Mark Rushton, CEO of Aberdeen-based risk intelligence firm COMET, has been confirmed as a panellist at TOC Europe 2025, one of the leading international events for port and cargo supply chain professionals.
Rushton will take part in the session titled “Investing in Safety Innovation, Technology & Equipment”, scheduled for Tuesday 17 June at 14:00 CEST in the Safety Village at the Rotterdam Ahoy venue.
The discussion will explore how ports and terminals are making strategic safety technology investments, from assessing risk and business impact to evaluating new technologies and their potential for deployment. The session will be moderated by Neil Dalus, Risk Assessment Manager at TT Club Mutual Insurance, and will feature contributions from Arjun Vikram-Singh (Quantum), Max Doyle (Doyle Shipping Group / Freight Ventures), Steve Price (SafetyTech Accelerator), and Mark Rushton (COMET).
With over two decades of experience leading COMET’s technology-led approach to investigation and assurance, Rushton will share insights into how carefully designed technology can help organisations reduce repeat incidents, isolate risk, and improve performance across critical operations.
Mark Rushton CEO at COMET
“When safety technology is designed and focussed on the prevention of failure in high hazard industries it becomes a strategic asset,” said Rushton. “It can enable the proactive addressing of the root causes that lie dormant in a business, strengthening operational decision-making, and delivering longer-term certainty of performance. I’m pleased to be invited to speak at TOC Europe and look forward to contributing to such an important conversation for the International Ports and Marine industries.”
Rushton has been an active voice at industry events throughout the year, speaking at conferences and roundtables across the UK, Middle East and the USA. His contributions have focused on raising standards in investigation practice, promoting a data-led approach to safety management, and encouraging cross-sector collaboration on learning from failure.
The session is part of TOC Europe’s wider agenda focused on digitalisation, sustainability, automation, and safety across global port and terminal operations.
TOC Europe runs from 17–19 June 2025 in Rotterdam.
More information is available at: https://www.tocevents-europe.com/en/conference/agenda.html
Anyone attending TOC Europe will also be able to find Mark at the Port Skills and Safety stand throughout the duration of the event, from 17–19 June.
To learn more about COMET, visit: https://www.cometanalysis.com