2-4 December 2024 | ExCel London

Networking Café

The perfect place to build relationships with like-minded professionals. Shirley Parsons will host a daily workshops and there will be various other scheduled networking sessions throughout the show.

Tue 16th May

This workshop is for anyone, at any level, who wants to improve the impact of their public speaking to inspire change. This will be in an informal, yet hands-on, opportunity to transform the way you communicate whilst enjoying a light lunch.

The session dovetails with the themes explored within the earlier Keynote Theatre talk, drawing on insight from The Speakers’ Gym, Shirley Parsons, The Beyond HSEQ Steering Group, CBRE and Pick Everard along with veteran and Government advisor David Richmond – offering you the opportunity to get to grips with some key tools for change, helping to transform the way you communicate and influence others.

Come prepared with a practical communication challenge you’re wanting support with – this could be an upcoming presentation or looming public speaking opportunity. You’ll leave feeling confident and ready to take
on your challenge. 

Booking recommended ensure you don't miss out. Register now. (Please note, you will need to register for Safety & Health Expo and this workshop separately.)

Jonny de Mallet Morgan

The Speakers’ Gym

Christopher Wickenden

The Speakers’ Gym


The Speakers’ Gym are a change management consultancy who unlock the limitless potential of you and your business. Working to inspire a better tomorrow by creating collaborative, communicative and united cultures, The Speakers’ Gym unique approach offers a fresh perspective and enables truly transformational change.


Shirley Parsons is a rapidly expanding professional services firm that provides Health & Safety, Sustainability, and ESG expertise to clients around the world with offices in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Established over 15 years ago as a specialist executive search and recruitment business, the company now also provides wider HSEQ consultancy services via in-house consultants.

Shirley Parsons continues to grow internationally and through the provision of a multitude of HSEQ services helps to build a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. 


Beyond HSEQ is a rapidly growing movement of more than 100 HSEQ Directors and Heads. Bringing together leading industry minds, the movement has a focus on purpose, communication, understanding and influence. Beyond HSEQ offers senior professionals the opportunity to grow themselves, their organisations, and the wider profession.  

Beyond HSEQ was co-created by The Speakers’ Gym and Shirley Parsons, with its direction and content being steered by a committee of senior HSEQ professionals. 

Ladies and allies - join this informal networking session hosted by Caroline Kannwischer to get to know each other better and find your team of talents.

In our profession it is all about collaboration and using each other’s strengths to success. Instead of the usual speed dating style we will break the ice and meet interesting people in a short amount of time by searching the required talents for our team.

As with all games the persons finding all of them first will be rewarded with a little prize sponsored by the Women in Health and Safety group.

Drinks will be served and this facilitated networking session will be open to members of the Women in Health & Safety network as well as anyone else with an interest in supporting women to flourish in the health & safety profession.

Whether you know anyone else in the group or not, come along to expand your network.

About your host, Caroline Kannwischer: Caroline is a French-German graduated drilling engineer and passionate health & safety professional with diverse experiences across the energy landscape. Caroline is part of Boskalis’ international dredging SHE-Q Pool covering various projects in France and now supporting the dredging fleet. She is the Vice Chair of the IOSH Offshore Group as well as part of the Human Factors Technical Section Committee of the Society of Petroleum Engineers and received the SPE Regional Health, Safety, Environment Award for Europe - North Sea in 2020. 

Caroline Kannwischer

SHE-Q Engineeer,
Boskalis

Wed 17th May

Are you struggling to manage your HSE team effectively?  Have projects running behind? Not sure what techniques to implement?Or is your career at a crossroads and you need advice on your own future?

Come along to the Shirley Parsons drop-in clinic where you can discuss your challenges in confidence with one of our panel of experts.

We'll have HSE Directors, mentors, career consultants and occupational psychologists available to give insightful and practical advice.  Free, confidential and useful!  

Booking recommended ensure you don't miss out. Register now.

Shirley Parsons is a rapidly expanding professional services firm that provides Health & Safety, Sustainability, and ESG expertise to clients around the world with offices in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Established over 15 years ago as a specialist executive search and recruitment business, the company now also provides wider HSEQ consultancy services via in-house consultants.

Its most recent development is the launch of a HSEQ & ESG talent consulting service enabling clients to review, benchmark, develop and engage their teams to maximise the value that they deliver to the business.

Shirley Parsons continues to grow internationally and through the provision of a multitude of HSEQ services helps to build a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. 

Thu 18th May

Facilitated networking breakfast for finalists, winners and judges of the SHP Awards 2022. Come along to expand your professional network and celebrate success.

Are you struggling to manage your HSE team effectively?  Have projects running behind? Not sure what techniques to implement?  Or is your career at a crossroads and you need advice on your own future?

Come along to the Shirley Parsons drop-in clinic where you can discuss your challenges in confidence with one of our panel of experts.  We'll have HSE Directors, mentors, career consultants and occupational psychologists available to give insightful and practical advice. 

Free, confidential and useful!  

Booking recommended ensure you don't miss out. Register now.

Shirley Parsons is a rapidly expanding professional services firm that provides Health & Safety, Sustainability, and ESG expertise to clients around the world with offices in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Established over 15 years ago as a specialist executive search and recruitment business, the company now also provides wider HSEQ consultancy services via in-house consultants.

Its most recent development is the launch of a HSEQ & ESG talent consulting service enabling clients to review, benchmark, develop and engage their teams to maximise the value that they deliver to the business.

Shirley Parsons continues to grow internationally and through the provision of a multitude of HSEQ services helps to build a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. 

About The Speakers' Gym

The Speakers’ Gym are a change management consultancy who unlock the limitless potential of you and your business. Working to inspire a better tomorrow by creating collaborative, communicative and united cultures, The Speakers’ Gym unique approach offers a fresh perspective and enables truly transformational change.


About Shirley Parsons

Shirley Parsons is a rapidly expanding professional services firm that provides Health & Safety, Sustainability, and ESG expertise to clients around the world with offices in the UK, Europe, North America and Asia.

Established over 15 years ago as a specialist executive search and recruitment business, the company now also provides wider HSEQ consultancy services via in-house consultants.

Its most recent development is the launch of a HSEQ & ESG talent consulting service enabling clients to review, benchmark, develop and engage their teams to maximise the value that they deliver to the business.

Shirley Parsons continues to grow internationally and through the provision of a multitude of HSEQ services helps to build a safe, sustainable, and prosperous world. 


About Beyond HSEQ

Beyond HSEQ is a rapidly growing movement of more than 100 HSEQ Directors and Heads. Bringing together leading industry minds, the movement has a focus on purpose, communication, understanding and influence. Beyond HSEQ offers senior professionals the opportunity to grow themselves, their organisations, and the wider profession.  

Beyond HSEQ was co-created by The Speakers’ Gym and Shirley Parsons, with its direction and content being steered by a committee of senior HSEQ professionals.