Innovating For Safe And Sustainable Operations

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Emily Hansroth

Sr. Manager, EHS Common Systems

Lockheed Martin

More information coming soon

Shuba Balasubramanian

Principal

Deloitte

Shuba Balasubramanian is a principal in the Risk & Financial Advisory practice who serves as a Digital transformation advisor for her clients in the Enterprise Risk Management domain. Shuba has extensive experience in leveraging advanced analytics and digital capabilities to help transform G&A functions such as ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance); legal; compliance; and internal audit into data-enabled functions to drive efficiency and effectiveness of their overall program. A focus of her role with clients includes technology-enabling compliance frameworks and related activities including risk assessments to proactively monitor for ESG risks while demonstrating conformance to corporate ESG commitments. Shuba’s engagements involve establishing consolidated data repository comprising of data sets from disparate source systems to analyze and identify early warnings of ESG risks.

Shuba sits on the board of the Texas MSBA (Master of Science in Business Analytics) Advisory Council for McCombs School of Business. Additionally, she serves as Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Sponsor for North Texas Asian Allies community at Deloitte.

Elizabeth Johnson

Director of Environment, Health and Safety

Mitsubishi Power Americas

Elizabeth serves as the Director of Environmental, Health, and Safety for Mitsubishi Power Americas overseeing the EHS global operations. Mitsubishi Power Americas leads the industry in power generation and energy storage solutions. We design, manufacture, build, service, and optimize power systems worldwide. Our power generation solutions include natural gas, steam, and aero-derivative turbines; power trains and power islands; geothermal systems; PV solar project development; environmental controls; and services. Elizabeth recognized her passion for EHS when she started her career with Tennessee OSHA as a Safety Compliance Officer, where she spent most of her time investigating industry incidents and accidents. Over her career, Elizabeth has gained experience in aerospace, warehousing, and servicing industries. Elizabeth is a Graduate Safety Practitioner (GSP) from the Board of Certified Safety Professionals. She also holds a Master's Degree in Occupational Health and Safety from Georgia Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's in Geoscience from Tennessee Tech University. Before her EHS career, Elizabeth served as a Military Intelligence Analyst in the United States Army and is an Operation Iraqi Freedom war veteran.

Tim Wilson

Solutions Engineer

OneTrust

Tim Wilson serves as a Solutions Engineer at OneTrust, the Trust Intelligence Platform, unlocking every company’s value and potential to thrive by doing what’s good for people and the planet. OneTrust connects privacy, GRC, ethics, and ESG teams, data, and processes, so all companies can collaborate seamlessly and put trust at the center of their operations and culture.
In his role, Tim supports the OneTrust ESG & Sustainability Cloud where he advises companies on ESG and sustainability management operations to help the business prioritize people and the planet. Tim earned a Bachelor of Science in Industrial and Systems Engineering at Georgia Institute of Technology and holds a FIP, CIPP/E, CIPM, and CIPP/US.

Mike Mitchell

Vice President – Digital EHS&S Services

Arcadis

Mike leads the Arcadis Global Digital EHS&S Strategy Advisory Services practice focusing on business outcome management, market insights and technology enablement strategies and recommendations. Mike brings 25+ years of industry and consulting experience leading enterprise EHS&S information system (EMIS) program strategies, designs and commercial software deployment projects across a variety of industries. He lives in Austin, Texas and enjoys spending time with his family outdoors including fishing, hiking, and boating. Mike is also a local chapter committee volunteer for the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation which focuses on ensuring the health of elk and other wildlife habitat for future generations.

Scott DeBow

Principal of Health/Safety & Environmental

Avetta

Scott DeBow, CSP, ARM serves as Principal of Health/Safety & Environmental for Avetta – the leading provider of supply chain risk management software. He’s a highly collaborative, strategic thinker and operator with 19 years of progressive leadership in the realm of risk/occupational safety.  With an “inside-out” perspective as a safety professional in nontraditional employment settings, he sees tremendous opportunity for systems improvements that can work together to reliably create and maintain safer work environments. Working to align people, teams, and industry resources for safety within the joint-employer community, he devotes much of his time developing safety leadership across organizations with a targeted emphasis on systems improvements to address the most critical type of risk far too easily overlooked: serious injury/fatality, or SIF. Scott is an active member of the American Society of Safety Professionals (ASSP), serves on the board for the National Safety Council (NSC: Southeast) and passionately believes that helping people and organizations grow in safety leadership benefits and transforms our society.

