Safety & Quality Summit

Thank you for joining us at last year's CHC Safety & Quality Summit! Be sure to join us this October 2-4 for the 14th edition of this industry-leading safety event! Additional details can be found below, and will be shared here and via social media.

CHC’s Safety & Quality Summit attracts representatives from across the aviation and oil & gas industries to share knowledge and best practices around developing and maintaining a robust safety environment. 

We have recently announced the theme for this year's Summit:

Building Safety at Every Level: Does this start at the top or with front line employees?

As in previous years, the Summit will feature an opening address by CHC's President and CEO, Karl Fessenden, and will also include a plenary discussion conducted by some of the top minds in the aviation and safety arenas. The 14th CHC Safety & Quality Summit will feature approximately 100 concurrent sessions over the three-day period, providing Summit delegates plenty of opportunity to hear from industry experts and mingle with colleagues.

Save the date for next year's Summit!

When: October 2-4, 2018

Where: The Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center

Additional information related to registration, a formal call for papers, confirmed speakers, and additional details will be made available in the coming months.

Gala Dinner

A highlight event of the Summit, each year sponsors and delegates have the opportunity to attend the Gala Dinner. The Gala Dinner presents an opportunity to mingle and network, enjoy a meal and to hear from an invited speaker. Previous Gala Dinner speakers have included aviation professionals, astronauts and safety professionals. This year, attendees had the opportunity to hear from John Foley,  Organizational and Personal Development Expert, Former Lead Solo Pilot, U.S. Navy's Blue Angels. Learn a bit more about Mr. Foley from our press release.

Each year, hundreds of delegates gather from around the world and across mulitiple industries to collaborate and share best practices.	This year's Safety and Quality Summit will take place at the Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center in Grapevine, TX, near CHC's global headquarters.	CHC invites many of the top people in their respective fields. Last year, Shawn Galloway (ProAct Safety) and Dr. Bill Johnson (FAA) participated in an opening discussion.

 

 A look at a previous Summit

CHC's Safety & Quality Summit provides an excellent opportunity for industry professionals from around the world to gather and collaborate while discussing key issues and promoting excellence of safety in human factors.

Watch Karl Fessenden's opening address to our visiting delegates, speakers and sponsors at last year's event:

Watch below for a recap of the 2016 CHC Safety & Quality Summit (the last Summit held at its long-time location, the Westin Bayshore Hotel in Vancouver, BC).

At the 2016 Summit, President and CEO Karl Fessenden delivered his opening keynote address during the plenary session in which he discussed the importance of maintaining and promoting a robust safety environment in the midst of an economic downturn.