Anchored in Safety: Building a new culture of prevention and preparedness, Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 2

IMCA’s 2026 Health, Safety, and Security seminar will bring together industry leaders, safety professionals, and operational experts to explore how we can strengthen safety culture across the offshore sector.

Across two days of presentations and discussion, the seminar will examine emerging safety challenges, regulatory developments, and practical strategies to help organisations move from reactive responses to a proactive culture of prevention and preparedness.

Members will learn more about IMCA's latest HSS programme, and be the first to experience the launch of the 2025 annual Safety Stats Report, which is a pivotal time of year for IMCA and our Members.

They will also learn more about what their contribution to their industry is, and how their feedback shapes IMCA's direction. Programme sessions will address the prevention of Serious Injuries and Fatalities (SIF), taking in the latest industry developments around current SIF thinking, and experience real world examples from Member operations.

Mental health and psychological safety will look at how organisations are improving wellbeing, resilience and trust, and where the two subjects connect. The seminar will also address the security threats the industry is facing, including maritime security, spoofing and jamming, drone technologies and the lessons coming out of recent geopolitical instability.

What you can expect: 
Shared learning: where Members share experiences, lessons learned and effective practices, applying insights directly or using them to validate current approaches.
Future work streams: Identify and discuss topics suitable for future IMCA projects that can drive changes in health, safety and security performance.
Global expertise: International experts will discuss leading-edge thinking and practice from adjacent and advanced sectors.
Next generation and alternative perspectives: Create space for emerging professionals to influence the dialogue and help shape the future of HSS.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be part of the conversation on building a stronger safety culture across our industry.

Session 1: Setting the scene: HSS priorities, insights & direction programme

09:00 – 10:00 – Registration and refreshments

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10:00 – 10:10 – Welcome and opening address

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Iain Grainger

IMCA | CEO

10:10 – 10:30 – Safety share

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10:30 – 10:40 – HSS committee chair address

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Debbi Garreffa

Cyan Renewables | Chief Sustainability Officer

10:40 – 11:00 – IMCA safety statistics and safety flash trends in 2025

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Nick Hough

IMCA | Technical Consultant – HSS

Mark Holmes

IMCA | Safety and Security Manager

11:00 – 11:20 – IMO update - changes to the STCW code 

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Margaret Fitzgerald

IMCA | Head of Legal & Regulatory Affairs

Session 2: Preventing serious injuries and fatalities: HOP in action programme

11:20 – 11:40 – SIF and Subsea7

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Eric Annand

Subsea7 | Group Health and Safety Director

11:40 – 12:00 – Bridging the gap between work as perceived and work as done

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Oessur Hilduberg

Svitzer | Global Quality Lead

12:00 – 13:00 – Lunch and networking

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13:00 – 13:20 – Measuring what matters

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Derek Hibbard

Fugro | Head of QHSSE

13:20 – 13:40 – Human factors

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Josue Eduardo Maia Franca

Petrobras | D.Sc. Professor and Occupational Safety Engineer

13:40 – 14:00 – Saipem safety strategic plan

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Francesco Maffei

Saipem | Head of HSE

14:00 – 14:30 – Panel discussion: From insight to action: What will prevent the next SIF?

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Turning the presentations into practical action by focusing on the organisational, leadership, human factors and operational changes most likely to prevent serious injuries and fatalities offshore.

Panel discussion: From insight to action: What will prevent the next SIF?

Derek Hibbard

Fugro | Head of QHSSE

Francesco Maffei

Saipem | Head of HSE

Josue Eduardo Maia Franca

Petrobras | D.Sc. Professor and Occupational Safety Engineer

14:30 – 15:00 – Break and networking

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Session 3: Cross-sector perspectives on SIF prevention: Shared risks, shared learning programme

15:00 – 15:10 – Introduction

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Eric Annand

Subsea7 | Group Health and Safety Director

15:10 – 15:30 – IOGP - SIF, HOP, and FPI

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Tom Frost

IOGP | Health, Safety, Security and Wells Director

15:30 – 15:50 – G+ - SIF and HOP reporting

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Mariana Carvalho

G+ | Technical Manager

15:50 – 17:00 – Panel discussion: Aligning on what matters: SIF prevention across offshore

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Exploring how sectors can better align around key concepts, language and priorities relating to SIF, FPI and HOP, while improving shared understanding and practical application.

Eric Annand (moderator)

Subsea7 | Group Health and Safety Director

Panel discussion: Aligning on what matters: SIF prevention across offshore

Tom Frost

IOGP | Health, Safety, Security and Wells Director

Mariana Carvalho

G+ | Technical Manager

Session 4: Psychological safety, mental health and resilience programme

08:30 – 09:00 – Registration pre-start refreshments

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09:00 – 09:10 – Welcome and introduction to day 2

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Debbi Garreffa

Cyan Renewables | Chief Sustainability Officer

09:10 – 10:00 – Wellbeing, safety and performance: Moving from activity to integrated risk management

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This session is designed to support the industry in moving from well-intentioned wellbeing activity toward a more integrated approach aligned with safety, risk management and performance. The session will: build on what organisations are already doing well; provide a clear framework for understanding different stages of maturity; explore how wellbeing connects to safety; risk and speak-up culture; incorporate industry perspectives through a case study and panel discussion; and identify practical and strategic next steps.

Wellbeing, safety and performance: Moving from activity to integrated risk management

Heather Beach

Healthy Work Company | Founder

11:00 – 11:30 – Break and networking

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Session 5: Offshore security in a changing threat landscape programme

11:30 – 11:50 – Maritime security update

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Ellie Shafiq

Vanguard-Tech | Director, Intelligence & Response

11:50 – 12:10 – Current security situation

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Nicolas Krmic

Subsea7 | Group Security Director

12:10 – 12:30 – Experience with jamming and spoofing in The Baltic

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Wim Balvert

Van Oord | Workshop & Innovation Manager Survey

Paul Hunt

Van Oord | Chief Surveyor

12:30 – 12:50 – Drone technology application

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Olivier de Gestas

Subsea7 | Security Advisor

12:50 – 13:30 – Panel discussion: New threats offshore: Security risks in an unstable world

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Exploring how companies prepare for, adapt to and recover from security disruptions linked to geopolitics and technology

Panel discussion: New threats offshore: Security risks in an unstable world

Ellie Shafiq

Vanguard-Tech | Director, Intelligence & Response

Nicolas Krmic

Subsea7 | Group Security Director

Wim Balvert

Van Oord | Workshop & Innovation Manager Survey

Paul Hunt

Van Oord | Chief Surveyor

Olivier de Gestas

Subsea7 | Security Advisor

13:30 – 14:30 – Lunch and networking

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Session 6: What have we heard, what will we take back, what do you want IMCA to take back? programme

14:30 – 15:30 – What have we heard, what will we take back, what do you want IMCA to take back?

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Debbi Garreffa

Cyan Renewables | Chief Sustainability Officer

Derek Hibbard

Fugro | Head of QHSSE

Event details:

Mövenpick Hotel Amsterdam City Centre
Piet Heinkade 11,
1019 BR Amsterdam, Netherlands

Venue website | Google Maps

Price: Members £400 | non-Members £600

IMCA contacts

Mark Holmes

Safety & Security Manager

Nicholas Hough

Consultant – Safety & Security

The programme features contributions from leading organisations across the offshore industry, including IMCA, Fugro, Subsea7, Saipem, Cyan Renewables, Vanguard Tech, Healthy Work Company, and Svitzer.