26 and 27 September 2023, Olympia London

Resilience First is delighted to have partnered with International Security Expo‘s Risk & Resilience conference for the second year running. For over 20 years, the Expo has been the market-leading security event bringing together Government, industry, academia and businesses to improve our safety and security.

This year’s conference programme strives to influence and innovate resilience best practice within the business community. Featuring expert speakers from diverse industry sectors across Resilience First’s membership network, you will learn the latest thinking on the wide-ranging risk and resilience issues affecting us all, practical insights and real tips to improve the robustness of your organisation, including learning more about the government’s recently published National Risk Register. Discover the programme here.

To get your free pass to attend the conference, please click hereWe recommend pre-registering for the event, to avoid the on the day £99+VAT entrance fee.


We also invite our members to Resilience First’s networking reception at the International Risk & Resilience conference, in partnership with the International Security Expo, on Tuesday 26 September, 16:30-17:30, where you will have the opportunity to meet our Chair Rick Cudworth and Seth Schultz, CEO of Resilience Rising, and find out more about Resilience First’s future resilience thought leadership programme. 

If you would like to get attend our reception, please contact Beena Chester at contact@resiliencefirst.org.

Upcoming events

  • Trust and Turbulence: How to Strengthen Reputational Resilience Amid Global Uncertainty

    Thursday 8 May, 13:00-14:00 BST Online, Microsoft Teams

    As national interests redefine global partnerships and businesses find themselves caught at the intersection of diplomacy and commerce, reputation is no longer just a communications concern—it’s a strategic imperative.

    Join us for our member-only virtual discussion, part of our Geostrategic Resilience Programme in collaboration with PwC, on Thursday, 8 May from 13:00 – 14:00 BST.

  • Climate Resilience Foresight Series

    From March to November 2025

    Resilience First (RF) and Washington DC-based think-tank The Center for Climate and Energy Solutions (C2ES) have partnered to curate and deliver a corporate dialogue programme: Climate Resilience Foresight Series.

    By combining expertise and leveraging extensive global networks of businesses, RF and C2ES are convening leading companies to examine how climate change is a threat multiplier in a 2- and 3-degree world, and how businesses can strengthen their climate resilience across five organisational dimensions.

  • London Business Networks for Resilience Launch Event | Connected for Resilience

    Thursday 29 May, 8:30 for 9:00-10:30, London

    Resilience First is pleased to convene its members and the capital’s leading business networks for Connected for Resilience on Thursday 29 May.

    This is the launch event for the new initiative, London Business Networks for Resilience, supported by London Resilience and delivered by Resilience First, which aims to strengthen the resilience, emergency preparedness, and crisis response capacity of businesses across London.