Following the successful launch of the maiden HESS Leadership Conference in 2025, the 2nd edition will be held in conjunction with the 8th HESS Awards. The conference serves as the intellectual engine of the awards programme, transforming recognition into actionable knowledge.

2ND EDITION CONFERENCE THEME 2026

“Leadership that Protects Lives, Preserves the Environment and Secures the Future.”

Why This Theme

Each successive HESS Awards edition has advanced Ghana’s safety conversation. The 6th edition challenged organizations to thrive through resilience and agility amid global disruption. The 7th edition empowered safety professionals to step into leadership. The 8th edition now asks a harder question: are organizations truly embedded with HESS as a core value, or merely performing compliance?

“Beyond Compliance” captures where Ghana’s leading organizations must go next. Research and global trends consistently show that companies with integrated HESS management systems — where health, environment, safety, and security are woven into strategy, culture, and operations — outperform peers on productivity, retention, reputational capital, and business continuity.