The Model Village Project: Inside the Resilient Cities of the Future

06 Oct 2026
Hoare Memorial Hall
Track 2: Resilient Living
The future will bring greater physcial risks to our built environment, but increasingly accurate long term climatic models and sophisticated construction materials provide an unique oppotunity to engineer in resilience. This session looks at the risk assessment methodologies, adaptation planning, economics and partnerships that are needed to deliver resilience by design. 
Chairperson
Chris Needham-Bennett
Chris Needham-Bennett, Founder & Managing Director - Needhams 1834
Speakers
Igor Linkov
Igor Linkov, President - International Association for Resilience Analysis (IARA)
Jonathan Rake
Jonathan Rake, CEO Risk Data Solutions - Swiss Re