12 November 2026
With the continuing concerns about climate change, flooding and water quality in the Yorkshire and Humber regions, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) and the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) will host their fifth annual conference.
ICE Yorkshire and Humber committee member Roger Falconer heads up the conference planning panel and is cultivating an interesting and comprehensive programme for the day, with expert speakers and panellists. He will Chair the conference and bring together all key stakeholders engaged in flood risk management and water quality, to discuss a range of solutions to reduce risk, enhance resilience and adapt for future climate change impacts.
The aim is to work together to deliver the best solutions for residents and business communities within the region to reduce the impacts of flooding in the future, with more resilient solutions, adapted for climate change.
There are a variety of tickets available for the conference, including concessions for ICE and CIWEM members, those working in local government and students. Full details are on the ICE website.
Please note that ticket sales close on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
Speakers and a full programme for the day will be announced soon.
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The conference is open to all with an interest in flood and coastal erosion risk management.
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Become a member08:30 - 09:00 | Coffee and exhibition viewing
09:30 - 10:10
Welcome by technical committee chair Roger Falconer and keynote address from Lord Charles Banner, Keating Chambers: flood risk, water and the national planning policy framework.
10:10 - 11:10
Managing growth, risk, and safety in regional planning, chaired by ICE Yorkshire and Humber regional chair. Four speakers. Includes Q&A.
11:10 - 11:35 | Coffee and exhibition viewing
11:35- 12:45
Integrated catchments: asset health & investment, chaired by Richard Crowder, CIWEM Tyne and Humber branch representative. Four speakers. Includes Q&A.
12:45- 13:45 | Lunch and exhibition viewing
13:45- 14:45
Invited/open abstracts: two simultaneous sessions (four speakers in each): case studies in flooding and water quality, chaired by Mike Dugher and digital culture and engaging communities, chaired by Jenny Cooke
14:45- 15:15 | Tea and exhibition viewing
15:15- 16:25
Next generation flood resilience, chaired by Beth Barnes, ICE Yorkshire and Humber regional director.
16:25- 17:00
Closure by Roger Falconer plus networking opportunity.
17:00 | Close
Professor Roger Falconer | conference committee chair and independent water consultant | ICE Yorkshire and Humber committee
Roger Falconer is Emeritus professor of Water and Environmental Engineering at Cardiff University, chair professor at Hohai University, China, and an independent water and environmental engineering consultant. He has held academic posts at the universities of Birmingham, Bradford and Cardiff and has led large research teams on a wide range of research projects on flood and water quality modelling.
He has been involved in over 100 EIA studies worldwide and has published extensively in the field. He regularly advises the water industry and UK and international government agencies on flood and water quality issues, and regularly participates in media and TV interviews on these topics.
He is a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Chinese Academy of Engineering (Foreign Member), Institution of Civil Engineers and Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management. He is an Honorary Member and Past President of the International Association for Hydro-Environment Engineering & Research (2011-15).
More information to follow.
CIWEM and ICE members and non-members are welcome to attend the conference.
Bookings are now open for conference delegates. Registrations will be taken through the ICE website.
The standard price is £240 including VAT for non-members with reduced fees for ICE and CIWEM members, students and government and local authority attendees.
Please contact Joanne Topping at ICE (iceyandh@ice.org.uk), if you have difficulties with booking a place or would like to cancel your attendance. Also contact Joanne Topping if you require more information about the conference.
Please note that sales close on Wednesday 11 November 2026.
The event will take place the Hilton Leeds City, in Neville Street, Leeds, LS1 4BX, in easy walking distance of the railway and bus stations.
Travelling to the venue
As part of CIWEM’s commitment to tackling the climate and ecological emergency we would encourage delegates to use the most environmentally sustainable means of transport possible.
Leeds Railway Station (New Station Street LS1 4DY) and Leeds Bus | Coach Station, (New York Street, LS2 7HU) are two and fifteen minutes’ walk respectively from the venue.
If you are coming by car or taxi, please consider sharing the journey with others to reduce your environmental footprint.
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