Tuesday 25 April 2023, 6pm to 8pm, kindly hosted by Control Risks

Covid brought into sharp focus the need for resilience to be a permanent priority for businesses. However, the required investment and resources to achieve this are often overlooked, so how can your organisation be incentivised to embrace true resilience?

We are delighted to invite Resilience First members to our spring reception with newly appointed Chair, Rick Cudworth, on Tuesday 25 April 2023, 6pm to 8pm, for an evening of insight and networking, kindly hosted by Jean Devlin, Partner at Control Risks, in central London.

Through a fireside chat with Rick, moderated by our Executive Director Martyn Link, we will explore ways in which resilience can be driven in organisations across all sectors, such as:

  • How to understand, communicate and measure the value of resilience
  • How to motivate your organisation to invest in resilience holistically
  • What barriers may be encountered when attempting to incentivise resilience, and how these can be overcome

The event will also offer our members the opportunity to find out more about our priorities for 2023 as well as the chance to network with industry peers.


For more information or to register, please contact Beena Chester on contact@resiliencefirst.org.


About Rick Cudworth

Rick succeeds Simon Collins who held the post since Resilience First’s foundation in 2018. Rick is a senior advisor in organisational resilience and strategic risk mitigation and is a founding partner of resilience and crisis specialists ResilienC. With over 20 years’ experience as a Partner at Deloitte and KPMG, he was also Chair of the British Standards Institution Technical Committee for Continuity and Resilience, where he has been influential in the development of British and International Standards in the field.  He is a member of the Cabinet Office Behavioural Science Expert Group as part of the National Security Risk Assessment process for the UK, and a visiting professor at King’s College London and visiting fellow at Cranfield University School of Management. He was a contributor and co-editor of the National Preparedness Commission’s report: Resilience Reimagined: A Practical Guide for Organisations.

Upcoming events

  • Webinar: Geostrategic Resilience 2026 Programme Launch

    Wednesday 11 March | 13:00-14:00 | Microsoft Teams

    Join us for the launch of Resilience First’s Geostrategic Resilience Programme for 2026.

    We are pleased to be joined by Justin Crump, Founder & CEO of Sibylline, who will provide an expert perspective on hybrid warfare, the evolving threat landscape, and the concept of operational sovereignty and why these issues are now critical for UK organisations

  • Leaders’ Forum 2026

    Every 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month, 13:00-13:30, online

    Resilience First hosts an online Leader’s Forum, a bi-monthly meeting created for senior leaders from our diverse, cross-sector business membership.

  • Cyber attacks across the supply chain: How London’s SMEs can prepare and respond

    Thursday 19 March, 10:30-12:00, Microsoft Teams

    Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) underpin London’s economy, yet many face increasing cyber risks without the resources or expertise to defend against them. A cyber incident affecting an SME can quickly spread through supply chains, disrupting services and causing financial and reputational damage for the business, its partners and customers.

    Join our virtual discussion to learn how to strengthen your organisation’s cyber resilience.