Operational Excellence & Risk Management Summit: Next Generation Safety, Reliability and Environmental Excellence Strategies

LONDON, September 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ --

Year after year high risk industries like energy, chemicals and utilities see increasing mandates for compliance and reducing risk yet are being pressed to drive more efficiency in their operations. Industry leaders now recognize that in order to balance operational efficiency with risk management- it's critical that they have the best people, systems and tools required to mitigate and manage the dynamic operational risk they face on a daily basis.

The Operational Excellence & Risk Management Europe Summit (10-12 October | London, UK) brings together over 100 Heads of Operations, HSE, ORM and Operational Excellence all in one location to discuss and strategize how to close risk gaps and bridge the silos that exist in every company operating in a hazardous environment.

Over 40 industry experts will demonstrate how to develop the culture, systems and processes of the world's highest reliability organisations. Confirmed speakers include:
 

• Karl Simons, Head of Health, Safety, Security & Wellbeing, Thames Water Utilities
• Hugo Ashkar, Global Project Risk Manager, BP
• David T. Loyd, Chief of Safety & Test Operations Division, NASA
• MickO'Connor, Behavioural Safety Manager, Irving Oil
• Captain Hung Nguyen, Former U.S. Coast Guard, Captain and Co-chair Deepwater Horizon Joint Investigation Team
• Stephan Blasilli, Head of Corporate Initiatives, EDP Renewables
• Thomas Aas Saethre, Vice President, Asset Integrity, Oceaneering
• Alexander Breskvar, Vice President Quality Management & EHS, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy
• Yr Gunnarsdottir, Continuous Improvement Process Leadership, Royal Dutch Shell
• Matt DiGeronimo, Vice President, Operations, Veolia
• Henrik von Scheel, Co-author of Industry 4.0, Advisory Board Member, Google & Gazprom

The 2017 agenda features roundtables, panels, case studies and workshops on Management Systems, Digital Transformation, Asset Integrity Management, Operational Risk Management, Leadership and Culture, Human Factors & Process Safety and much more.

Leslie Allen, Portfolio Director for the Operational Excellence event series comments: "With markets shifting, regulations changing and pressure to increase efficiency in your operations - how can industry leaders consistently deliver operational excellence? This exclusive event is the best opportunity to learn world class strategies for keeping your people safe, your products sustainable and your operations productive."

To find out more, download the 2017 agenda at https://opexandriskmanagementeurope.iqpc.com/agenda

Tickets and full event program are available online at https://opexandriskmanagementeurope.iqpc.com