SafetyTech in Aotearoa

The world of work and the safety profession are being reshaped by data, technology, and innovation. Industry is shifting from a technology-first agenda to a human-centred one — and safety practice needs to shift with it, exploring how data, technology, and innovation can serve the people doing the work. Practitioners need a frame to think clearly about what's arriving, what's hype, and what to do next.

Three one-day workshops across Christchurch, Wellington and Auckland bring NZISM members and the wider health and safety community together for one conversation about where safety practice is heading and how we can best harness it.

Participation and interactivity

The day is built around participation and interactivity. In group exercises, attendees will be encouraged to consider what their role or organisation might look like in 2040 - and the key hazards of using AI to get there.

Throughout the day, Cam will incorporate live polling, table discussions, and open Q&A opportunities.

This specially developed workshop is grounded in Cam's philosophy of Better Work, By Design; using data, technology, and innovation to augment human-centred safety practice and design better, safer, healthier work.

It has been designed to ensure value for safety professionals at every stage of their digital journey.

The day covers:

• From technology-first to human-centred safety — putting humans at the centre of technology-enabled work.
• Futures thinking and innovation mindset — what does your organisation and role look like in 2040, and what trends are shaping that?
• The current state of SafetyTech — data, connected work, automation, robotics, IoT, AR and VR.
• A deep dive on AI — what the technology can do now, future trends, how the profession is using and governing it, and how safety professionals can use AI as a thinking, learning, and building partner.
• Digital safety strategy and responsible innovation — partnering with IT, ethics, privacy, risks, opportunities and controls.

Take-home resource

All participants (in-person and online) will take home with them The Current State of AI in Safety in Aotearoa— a synthesis of insights, sentiment, and use cases drawn from the combined workshops in Christchurch, Wellington, and Auckland.

Tickets

In-Person: Members $300 / Non-members $600

Online: Members $300 / Non-members $600

Pre-event questionnaire

Once you’ve registered, you’ll receive a short pre-event questionnaire. Please complete it as it helps shape the AI session — your responses, alongside those from across the tour, will be played back live in the room.

Your online option

For those who can't make the in-person workshops, we're also running two 2.5-hour online sessions covering the core themes of the roadshow. These are designed specifically for online delivery.

• Session 1 — Safety innovation mindset and technology trends. Futures thinking, the shift from technology-first to human-centred safety, and a deep look at the current SafetyTech landscape — data, connected work, automation, robotics, IoT, AR and VR — with case studies and examples from across high-risk industries.
• Session 2 — AI end-to-end. A focused session on AI in safety practice. What the technology can do now, future trends, how the profession is using and governing it, and how safety professionals can use AI as a thinking, learning, and building partner. Includes digital safety strategy, partnering with IT, ethics, privacy, risks, opportunities, and controls.

Each session runs 2 hours of content followed by a 30-minute Ask Me Anything- bring your questions on anything covered in the session, the broader landscape, or your own organisation. Sessions are spaced a week apart so there's time for reflection in between them.

Online attendees will also receive a copy of the post-tour report The Current State of AI in Safety in Aotearoa.

Your online ticket includes both sessions.