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James Sharp Dip.RSA GradIOSH CITP

James Sharp is Riskex’s CTO and founding architect of the Riskex flagship health and safety software brand, AssessNET. Safety professionals with expertise in IT are a rare find; but one that fits that profile is James Sharp, GradIOSH. James has taken his health and safety qualifications to NEBOSH diploma level. He was a programmer before joining Riskex to develop its cloud-based safety management system, AssessNET. “Whilst I was creating the AssessNET platform, I embarked on a professional learning and qualification journey so that I could better understand what health and safety leaders and practitioners need technology to do for them”.

Nikki Porter

Nikki Porter is the Riskex Managing Director, with responsibility for the leadership and development of the Riskex business, Nikki’s key focus is to drive forward the company’s evolution, leading the go-to-market strategies for its growing software portfolio and channel partner approach. Nikki Has more than 20-plus years of experience in the Risk Management and Testing, Inspection and Certification (TIC) industries, with a strong track record of successfully bringing health and safety services and products to market. Her previous roles have included the British Standards Institution, Alcumus and Barbour EHS.

Quintin Matthee

Quintin Matthee, Head of Technical Operations for Riskex is responsible for the technical operations customer support team and has a strong background in SaaS project delivery management. Quintin also plays a pivotal role in the future direction of the Riskex health and safety management solution, AssessNET.

Andy Neal MSc

Andy is the Associate Director of Global Security Solutions at Cardinus Risk Management where he provides a range of clients with training in corporate travel safety, lone working, hostile environments, conflict management and behaviour profiling. Throughout a career spanning 24 years, Andy has a proven track record in delivering outcomes across regional, national and international projects in partnership with Government, Military and non-Government agencies. Highly regarded in his field, Andy has extensive experience, specialist training and a unique style of delivery that gets results. He has designed and delivered strategies on counter-terrorism, lone working, global travel safety, personal security operations training and procedures. Andy is the tactical security advisor to the International Institute of Risk and Safety Management (IIRSM) and delivers masterclass talks on safety and security around the globe. He has a Master's degree in Terrorism Studies, where his dissertation reads, "Can security personnel detect hostile reconnaissance without the use of technology?"

Tony Manze

Tony Manze is one of the UK’s most experienced close protection experts. He has worked for law enforcement and government agencies both in the UK and overseas. His daily responsibilities included managing the protection response to several high-profile officials and the United Kingdom’s Royal family. He was a security advisor to the Government throughout the G7 and COP26, the state opening of parliament, and the late Queen’s funeral. His responsibilities included designing and authorising plans to protect many of the visiting world leaders. He is regarded globally as an expert in the risks posed by ‘fixated threats’. Therefore, in addition to his expertise in the field, he has travelled extensively, educating others in risk reduction techniques. His career has also seen him managing highly complex investigations, including terrorist incidents, kidnapping and organised crime.

Managing Security Risk: Never forget the Humans

Behind every attack, cyber extortion, terror attack, or fraud is a person or group of people. Behind every security response, access control or alarm, is a person or a group of people. Yet we spend far too little time recruiting and training the right people in expert techniques. We have not done a good job of making sure our objectives, our people and other technologies are in lock step. In this fascinating talk on behaviour detection and special security measures, Andy & Tony bring a highly impactive talk to you. Aspects that will be covered include: • What is Martyn’s Law and how will it impact businesses? • Creating Security Risk Plans • Warning Signs of escalating security threats and how to deal with them

Customer Presentation: Building the business case to digitise Health and Safety Processes

Demonstrating ROI justification can often be the biggest obstacle in implementing SaaS software to manage health and safety. This session will provide delegates with some helpful insights and practical tips on how to structure a business case for investing in health and Safety software and importantly, how to frame health and safety software n the context of transform your business with new ways of working that improve performance. Aspects that will be covered include: • The business case journey • Demonstrating ROI • Managing stakeholder expectations and objection handling – busting the myths associated with implementing health and safety software

ISO 45001: How to align your management system with health and safety goals

An effectively implemented health and safety management system aligns policies with strategic and management system objectives, and provides the framework upon which to translate these objectives into measurable targets aligned with your health and safety goals. Aspects that will be covered include: • The core elements of ISO 45001 • Linking your health and safety policy to objectives • How to harness technology to better manage your ISO 45001 management system

Health and Safety Software: Optimising User Adoption

Nikki will lean on her considerable experience to share her insights on how businesses have given their employees a “safety voice” through making health and safety software accessible and user-friendly to all stakeholders. Aspects that will be covered include: • What comes first – software adoption or safety culture? • The User Adoption process – before, during and after • Change management: handling objections

Safety Management of the future: Using AI to drive decision-making

James will lead a fascinating session exploring the “art of the possible” when it comes to using AI in the compliance-focused world of EHS. James will draw on various example scenarios to demonstrate the power and pitfalls of using AI to make strategic decisions regarding your health and safety strategy. Aspects that will be covered include: • The context of how AI drive efficiency improvements • Incident Management: Predicting future outcomes using AI • How to ensure AI is used safely

AssessNET Roadmap Update

Quintin will provide clients with an insight into the development roadmap and enhancement plans for AssessNET for the next 12 months, as well as encourage feedback from clients regarding what they would like to see in our investment plans. Some of the areas we will provide an update on are: • Using AI as part of Data Analytics • New Mobile Device platform • Health & Wellbeing module Delegates who are not yet clients are welcome to join this session or alternatively, if you prefer, take the opportunity to experience AssessNET for yourself with a live demonstration and discussion with one of our product experts.