Anthony Panepinto

Senior Director Health, Safety, and Environmental Affairs

Procter & Gamble

Anthony Panepinto is a certified industrial hygienist with 33 years of broad health, safety and environmental experience across the steel, chemical and fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) industries. As the senior technical director of HS&E at Procter & Gamble (P&G), Anthony implements systems based in health prevention, health promotion, and human performance in diverse businesses across over 150 manufacturing and supporting operations. Anthony also works with technology developers and innovators to identify solutions to technical and regulatory risks to deliver those product innovations to market, “HSE Ready”. While at P&G, Anthony has contributed to business continuity through leading development of response plans for seven infectious disease outbreaks and natural disasters, guided by three core principles: protect the health and well-being of P&G people; serve consumers around the world; and support communities, relief agencies and people on the front lines. Anthony has degrees in behavioral neuroscience, industrial hygiene and legal studies.

Don Harris

Director of EH&S Compliance Data Management

AT&T

Don is currently the Director of EH&S Compliance Data Management at AT&T. He has rich experience leading the development and implementation of a broad range of EH&S programs in a variety of industries over the past 30 years. As the Director of Compliance, he played a key role in standing up an EH&S compliance group when AT&T Wireless separated from AT&T and again when the company merged with Cingular Wireless. In his current role, Don leads the team responsible for the design, development and operation of the data systems and process used to manage EH&S related programs. He is also responsible for Business Unit governance, the EH&S management system and the OSHA recordkeeping program.

Marie-Josée Privyk

Chief ESG Innovation Officer

Novisto

Marie-Josée is responsible for ESG Innovation at Novisto Inc., a next generation sustainability management platform empowering companies to better manage and create value from their ESG data, reporting, and strategy. Marie-Josee draws on nearly 30 years of experience in capital markets, namely as a sell-side Financial Analyst and Head of research, as Director of Investor Relations for a publicly listed company, and as ESG Advisor to companies and investors.

Marie-Josée is a member of the Enterprise Data Management Council’s ESG Working Group and the Capitals Coalition’s Digitalization of Sustainability Data (DSD)-Lab workshop, and leader of the Quebec–SASB FSA Credential Group. She also participates in the CCLI’s Canadian Climate Governance Experts Initiative.

Marie-Josée holds a B.Com. in finance from McGill University and a certificate in Applied Communications from Université de Montréal. She is a CFA charterholder and holds the Fundamentals of Sustainability Accounting (FSA) Credential of the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB), as well as the CFA Institute’s Certificate in ESG Investing and the Responsible Investment Professional Certification (RIPC) designation from the Canadian Responsible Investment Association. She has also successfully completed the Advanced Responsible Investment Analysis course from the UN Principles for Responsible Investment’s PRI Academy.

Rob Davis

Vice President, Product Management

Wolters Kluwer Enablon

Rob Davis has over 20 years of experience in the Enterprise Performance Management and Business Intelligence industries and has held senior leadership positions in product management, engineering, consulting, support, and customer success at Business Objects, SAP, Tableau, and MicroStrategy.   Rob is passionate about helping organizations glean value from their data by identifying use cases that help teams and individuals improve their performance. Rob is also very interested in machine learning and artificial intelligence and applications of these technologies in Enterprise Performance Management. Rob holds a Ph.D. in Elementary Particle Physics from the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada.

Outside of work, Rob is a father of four, an avid solo long distance hiker and camper, and plays saxophone with a cover band in Paris known as “The Doodads”.

Carla Davis-Madgett

Vice President, Environment, Health & Safety

The Boeing Company

Carla Davis-Madgett is vice president of Environment, Health & Safety for The Boeing Company. In this role, Davis-Madgett is responsible for strengthening the company’s workplace safety programs and its efforts to improve the environmental performance of Boeing’s global operations, products and services.

Before joining Boeing in August 2021, Davis-Madgett had a successful 37-year career in the petrochemical industry where she held several leadership roles in process design, project management, production, maintenance, business planning, and health, safety & environment (HSE).

