Join us to hear CBI President John Allan CBE, Chair of Tesco and Barratt Developments, recount his experiences of leading organisations to become agile, adaptable and robust in the face of changing market forces.
In conversation with Resilience First Chair Simon Collins, the former UK Chair of KPMG, John will discuss key issues such as:
- Do Boards generally take resilience seriously and if not how can it be elevated? What are the impediments?
- Is there enough attention on ideas such as culture and learning to help change behaviours to reduce risk?
- Are companies too focused on organisational aspects of resilience rather than wider community or societal resilience?
The event is an exclusive opportunity to hear from one of the most influential voices in business and to network with key industry colleagues.
Upcoming events
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Member-Led Dialogues
Summer/Autumn 2026Join our Member-Led Dialogue Series: a new collaborative programme focused on resilience challenges multiple members are facing.
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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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Exercise Nexus: Preparing for interconnected disruption
Thursday 9 July, 09:00-12:00Join Exercise Nexus, a multi-agency scenario workshop, delivered as part of the London Business Networks for Resilience initiative, supported by the London Resilience Unit. During the session we will explore a scenario involving a hostile cyber incident affecting a critical service relied upon by businesses across London, with cascading impacts on retail customers and supply chains. The exercise aims...