, Pier Giuseppe supports his customers in the adoption of best of breed solutions to enhance their industrial performance and competitivity.
Filip Rasmussen
Filip Rasmussen is an expert in leader within Occupational Health and Safety. After 16 years of military services he joined in 2008 the civilian market within the wind industry at one of the marked leading developers, where he have worked in various positions across design, manufacturing, construction, commissioning and service leading global EHS departments. After 14 years in wind he have now in 2022 joined the industry of fast moving consumer goods with Arla Foods.
Angelo Cianfrocco
Angelo is a certified safety professional and a health and safety product manager at Intelex. He has over a decade of experience in the environmental, health and safety field. Prior to becoming a product manager, Angelo held many roles across a variety of EHS disciplines, including a consultant, senior EHS manager, corporate EHS data analyst and most recently as a process improvement leader. Throughout his career, Angelo has worked with internal and external stakeholders to help them implement, manage and realize the true value of their EHS management systems. His chief interest is helping EHS professionals enhance data collection processes to find better ways to leverage their data to improve safety culture with the ultimate mission of eliminating death on the job by 2050.
Jack de Graaf
Joined TEVA since 01MAR18 and responsible for EHS Europe TGO (20+ locations) and Commercial (30+ locations), Global EHS Business partner business for Solids manufacturing, Biologics and Supply Chain locations (35+ locations). 30+ years of experience in pharmaceutical industry of which 20+ years in EHS and 10 years in R&D (Lab and Clinics) and Operations (Pilot Plant). Worked at Johnson&Johnson, University and Applied Biosystems (Thermo Fisher). Background in Chemistry, Business Administration and Occupational Safety
Remy D.J. Wierenga
Remy Wierenga (8-4-1968) worked for General Electric, Archer Daniels Midland, Eaton and WestRock in a corporate Health, Safety and Environment role. In his current role he is Global Director Safety for Refresco. In that role Remy is responsible for restructuring the Health and Safety management system, implementing a new information system and supporting the adaptation of Human and Organizational Performance as operating philosophy for the Health & Safety program.
Mrs. Martina Loidl
After successfully completing her bachelor's degree in applied electronics and her master's degree in safety and systems engineering, Martina Loidl is now preparing to hand over the company. In addition to the technical core themes, she deals in particular with the topic of "safety culture in companies".
Mr. Christian Loidl
Christian Loidl founded the company TeLo in 1994 with the focus on "services in technical law". As a generally sworn and judicially certified expert as well as auditor of accredited laboratories, he gained his technical knowledge nationally as well as internationally in various industries, which he now teaches at the FH Campus Vienna. Christian Loidl is chairman of the Austrian as well as Austrian representative in the international committee for machine safety.
Joriene Beks
Joriene Beks studied Business Administration and majored in Strategic Management. In the role of consultant/coach/interim, she has guided organizations in developing self-learning capabilities for almost 20 years.
Joriene is the author of two bestsellers on psychological safety. She inspires, trains and coaches on this topic, and always always encourages people to take action.She does this in a humorous and down-to-earth way. Her mission is for all employees to experience being heard and seen, as well as making a positive contribution to the bigger picture.
In addition, Joriene became a finalist for best learning company in the Netherlands in 2019. Her heart goes out to vulnerable VMBO/MBO youngsters. She has set up a foundation with the mission that every young person learns that the past does not have to determine the future.
Darren O'Connor
Darren is a Senior Client Lead for Performance Solutions by Milliken and has a career spanning of over 25 years, holding senior roles In Continuous Improvement, Health & Safety & Site Leadership. Darren has supported global and pan-European clients across several countries/languages/cultures in the chemical, automotive, textile, food and paper / packaging industries. Darren in an SME in Cultural, Operational, Health & Safety & Supply Chain Excellence, partnering with organisations at all levels in the strategic and tactical implementation of excellence & improvement. Darren holds a bachelor’s degree in Safety, Health & Environmental Management, a six-sigma black belt who also holds diplomas in Industrial Engineering and Management.
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Thiede
Prof. Dr.-Ing. Sebastian Thiede is a full professor of Manufacturing Systems at the University of Twente within the Department of Design, Production and Management. Prof. Thiede is interested in innovative technologies, methods and tools related to the planning and operation of manufacturing systems/factories. Thereby, the technical and economic performance but also environmental and social perspectives need to be taken into account. This includes the consideration of ergonomics and occupational health and safety in the design and operation of working environments. Innovative solutions in this direction are developed in projects like SAIFE (EIT, European funding) and Human centered factories (NWO, Dutch national funding).
