Record Number of Attendees Expected for the 2019 Event Safety Summit

A record number of nearly 400 attendees representing a broad range of the live event industry are expected to attend the 2019 Event Safety Summit in Lititz, Pennsylvania (November 20 -- 22), according to summit producer Event Safety Alliance and presenting sponsor Take1 Insurance.

"Event safety has finally become a top concern in virtually every segment of the live event production community," Event Safety Alliance chairman and president Jim Digb says. "The professional diversity of those attending the 2019 Summit is a reflection of this fact. Attendees from motorsports, sailing, venues, municipalities, and universities will join representatives from the live music production community in looking deeper into the changing reality of live events through the most intensive, broad-ranging series of sessions and workshops we've ever staged."

The 2019 schedule of presentations will kick-off with a welcome presentation from Scott Carroll, executive vice president and program director. "Live events today face a barrage of risks that simply didn't exist in any meaningful way a few short years ago. It's critically important that live event professionals in all segments of the industry understand the realities of the risks they face and do everything within their power to mitigate against these risks."

The schedule of 2019 Event Safety Summit presentations include:

Holding Ourselves Accountable: Policy, Influence, and Doing the Right Thing
Jim Digby (Event Safety Alliance), Dr. Donald Cooper (Event Safety Alliance)

Just DO it! How to Improve Safety Compliance
Janet Sellery (Sellery Health and Safety)

Electrify the Audience, Not the Performers
Richard Cadena (Academy of Production Technology)

Special Effects and Rigging Systems -- The Unique Considerations
Brian Panther (Pyrotek)

How to Turn Hindsight into Foreseen
Eric Stuart (Gentian Events Ltd)

Understanding Scaffolding from the Ground Up
Ken Keberle (Rhino Staging), MaryLou Figley (Stageco)

Single Desk to a Double Wide Trailer...Who's Got Your Conn?
Greg Guzzetta (Event Intelligence Group)

Crowded Places: Adventures in Complexity
Emma Parkinson (Coventry University)

Event Management Self-Defense for Dummies
Steve Lemon (Steve Lemon & Associates)

ANSI Standards for the Entertainment Industry
Bill Sapsis (Sapsis Rigging)

Building the Foundation of Situational Awareness
Dave Lester (Clair Global)

Building your Company Safety Strategy
Presented by: Rock Lititz

What to Inspect When You're Inspecting
Evan Sandham (Production Health and Safety)

#TorontoStrong
Nathaniel Kennedy (city of Toronto), Trevor Hyland (city of Toronto)

The Weird and Wonderful
Justin Argent (The Event Safety Shop)

Incorporating Severe Weather Awareness into Event-Wide Safety Communication
John Scala (certified consulting meteorologist)

Event Security for Nervous Times
Steven Adelman (Adelman Law Group), Jennifer Mathieson (Archevent), Jill Volker (XA Staffing)

Harassment Mitigation in Event Spaces
Virginia Schmitt, Kim Warnick (Calling All Crows)

Calling All Crows' Active Bystander Training Workshop
Virginia Schmitt, Kim Warnick (Calling All Crows)

Rigging Hardware Inspection and Safety Use
Brian Leister (Columbus McKinnon)

Judgment Day: Assigning Fault and Awarding Damages After a Bad Night Out
Steven Adelman (Adelman Law Group), Bruno Marasso (Romanucci & Blandin, LLC) Tag Team Champions -- You and Your Engineer
Ethan Gilson (Entertainment Rigging Services), Jeff Reder (Clark Reder Engineering), William B. Gorlin (McLaren Engineering Group), Bennet Brian (Reed Rigging), Wade Hinshaw (Reed Rigging)

Use of Rope Access in the Entertainment Industry
Brian Leister (Columbus McKinnon)

Safety and Security Challenges at Corporate Events
Mike Burrus (Walmart), Shane Vaughan (Walmart) Training, the Never-Ending Story.

Danielle Hernandez (Furman University)

The cost to attend the Event Safety Summit is $950 for ESA members, $1150 for non-members, and $900 for ESAT credential holders. The Event Safety Alliance and Bigger Hammer Production Services are offering a 50% discount for students currently enrolled in college, university, or trade programs.

Registration is now open at http://eventsafetysummit.com.