Societal Resilience Before, During, and After Conflict

07 Oct 2026
Hoare Memorial Hall
Track 2: Resilient Living, Building Resilient Societies

Conflict stress-tests societies like no other crisis. From communities preparing for the outbreak of hostilities, to populations enduring active conflict, to nations rebuilding in its aftermath, each phase carries insightful lessons for societal resilience. This session examines what we can learn from these experiences - ,the behaviours, structures, and bonds that allow societies to absorb, adapt, and ultimately recover - and how those lessons can inform resilience-building far beyond the battlefield.

Moderator
Orysia Lutsevych
Orysia Lutsevych, Head of the Ukraine Forum - Chatham House
Speakers
Dorothee Baumann-Pauly
Dorothee Baumann-Pauly, Director - Geneva Center for Business and Human Rights
Mark Wolsey
Mark Wolsey, CEO and Founder - Convergent Risk
Nick Busvine OBE
Nick Busvine OBE, Executive Director - Herminius