Alicia Olo Martinez
Executive Committee Board Member. H&S Council. The Conference Board Corporate Director H&S at JTI SA Alicia has been the Corporate Director H&S at JTI S.A., since November 2018. She contributed to JT ESG rating goals by improving 22 score points vs 2018 in the H&S section of DJSI 2019, becoming industry best. Successfully lead the COVID-19 crisis, taking a people-first approach that allowed JTI to maintain operations even at the peak of the pandemic, with a very limited impact on JTI employees. In her previous position as Corporate Manager H&S at PMI S.A. she maintained LTI Rate below 0.1 (industry best) and decreased collision rate to 0.3. Born and raised in a multi-ethnic, multicultural and multireligious family, Alicia has also lived and worked on different continents, which has given her the sensitivity to cultural diversity required to lead global roles. She also has extensive experience in mentoring women working in male-dominated industries. Alicia is an MSc. Mining Engineer by education and started her career in heavy industry.
Sebastien Chaigneau
Sebastien Chaigneau is an expert in Occupational Health and Safety. He graduated from the first French engineering school in Prevention of Industrial Risks in 1999. He advised major French multinational companies such as Essilor (world leader in ophthalmic lenses), SPIE (European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications), Thales (Global organisation serving aerospace, space, ground transportation, defence and security, and digital security) and BIC (world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers). Today Sebastien leads the transformation and modernisation of HSE at Group level, creating and embedding best in class HS&E principles into BMI's culture. Seasoned to transformational management style he is driving cultural changes across continents and cultures as well as focusing on developing the competence of his HSE network.
Anthony Wareham
Highly Experienced Health Safety and Environmental Professional with extensive experience of managing HSE programmes for Multinational Manufacturing companies. Member of the Senior Management team responsible for ensuring integration of Health and Safety programmes into business strategy. Responsible for formulation of policy and strategy at Corporate level. Accustomed to managing teams in a culturally diverse global environment to deliver superior results that are integrated into the overall business strategy.
Marieke Bleyenbergh
Be Human – Be safe is AkzoNobel’s human performance approach to safety. Marieke loves to find solutions for challenges and is on a personal mission to put the people in the centre of how the business is run. As a chemical engineer, Marieke has 25 years international experience in Health, Safety & Environment, manufacturing operations, supply chain and change management. She worked in Chemicals and Refining in Shell in Germany, USA, the Netherlands and Singapore before she joined AkzoNobel in 2021.
Tjeerd Hendel-Blackford
I have two decades of experience in environment, health & safety, and quality (EHSQ) software, advisory and services. I have extensive experience in helping global companies to address their EHSQ & Sustainability challenges through the application of management best practice in combination with market-leading technology and consulting solutions.
Stephanie Haine
Stephanie Haines is the Senior Leader of Subscriber Development at Benchmark Digital Partners. She has worked in the field of EHS and Sustainability for over 10 years. She started her early career as a lobbyist, representing UK industry views on waste policy before focusing on management systems and EHS software over the last few years. She joined Benchmark Digital early in 2019, based in their London office to help grow their subscribers in Europe, as well as enhance their presence as a sustainability software vendor. She runs the Benchmark ESG customer working group to drive their product innovation in sustainability and recently earned a Masters at Cambridge University in Sustainable Business Leadership.
Mary Foley
Mary has 25+ years’ experience with a strong focus on technology enabled ESG/GRC services, specifically within environmental, health & safety compliance and consultancy.
Nevzat Atakli
Nevzat graduated from Sabancı University in 2008 and held a BS degree in Mechatronics Engineering. Nevzat started his career at Ford's R&D department as a Software Engineer. After two years of work, he started Trio Mobil with Baris. He is an experienced entrepreneur with a strong technical background in AI and IoT. He drives product, sales, and growth strategies. He is a passionate entrepreneur dedicated to leading Trio Mobil’s transformation as a global technology leader.
