Speakers

Explore some of the expert speakers who attended the New Civil Engineer Floods Resilience 2026.

If you are interested in joining the speaker panel, for 2027 please contact:

Lydia Katsipi
Portfolio Manager
Lydia.Katsipi@emap.com

Alison Bevan
Head of Procurement - Infrastructure and Operations
Anglian Water
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Andy Croft
Project Director
Balfour Beatty
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Brogan McCawley
Co-founder
Stratum
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Caroline Morris
Associate Director
Dalcour Maclaren
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Carolyn McKenzie
Director of Environment and Planning
Surrey County Council
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Charlotte Markey
Green Urbanisation Innovation Manager
Polypipe
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Chris Fausett
Commercial Director
Wiszo
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Conor Price
Project Director
Scottish Borders Council
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Dan Gomersall
Country Manager UK & Ireland
Geobrugg
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David Crane
Head of Asset Management
Canal and River Trust
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Emily Turpin
Senior Engineer
JBA Benltey
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Emma Wren
Technical Director - Nature Based Solutions
Mott MacDonald
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Gabriel Walton
Technical Director
Ultrabeam
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Gavin Pearson
Editor
New Civil Engineer
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George Warren
Integrated Water Management Lead
Anglian Water
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Granville Davies
Senior Associate Director
Jacobs
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Hector Kidds
Principal Engineer – Drainage & Lineside
Network Rail
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Jenna Browning
Associate Director
Arup
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Jonathan Chapman
Strategy Manager
Environment Agency
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Jonathan Moxon
Flood Risk and Climate Resilience Manager
Leeds City Council
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Lydia Burgess-Gamble
Biodiversity net gain strategy lead
Southern Water
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Martin Dobby
Project Director
VolkerStevin
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Matt Wheeldon
Director of Infrastructure Development
Wessex Water
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Matt Hullis
Head of Environment Strategy
Suffolk County Council
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Pankit Shah
Flood and Water Management Lead
Haringey Council
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Paul Datson
Head of Business Sector - Capital and Coastal
Boskalis
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Peter Oflaherty
Practice Manager - South of England & Wales
AtkinsRealis
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Rich Simons
Head of Application Science
AquiSense Inc
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Richard Behan
Associate Director, Water Advisory
WSP
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Samantha Colley
Principal Engineer
Canal and River Trust
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Sarah Jenner
Head of Intergrated Water management
United Utilites
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Simon Bunn
Flood Risk Manager
North Somerset Council
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Simon Dooley
Team leader flood and coastal risk management
Cardiff Council
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Stephen Leslie
Hydraulic Modelling Principal Digital Specialist
Scottish Water
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Steven Spall
Technical Lead - Process
Severn Trent
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Steven Vint
Senior Associate Director of Water and Environment
Jacobs
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Tim Jarvis
JBA Bentley
Contracts Manager
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Victoria Fishlock
Associate Director - Client Lead
Dalcour Maclaren
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Zane Gunton
Program specialist
Environment Agency
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