Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 1pm, online

Resilience First hosts an online Leader’s Forum, a bi-monthly meeting created for senior leaders from our diverse, cross-sector business membership. Held on the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of each month at 1pm, this exclusive online session provides a unique platform for sharing insights, strategies, and experiences on critical issues impacting the resilience of organisations, as well as discussing positive achievements and future opportunities.

Upcoming guests and themes:

  • 15 January:
    Jean Devlin, Partner, Control Risks, on critical global business risks, key insights from RiskMap 2025
  • 5 February:
    Mary Dhonau OBE, Flood Resilience Consultant, on how businesses can strengthen their resilience to flooding
  • 19 February:
    Richard Rumbelow, Director – International Business, Make UK, on supply chain challenges in the new geopolitical landscape
  • 5 March:
    Professor Jonatan Pinkse, King’s College London, on the intersection of AI and sustainability

We have had some fantastic guest speakers in recent months; highlights so far have included:

  • Ruth Crick, Founder and CEO of WILD Learning Ltd and WILD Learning Sciences CIC and Visiting Professor of Learning Analytics at the University of Technology Sydney, on embedding resilient mindsets.
  • David Denyer, Professor of Leadership and Organisational Change and Strategic Business Director at Cranfield School of Management, on assessing the current state of organisational resilience and advancing the agenda.
  • Chris Lambert, Founder-Director of the Westminster Energy Forum, on evaluating emerging climate risk challenges and uncertainties – the implications for what resilience means to different constituencies and their silos.
  • Dr David Rubens, Executive Director, The Institute of Strategic Risk Management, on the complexity of the risk landscape that we are facing, and the implications that has for leaders in every sphere, whether political or commercial, local or global.
  • Dr Jamie Shea, former Assistant Deputy Secretary General at NATO, on resilience learnings from Ukraine.
  • Alison Wakefield PhD CSyP FSyI, Professor of Criminology and Security Studies, University of West London, on complexity thinking and how it can be applied to resilience practice.

This is exclusively for Resilience First’s Premium Members, to join us at the next Forum, please apply here.

 

Upcoming events

  • Practical steps for building resilience to geopolitics

    Practical steps for building resilience to geopolitics

    Monday 24 February, 13:00-14:00 GMT, Online

    As geopolitical risks and trade uncertainties continue to grow, organisations must adapt quickly to navigate these challenges effectively. But how do you build resilience in this evolving geopolitical environment?

    Join us for our member-only virtual discussion, part of our Geostrategic Resilience Programme in collaboration with PwC.

  • Third National Conference on Societal Resilience

    Third National Conference on Societal Resilience

    10 & 11 March 2025, Whitworth Hall, The University of Manchester

    We are excited to support our friends at the National Consortium for Societal Resilience (NCSR+) as they host the Third Conference on Societal Resilience.

    This in-person, two-day conference offers a unique networking opportunity for professionals and organisations across the public, voluntary, community, and business sectors to learn, share insights, and explore collaborative opportunities to strengthen societal resilience in the face of disruption.