Yannick Loberger
Yannick has a 22 years’ experience in EHS Operations of L’Oréal.Claudio Salvador
Claudio Salvador, along with Filippo Bonifacio, is one of the co-founders of AME, which was founded in 1999. He holds a bachelor's degree in Electronics Engineering with a specialisation in microwave antennas, and a PhD from the University of Florence. Claudio has been involved in the design of the microwave RFID identification systems since his time at university and has multiple international patents to his name. He also taught the Antenna and Microwave Theory course at the University of Florence as an Assistant Professor from 1998 to 2005. Safety & Security at the workplace is of special interest and at AME he has been instrumental in developing the EGOpro Safety which allows, through RFID technology, to reduce the risk of accidents in any operating environment.Nancy De Prest
Nancy De Prest is a Corporate Health, Safety and Quality Director at Yara since 8 years. Before working at corporate level, she enjoyed being a HESQ manager in 2 production plants and for a period of 8 years, she also was Production manager at one of the biggest production plants in Yara. As HSQ director she is heavily involved in Incident and Risk management. She is specialized in performing corporate HESQ audits, with a big focus on continuous improvement. With her positive attitude and striving for transparency, she builds a lot of trust with her coworkers. Nancy enjoys reading a good book, but can also be found on the dance floor with her husband, dancing salsa.Petra van Dieren
Female Leader | Leadership advocate | Safety, Health and Wellbeing Professional | Teacher, Guide, Facilitator, Coach, Trainer | Believing in the Power of Love! Petra van Dieren, a Health and Safety professional with over 20 years of multinational experience, spearheads Heineken's Safety Leadership program. As a chemical engineer with degrees in Occupational Health and Psychology, she champions a holistic approach, emphasizing self-discovery and leading from within. Petra's intimate and thought-provoking style, described as reflective and personal, leaves participants inspired with new ideas. Passionate about unlocking individual potential for a safer, healthier life, Petra builds and develops programs that integrate body, mind, and soul. Her transformative leadership at Heineken includes pioneering the Safety Leadership Framework globally, guiding over 80 leadership teams, integrating KPIs, and establishing a Centre of Excellence, Petra is a catalyst for change, dedicated to leading a healthy, safe, and magical life. Connect with her to explore co-creating a world where everyone shines in their full brilliance!Aaron Johnson
Aaron Johnson serves as the Managing Director of International Business Development at MākuSafe, a leading company that provides safety technology solutions. His primary focus is to help global organizations improve employee safety, engagement, and productivity through the use of data-driven workplace wearables. Aaron has spent most of his career working in the high-tech manufacturing industry, gaining extensive experience with cutting-edge technologies. He is a Certified Occupational Safety Specialist and holds a Bachelor's degree in Communications from Moody in Chicago, as well as an MBA from Northwest Missouri State University.Michiel Scholberg
Michiel Scholberg has been with Enhesa since 2021 and currently supports the team as Strategic Alliances Director EMEA.
Prior to Enhesa he worked in IT consulting as business unit manager and obtained a MSc in Economics in Brussels. In his role Michiel is responsible for growing and nurturing Enhesa strategic software platforms and service partner relationships.
By working cross-functionally with commercial, product, and service teams, he ensures that all stakeholders are in sync and working towards a common EHS, and sustainability compliance goal. He actively maintains current industry expertise by regularly attending key conferences and engaging with the latest research publications. This ongoing commitment ensures Michiel stays abreast of emerging trends and innovations within the field.
His dynamic and engaging public speaker skills in English, Dutch, German or French, make him an ideal choice to inspire, educate and entertain your next event.
When asked about his hopes and vision for the future, Michiel responded, “I hope for continued innovation and technological advancements that can help address environmental challenges, improve workplace safety, and drive sustainable development.”
He believes that his work at Enhesa, along with the efforts of his peers, will foster increased collaboration and partnerships between companies, governments, NGOs, and other stakeholders to collectively tackle complex environmental and social issues, such as improved interoperability between GRI, ESRS, and ISSB.
Tobias Keller
15 years of experience in the field of machine, plant occupational safety. Currently sales responsible and business development coordinator at the tec.nicum of the Schmersal Group. Bachelor's degree in safety engineering and master’s degree in quality engineering. Functional Safety Engineer by TÜV Rhineland and Occupational Safety Specialist by DGUV. In addition, MCEExpert by TÜV Rhineland.Remy Wierenga
Remy currently leads Health & Safety for the Refresco Group. Previously, Remy worked for various multinationals such as WestRock, Eaton, Archer Daniels Midland and General Electric in the field of Health, Safety and Environment. With 25+ years of experience in safety, Remy has found that the principles of Human and Organizational Performance have fundamentally changed his work. He uses these principles in coaching operational managers as well as training safety professionals. These principles are instrumental in creating a work environment in which safety is improved through collaboration and a proactive approach.Filip Coumans
Filip has over 25 years of professional experience and spent the last 15 years working in the safety field. Sought after for his valuable insights, Filip has helped senior executives develop and execute strategic safety improvement initiatives based on behavioral, cultural, and leadership change, and led multiple global assessments. He has helped leaders at all levels develop not only meaningful strategies resulting in real and sustainable safety improvements, but also their individual role in supporting these initiatives and becoming stronger safety leaders through individual coaching.Dirk Van de Walle
