Uniting Leaders to Prevent Carbon Monoxide Harm
Carbon monoxide safety touches nearly every part of our communities. From the homes we live in and the buildings we enter, to the products we use, the policies we create, and the way emergencies are recognized and investigated.
The 5th Annual CO Safety Summit is a place where we can talk through ideas and identify steps to prevent CO harm.
Hosted by the National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association, the Summit brings together professionals, researchers, advocates, survivors, government leaders, manufacturers, and first responders to share what is working, examine where gaps remain, and develop stronger approaches to preventing carbon monoxide poisoning.
It's a national conversation built around a simple goal: fewer CO exposures, fewer injuries, and fewer lives lost.
What to Expect at the 2027
CO Safety Summit
Across three days, attendees will explore new ideas, strategies, emerging technology, and the work happening across the CO safety community.
1
LEARN
Research & Emerging Knowledge
Explore new research, data, case studies, and lessons that are changing how we understand carbon monoxide exposure and prevention.
4
ADVOCATE
Policy &
Public Awareness
Learn how communities are advancing education, legislation, regulation, partnerships, and public awareness to make CO safety a greater priority.
2
PREVENT
Codes, Technology, & Safety
Hear from experts working on detection, alarm usability, building safety, codes and standards, product innovation, and other layers of CO prevention.
5
CONNECT
Collaboration That Continues
Meet people working on the same challenges from entirely different perspectives and build relationships that extend well beyond the Summit.
3
RESPOND
Fire Service &
Public Health
Examine the challenges faced by first responders, healthcare professionals, investigators, public health agencies, and community risk reduction teams.
Who You'll Meet at the Summit
CO Safety doesn't belong to just one industry. Progress happens when the people studying CO, responding to incidents, creating products, writing policy, educating communities, and living with the consequences of exposure can learn from one another. At the Summit, you will hear from:
FIre Service &
Emergency Response
Research &
Academia
Government &
Policymakers
Community Risk
Reduction
Legal & Investigative
Professionals
Public Health &
Healthcare
Codes, Standards, &
Regulations
Manufacturers &
Technology
Survivors &
Family Advocates
Safety Organizations
& Nonprofits
2027 Speakers
2027 speakers will be announced soon. In the meantime, feel free to browse the speaker list from the 2026 CO Safety Summit below.
Peter Feldman
Acting Chairman
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
Charon McNabb
Founder
National Carbon Monoxide Awareness Association
Richard Roberts
Industry Affairs Manager
Honeywell Security & Fire
Gabe Knight
Senior Policy Analyst
Consumer Reports
Dr. Christopher Damm
Senior Lecturer of Mechanical Engineering, Consulting Engineer
Milwaukee School of Engineering
Rebecca Cowser
Community Risk Reduction Program Manager
New Hampshire State Fire Marshal's Office
Ardis Olson
Professor of Pediatrics and Community and Family Medicine
Dartmouth Geisel School of Medicine
Gordon Johnson
Attorney
Carbon Monoxide Law Group
Jeff Kleiss
Certifications and Standards Manager
A. O. Smith and Lochinvar
Kevin Sehlmeyer
Director
Sonic Alert
Matt Hinds-Aldrich
Senior Risk Strategy Lead
American Association of Insurance Services
Amanda Kimball
Executive Director
Fire Protection Research Foundation
Michael Larrañaga
President
R.E.M. Risk Consultants
Eric Thibodeaux
Senior Managing Consultant
R.E.M. Risk Management
Neal Zipser
Industry Affairs Manager
Knox Company
Chuck Heathco
Founder
John Wesley Heathco Memorial Foundation
Dan Durochik
Founder/President
Alert Lift LLC
Sam Cannon
Partner
Cannon Law
Kasey Smith
Market Development Specialist - Flue Gas Venting
IPEX USA
Kymberly Pashkowsky
CRR Chief
MI Prevention
Alexandra Bianco
Injury Epidemiologist
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Libby Trubac
Carbon Monoxide Program Manager
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Jamie Florida
Public Health Consultant, MIEPHTN
Michigan Department of Health and Human Services
Jeff Sturgeon
Manager
National Comfort Institute
Carma Hanson
Coordinator
Safe Kids Grand Forks
Dr. Teresa Dodd-Butera
Associate Dean for Research, College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Azusa Pacific University
Suzanne Callington
Customer Safeguarding Specialist
Cadent Gas
Liam Ridge
Lecturer
Manchester Metropolitan University
Adrian McConnell
Chief Executive
CO Research Trust
Hilary Wareing
Managing Director
iPiP
Andy Shaw
Director
Built Environment and Sustainable Technology Research Institute
Joe Walters
Chief Deputy State Fire Marshal Support Services Section
Office of Maryland State Fire Marshal
