People and Communities: Strengthening Societal Resilience as a Sum of the Resilience of its People

06 Oct 2026
Hoare Memorial Hall
Track 2: Resilient Living, Building Resilient Societies
Investment in personal resilience both in the workplace and communities has one of the highest returns on investment: it saves lives, reduces the impact of disasters on property and assets, and assists the return to normality. This session looks at some of the coaching and methods that have been shown to help people be better prepared and ready to make better decisions in a crisis situation. 
Moderator
Rosehanna Chowdhury FBCI F.ISRM
Rosehanna Chowdhury FBCI F.ISRM, CEO - UK Resilience Academy
Speakers
George Bowman
George Bowman, Deputy Director Training - COBR, Cabinet Office
Caroline Fields
Caroline Fields, Co-Founder - Centre for Whole of Society Resilience
Becky Heginbotham-Blount
Becky Heginbotham-Blount - Suffolk Resilience Forum
Elizabeth Bullock
Elizabeth Bullock, Founder and CEO - Prammavox