Dave Greenberg

"Rescue Dave" – crisis, resilience and incident management keynote

Overview

Dave Greenberg has helped thousands of people get through their worst day. One of New Zealand's longest-serving rescue helicopter crewmen and a senior member of the Covid-19 National Incident Management Team, he brings audiences hard-earned wisdom on incident and crisis management, resilience, and the trust and teamwork that make it all work under pressure.

Who is Dave Greenberg? Dave performed his first CPR at the age of 13, saving a stranger's life on a New York street. He moved to New Zealand in 1990 and spent 25 years as a crew member on the Westpac rescue helicopter, based in Wellington, completing nearly 4,000 missions. He went on to spend more than two years on the country's Covid-19 National Response Team. He is the founder of Emergency Preparedness Services and author of Emergency Response, published by Penguin Random House NZ in 2017.

Career Highlights

• 25-year career and nearly 4,000 missions on the Westpac rescue helicopter

• One of New Zealand's longest-serving rescue helicopter crewmen

• 2+ years on New Zealand's Covid-19 National Incident Management Team

• Founder and Director of Emergency Preparedness Services

• Author of Emergency Response (Penguin Random House NZ, 2017)

• NZ Search and Rescue Award recipient

• CIMS trainer and consultant to NZ Police, Civil Defence and NZSAR

• Trusted speaker for corporate and government audiences across Australasia

Key Speaking Themes

• Incident and crisis management: what works when everything goes wrong

• Building organisational and personal resilience

• Trust, communication and teamwork under pressure

• Decision-making in high-stakes, high-uncertainty environments

• Lessons from 25 years on the helicopter and from the Covid-19 response

What Your Audience Will Gain Dave is part educator, part entertainer and part battle-tested practitioner. Audiences leave with a fresh understanding of how to prepare for, handle and recover from the worst days – and the trust, mindset and habits that make great teams in any industry.

Ideal For

• Crisis, safety and incident management programmes

• Leadership and CEO conferences

• Health, emergency services and frontline workforce events

• Risk, resilience and business-continuity programmes

• Conference keynotes and team workshops

Frequently Asked Questions...

What does Dave Greenberg speak about? Incident and crisis management, organisational and personal resilience, and trust and communication in high-pressure teams.

Who is "Rescue Dave"? That's Dave's nickname. He spent 25 years and nearly 4,000 missions on New Zealand's Westpac rescue helicopter.

Has Dave Greenberg written a book? Yes. Emergency Response was published by Penguin Random House NZ in October 2017.

What did Dave Greenberg do during the Covid-19 response? He spent more than two years on New Zealand's Covid-19 National Incident Management Team.

Does Dave Greenberg run training as well as speaking? Yes. Through Emergency Preparedness Services he runs CIMS training and crisis-management exercises for corporate and government clients.

How long is a typical keynote? 45 minutes is standard with Q&A optional. Workshop and tabletop-exercise formats are also available.