After 25 years in the Health & Safety environment I understand the power of well-being. During this period, I was a stakeholder for many years in occupational safety and explored the potential of the impact of behavior on this. More and more my interests were emerging towards the brain and psychological well-being. So, in this exploration period I co-designed the Well Being Indicator, an assessment tool to determine a high-level helicopter view of all domains in well-being within organisations.JJ van der Biij
JJ has been at Tate and Lyle leading their Environmental Health and Safety programme since 2017. Prior to that he worked at various GE companies and Sabic, responsible for digitization and process improvements and leading excellence strategies across EHS and Quality.Francesco Sammartini
Accomplished Senior Executive with proven international experience accelerating revenue growth, market share and profitability for multi-million pound Small Electricals (SDA, Small Domestic Appliances) industry leaders. Francesco Sammartini joined AME in 2020 as Sales Director, after a long experience at De Longhi Group and Imetec, as Head of Export and Managing Director.Morten Guld
Morten Guld has 30+ years of experience within Environment, Health & Safety, whereof 8 years as EHS manager in Novo Nordisk, the last 4 as head of the global Safety function. Mortens extensive experience covers all sides of the table, from a municipal environmental officer position through EHS Manager at a small R&D company and Senior Project Manager at a large Consultant to his present position with Novo Nordisk.Hannah Yorke
An industry champion within Manufacturing with over four years of experience specialising in technology and innovation, Hannah is committed to helping working teams get better every day. Working with clients throughout Europe, Hannah has supported organisations to successfully deploy SafetyCulture’s workplace operations platform and deliver results including:Sean Snyder
Sean Snyder is the Head of Partnerships and Alliances at Intenseye, focused on developing and nurturing its emerging ecosystem. He firmly believes that a robust ecosystem is pivotal for unparalleled customer value. An early addition to the industrial manufacturing unicorn, Augury, Sean played a pivotal role in forging partnerships with giants like Grundfos, Carrier, and Baker Hughes. His prior experience in sectors like Pulp and Paper, Chemical Manufacturing, and Power Generation instilled a passion for health and safety, leading him to Intenseye. Sean holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Maine.Christophe Tellier
Christophe started in MARS 26 years ago as HSE manager in one of French Mars factory (Royal Canin Cambrai). After 3 years he moved to Human Resources as HR project manager and as well as HSE manager of ROYAL CANIN industrial network. Then he move back in Supply in different positions, as plant manager in Argentina, South Africa and Brazil and finally leading operations (Commercial, Supply Chain and Quality & Food Safety) in LATAM for Royal Canin. 8 years ago Christophe took the Petcare HSE VP position to define and implement a new HSE strategy, and for the last 3 years, his scope was expanded to Food segment. Within his function Christophe also drives the sustainability for operations agenda in Petcare segment, focusing on solving the renewable thermal aspect mainly.Mick Breet
Mick is a passionate and ambitious Health and Safety (H&S) Leader dedicated to building a robust safety culture by integrating culture, behavior, and structure. He focuses on transforming the way we think and act about risk. With a deep passion for yoga and mindfulness, Mick seamlessly incorporates mindfulness and wellbeing into existing H&S practices, positively impacting lives in an engaging manner. With over seventeen years of international experience in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), Mick currently serves as the European Manufacturing Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Director at Danone. In this role, he oversees manufacturing sites and is a member of the Global HSW Leadership team. His previous roles include various managerial HSE positions within the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and building materials industries. Additionally, Mick has worked as a consultant. Mick holds numerous certifications and diplomas in Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management, Change Management, and Yoga.
Vincent van Eekhout
Strategic and visionary EHS executive with a demonstrated ability to align EHS initiatives with business goals, underpinned by 25+ years of experience driving operational excellence, risk reduction, and sustainable performance across diverse roles within the integrated supply chain — from engineering and site management to procurement and EHS leadership. My career is defined by a passion for optimizing processes, technology and people capabilities by fostering trust, aligning stakeholders, and implementing sustainable change. I am a skilled relationship builder, adept at influencing senior leadership and inspiring teams to achieve exceptional results. Recognized for thought leadership, public speaking, and executive coaching expertise, I am committed to shaping the future of EHS and empowering leaders to create a safer, more sustainable world.
Michael Schoen
Michael Schön holds a PhD in Chemistry and is an experienced Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE) professional with over 20 years of experience in the chemical and pharmaceutical industries. Currently working as Regional Safety Manager Europe at Syngenta Crop Protection AG, Michael is responsible for monitoring performance as well as developing and implementing HSE strategy across multiple sites. He is an elected board member of the European Process Safety Canter and plays a key role in developing and implementing global HSE best practices for Syngenta including the electronic Management of Change process he will present today.