Rachel Churchman

Rachel is a Managing Consultant at Blackmores (UK) Ltd where she provides ISO management system support across all industries to include implementation, training and ongoing support. Rachel has a proven track record of success with her clients and an impressive repertoire of ISO standards that she supports spanning everything from OH&S, sustainability and quality, through to BCP, data protection and information security. Rachel takes a pragmatic, risk-based approach to management systems to enable her clients to benefit from her wider experience and implement world-class management systems that drive measurable continual improvements. Rachel’s 10 year consultancy tenure with Blackmores is underpinned by over 17 years practical experience of working within the consultancy, construction and manufacturing industries, and qualifications to include various ISO Lead auditor certificates, NEBOSH Construction, CIBSE Low Carbon Consultant, IEMA Associate Environmental Management and the PTLLS level 4 teaching qualification.

How to carry out effective Toolbox Talks

When delivered effectively, Toolbox Talks or “safety chats” can help to reduce accidents at work. They are also an effective supplementary tool to help you discharge your legal obligations to ensure your employees are effectively trained in workplace safety. This practical and comprehensive guide to Toolbox Talks will cover: • What is a TBT? • Why should you conduct a TBT? • What should be included in a TBT? • What topics are commonly covered in a TBT? • How to deliver an effective TBT?

Designing your ISO 45001 Software Requirements

ISO 45001 provides a framework to help reduce unacceptable risks in the workplace. When implemented effectively, the Standard helps you to create a robust risk management culture by engaging anyone involved in your business activities to take ownership of health and safety practices and processes. This event will leave attendees with an understanding of how technology can help them demonstrate ISO 45001 compliance by: • Identifying and accounting for issues • Identifying gaps in training • Streamlining audits • Effectively managing incident investigations • Proactively identifying hazards and risks • Encouraging stakeholder involvement • Tracking continual improvement

Best Practice Benchmarking: Improving Safety Performance through sharing Best Practice

This workshop will introduce the concept of identifying beacons of best practice from a health and safety standpoint within an organisation and then empowering and rewarding employees, contractors and other stakeholders to improve performance by sharing that best practice across the whole business. Participants will gain insight into: • Best Practice Benchmarking Methodology; how does it differ from a traditional audit • Best Practice Scoring systems • Employee Engagement: Winning Hearts and Minds • Using technology to monitor and measure impact – fiscal and non-fiscal

The role of Wearable Technology in Managing Musculoskeletal Risk

Wearable technology plays a crucial role in managing musculoskeletal risk by providing valuable data and insights into an individual's movement patterns, posture, and activity levels. In this webinar, Our partners Cardinus, in collaboration with Longitude 6 will provide an insightful presentation on how you can identify and mitigate musculoskeletal risks in the workplace. The online event will cover: • How does wearable technology contribute to managing musculoskeletal risk? • What are the key types of technology available? • How do you combine wearable technology with expert advice to assess risk and produce recommendations and require interventions?

Using AI to reduce Accidents and Incidents

AI has the potential to revolutionise workplace safety, by identifying potential risks and hazards in real-time and helping you to take the necessary measures to prevent accidents before they occur. By using machine learning algorithms, AI can analyse large amounts of data to identify areas where employees are at the highest risk of injury, such as poorly lit work areas or cluttered walkways. The technology can also monitor employee activities in real-time, providing real-time feedback to help reduce the risk of injury. This whitepaper will cover: • The Role of AI in Safety Management • AI Technologies in Safety Management • Ethical Considerations and Challenges • User cases: Example scenarios

Quintin Matthee

Gareth Godfrey, Head of Sales for Riskex is responsible for understanding all of our clients health and safety needs and working with the development team to engineer a solution that best fits their business. Gareth has a wealth of experience in helping organisations to create business cases for investing in EHS Software as well as helping them to realise the value of their ISO 45001 certification by digitising paper-based processes.

Longitude6

Mark Heaysman, CEO of Longitude6 based in Melbourne, Australia. Longitude6 develops innovative solutions aimed at reducing the rates and costs of manual handling injuries, including MSDs and other common injury types. With a long track record of success in leadership positions, Mark specialises in helping companies analyse their unique workplace risks, building a ground-up understanding of how an organisation functions and how its employees accomplish their goals. Using an approach he calls the Delta Method, Longitude6 utilises a holistic analytic perspective specialising in high-risk occupations across sectors such as healthcare, manufacturing, mining, emergency services, infrastructure, and logistics. Technology is a vital component of Mark’s work with Longitude6 and its clients, and his work focuses on anticipating global trends and developing creative technology solutions that help keep employers ahead of the safety curve.