She served nearly 12 years at Shell Global where she was most recently the general manager of Safety and Environmental for Shell Integrated Gas Ventures based in Houston, Texas. In this role, Davis-Madgett was responsible for safety and environmental performance at liquefied natural gas facilities in 14 countries.

Previously she was the Process Safety Assurance Manager and a member of Shell’s Corporate Assurance Group. An independent body of senior leaders, the Process Safety Assurance team was created by Shell’s Executive Committee to promote process safety improvements and assurance activities for all Royal Dutch Shell businesses.

Prior to Shell, Davis-Madgett had a 22-year career at BP and Mobil Oil Corporation where she progressed through a number of leadership roles with increasing responsibilities. These positions included Global Supply Planning manager, Assistant Plant manager of Amoco Chemicals Plant in Houston, Texas, and superintendent of Sulfer Recovery Unit for Amoco Refinery.

Davis-Madgett holds a bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering from Clemson University and a master’s degree in Project Management from Keller School of Management.

Rajiv Jalim

Solutions Engineering Manager

FigBytes

Rajiv Jalim is a Solutions Engineering Manager at FigBytes who specializes in the intersection of technology and ESG. He helps companies discover the strategies and solutions to achieve their ESG and sustainability goals. Jalim has nearly 10 years of experience in sustainability consulting, strategy and program management and has worked with clients in sectors including biotechnology, energy, agriculture, manufacturing, transport, and healthcare. His superpower is a remarkable aptitude for building strong and productive relationships with stakeholders, clients, and teammates. Jalim has helped dozens of clients deliver results in the areas of ESG & sustainability strategy and programming, climate action, and sustainability advocacy.

Andrew Dingee

President

BPX Energy

Andrew Dingee graduated from the University of Illinois with a degree in Economics. Upon graduation, Andrew was commissioned into the United States Marine Corps as a Second Lieutenant. Two years later, Andrew earned his “wings of golds” and flew fighters for 27 years. While in the Marines, he earned numerous awards including the Joe Foss award for aerial combat fighting. In 1999, he was hired at United Airlines as a pilot and promoted into a variety of safety leadership positions. For his accomplishments, he was nominated for the Flight Safety Foundation Brownlow award. As an accident investigator and incident reporting expert, he implemented changes to United’s procedures that increased safety and efficiency to the world’s largest airline. In 2010, Andrew successfully implemented aviation style checklists and procedures into the oil and gas industry that reduced risk and increased efficiency - saving hundreds of millions of dollars. In 2018, Andrew completed his book titled, “Delivering the Right Stuff”. His book highlights the journey on how the airline industry migrated away from blaming the individual to understanding why people make mistakes. Recently, Andrew retired as the Chief Standards Officer for bpx energy. In this position, Andrew established the industry’s first standardization department for a major oil and gas company which lowered HSE metrics by 50% and drastically improved operational excellence to the front line.

Justin Mosquera

ESG Global Business Lead, SVP

AECOM

Justin is AECOM’s ESG Global Business Lead, working with AECOM's industry leading ESG experts across the globe to deliver Sustainable Legacies and ESG Services on all our projects (e.g. strengthening resilience, growing sustainably, transitioning to new energy solutions, achieving net zero emissions and improving social outcomes). Justin’s career at AECOM over the past 20 plus years has included roles as the North America EHS & Air Leader, Northeast Environment Regional Business Line Leader, and Industrial Market Sector Leadership roles. Professional focus areas have included air measurements, due diligence / M&A, multi-media site investigation, EHS, multidisciplinary remediation projects at scale and programmatic client account management.

Justin K. McElhattan

Group President, EH&S

Fortive Corporation

More information coming soon

Colin Ball

Sales Director Enterprise

EcoOnline

Colin has been a huge integral part of the company during a very exciting period and has brought to the team a maturity and experience that has delivered exceptional customer experience. With over 30+ year of commercial experience, Colin places the customer at the forefront of relationship, ensuring strong confident and respectful relationships. Within those 30+ years of commercial experience, Colin is now the Sales Director for Enterprise and brings vast experience and understanding in recognising the challenges, some exciting, to health and safety peers who command large integrated projects.