Jop Groeneweg
Jop Groeneweg is a researcher in the field of human factors and safety, with 40 years of experience in improving safety systems across high-risk industries. A psychologist by training, Groeneweg has focused in his research to understanding human behavior in complex environments and minimizing errors that lead to accidents. He is a professor of safety in healthcare at Delft University in the Netherlands and human factors expert at Leiden University and TNO. His research bridges psychology and safety science, emphasizing the role of organizational culture, decision-making, and risk perception in accident prevention.
Andreas Svensson
Experienced H&S professional with more than 15 years of experience in regional and global roles in multinational large corporations like Nestlé, Unilever, Smurfit Kappa, JDE, Peets and Höganäs AB. Special interest in leadership and culture building, transforming theoretical models to practical day to day application.
Filip Rasmussen
Filip Rasmussen is an senior leader within Occupational Health, Safety & Environment. After 16 years of military services he joined in 2008 the civilian market within the wind industry at one of the marked leading developers, where he have worked in various positions across design, manufacturing, construction, commissioning and service leading global EHS departments. After 14 years in wind he have now in 2022 joined the industry of fast moving consumer goods with Arla Foods.
Mick Breet
Mick is a passionate and ambitious Health and Safety (H&S) Leader dedicated to building a robust safety culture by integrating culture, behavior, and structure. He focuses on transforming the way we think and act about risk. With a deep passion for yoga and mindfulness, Mick seamlessly incorporates mindfulness and wellbeing into existing H&S practices, positively impacting lives in an engaging manner. With over seventeen years of international experience in Health, Safety, and Environment (HSE), Mick currently serves as the European Manufacturing Health, Safety, and Wellbeing Director at Danone. In this role, he oversees manufacturing sites and is a member of the Global HSW Leadership team. His previous roles include various managerial HSE positions within the manufacturing, pharmaceutical, and building materials industries. Additionally, Mick has worked as a consultant. Mick holds numerous certifications and diplomas in Occupational Health & Safety, Risk Management, Change Management, and Yoga
John Boyle
For over well over 25 years I have had the pleasure of working in a leadership role in health and safety, for a range of large companies, often in high-risk industries in a diverse variety of sectors. This has included chemical, manufacturing, energy, motor, food and drink, retail and distribution, theatre, TV, and Film. I take pride in leading safety in a different way, as a change and transformation leader. I love to enable others to gain this mindset, to thrive, to grow, to develop understanding, to deliver improvement and change, whilst creating a culture based on accountability, trust, and honesty. Currently I am Director of EHS for Kerry, an global taste and nutrition business focused on delivering sustainable nutrition. I am also Chairman of a Charity that helps adults with learning difficulties, Chairman and Executive Member of the BPSF a trade association in the Food the Drink Industry.
Jacques de Haes
Jacques spearheads the go-to-market and sales strategy at Protex AI, playing a pivotal role in identifying and addressing the core challenges faced by EHS teams. His expertise in safety computer vision solutions is instrumental in demonstrating their value to enterprise organizations. Before joining Protex AI, Jacques held similar roles at renowned technology companies, including Amazon and CloudKitchens. He was inspired to join Protex AI after witnessing a product demo that he found nothing short of magical.
Scott Gaddis
Scott Gaddis, VP and Global Practice Leader, Safety and Health, Intelex Technologies, has 30 years in EHS leadership experience in heavy manufacturing, pharmaceuticals, and packaging. Before joining Intelex, Gaddis served as Vice President, EHS for Coveris High Performance Packaging, Executive Director of EHS at Bristol-Myers Squibb, and Global Leader for Occupational Safety and Health at Kimberly-Clark Corporation. In all his roles, Gaddis was responsible for developing program strategy, leading compliance, building operational effectiveness and leadership capability. He has been published in various EHS trade journals and has lectured at National and International EHS conferences. He is a Special Government Employee supporting the US Department of Labor and has received numerous awards recognizing his leadership in EHS. Gaddis holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Occupational Safety and Health from Murray State University in Murray, Ky.
Marco Bernacchioni
Marco Bernacchioni has been an integral part of AME since 2003, witnessing and contributing to its transformation from a small company to a multinational leader. With a strong background in international sales, he has successfully managed markets across Europe and the U.S., building lasting relationships with global clients. Over the past year, Marco has played a key role in the development of AMESPHERE, expanding his focus beyond international sales management to fostering a deeper understanding of this ecosystem among customers. His mission is not only to drive sales but also to cultivate a culture around AMESPHERE, ensuring clients fully grasp its value and potential.
Jan Franck
Jan Franck is a seasoned expert in machine safety with nearly two decades of experience in industrial automation and safety compliance. He began his career at Pilz Belgium in 2006 as a machine safety consultant, where he played a key role in advising industries on functional safety, risk assessments, and compliance with international safety standards. Since 2018, Jan has been part of Pilz Global Services, contributing to the company’s worldwide efforts in advancing safety solutions. He is an active member of international technical committees TC 44 (Industrial Machinery Safety) and TC 199 (Safety of Machinery), bringing his expertise to the development and refinement of global safety standards.
