Field enablement technology has moved fast — from digital job briefings and energy-based observations to AI-assisted hazard recognition and unified safety platforms. But how far should it go, and what could go wrong if it goes too far, too fast?

In this panel, safety leaders from across the industry come together to discuss where field technology is headed next: predictive risk insights, consolidated EHS workflows, and AI-driven decision support at the point of work. They'll also confront the harder questions — where automation risks   eroding field judgment, how much should be trusted to a model versus a worker's experience, and what guardrails are needed to make sure technology strengthens safety culture rather than quietly undermining it.

Expect a candid conversation on both the promise and the pitfalls: what's genuinely transformative, what's overhyped, and what safety leaders need to get right before the next wave of field technology arrives.

Speakers: Jason Manley, Georgia Power | Jerry Convery, National Grid | Ryan Hoover, APS | Brad Jacobs, Itron