Amanda Smith

VP, Solutions Marketing & Enablement

Cority

Amanda Smith is the VP, Solutions Marketing & Enablement at Cority, where she brings her 17 years of experience in cloud-based software and human/computer interaction to oversee the creation, marketing and support of targeted industry solutions. In her role, she focuses on helping to solve EHS & Sustainability problems and providing valuable technology solutions to Cority customers. Amanda has a degree in Industrial & Operations Engineering from University of Michigan – Go Blue!

Mike Zamis

Chief Product Officer

Sphera

As CPO, Mike Zamis leads all product management, marketing and Sphera’s U.S. Government business. Mike is responsible for the strategy and development of Sphera’s next-generation of Environment, Health, Safety & Sustainability (EHS&S), Operational Risk Management and Product Stewardship software offerings. Prior to his current position, Mike was vice president, product management, for CCC Information Services Inc. and was focused on the company’s Auto Physical Damage solutions for both the insurance and automotive markets. Mike has also held a variety of positions in technical account management, product management and program management in the mobile devices business of Motorola Inc. He has over 15 years of experience managing large product teams delivering software products across a wide variety of industries.

Sharlene Key

Director, Product Management

Sphera

Sharlene is the Director of ESG Product Management at Sphera Solutions. She is a certified Carbon Accountant and GHG Inventory auditor with a background in financial services and investing. She is passionate about the environment and sustainability as displayed in her previous work at Persefoni where she lead process architecture, automating materiality mapping, Carbon Accounting, and Reporting Compliance and the acceleration of production by designing a functional MVP. She is currently leading Sphera’s expansion into financial services by implementing PCAF. She is excited to be working with the industry experts at Sphera to create a complete ESG solution, not just an emissions focused solution.

David Walker

Sr. Director of Safety

Siemens

Coming soon

Heather MacDougall

Vice President, Worldwide, Workplace Health & Safety

Amazon

Heather MacDougall is Vice President of Worldwide Workplace Health & Safety at Amazon, overseeing workplace health and safety for global operations and leading Amazon’s charge to become Earth’s Safest Place to Work. Ms. MacDougall’s team uses Amazon’s innovation, technology, and data insights to uphold its responsibility to keep each of its employees and partners’ employees safe. Prior to joining Amazon in April 2019, Ms. MacDougall served as the Chairman of the Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission. She was nominated to the Commission by President Obama and elevated to Chairman by President Trump.

Prior to her appointment to the Commission, Ms. MacDougall had 20 years of experience representing employers throughout the U.S. with regard to matters involving labor, employment, and occupational safety and health law. Earlier in her career, she was Associate General Counsel to the HR Policy Association, where she represented the association as amicus curiae in U.S. Courts of Appeals and Supreme Court cases. Ms. MacDougall received a B.A. from the University of Wisconsin and a J.D. from Marquette University Law School.

Nigel Packham

Associate Director, Safety

NASA

Since 2006, Dr. Nigel Packham has been the Associate Director of NASA, Johnson Space Center’s Safety and Mission Assurance Directorate, whose mission is to ensure the safety of our astronauts so that mission success may be achieved. Prior to this appointment, he served as the Chief of the Environmental Factors Branch of the Space Life Sciences Directorate, whose office had responsibility for the oversight of environmental quality (water, air, microbiological, radiation and acoustics) for all for all Human Spaceflight Programs. He started his career at NASA in the Engineering Directorate working on Space Shuttle, International Space Station and Advanced Life Support Systems. In this position he also served as the Commander of a four-person crew that spent 91 days inside a 6-meter diameter chamber to demonstrate the capabilities of advanced systems for air, water and waste recovery for long-duration missions. Dr. Packham holds a B.SC. in Chemistry and Biology from the Guildhall University and a Ph.D. in Physical Electrochemistry from Texas A&M University.

Roger Bottum

Sr. Vice President of Product

VelocityEHS

Coming soon

Eric Morris

VP of EHS Product Management

Compliance Quest

As Head of Products – EHS, Eric is responsible for the growth and success of the Environment, Health & Safety business, with a strong emphasis on driving customer success across the user journey. Eric comes to ComplianceQuest with over 15 years of leadership experience with QHSE vendors in the areas of Professional Services, Product Management and Strategy. Eric is a Certified Scrum Product owner (CSPO), a Certified Risk Manager (CRM) and holds diplomas in Risk Management and Environmental Management from universities in the UK and Canada. He has a BS in Electrical Engineering from Christian Brothers University in Memphis, TN.

