Derek is the Team Lead for Gexcon Australia. He is a Fellow with Engineering Australia and has been working in process safety for over 25 years. Derek has worked in many aspects of process safety including consulting for companies such as Gexcon and Worley as well as operational process safety for companies such as ConocoPhillips and Santos. Derek leads a team of engineers in Gexcon's Australian office. Gexcon assists companies understand and manage their process safety risks in a range of industries. In Australia Gexcon provides services to hazardous industries including oil and gas, mining, CCUS, hydrogen and batteries.

Ryan is a mechanical engineer with 15 years of experience in top-tier mining company and as a senior risk consultant at GPA. He has extensive operational experience and successfully led the implementation of an innovative process safety management system at a large mining operation in the Northern Territory, applying a control focused approach to develop and implement a robust and effective system, before joining the risk team at GPA. Ryan has a practical approach towards Risk Management and has undertaken a number of fire safety studies for electrical assets including substations and BESS facilities.