Programme
08:30 - 09:30
Registration, coffee and exhibition viewing
09:30 - 09:35
Welcome by Roger Falconer, Flooding Conference committee chair
09:35 - 09:40
A word from headline sponsor Mott MacDonald with Jon Akers, civils and infrastructure account lead - Yorkshire
09:40 - 09:50
Opening remarks by Richard Crowder, CIWEM branch representative and head of revenue and strategy - water platform, Jacobs
09:50 - 10:00
Introduction by ICE Yorkshire and Humber chair Chris Campbell
10:00 - 10:45
Session 1
Holistic approach to river basin management, chaired by Chris Campbell, ICE YH regional chair with speakers Jenny Longley from the Environment Agency, Adam Ashman from Yorkshire Water and Vicky Murray from City of York Council.
10:45 - 11:00
Q&A with Chris Campbell and session speakers
11:00 - 11:20
Coffee and exhibition viewing
11:20 - 12:45
Session 2
Navigating climate change for adaptive planning chaired by Richard Crowder with speakers Helen Todd from the Environment Agency, Lucy Dowley from Jacobs, Elliot Gill from Stantec and David Harris from Siemens.
12:25 - 12:40
Q&A with Richard Crowder and session speakers
12:40 - 12:45
Introduction to workshop sessions by Richard Crowder
12:45 - 13:45
Lunch and exhibition viewing
13:45 - 14:40
Session 3
Workshop sessions
Workshop session 1 | Urban flood and water quality challenges with chaired by Mike Dugher from the Environment Agency. With speakers Fiona Barbour from Mott MacDonald, Mike Woolgar from WSP, Steve Wragg from City of York Council and Will McBain from Arup.
Workshop session 2 | Planning for flood resilience chaired by Roger Falconer. With speakers Colin Mellors from Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee, Derek Bell from Watertight International, Emma Brown from Yorkshire Water and Mary Long-Dhonau from FloodMary.
14:40 - 15:05
Tea and exhibition viewing
15:05 - 16:05
Session 4
Nature based solutions and land management chaired by ICE Yorkshire & Humber regional director Steena Nasapen-Watson with speakers Barry Hankin from JBA Consulting, Rachel Glossop from Hull City Council, Rosa Foster from Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission and James Brown from Pollybell Farming.
16:05 - 16:25
Q&A with Steena Nasapen-Watson and session speakers
16:25 - 16:30
Closure by Roger Falconer