Session Schedule
Day 1 | April 3, 2024 | Wednesday
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person)
Registrations / Morning Coffee
Session Sponsor: Aura Health and Safety
8:30 AM - 8:35 AM
THEATRE
(In-person / Live Stream)
8:35 AM - 9:00 AM
THEATRE
(In-person / Live Stream)
The face of workplace tragedy
by Elisa Kilbourne, Threads of Life
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
THEATRE
(In-person / Live Stream)
THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE EDUCATION & TRAINING IN THE BC ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
by Tanya Steele, CHSC
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Session Sponsor: ScreenBC (MPPIA)
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Sponsored by New Era Safety
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
THEATRE
(In-person / Live Stream)
Moving Toward Thriving - Addressing psychological safety in the BC arts and entertainment industry
by Maria Weaver, Associate Director, Suicide Prevention & Life Promotion, CMHA BC
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Session Sponsor: CallTime Mental Health
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
A Crash Course in Emergency Planning for Events
by Simon Hunt, Spark Solutions Ltd. & Jordan Myers, City of Vancouver
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Session Sponsor: Guardtek Security Co.
BREAKOUT SESSION ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
INDUSTRY SAFETY TRENDS: FROM A WORKSAFEBC OFFICER PERSPECTIVE
by Paul Bergin, Occupational Safety Officers, WorkSafeBC & Kelly Mean, Manager of Prevention Field Services at WorkSafeBC
Session Sponsor: Leavitt Machinery
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Stretch Break
Sponsored by IPAC Consulting
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
THEATRE
(In-person / Live Stream)
YOUNG & NEW WORKERS BRING ABOUT SAFETY CULTURE CHANGE
by Casey Chan, CRST & Marett Alexander, Safety Advisor, Actsafe Safety Association
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Session Sponsor: CITT ICTS
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Before and After a Workplace Injury: TIPS FOR CONDUCTING EFFECTIVE INVESTIGATIONS
by Claire Mocock, MBA, CRSP, Founder and Principal Consultant, Canary Safety and Risk Consulting
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Session Sponsor: TJ’s Workplace Hearing Testing
BREAKOUT SESSION ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Traffic Assistants & Road Safety
by Dale Alcock, Supervisor, Prevention Field Services, WorkSafeBC
Session Sponsor: Disability Screen Office
3:00 PM - 3:30 PM
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Justice Institute BC
3:30 PM - 5:00 PM
THEATRE
(In-person / Live Stream)
event control rooms
by Tom O'Connell & Kevin Jones, Odyssey Medical
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Session Sponsor: Arts BC
BREAKOUT SESSION ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Setting the Stage: Safer Spaces for Sensitive Scenes
by Amanda Cutting & Megan Gilron, Principal Intimacy Professionals
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Session Sponsor: CAEA
5:00 PM - 6:30 PM
THEATRE MEZZANINE
(In-person / Virtual)
SOCIAL EVENT MIXER, PRE-GALA break
5:00 PM - 5:30 PM: Mona Shum will talk about how the effects of climate change are directly linked to some of our current safety challenges in the arts & entertainment industry
Sponsored by Reel Green at Creative BC
6:30 PM - 8:30 PM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
ACTSAFE SAFETY AWARDS GALA - DINNER & PRESENTATION
David C. Jones, Keynote Speaker
Day 2 | April 4, 2024 | THURSDAY
7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Registrations / Morning Coffee
8:30 AM - 9:00 AM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Opening/Welcome
by Todd McDonald, Head of Prevention WorkSafeBC
9:00 AM - 10:30 AM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Security and crowd management
by Aaron Billesberger, Guardtek Security
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Session Sponsor: Leavitt Machinery
BREAKOUT SESSION ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
PPE for Women; Don’t shrink it and pink it
by Jodi Huettner, Helgawear
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Session Sponsor: Women in the DIrector’s Chair
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM
Coffee Break
Sponsored by Vancouver Film Studios
11:00 AM - 12:30 PM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Mental Health First Aid in BC Arts & Entertainment
by Laurie Lowes
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Session Sponsor: Set Protect
BREAKOUT SESSION ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
How your Joint Health and Safety Committee can have impact across production
by Kristian Martens, Salish Safety
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Session Sponsor: AFC
12:30 PM - 1:30 PM
Lunch & Stretch Break
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)
Industry Panel - Black Swan vs. Gray Rhinos
An exchange of practical insights from industry leaders while reflecting back on the unimaginable and looking ahead to the undeniable.
Panellists:
Alycia Garcia: Vice President of Production Safety, Paramount Pictures
Claire Mocock: MBA, CRSP
Janet Sellery: Chair, Event Safety Alliance Canada
Jordan Myers: Film & Special Events Public Safety Project Manager, City of Vancouver
Scott Parsons: Sr. production Safety Manager, The Walt Disney Company
Shane Rogers: Director, Production Safety, Warner Bros. Entertainment
Dagan Nish: Actsafe Panel Moderator
Sponsored by BIS Safety Software
3:00 PM - 3:15 PM
MAINSTAGE CONFERENCE ROOM
(In-person / Virtual)