A community’s connection to place is at the very heart of resilience and placemaking can play a crucial role in building upon this, ensuring the place is safeguarded and prepared for possible disruptions. Placemaking is a multi-faceted approach to the planning, design and management of public spaces and town centres. There are many examples and learnings from abroad where placemaking and community engagement have helped to deliver resilient places and cities.
At this briefing we will explore these learnings and what more can be done to ensure our towns and cities are better prepared to meet future shocks and stresses.
Panel:
- Rachel Skinner, President, Institution of Civil Engineers (Chair)
- Greg Clark, Group Advisor of Future Cities and New Industries, HSBC
- Peter Baird, Senior Associate and Urban Designer, Perkins&Will
- Professor David Alexander, Professor of Risk and Disaster Reduction, UCL
In partnership with ICE
Upcoming events
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Leaders’ Forum 2026
Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 13:00-13:30, onlineResilience First hosts an online Leader’s Forum, a bi-monthly meeting created for senior leaders from our diverse, cross-sector business membership.
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Wargame: Not Business As Usual
Friday 23 October, 08:30-16:30 BST, Sky, LondonResilience First members are invited to take part in our flagship event, Wargame: Not Business as Usual, devised by Resilience First and supported by Sky News.
Resilience starts with making the right strategic choices. The Wargame will explore this hypothesis in the world as it is today.
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Business Resilience Forum: Helping SMEs Prepare for Disruption
Tuesday 3 November, 9:00-11:30am GMT, Control Risks, LondonFrom cyber incidents and supply-chain problems to extreme weather and infrastructure failure, disruption can affect businesses of every size. This forum will explore the operational challenges that keep business owners and leaders awake at night and the steps organisations can take to prepare.