Steve Bochanski

Climate Risk Modeling Leader

PwC US

Steve Bochanski is a die-hard hockey fan, long distance runner, musician, and bushcraft/survival skills enthusiast. He was born and raised in the Philadelphia area, where he continues to live. He has three teenage children, two of whom are in college. Professionally, Steve specializes in Actuarial Modernization and leads PwC's Global Actuary of the Future initiative. Steve also leads PwC's US climate risk team and broader actuarial efforts around ESG, Diversity & Inclusion, and social equity. Steve is a frequent speaker at Society of Actuaries meetings and other professional actuarial events, and has authored articles and thought-leadership pieces on a variety of topics. He is a graduate of Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia.

Paul Taylor

Partner

ERM

Spirited and inspirational sustainability transformation leader known for big ideas, challenging assumptions, new perspectives and results, now advising the officers of the world’s most influential corporations to respond to the next generation of ESG challenges and opportunities. A sustainability strategy advisor, organizational change agent and a Partner in ERM’s Sustainability Transformation offering who specializes in the design, development and deployment of large scale ESG change programs with leading global corporations in the manufacturing, consumer goods, technology, oil and gas, pharma and chemical sectors to reduce complexity, increase business value and manage risk. Paul is currently helping companies integrate sustainability into core operational and business processes and specializes in operationalizing ESG, net zero and decarbonization commitments.

David Dickson

CSP, Director of HSE

Dewberry

Dave has 20 years of professional experience, having led corporate HSE programs in the construction, environmental services, consulting, engineering, pharmaceutical manufacturing, and compressed gas industries. Dave began his career in the US Navy, and received his B.Sc. (and M.Sc. coursework) in Environmental Management. He is a Board Certified Safety Professional, with an array of HSE-related qualifications, certifications and training.

Stephanie DeLoach

Consulting Manger, ESG & Sustainability Cloud

OneTrust

Stephanie DeLoach serves as Consulting Manager at OneTrust, the Trust Intelligence Platform, unlocking every company’s value and potential to thrive by doing what’s good for people and the planet. OneTrust connects privacy, GRC, ethics, and ESG teams, data, and processes, so all companies can collaborate seamlessly and put trust at the center of their operations and culture. In her role, Stephanie supports the OneTrust ESG & Sustainability Cloud where she advises companies on ESG and sustainability management operations to help the business prioritize people and the planet. Prior to OneTrust, Stephanie spent 6 years at leading cyber security services firms. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/E) and holds a B.S. in Science, Technology & Culture from the Georgia Institute of Technology.

Riad Efendi

Global Corporate EHS Manager

TechnipFMC

Riad graduated from Moscow Institute of Physics & Technology with B.S. in Chemical Engineering and Ph.D. in Biophysics. After faculty tenure at the University of Texas Medical School, he joined Technip USA in 2012 and since then has accumulated several professional accolades, including Technip’s top Jacque Franquelin award and American Society of Safety Professionals Safety Management Innovation award. In 2021 he received recognition by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) as an Emerging Leader in Oil & Gas for making key contributions to the offshore energy sector, service to the industry, innovation, and focus on safety. Since 2019, he has been driving an initiative for selection and implementation of a new QHSE digital solution for TechnipFMC. He is an author of 25+ publications and a sought-after speaker at national and international professional meetings on safety, digitalization, talent management and leadership (most recently OTC'21 and '22 and SAFETY'21 and '22).

Harish Pandian

VP of Product - EHSQ Technology

Alcumus

Harish leads our product team, drawing from his previous experiences in delivering innovative software products that have high impact on consumers. Harish finds utter joy in building consumer-centric products to improve the quality of life in every aspect for its users.

Tyler Davey

CEO, North America

Alcumus

Tyler Davey is Chief Executive Officer for North America and has 20+ years of experience working across both technology and business. Tyler is responsible for developing and growing the brand in the North American market, managing the full suite of products in North America, and driving the business through organic and further acquisition opportunities.

