Take Safety Culture to the Next Level at Safety+
VPPPA's 2027 Safety+ Symposium will be in Indianapolis, IN on August 22nd-25th.
Safety+ is the only national event that supports safety culture across all levels in the workplace, from the frontline to the C-Suite. At the heart of Safety+ is the power of continuous improvement, and one of the ways we enable our attendees to experience that power firsthand is by offering exceptional education throughout the event.
Safety+ is the only national event that supports safety culture across all levels in the workplace, from the frontline to the C-Suite. At the heart of Safety+ is the power of continuous improvement, and one of the ways we enable our attendees to experience that power firsthand is by offering exceptional education throughout the event.
All presentation proposals will be reviewed and selected through an anonymous scoring process. For the 2027 event, we have identified the topic areas of interest listed below, but we welcome any topic you believe would be a good fit for our audience.
3 Key Topic Areas:
Read more about our key topic areas and example subtopics here.
Read more about our key topic areas and example subtopics here.
- Leadership
- Journeys
- Culture
What Makes a Winning Proposal?
Due to the limited number of available sessions, even submissions that score well may not be able to be accepted to present this year. To give your proposal the strongest chance, below are some tips to keep in mind.
Due to the limited number of available sessions, even submissions that score well may not be able to be accepted to present this year. To give your proposal the strongest chance, below are some tips to keep in mind.
- Your 3 Key Takeaways should be the main ideas or skills your attendees will walk away from your session with.
- Consider who will benefit most from your presentation, and in what ways they will benefit.
- Only proposals submitted through the portal by the deadline Thursday, October 1st 2026 will be considered. Proposals must be complete at the time of submission.
- You are welcome to submit as many proposals as you'd like, however due to the limited amount of speaking opportunities, we must limit the number of sessions presented by a single speaker to 3 sessions.
FAQs
1. Do speakers receive compensation or travel reimbursement?
We do not provide the above, however our selected speakers receive discounted registration if attending the whole conference and complimentary one-day passes if attending the day of their session.
2. How will I know if my session was selected?
We will reach out to the main logistics contact listed in your proposal of your acceptance status. Please be sure to include a work and personal email address for us to send your notification to.
We provide a period of 3 weeks to confirm acceptance and send us a signed speaker agreement (this is required for all session speakers).
Questions
1. Do speakers receive compensation or travel reimbursement?
We do not provide the above, however our selected speakers receive discounted registration if attending the whole conference and complimentary one-day passes if attending the day of their session.
2. How will I know if my session was selected?
We will reach out to the main logistics contact listed in your proposal of your acceptance status. Please be sure to include a work and personal email address for us to send your notification to.
We provide a period of 3 weeks to confirm acceptance and send us a signed speaker agreement (this is required for all session speakers).
Questions
Our education team is more than happy to answer any questions or discuss presentation ideas. Please contact us at education@vpppa.org