Liz Horvath

Liz is an accomplished professional and international speaker on mission to make work a great part of life for as many people as possible.  She is well known for her empathy and interpersonal skills, combined with her expertise in health and safety, change management, and leadership. Specializing in psychological health and safety (PHS) for the past 15 years, she currently leads the development and delivery of PHS and workplace mental health client services for Opening Minds, the training and services arm of the Mental Health Commission of Canada. Her former experience includes leading the development of several ground-breaking health and safety standards, including the National Standard of Canada for Psychological Health and Safety in the workplace. She also led a team of consultants in the occupational health and safety (OHS) legal practice of Gowlings, which specialized in providing training, consulting, and legal services to clients in throughout Canada, and spent nearly 10 years as an OHS professional in the manufacturing sector.