Nick Milillo

Sr National Director EHS; Enterprise EHS & Environmental Sustainability Lead

Quest Diagnostics

More information coming soon

Sneha Chanchani

VP, Sustainability

BP

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Idalisse Bernier

Environmental Director

TechnipFMC

Idalisse holds a BS in Chemical Engineering from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayaguez Campus. She has over 30 years of experience in environmental management programs, including compliance, assurance, risk assessment, due diligence, and sustainability. She has worked in the O&G industry for over 10 years ensuring projects are executed in compliance with applicable environmental regulations and mitigating associated risks as well completing O&G air permitting during her consulting years. Currently, she is the Global Environmental Director of TechnipFMC and is responsible to ensure the company has and follows consistent methodologies to conduct the accountability of GHG emissions and identifying and facilitating the implementation of options to reduce carbon footprint for the company’s operations and clients offerings. She represents TechnipFMC in ESG committees for various industry organizations.

Bill Pennington

Research Director, Environment, Health & Safety

Verdantix

Bill leads the Verdantix Environment, Health & Safety practice. His current agenda focuses on EHS and sustainability services, product stewardship as well as benchmarking EHS technology buyer’s budgets, priorities and preferences globally. Bill comes from a background of corporate EHS roles in the manufacturing and logistics industries. He holds an MBS degree in sustainability from Rutgers University.

Matt Airhart

President

VelocityEHS

Matt Airhart, President, of VelocityEHS co-founded and led KMI, an Oakville, Ontario-based EHS software provider which was acquired by VelocityEHS in 2014. Prior to starting KMI, Matt spent seven years in various technical roles in the chemical manufacturing industry and two years with an EHS systems consulting company. Matt has a passion for building and leading high-performing teams and driving customer-centric, sustainable growth. Matt holds a Bachelor degree in Chemistry and Environmental Studies from Ohio Wesleyan University.

Tom Brown

Industry Analyst

Verdantix

Tom is an Indusrty Analyst in the Verdantix EHS practice. His current research agenda focuses on technology mega-trends, EHS software, and sustainability. Tom joined Verdantix after graduating from the University of Nottingham with a M.Eng. in Chemical Engineering, with particular focus on Process Simulation and environmental sustainability.

Scott Canonico

VP, EHS

PDC Energy

More information coming soon

Jesse Cerutti

EHS Solutions Lead

Pfizer

Jesse Cerutti currently leads the Digital EHS Solutions Team within Pfizer. Within this role his responsibilities include leading a team of product owners and technical experts responsible for the core supported EHS solutions. His team is responsible for applications covering occupation health and wellness, ergonomics, safety, audits, inspections, EHS risk, & hazard communications. These applications are used both within our manufacturing network and across all physical sites and wellness clinics. Jesse has 19 years of experience working in technology either for or associated with the pharmaceutical industry and has spent the last 13 years at Pfizer in various roles. Jesse’s education includes a B.S. in Computer Science from The College of New Jersey, an MBA from William Paterson University.

Bill Cole

VP, Safety & Health

RoadSafe Traffic Systems

Bill Cole serves as the Vice-President of Safety and Health for RoadSafe Traffic Systems. He holds a MS in Occupational Safety and Health from Marshall University. RoadSafe is the nation’s largest provider of traffic control and pavement marking services. RoadSafe distributes high-quality, innovative, and durable traffic safety products and personal protective equipment. Bill has over 30 years of experience in Operations and Safety Management roles. His proven sustainability strategies optimize company performance by reducing accidents and injuries, developing safety training programs, reducing experience modification rates, and complying with state and federal regulations. Bill’s goal is to mentor future operations and safety leaders to help them understand that safety is the cornerstone of all great operating companies.

John Dony

VP, Thought Leadership

National Safety Council

John is the Senior Director of Thought Leadership at the National Safety Council. In this capacity, he oversees the Campbell Institute, the global EHS&S center of excellence, as well as Safe Actions for Employee Returns (SAFER), NSC’s COVID-19 response initiative, and Work to Zero, focused on serious injury and fatality prevention through technology. John also leads a variety of other research and impact initiatives including programs related to psychological safety, ESG & sustainability, and more. Since joining the National Safety Council in 2007, John has led numerous high-impact programs, including the prestigious Robert W. Campbell Award. John is a frequent speaker at conferences in North America and Europe on topics including the future of work, emerging trends in EHS&S, management systems, leadership, and leading indicators. Prior to joining the Council, John held quality management, project management, and coalition-building positions in the communication and educational fields.

