March Conference | Speaker bios
Dr Michael McBride was appointed to the post of Chief Medical Officer for the Department of Health in September 2006. Prior to joining the department he had been Medical Director at the Royal Group of Hospitals from August 2002. Read more.
Prof. David Fishwick is HSL's Chief Medical Officer, Chief Medical Advisor to HSEGB & HSENI and Co-Director of the Centre for Workplace Health as well as holding posts with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust and the University of Sheffield. Read more .
Richard McIvor is Managing Partner for Auditing Inspection & Training Services. Having worked in business management in his early career Richard quickly gravitated towards HSEQ Read more.
Bev Messinger became IOSH Chief Executive in October 2016, with her top priority being working with IOSH Trustees and senior members on delivering the organisation’s new 2017-22 strategy. Read more.
Karen Bufton is currently the British Occupational Hygiene Society President. She has a wealth of occupational hygiene experience within petrochemical, manufacturing and pharmaceutical industries. Read More.
Prof. Peter McBride joined Inspire in 2001 as the Managing Director of Carecall and has been Group Chief Executive since 2010. He has overall responsibility for the implementation of the organisation’s strategic plan and operational issues across the Inspire Group. Read more .
Steve Hailes is A Chartered Member of IOSH, a Practitioner of IEMA and with a Masters degree in Health, Safety & Environment, Steve progressed into HS&E management through his career spent in engineering, within the nuclear industry, and also through the manufacturing sector.
Aidan Flynn is Managing Director of Flynn, the leading local building and maintenance main contractor established by his father Maurice who remains a force within the business. Read more.
Declan Kearney is SHEQ Manger for Flynn, the leading local building and maintenance contractor. Declan and his team won two consecutive CEF Awards for Health & Safety in 2016 and 2017. This was followed up by winning the 2017 UK Chambers Business Award for Health & Wellbeing. Read more.
David Workman is Group Broking Director of Willis & Co (Insurance Brokers) Ltd overseeing Insurance placements for their Northern Ireland and GB operations. Read more.
Prof Diana Kloss MBE is one of the country's leading authorities on occupational health. An academic, barrister, author and government adviser, her career has spanned more than 50 years. Read more .
Wilson Lambe has made an outstanding contribution to safety, particularly in the construction industry in Northern Ireland. He was one of six founding members of the NI branch of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH). Read more.
Keith Morrison took up the role of Chief Executive on 4 February 2013. In his tenure to date Keith has witnessed some tough times both within and outside HSENI. Read more .