Sebastien Chaigneau
Sebastien Chaigneau is an expert in Occupational Health and Safety. He graduated from the first French engineering school in Prevention of Industrial Risks in 1999. He advised major French multinational companies such as Essilor (world leader in ophthalmic lenses), SPIE (European leader in multi-technical services in the areas of energy and communications), Thales (Global organization serving aerospace, space, ground transportation, defence and security, and digital security) and BIC (world leader in stationery, lighters and shavers). Today Sebastien leads the transformation and modernisation of HSE at Group level, creating and embedding best in class HS&E principles into BMI’s culture. Seasoned to transformational management style he is driving cultural changes across continent and cultures as well as focusing on developing the competence of his HSE network. He is a member of the Sustainability Committee of BMI and is driving BMI environmental footprint reduction.
Kees Hommes
Kees has 30+ years of experience in managing H&S, he worked for world class safety performers like Shell, LyondellBasell and Bayer. When started his career his focus was on occupational hygiene and prevention of chronic health effects. Seeing the paramount impact of companies’ safety culture he moved into safety culture and safety leadership. He led the successful implementation of the safety leadership and behaviour-based safety program in Bayer, Building Safe Habits around the Globe. As program manager safety culture and leadership for TenneT he supports, the development of a proactive safety culture in the Energy sector. Kees is member of the Safety Culture Ladder Governance Board and chair’s the Netbeheer Nederland Safety Culture Ladder coordination platform.
Tony Howell
Tony Howell is the Regional Sales Director for Europe at Avathon. Bringing over three decades of expertise in IT Security, Digital Transformation, AI, Machine learning, SaaS, Process automation in Manufacturing, Energy & Utilities, Engineering and Supply Chain Management, he has proven himself a distinguished leader in the commercial and industrial technology sectors. Previously, Tony was in management teams at Blackberry, TIBCO, IBM, Microsoft, Veritas and Symantec. He currently serves as a non-executive advisor of a Crypto and Blockchain startup business and is a contributing member of the European Association for Renewable Energy (Eurosolar), the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC), the Renewable Energy Association UK, and the European Renewable Energy Council (EREC)
Christoph Schröder
For nearly 20 years Christoph has helped multi-national companies to improve their safety management systems. In particular, he has implemented structures and systems focusing on the people and behavioural aspects of workplace safety in various industries. Since 2017, Christoph has been working with SafeStart Europe where his focus lays on traditional behaviour-based safety approach to human error management.
Steven Binkhorst
Steven Binkhorst is the Safety, Health & Environment Manager, Center of Excellence Europe at Ecolab. He leads global SH&E innovation projects with eight years in the function, built on prior roles in Finance and IT. Steven focuses on digitalizing SH&E and driving focus and simplification. He recently led the Ecolab Incident Investigator, an AI solution projected to identify 77% more corrective actions to prevent injury and accident recurrence, remove bias and save time. Based in Leiden, the Netherlands, he champions practical innovation and partnerships to make safe work the default. Steven champions SH&E as the function that ensures everyone gets home safely—and sees AI as a catalyst for making safety personal when applied responsibly. LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/stevenbinkhorst
Robert Hofmans
Worked 28 years for International Paper/Mondi Group (paper & packaging). Started as an operator in production and worked my way up from there. Held various roles in EHS, HR, Quality, etc. along the way. More than 25 years progressive experience in H&S, working since 2008 in various corporate (E)HS roles. Over the years held (E)HS responsibility for several Business Segments and later Business Units. Since 2020 working for Trivium Packaging as Global Head of HS&S.
Remy D.J.Wierenga
Remy currently leads health & Safety for the Refresco Group. Previously, Remy worked for various multinationals such as WestRock, Eaton, Archer Daniels Midland and General Electric in the field of Health, Safety and Environment. With 25+ years of experience in safety, Remy has found that the principles of Human and Organizational Performance have fundamentally changed his work. He uses these principles in coaching operational managers as well as training safety professionals. These principles are instrumental in creating a work environment in which safety is improved through collaboration and a proactive approach.
Anna Borg
Anna is an organizational psychologist and a certified safety expert. Since 2021, she has been the Head of Psychosocial Health and Well-being at Siemens AG. In her role she shapes Siemens' global strategy on work well-being and mental health. With over 15 years of experience spanning academia, multinational consulting, and corporate leadership, Anna offers deep expertise in holistic organizational development. She is convinced that work well-being is essential for business success and is not an individual matter, but an outcome of how work is organized, managed, and designed.
