Ergonomics Virtual Conference
April 21, 2026
Virtual
Smarter Ergonomics: Turning Data, Tools, and Insight into Action
Ergonomics professionals are being asked to do more, with limited time, limited resources, and increasing pressure to prove results.
This virtual conference is designed to tackle the real challenges ergonomics teams face every day: deciding where to focus, justifying investments, managing risk across large populations, and turning data into action that leadership actually supports.
Featuring perspectives from internal experts, customers, and industry partners, this conference goes beyond theory and sales pitches. It focuses on how ergonomics professionals can work smarter, influence decisions, and deliver measurable prevention outcomes.
If you’re tired of fighting for buy-in, stuck reacting instead of preventing, or struggling to show the value of your ergonomics work—this conference is built for you.
Through a mix of education sessions, live software demonstrations, and expert panels, attendees will learn how to:
- Prioritize the right risks faster using AI-supported decision-making instead of manual triage and guesswork
- Move from assessments to action with practical tools for addressing hand and wrist risk in real work environments
- Defend ergonomics programs with confidence by understanding cost, value, and ROI—not just injury counts
- Scale impact without burning out by learning how peers and partners approach prevention at the program level
- Build credibility with leadership using data, financial insight, and proven workflows that align with business goals
Event sessions
Hear our experts speak.
AI-Supported Decision-Making for Prevention and Control Measures in Ergonomics Evaluations
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 10:00-10:30am ET
Speakers: Ricardo Massola, MSc, EPIC & Blake McGowan, CPE, VelocityEHS
Session Description: This session explores the application of artificial intelligence to support decision-making in ergonomics risk management under international standards, such as Mexico’s NOM-036 standard for manual materials handling. Using an AI-powered ergonomics platform, risk assessments can be automated, standardized, and aligned with regulatory requirements. The session will present methods, examples, and expected outcomes, including faster evaluations, improved consistency, and proactive risk prevention. Attendees will gain insight into how AI technologies can enhance compliance while reducing musculoskeletal disorder risks and improving workplace efficiency.
Learning Objectives:
- Understand internationally recognized ergonomics risk assessment requirements
- Explore an AI-driven method for ergonomic risk analysis
- Apply digital tools to improve compliance and worker safety
Fostering Engagement and Innovation: Launching an Internal Ergo Cup Competition
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 10:40-11:10am ET
Speaker: Blake McGowan, CPE, Director & Head of Product Marketing, Ergonomics, VelocityEHS
Session Description: The Ergo Cup® competition was created by the Institute of Industrial & Systems Engineers to celebrate innovative, effective solutions to ergonomics challenges within an organization. Taking this concept to launch an internal “Ergo Cup” style of competition at your organization is an excellent way to engage your team in coming up with practical, impactful changes to the workplace that can go a long way to reduce musculoskeletal disorder risk (MSD) and improve worker comfort and productivity.
This session will offer straightforward guidance on launching your own ergonomics competition to drive engagement and accountability, while fostering an energized, proactive safety culture. Blake McGowan, CPE, will share tips and experiences from judging these events in the past with Ergonomics customers, with a few standout winning examples. Just like many improvements to a workspace, the Ergo Cup challenge doesn’t have to be complicated to drive dramatic results.
Ergonomics in Action: Live Software Demo, Including AI Hands & Wrists Assessment
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 11:20-11:50am ET
Speaker: Jaclyn Faraci, CPE, CSP, Senior Solution Consultant, VelocityEHS
Session Description: Addressing the leading cause of workplace injury and illness, musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), requires an ergonomics process that is consistent, sustainable, and transparent. VelocityEHS Industrial Ergonomics on the Accelerate Platform provides organizations around the world with a comprehensive system that’s proven to reduce MSD risk.
Join us for a live demonstration of the software, featuring the latest VelocityAI-powered innovations, and you’ll see how the combination of interactive eLearning, advanced 3D motion capture assessments, and expert recommended risk controls empowers teams to make impactful improvements and clearly report results. The enhanced risk assessment model leverages the latest research to analyze posture in three dimensions—boosting accuracy, cutting processing time, and incorporating hand and wrist postures and side bending and back twisting data into your automated risk scores.
Scaling Ergonomics with Intention: Givaudan’s Successful Ten-Site Evolution
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 12:00-12:45pm ET
Speakers: Jeff Kussin, Givaudan, Cindy Festge, Fit For Work, Kent Hatcher, CPE, VelocityEHS
Session Description: Scaling an ergonomics program doesn’t happen by accident. It takes coordination, commitment, and consistency.
Jeffery Kussin, Regional EHS Manager at Givaudan, will walk through how their ergonomics journey began with a single-site implementation and expanded into a standardized, multi-site program spanning ten locations. The shift didn’t happen overnight. It took alignment, persistence, and the right partnerships.
In this session, you’ll hear how Givaudan leveraged the VelocityEHS Ergonomics solution and collaborated with service partner, Fit For Work, to strengthen their strategy, expand engagement, and move from isolated efforts to a sustainable, scalable program. If you’re looking for ideas on how to start small, scale intentionally, and sustain impact, this session delivers a real-life story from a team that’s done it.
Finance 101 for Safety Professionals: How Ergonomics-Related Injuries Impact Your Corporate Financial Statements
Date and Time: Tuesday, April 21, 2026 from 12:55-1:25pm ET
Speaker: Blake McGowan, CPE, Head of Product Marketing, Ergonomics
Session Description: This session quantifies the financial impact of ergonomics-related injuries (e.g., musculoskeletal disorders [MSDs]) within the workplace. It links these injuries to specific line items across an organization’s financial statements, including income statements, balance sheets, and cash flow statements, revealing detrimental effects on cost of goods sold, operating margins, productivity, and equity. Attend to better understand how proactive ergonomics programs significantly reduce injuries and associated costs while improving productivity and financial performance. You’ll get recommendations to help communicate these insights effectively to business and financial shareholders.
Learning Objectives:
- Quantify the economics burden of ergonomics-related injuries in the workplace and the role of interventions.
- Link injuries to financial statement line items – income statement, balance sheet, and cash flows.
- Strategies to help safety professionals articulate the financial value of investing in ergonomics-related prevention strategies.
tackle the real challenges ergonomics teams face every day
