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Water and flood risk management
Thursday, 25th March 2010
VENUE:Hall of India & Pakistan, Over-Seas House, Park Place, St James's Street, London SW1A 1LR
David Rooke
Simon Hewitt
Guests of Honour: David Rooke, Head of Strategy and Engagement, Flood and Coastal Risk Management Directorate, Environment Agency and Simon Hewitt, Manager for the Flood and Water Legislation Project, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
This seminar will critically evaluate the Flood and Water Management Bill, which is currently going through its Committee stage in the House of Lords, and consider what more can be done to improve flood defences and develop new policies for the water industry in England and Wales.
We are delighted that David Rooke, Head of Strategy and Engagement, Flood and Coastal Risk Management Directorate, Environment Agency; Simon Hewitt, Manager for the Flood and Water Legislation Project, Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; Professor Cedo Maksimovic, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Imperial College London and Professor Martin Cave, Director, Centre for Management under Regulation, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick have kindly agreed to deliver keynote addresses at this seminar.
Other confirmed speakers include: Jacob Tompkins, Managing Director, Waterwise; Mark Worsfold, Head of Asset Strategy, Ofwat; Jonathan Hodgkin, Director of Regulation & Strategy, Yorkshire Water; Katherine Pygott, Chief Scientist, Catchment Processes, Halcrow; Anna Fleming, Property Claims Director, Zurich Insurance; Dr Andy Johnston, Local Government Flood Forum and Nick Ellins, Deputy Chief Executive, Consumer Council for Water.
Lord Taylor of Holbeach, Shadow Minister for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs and The Earl of Selborne, Vice-Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Water have kindly agreed to chair this seminar.