Nathan Goldstein

Senior Analyst

Verdantix

Nathan is a Senior Analyst in the Verdantix EHS practice out of the Boston office. His current research agenda focusses on the intersection of Sustainability and ESG trends with the EHS operational sphere. Prior to joining Verdantix, Nathan worked at Bluefield Research where he gained experience in consulting and market research within the global water industry. Nathan holds a MSc in Water: Science and Governance from King’s College London.

Chris Sayers

Industry Analyst

Verdantix

Chris is an Industry Analyst in the Verdantix EHS practice. His current research agenda focuses on digital mental health and wellbeing solutions. Chris joined Verdantix in 2020 and has previous experience at EY, where he specialised in robotic process automation (RPA). He holds an M.Eng. in Engineering Science from Oxford University with a concentration in machine learning and machine vision.

Connor Taylor

Industry Analyst

Verdantix

Connor is an Industry Analyst in the ESG & Sustainability practice. His current research agenda focuses on emerging software solutions across financial markets, and broader market trends in the ESG space. Connor joined Verdantix in 2021 and has experience in EHS technology sales and development. He holds a B.A from Cambridge University in Anglo-Saxon, Norse and Celtic.

Robert Sheninger

VP

McGriff

More information coming soon

Nancy Kralik

Sustainability Group Chair

Fluor

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Amanda Petzinger

Associate VP, Product Management & Marketing

Benchmark Digital

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Donavan Hornsby

Chief Market Strategy Officer

Benchmark Digital

Donavan Hornsby is Corporate Development & Strategy Officer at Benchmark Digital Partners LLC and the Benchmark ESG™ | Gensuite® digital solution. As a member of Benchmark Digital’s executive team, Donavan provides strategic direction for global business/market development and product leadership & innovation for the organization. In addition to organizational leadership responsibilities, Donavan is an active thought leader and member of cross-industry efforts to advance and promote the impact of and best practices within Environment, Social & Governance (ESG). Prior to joining Benchmark ESGTM | Gensuite®, in 2001, Donavan held various leadership roles within the technology and service sectors. He received his MBA with distinction from the University of Louisville and his undergraduate degree from DePauw University. Outside of his professional commitments, Donavan leads a non-profit organization, working with landowners to protect and conserve land with special natural, agricultural or scenic value in his home state of Kentucky.

Darlene Pope

President, North America

Planon

Darlene Pope is President of Planon, North America, overseeing all aspects of business operations for the world’s leader in integrated real estate management solutions. With more than 30 years of experience in commercial real estate, technology, and smart building consulting, she is a globally recognized subject matter expert and visionary in the smart building industry. Prior to Planon, Pope served as Global Lead for Smart Buildings and Digital Workplace at WeWork, and as EVP/Managing Director and Global Practice Lead for JLL's Smart Building Practice. She was also the founder and CEO of CoR Advisors®, a woman-owned small business, specializing in technology consulting for commercial and corporate real estate, which was acquired by JLL in 2015. Pope is a passionate advocate for the application of leading-edge technology in buildings and is an inspirational author and speaker on digital transformation and the future of work.

Karl Campbell

CEO

IsoMetrix

Karl has over 30 years of experience leading and managing global technology and risk management businesses. Born in South Africa, his international career has included time leading businesses in South Africa, Australia, the UK, the Netherlands, and the USA, working for the likes of Vodafone, Logical, Rivo Software, and Progress Software. The past ten years have seen Karl focus on high-growth Private Equity (PE) backed technology companies, helping them to scale effectively and achieve successful exits. Prior to joining IsoMetrix, Karl was CEO of SafetySA, a leading provider of safety training, testing, inspection, and certification services. Karl holds a degree in Engineering (EEE), as well as an MBA, an EMBA, and a Doctorate in Economics.

Chad Birckelbaw

CEO

HSI

Chad Birckelbaw is the CEO of HSI, focused on improving safety, compliance, and employee development within the workplace for the last 6+ years. Prior to joining HSI, Chad was the President and CEO of FairPlay Solutions, a leading provider of workers’ comp solutions, and spent more than 10 years at State Farm Insurance prior to that. Chad’s passion lies in building employee engagement and helping businesses work towards creating a safer and smarter employee culture.