Emmanuel Fournier
Emmanuel Fournier is Managing Partner at AlleTrust, with over 30 years of international experience in leadership and organizational transformation. Emmanuel works with Executive teams, frontline Leaders, and Operators to help them turn leadership intentions into practical, everyday behaviors that keep people safe, engaged, and performing at their best. Having started his career in frontline operations and later held engineering and executive leadership roles, Emmanuel brings a pragmatic perspective that resonates across all levels of an organization. His work has impacted tens of thousands of people worldwide in various industries, driven by a simple conviction: when Leaders lead with care and clarity, safety and performance naturally follow.
Angelo Cianfrocco
Angelo is a certified safety professional and and EHS COE and Solution Consultant at Intelex. He has over a decade of experience in the environmental, health and safety field. Angelo has held many roles across a variety of EHS disciplines, including a consultant, senior EHS manager, corporate EHS data analyst, product manager, and a process improvement leader. Throughout his career, Angelo has worked with internal and external stakeholders to help them implement, manage, and realise the true value of their EHS management systems.
Christophe Tellier
With a career at Mars spanning 28 years, I began as an HSE Manager in one of our factories and have since held a variety of roles across HSE, HR, and Supply functions around the globe. Ten years ago, I returned to HSE to lead the development and execution of Mars’ supply HSE strategy for the Petcare and Food segments. Together with my team, we have implemented a consistent, three-pillar strategy focused on leadership, culture, and systems, with a strong emphasis on preventing Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF). This approach has enabled us to achieve a 65% reduction in our Total Incident Rate (TIR) and an impressive 95% reduction in SIF. Driven by a deep passion for risk prevention and associate safety, I am firmly convinced that every injury is preventable through the full commitment of all our associates and contractors.
Octavio Sambiase
Octavio Sambiase is a legal professional specializing in environmental regulations, sustainability, occupational health and safety, and data protection. Since joining Enhesa in 2019, he has served as Senior Expert Services Manager, helping organizations navigate complex regulatory requirements and integrate compliance into their daily operations. With a strong academic foundation in international and environmental law, as well as a master’s degree in public governance and development policies, Octavio brings both depth and breadth to his work. He is also a Certified Data Protection Professional and holds Lead Auditor ISO 45001 Training Certification, reinforcing his commitment to high standards in occupational health and safety. At Enhesa, Octavio supports clients in developing EHS and ESG strategies that strengthen governance and reduce risk. He combines legal expertise with practical, solution oriented guidance, staying closely attuned to how evolving regulations impact real businesses. Passionate about sustainability, he is dedicated to helping shape a more responsible and adaptive future.
Ron Wissenburg
Ron Wissenburg is an EHS Systems & Innovation Lead at GE Vernova, where he is responsible for driving the digital transformation of Environment, Health & Safety across a global, multi-business organization. In this role, Ron defines the vision, strategy, and roadmap for EHS systems, data, and analytics, ensuring that critical safety principles—such as Life Saving Rules—are embedded into daily operations through digital workflows. His work spans advanced EHS reporting and analytics, system integration, and the application of emerging technologies including Computer Vision, generative AI, and predictive analytics. By bridging EHS expertise with digital innovation, Ron focuses on enabling proactive risk identification, strengthening learning from events, and shifting the organization from reactive compliance toward data-driven prevention of serious injuries and fatalities.
Jelger Slim
As a Safety consultant/trainer, I support and guide project teams in the areas of CE, machinery directives, safety standards, and safety issues. I also coordinate risk assessments and the development of safety concepts for machines and systems across various industries.
Geert van Hecke
Geert Van Hecke is a seasoned specialist in protective clothing and industrial workwear, with deep expertise in workplace safety and risk mitigation. He brings expertise in protective clothing at the intersection of materials performance, regulatory compliance, and real-world industrial demands, helping organizations manage complex safety challenges. His work particularly focuses on the role of protective garments in controlling electrostatic risks across diverse manufacturing and processing environments. Geert is known for translating technical standards into practical guidance for safety professionals and operational leaders.
Alexander Werre
Alexander Werre is the Chief Sales Officer at Bizzmine, a leading provider of EHS and Quality Management software. Alexander has extensive international commercial leadership experience in the EHSQ software market, including senior roles at Wolters-Kluwer / Enablon and other global software organizations. In his role at Bizzmine, Alexander obsesses daily over how businesses can turn their EHSQ management efforts into a perpetual, operational capability, regardless of industry vertical or company size. Topics such as process integration, a shared language to manage risk, predictive analytics, and automated operations feature high on that agenda.
