ADA Flood & Water Conference


Sharing knowledge

The Conference is ADA’s largest annual event with over 200 delegates attending from across the UK’s flood and water level management organisations that are members of ADA. It informs our members of ADA’s activities and offers high-level presentations from leading political and industry speakers. Delegates are able to discuss topical flood and water level management issues during a structured discussion forum.

The event promotes ADA’s vision for flood risk management authorities working in partnership together, delivering effective services through good governance and strategic planning. It is an annual opportunity for members, officers, exhibitors and sponsors to network, share good practice and gain solutions to local issues from a platform which brings flood and water level management to the heart of government.

ADA Flood & Water Conference 2023


The ADA Flood & Water Conference brings together leading flood and water level management practitioners from across the UK to hear from a line-up of prominent political, policy, and technical speakers from across the United Kingdom, and discuss key policy topics of the moment.

The format of this year’s Conference has been developed to maximise the time available for delegates and speakers to interact, providing a greater variety of guest speakers and a more convenient start and finish time for those travelling to and from London.

Innes Thomson

Chief Executive, ADA

Speakers 2023


Julia King DBE

Julia King DBE

Chair of the Climate Change Committee’s Adaptation Committee

Emma Hardy MP

Emma Hardy MP

Shadow Minister for Environmental Quality & Resilience

Alan Lovell

Alan Lovell

Chair of the Environment Agency

Adriano Battilani

Adriano Battilani

Technical Expert at the Italian Association of Water Management Boards

Lisa Pinney MBE

Lisa Pinney MBE

Chief Executive at the Coal Authority

Ian Titherington

Ian Titherington

Senior Advisor on Sustainable Drainage for the Welsh Government

Agenda


 

11:00 Conference Opens | Refreshments | Exhibition & Networking
12:00 Buffet Lunch | Exhibition & Networking
13:20 Conference session 1 | Keynote Address & Presentations
14:40 Refreshments break | Exhibition & Networking
15:20 Conference session 2 | Presentations and Discussion Forum
17:00 Conference close

Delegate registration


ADA AGM 2023

Please Note

The Association’s Annual General Meeting 2023 will be hosted online as a separate event on Wednesday 27 September 2023 for members to discuss the ADA’s business and governance.

Past Conferences


2022 Speakers


Luzette Kroon

Luzette Kroon

Dykgraaf (chairperson), Wetterskip Fryslân

William Harrington

William Harrington

Head of Waterway & Flood Water Management Team, Defra

2021 Speakers


Rebecca Pow MP

Rebecca Pow MP

Parliamentary Under Secretary of State, Defra

Dieter Helm

Dieter Helm

Economist

Lord De Ramsey

Lord De Ramsey

President, ADA

2020 Speakers


David Cooper

David Cooper

Deputy Director for Flood & Coastal Erosion Risk Management Policy, Defra

Chris Stoate

Chris Stoate

Allerton Project Head of Research, Game & Wildlife Conservation Trust

Toby Willison

Toby Willison

Executive Director of Operations, Environment Agency

2019 Speakers


Stuart Roberts

Stuart Roberts

Vice President, National Farmers' Union

Bryan Curtis

Bryan Curtis

Chair, Coastal Group Network

Robin Price

Robin Price

Interim Managing Director, Water Resources East (WRE)

2018 Speakers


Sue Hayman

Sue Hayman

Shadow Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Robert Hössen

Robert Hössen

Expert in crisis management, Veiligheidsregio Noord-Holland Noord (VRNHN)

John Curtin

John Curtin

Executive Director of Flood & Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency

David Cooper

David Cooper

Deputy Director for Flood and Coastal Erosion Risk Management, Defra