Floodex has announced the speaker programme for the free to attend seminars at the upcoming Floodex UK 2024 conference and exhibition which takes place later this month at Excel in London on 27th and 28th November.
This year's event is once again set to to be a sell out - only four are stands left after recent additions including Affinity Water, APEX Solutions, Fentex, Qualter Hall & Co Ltd, UD Live & Waterfront Fluid Control.
The wide-ranging programme of free to attend talks and seminars focussing on industry specific subjects over the two days include:
Flood & Drainage Theatre Day 1 - Wednesday 27th November
- Nutrient Neutrality - Brad Taylor, Managing Director, WCI Group
- How to be Flood Ready - Paul Shaffer, Director of Innovation and Delivery, CIWEM
- Preparing for AMP 8 - Bespoke Training, Frank Reilly, JBP Trenchless Training for UKSTT
- The Importance of Flood Planning in New Developments - Simon Crowther CEO, FPS Environmental
- Forecast With Flood AI - Caitlin Rogers, Principal Innovation Consultant, Isle Utilities Ltd
- The CAMELLIA Water Info Hub: a communal website for integrated water management - Adrian Butler, Professor of Subsurface Hydrology; CAMELLIA PI (Community Water Management for a Liveable London), Imperial College
Flood & Drainage Theatre Day 2 - Thursday 28th November
- The Drainage Operative Apprenticeship Launch - Bruce Taylor, Chair of the National Drainage Academy
- Surface Water Management - Jonathan Hunter, Environment Agency
- Sustainable Drainage? Delivering Multiple Benefits in Urban Areas - Terry Smithson, Head of Nature-Based Solutions, BioScapes
- Rethinking Rain: Strategic Innovation for a Resilient Future - Dr Sarah Bunney, Our Rainwater
- Rainwater Management - Steve Neville, Hauraton
- Water Dragons Presentations - Paul Horton, CEO, Future Water Association
SuDS Theatre Day 1 - Wednesday 27th November
- Welcome to the 2024 Floodex SuDS Theatre: "How SuDS Can Unlock Development" - Adrien Baudrimont, CIRIA
- Reducing CSO Flooding Through SUDS - Dr. Neil Sewell, SDS Ltd
- Being Honest About the Benefits of SuDS - Jo Bradley, Stormwater Shepherds
- SuDS to Unlock Developments - Graham Fairhurst, Independent
- New CIRIA Proposal on Good Practice in Management of Gullies For Improved Water Quality - Rob Milton, CIRIA
- How SuDS Can Unlock Brownfields- Phil Williams, EPG
SuDS Theatre Day 2 - Thursday 28th November
- Standards For Specifying, Procuring, Installing and Operating Proprietary SuDS Assets - Stuart Crisp , ADS Pipe
- New CIRIA Proposal on Within Curtilage SuDS - Rob Mitton, CIRIA
- Susdrain and CIRIA Resources For Multi-beneficial SuDS - Adrien Baudrimont, CIRIA
- SuDS in London - Holly Smith, Greater London Authority
- GreeBlue Urban - Shane Frost
Waterways Theatre Day 1 - Wednesday 27th November
- Clearing Pollution With Enzymes - A New Approach, Antony Antoniou, BioGlobe
- Grand Union Canal Transfer: Moving Water From Midlands to the South-East - Fiona Rowe , Affinity Water Ltd
- Fund Britain's Waterways: A Call to Action - Sue O’Hare, Steering Group Member, Inland Waterways Assoc
Waterways Theatre Day 2 - Thursday 28th November
- Fund Britain’s Waterways: A Call to Action - Hazel Owen, Steering Group Member- Inland Waterways Association
- Freshwater Network Protection - Prof Jeremy Biggs CEO, Freshwater Habitats Trust
- WetlandMapping Potential - Clare Dinnis, Director of WetlandConservation, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
- Fund Britain’s Waterways: A Call to Action - Hazel Owen, Steering Group Member- Inland Waterways Association
- Freshwater Network Protection - Prof Jeremy Biggs CEO, Freshwater Habitats Trust
- Wetland Mapping Potential - Clare Dinnis, Director of WetlandConservation, Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust
The Environment Agency is once again supporting Floodex UK, the leading sector event for the flood risk, sustainable drainage and water level management sector.
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