Rob McCarthy
As an Enterprise Leader at Protex AI, Rob partners with global leaders like Amazon, P&G, DHL, and 3M to scale proactive safety solutions from initial pilot to global rollout. Acting as a strategic bridge, he collaborates with both clients and Protex’s Product Team to ensure the development roadmap evolves alongside the needs of large-scale enterprises. Rob brings over 10 years of leadership experience to the team, having held senior roles at some of the world’s largest technology firms. Today, he is driven by a commitment to leveraging innovative technology to create safer, more efficient work environments for everyone.
Jolanta Maņihina
With over 12 years of international leadership experience across the Baltic region, Central, Northern, and Western Europe, Jolanta Maņihina is helping shape the future of industrial safety. As Director of Safety for Stora Enso’s Packaging Solutions, she brings together innovation, strategy, and human-centered leadership to advance safety performance across complex operations. A strong advocate for modernizing the safety profession, Jolanta champions the use of digitalization, computer vision, and artificial intelligence to enable real-time risk monitoring and predictive insights. At the same time, she is driving a shift from compliance-driven safety to a care-driven approach—where safety is done with people, not to people. She believes that high-trust safety cultures, grounded in psychological safety, are essential for sustainable performance, empowering employees to speak up, engage, and actively shape safer workplaces. By integrating advanced technology with genuine care for human well-being, Jolanta continues to set new benchmarks for operational excellence and safety leadership.
Marieta Yordanova
Marieta Yordanova is the Group Health and Safety Director at Asahi Europe & International, bringing more than 20 years of experience in Operational excellence, Management and EHS systems and leadership programs across the brewing industry. Food engineer by education, Marieta’s professional journey has been defined by her commitment to systematic processes, engagement and collaboration. Marieta champions the idea that safety must be integrated with productivity and quality to achieve sustainable results, true engagement and embed safety culture that goes beyond compliance. In her current role at Asahi Europe and International, Marieta leads strategic initiatives to build proactive safety culture, reduce critical risks, drive transformation and embed sustainable health, Safety and Wellbeing performance across the organisation. Safety must be embraced as a shared responsibility throughout the organisation. She listens to learns from others and share what she learned and experienced, for e.g. through events like that, channels like Safety Heroes HSE Podcast, experience exchange visits etc.
Guillaume Pamart
Guillaume’s background combines 20 years of experience in Product Management and Consulting roles for Digital Solutions across Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC), Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG). A business school graduate and certified Risk Manager (ISO 31000, ISO 27005, ISO 22301), Guillaume has developed cross‑industry expertise supporting organizations worldwide in strengthening their risk, compliance, safety and sustainability frameworks.
Mick Breet
Mick Breet is Director Health, Safety & Wellbeing Europe at Danone and a member of the company’s global HSE leadership team. With nearly two decades of international experience in high-hazard and complex industrial environments, he operates at the forefront of risk governance, safety culture transformation, and leadership system design. He is responsible for shaping and driving the HSE strategy across a diverse European manufacturing network, translating corporate ambition into disciplined execution and measurable performance improvement. His work focuses on strengthening executive accountability, embedding critical risk thinking into decision-making, and aligning safety and wellbeing with operational excellence. Mick is recognized for bridging boardroom governance with shopfloor reality — advancing organizations from compliance-driven models toward resilient, high-reliability performance cultures where leadership behavior is the primary lever for sustainable safety excellence.
Alan Hanley
Alan Hanley leads digital transformation and the application of innovative technology solutions for EHS globally across GE Vernova. For over 20 years at GE, Alan has held several roles on the Corporate EHS team, starting with Remediation and Brownfields programs and moving up through systems management to overall digital strategy. More recently, Alan spent 2 years with GE’s Gas Power business while leading the separation and stand up of EHS systems during the spinout of GE’s legacy businesses before becoming a founding member of GE Vernova’s Corporate EHS team and the enterprise-wide AI, Robotics and Automation Council.
Pedro Carrillo
Strategic HSE leader with a proven track record of transforming Health, Safety, and Environment from compliance to a driver of business performance and sustainable growth. Experienced across consumer goods, pharmaceuticals, agriculture, FMCG, and energy sectors, I deliver data-driven, risk-based strategies that embed HSE into core operations. Expertise includes digital transformation, governance frameworks, and cultural change programs that build resilience and measurable impact. Recognized for fostering purpose-driven cultures where innovation and people accelerate safety, integrity, and continuous improvement.
Alessia Marchica
Alessia Marchica brings over 20 years of experience in marketing across B2B and B2C markets, spanning industries such as consumer goods, fashion, retail, sports business, industrial and technology. Throughout her career she has driven brand transformation, international growth and cross-functional collaboration in complex organizations. She is currently Marketing Director at AME – Advanced Microwave Engineering .