NEW DATE | Preparing for CIWEM Chartership: Review of 'B1' and 'B2' competencies | WEBINAR

Hosted by the CIWEM Urban Drainage Group 

Event description

Please note that this webinar has been postponed from 19 May 2026 and will now take place on 16 June. For those who have registered for 19 May 2026, please let us know if you can no longer attend this webinar on the new date. If you have registered and will be still attending on 16 June 2026, then you need do nothing further. Registrations are now open for the new date.

Join the Urban Drainage Group for this virtual Chartership workshop, which will focus on reviewing what the B1 and B2 competencies for Chartered membership of CIWEM mean in the context of Urban Drainage.

The workshop will include a summary review and time for questions and discussion via the committee members.

Part of the CIWEM Membership series.

Who should attend this webinar

• Those seeking to obtain chartership in the coming years
• If you're working in the urban drainage area and are uncertain how to obtain experience in these areas

Why should you attend this webinar

• Overview of what the B1 and B2 competencies mean in the context of the Urban Drainage Group
• Ability to ask questions
• Hear discussions on how best to obtain these competencies

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About the speakers, chair and moderator

Chair

Margaret Devenport | Performance Lead | Severn Trent

Moderator

Laura Benton | System Planning Lead | Thames Water

Speakers

Kam Puvanakumar | Principal Network Modeller and Project Manager | Binnies

Kamel Rajh “Kam” Puvanakumar is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Water and Environmental Manager (C.WEM, MCIWEM) with over 13 years’ experience in the water industry. A Principal Network Modeller and Project Manager at Binnies, he specialises in clean and wastewater modelling, urban pollution management, and integrated catchment studies. Kam has led and assured complex regulatory and operational projects across the UK and has been recognised through several industry awards, including CIWEM UDG’s Adam Dean Award. He also works with CIWEM’s Urban Drainage Group New Members Group, supporting membership and engagement activities.

Graham Campbell | Technical Lead | Binnies

Graham Campbell is a SuDS Technical Lead at Binnies with over 17 years’ experience delivering Blue-Green Infrastructure and Nature-Based Solutions, specialising in sustainable drainage, natural flood management, and river restoration. A Chartered Member of CIWEM, he has led multidisciplinary projects from feasibility through to construction and has extensive experience in stakeholder engagement, policy application, and developing business cases for environmental schemes.

Booking and joining information

This event is open to members and non-members of CIWEM. The webinar is hosted on the Zoom platform and will be recorded.

Please register your place by clicking on the registration button. Non-members who have not registered for the CIWEM system can create an account on the booking page in order to reserve their place. This should not take more than two minutes.

If you have any questions about your booking or would like to cancel your attendance, please contact branches@ciwem.org.

Please note that registrations will close at 09:00 on the day of the event. If you have not registered before that time, unfortunately we cannot add you to the event.

If you have any queries about this talk, please contact Lillie McGowan at Lillie.mcgowan@stantec.com.