Building resilience to floods and storms with new forecasting technologies

Background

The Bank of England, on 18 December, set out how it will test the balance sheets of the largest UK lenders and insurers, pledging to scrutinise how they would cope with more frequent severe weather events such as floods and subsidence.

Is your business ready or is there more you can do to meet what the BofE claims to be the toughest climate stress tests in the world?

About this event

At this cutting-edge event, there will be world-leading speakers on flood risk resilience, including from the UK Cabinet office, IBM, Previsico, Watchkeeper International, and Graham Brogden, ex Head of Claims at Aviva and Chair of DEFRA's Resilience Round Table.

Who should attend:

Insurers, Brokers, Re-insurers, Commercial risk managers, Business Continuity, Government and anyone else interested in the latest forecasting technology.

Details

The event will take place on 11 February 5.30pm-7.15pm at Geovation Hub, Goswell Rd, 10mins from the City followed by beers and pizza provide by event sponsors IBM

Schedule

5:15: Registration and refreshments.

5:30 Talks

• Luana Avagliano | Head of ResilienceDirect | Cabinet office
• Graham Brogden | Chair of DEFRA's Resilience Round Table/former AVIVA Head of Technical Claims
• Avi Baruch | COO | Previsico
• Hugh Farquhar | CEO | Watchkeeper International
• Mike Hope | Insurance Enterprise Unit CTO | IBM

6:45PM: Panel

7:15PM Networking over Pizza and Beers provided by event sponsors IBM

Free attendance on registration

Spaces are limited so book fast to confirm your place