Gallery: 2023 BRIC Conference at Crowne Plaza Plymouth

We hosted our Building Resilience in Communities (BRIC) Conference in Spring 2023 at the Crowne Plaza in Plymouth.

Scroll down to browse the pictures from the event, courtesy of Amy Stanford Photography.

Our ‘Social Innovation for Climate Resilience Conference’ a was a really valuable opportunity to exchange ideas, strengthen our relationships and hear about the brilliant work that’s been taking place at the pilot sites across England and France.

The panel discussions raised some really important ideas about how to build resilience to flooding in our communities in the face of the climate crisis.

Thank you to all the fantastic speakers who contributed and everyone who attended – online and in person. They included:

- Justin Leigh, our event host

- Dusty Gedge, President of the European Federation of Green Roofs and Wall Associations, and founder of Livingroofs.org

- Samuel Rufat from Institut Universitaire de France

- Hannah Baker, Programme Manager for Communities Prepared

- Ghislaine Verrheist-Leblanc, Risk management expert / Director General of AFPCNT

- Celine Penherin of Cerema

- Michael O’Neill, Chris Coode & Lucy Jackson of Thames21

- Liza Oxford & Sarah Durbridge from Plymouth City Council

- Fontaine Céline from CPIE

- Imane Fedaili, urban architect and head of the #BRIC project at Oise-les-Vallées

- David Jordan from The National Flood Forum

- Daniel Williams from Dorset Coast Forum

- Hugues Taveriner, Boris Legemble & Aileen Robert of OgoXe

It was also fantastic to catch up with so many partners and continue the day’s discussions over a delicious dinner at the Crowne Plaza Plymouth, which was a really valuable, relaxed time to conclude a day of immense value.

Read the full Conference programme here.

Download the BRIC Model Guide here.