Events & conferences

A session that stays with people after the room empties

Safety keynotes and workshops grounded in operational reality, human psychology, and 27 years of leading in high-hazard industries.

Keynotes

Signature keynotes

Each keynote is built around one central idea, one primary story, and a clear takeaway that participants can apply the following Monday morning. No motivational slogans. No generic safety statistics.

Signature keynote

Be Human Be Safe

The keynote that started it all. Why the organisations with the best safety records are not the ones with the most rules, and what they do differently. A challenge to every leader in the room to see their own role in safety culture.


  • 45 to 60 minutes, with Q&A
  • Suitable for leadership conferences, safety days, executive events
  • Tailored to sector and audience on request
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Signature keynote

Lead Safety from the Inside Out

For operational leaders who carry responsibility for teams in high-hazard environments. What it means to lead safety not as a programme but as a personal and professional practice. Based on the S.A.F.E.™ framework.


  • 45 to 90 minutes, with Q&A
  • For operations, manufacturing, and site leadership audiences
  • Can be extended into a half-day workshop
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Signature keynote

Engineer Your Influence

For EHS and safety professionals who know what needs to change but find it hard to make the case to people who are not already convinced. Based on the F.L.O.W.™ framework for structured safety influence.


  • 45 to 60 minutes, with Q&A
  • For EHS conferences, safety professional networks
  • Pairs well with the F.L.O.W.™ workshop
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Signature keynote

The Conversation That Almost Did Not Happen

A keynote built around a single story that illustrates how silence becomes the most dangerous thing in a high-hazard environment, and what leaders can do to change that. Raw, honest, and practical.


  • 45 minutes
  • Powerful opening or closing session for safety events
  • Particularly effective for mixed leadership and operational audiences
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Webinars

Online sessions for distributed teams and global networks

A webinar with Marieke is not a recorded lecture. It is a live, structured conversation that creates genuine learning in a remote setting.

Open webinars

Scheduled public sessions on safety leadership topics. Open to individual participants from any organisation. Dates announced via LinkedIn and newsletter.

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Private webinars

A focused 60 to 90-minute session for your team or organisation. Tailored topic, interactive format, and follow-up resources. Effective for global teams who cannot gather in one place.

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Series & programmes

A sequence of three to six webinars on a connected theme. Builds depth over time and creates a shared language across your leadership community.

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Workshops

Practical sessions that change how people work, not just how they think

Workshops go deeper than keynotes. Participants leave with tools, frameworks, and a practice they can take back to their teams.

F.L.O.W.™

Get Your Proposal Heard

A half-day or full-day workshop for safety professionals and EHS leaders who want to build influence and move their organisations. Participants work through the F.L.O.W.™ framework using a real proposal from their own context. They leave with a structured, audience-ready version of a safety case they have been trying to make.


Format

  • Half-day (4 hours) or full day (6 hours)
  • Up to 20 participants
  • In-person or hybrid
  • Individual and group work

Participants leave with

  • The F.L.O.W.™ framework and supporting materials
  • A structured version of a real proposal
  • Feedback from peers and facilitator
  • A practice they can repeat independently
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S.A.F.E.™

Lead Safety from the Inside Out

A workshop for operational leaders and managers on their personal role in safety culture. Participants examine their own leadership patterns, understand how those patterns show up in team behaviour, and develop a concrete approach to leading safety more intentionally. Based on the S.A.F.E.™ framework.


Format

  • Half-day (4 hours) or full day (6 hours)
  • Up to 16 participants
  • Reflection, discussion, and peer learning
  • Can be part of a wider leadership development programme

Participants leave with

  • Clarity on their own leadership style and its safety impact
  • Practical tools for the conversations they have been avoiding
  • A 30-day action focus
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The approach

What to expect when you book Marieke

Every session starts with a conversation about your organisation, your audience, and what you want to shift. Marieke does not deliver generic content. She builds each session around the specific reality of the people in the room.

The content is grounded in real stories from 27 years in high-hazard environments. The delivery is calm and direct. The questions it raises stay with participants long after the session ends.

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Discovery call

We talk about your event, your audience, and what you want people to take away. No brief, no problem: Marieke will ask the right questions.

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Tailored session design

The session is structured around your context. Sector-relevant examples, the right tone, the right depth. You see the structure before the event.

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Delivery

On the day, Marieke reads the room. Keynotes feel like a conversation, not a presentation. Workshops create genuine movement, not just discussion.

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Follow-through

Post-session resources, a summary of key ideas, and the option to continue the work through advisory or programme support.

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Ready to plan something that actually moves people?

Tell Marieke about your event. She will respond within two working days.