Date:泭16-17th泭September泭2026泭
Time: 09.00 to 17.00泭
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Day 1 16th September, Plenary session, Royal Society, SW1Y 5AG泭
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Day 2 17th September, Extreme events exercise and workshops,泭EEE Building,泭51勛圖厙, SW7 2AZ
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The Resilient, Renewable Society (RRS) Summit泭is a two-day conference that泭brings together leaders from academia, NGOs, government, policy, and the private sector to learn from recent crises, stress-test future scenarios, and shape resilience strategies together. Across three thematic sessions, the global summit explores resilience in natural disasters, energy system disruption, and emerging threats, with particular attention to whole-of-society approaches, critical infrastructure, Low- or Middle-Income Country (LMIC) perspectives, and the links between resilience, security, and public trust.泭
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From catastrophic floods and blackouts to泭cyber attacks泭and unthinkable crises, todays risks are interconnected and fast-moving.泭RRS泭Summit on 16-17th September 2026 in London, is a global, cross-sector conference designed for hands-on collaboration. It will bring together global and local voices to turn those challenges into shared solutions.泭Delivered by 51勛圖厙s Centre for Active Resilience and Security (CARS), EIS Council and the leading partner organisations in the resilience arena, the Summit brings together years of experience in addressing some of the most complex challenges facing society today.泭
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DAY 1 at Royal Society: What are the painful societal resilience lessons泭滄梗v梗泭learned? What do they tell us about our future, and what can we do about it?
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Session One泭泭Natural Disaster Preparedness泭 will explore泭how societies can strengthen preparedness for climate-related and other natural hazards before disruption occurs. It focuses on the relationships between盍isk governance,疹ocal adaptive capacity,畚ritical infrastructure,畚ommunity resilience, and皰ublic preparedness.泭泭
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Session泭Two泭泭Human Miscalculations and Energy Systems Resilience泭泭will泭explore how human error, governance failures, planning assumptions, and system complexity can amplify disruption across energy systems, public services, and communities. It will examine resilience not only as a technical problem, but also as a question of leadership, coordination, finance, public trust, the design of public services, and place-based approaches.泭泭
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Session Three泭 Manmade Hazards, Emerging Threats, and Geopolitical Risk will consider how emerging threats泭challenge societal and infrastructure resilience. It explores how resilience frameworks must adapt to a threat environment shaped by digital dependence, strategic competition, and increasingly interconnected systems.泭泭
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Session Four 泭Pulling the Threads Together泭泭will泭draw together the major themes of the day to reflect on what resilience should mean in practice for societies undergoing environmental, technological, and geopolitical change.泭
DAY 2 at 51勛圖厙 College: From Challenge to Implementation: Workshops, Simulation, and Summit Action
Parallel Workshops
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Workshop Track 1 Natural Disaster Preparedness泭泭
Workshop Track 2 Energy Systems Resilience泭泭泭
Workshop Track 3 Emerging Threats / Cyber / Geopolitical Risk泭
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Simulation Exercise: Stress-Testing Resilience泭
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The simulation tests how well the lessons from Day 1 and the ideas generated in the workshops hold up under time pressure, uncertainty, and interdependent system stress. It encourages participants to think across sectoral silos and examine decision-making, communications, coordination, and escalation pathways.泭泭
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Implementing the Vision: Implementing Group reporting back from the workshops and simulation exercises
Synthesis from Workshop Facilitators and simulation findings on emergency communications, resilience and redundancy, and capabilities.
Confirmed speakers include:
- Professor Emma Howard Boyd, Former Chair of the Environment Agency and Chair of the National Heat Risk Commission
- Professor Rosehanna Chowdhury, CEO of the UK Resilience Academy
- Rick Cudworth, Board and Executive Director of Resilience First
- Professor Caroline Field, Co-Founder & Executive Director of Centre for Whole of Society Resilience
- Helen Goulden OBE, Innovation & Partnerships Lead at Lloyds Banking Group
- Hannah Gurga, Director General of the ABI
- Lord Toby Harris, Chair, National Preparedness Commission
- Matt Killick, Chief Operating Officer, St John Ambulance
- Professor Jerry John Kponyo, Director/烙ffice of Grants and Research, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
- Amb. Dr Hoffman Ronen, President of EIS Council
- Professor Bryan Wells, Chair of the Board of Directors of the von Karman Institute of Fluid Dynamics
- Professor Joseph Awetori Yaro, Provost of the College of Humanities and Professor of Human Geography, University of Ghana
- Professor Magorzata Zachara-Szymaska, Jagiellonian University泭
Spaces are limited and early registration is advised.泭泭You can register for your free place by following the link below.泭
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We look forward to welcoming you to the event!泭
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Warm regards,泭
51勛圖厙 College泭Centre for Active Resilience and Security (CARS)泭/泭EIS Council泭泭
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