UK Resilience: Delivering Resilience

08:30, 19 - 20 Sep 2007
RUSI, Whitehall, London, SW1A 2ET

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Options	Price
Normal rate	£450.00
Government rate Proof of eligibility must be presented	£275.00
Corporate rate	£360.00

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About the event:

RUSI’s 4th annual resilience conference is framed around the idea of delivering resilience.  The conference will provide the opportunity to examine the current position of the UK’s resilience, explore the mechanisms and organizations that contribute to delivering resilience, and consider the future directions that resilience planning and preparation could and should take.  The conference will explore the diversity of the resilience landscape, reflecting the need for a holistic, consistent and enduring approach, which incorporates the public, private and voluntary sectors.

Keynote Presentation

The conference is delighted to be welcoming Terry Waite CBE who will be providing a special keynote presentation on 'The Human Aspects of Resilience'.

Key Conference Issues

• Assessing the current and future objectives and priorities of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat set against a consideration of resilience and contingency in modern society. 
• Examining the different mechanisms and organizations that deliver resilience from the central, regional, and local perspectives, along with the varied government agencies.
• Scrutinizing different examples and case studies of emergencies to consider the successes and problems in preparation, response and recovery to include issues of collaboration, coordination and inter-operability.
• Analyzing the role of the private sector and business in resilience. This will include a specific analysis of  the role of the insurance industry in the context of resilience.
• Considering the roles of the voluntary sector in resilience activities.
• Reflecting on how cohesive communities can potentially enhance resilience within societies.
• Exploring the attempts to embed and construct resilience into the fabric of society through building and infrastructure construction design and implementation.

Speakers

• Bruce Mann, Director of the Civil Contingencies Secretariat, Cabinet Office
• Lord Levene, Chairman, Lloyd’s of London
• Melvyn Smith, Chairman, Civil Nuclear Police Authority
• Susan Scholefield, Department of Communities and Local Government
• Dr. Debby Reynolds, Government’s Chief Vet, DEFRA
• Nigel Lightfoot, Chief Advisor to the CEO, Health Protection Agency
• Kathy Settle, Head of Regional Resilience, Government Office for the North West
• Linden Rowley, Institute of Community Cohesion
• Andrew Huddart, Emergency Planning Officer, London Fire & Emergency Planning Authority
• Dr. Lee Bosher, Department of Civil and Building Engineering, Loughborough University
• Brigadier Chip Chapman, Director (Military), CT&UK Ops, MOD

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For sponsorship opportunities please contact Neil Ellis, Head of Resilience, neile@rusi.org / 020 7747 2608. 

 

Event manager: Lisa Muxworthy - Events Manager, +44 (0) 20 7747 2619