08/31/2026
Reserve your spot now before it’s too late — all signs are pointing to another SOLD OUT Professional Development Conference!
The ASSP Hudson River Valley Chapter 2026 Professional Development Conference will bring together an outstanding group of safety professionals for a full day of practical ideas, proven strategies, professional development, and meaningful conversations.
Friday, October 16, 2026
Rockland Fire Training Center — Pomona, New York
This year’s featured speakers and sessions include:
- Tim Page-Bottorff, MS, CSP, CIT, FASSP — Stop, Collaborate and Listen: Improving Safety Outcomes With Teamwork
- Vivek Gnanavelu — Trust, but Verify: A Field Guide to AI in Safety You Can Actually Believe
- Carol Ryan, CSP — Safety Leadership Essentials
- Kevin Berry — Changing Safety Culture and Performance One Act at a Time — an immersive program presented in two sessions, Part 1 and Part 2
- Mohamed Hassan, ASP, CertIOSH, CHST, CRSP, SMP, OHST, PMP — The Empathy Advantage: Strengthening OHSMS Through Genuine Care
- Richard Sfraga — Beyond the Hard Hat: Saving Lives Through Conversations
- Bo Mitchell, CEM, CPP, CHS-V — 17 Gaps in Emergency Plans: How to Fill Them
- Paul Turiano, CSP — Risk Control for the Typical Workplace: A Six-Step Approach to Identify Risk and Protect Your Company
We are also excited to feature our Safety Talent Pipeline Panel, moderated by Phillip C. Bauknight, with panelists Leon Jacobs, Paige Priskie, CSP, and Jacob Nierman.
The conference will conclude with Charles Keeling, CSP, ASP, CHST, CUSP, NYSWSC, presenting Energy Based Safety.
A tremendous amount of thought, time, and teamwork is going into this year’s conference. We are grateful to the ASSP Hudson River Valley Board and PDC Planning Committee members whose efforts are making this event possible.
With a strong lineup of speakers, timely topics, and opportunities to connect with fellow safety professionals, this is shaping up to be another outstanding Hudson River Valley PDC.
Reserve your spot now before registration fills up!