Celia Antonovsky is a fervent health and safety professional with a career spanning several industries including oil and gas, mining, construction and transport. In recent years she has been responsible for the worker and passenger safety outcomes for a large public transport contract in Western Australia. She has volunteered for the last four years with the WA Branch of the Australian Institute of Health and Safety (AIHS). During that time she has held the roles of Branch Secretary, Young Safety Professionals Coordinator and recently assumed the role of Branch Chair. She advocates for the health and safety profession through a number of forums including coordinating AIHS submissions to government on draft legislation, representing industry interests in the development of university courses and hosts education and networking events. Her passion for progressing safety performance led her to join the Australian Institute of Health and Safety as a WA Committee member in 2016. Since then, she has held the role of Young Safety Professional Coordinator, Branch Secretary, Deputy Chair and for the past four years Chair of the WA Branch. Concurrently she was also elected to the national board in the role of Non-Executive Director and is in her second term. Fundamentally she believes in evidence-based practice and the value of strong and cohesive peer networks. Through a motivated and engaged WA Committee she has overseen the delivery of monthly safety sundowners, quarterly BOK breakfasts and an annual safety symposium. Her goal is to foster a thriving safety community in Western Australia. She has a Bachelor of Psychology and a Masters in Occupational Health and Safety. She is currently a Fellow of the AIHS.

With over 15 years as a senior executive, Rebecca Harris is a high performer with a focus on strengthening workers compensation and injury management to achieve positive results for workers and employers. Rebecca has led and delivered on major reform agendas with a focus on public sector regulation and compliance, leadership and capability, and workforce practice and diversity. She has a proven track record of successfully leading teams and implementing complex legislative and policy projects. As the A/CEO of WorkCover WA, Rebecca leads the strategic direction of the Western Australian workers compensation scheme - driving reform to improve outcomes for injured workers, employers and the community while strengthening system performance and sustainability. Rebecca holds a Master of Education and Master of Public Administration and Management.

Sally North is the WorkSafe Commissioner for Western Australia, leading the state’s work health and safety regulator with a strong focus on prevention, integrity, and community impact. With a background in chemistry, OSH, occupational hygiene, and business administration, she brings deep knowledge and practical experience from both industry and regulatory roles. Sally is a passionate advocate for evidence-based decision-making and values-driven leadership to create safer, healthier workplaces.

Alena Titterton is a partner at the law firm Johnson Winter Slattery where she leads the firm’s health and safety practice nationally. Dual qualified in law and psychology, Alena has been practicing in health and safety for 20 years, focused on enabling success in operations through system design and review, officer due diligence and capability building with her clients as well as providing empathic legal support when things go wrong through her work in 24/7 incident response, investigation, coronial inquests, and defendant representation in health and safety prosecutions.

Owen was appointed Chairperson of the Work Health and Safety Commission in June 2025. Before that he was a member of the Commission for nearly a decade, a member of the Ministerial Advisory Panel into Work Health and Safety Reform, and a non-executive director of WorkCover WA. As Secretary and Assistant Secretary of UnionsWA between 2012 and 2020 he campaigned extensively for workplace safety reform, spearheading the union movement's campaigning to establish protections for psychosocial safety, industrial manslaughter laws and improved resourcing for safety regulators. He is currently Chief Executive Officer of West Australian Music, the peak advocacy body for contemporary and live music, and a member of the Salaries and Allowances Tribunal.