The programme has been specially developed into three informative and interactive sessions. The day commences at 09.30 with registration and concluding at 16.00. An outline of the sessions is provided below:

SESSION 1: Development Planning & the PPS 25 – The Aspirations 10.00 – 12.00

• Introduction (John Batty, Chairman)
• Keynote speech (Jorn Peters, Regional Planner, SEERA)
• Making PPS 25 count and the new updated PPS 25 Practice Guide (Peter Bide, Department of Communities and Local Government)
• PPS 25 and Flood Risk Assessments – The Environment Agency perspective (Dave Wardle, Thames Estuary Programme Executive, Environment Agency)
• Questions and answers session
• Formal feedback on the objectives of PPS 25 Practice Guide

LUNCH and Exhibitions 12.00 – 12.45

SESSION 2: Delivering PPS25 at the Local Development Scale 12.45 – 14.30

• Introduction to Session 2 – (John Batty, Chairman)
• Influencing development planning through strategic assessments – Case study examples (Christopher Smith, Royal Haskoning)
• Local Authority perspective (Kevin Reid, Senior Strategist, Policy and Partnerships, Greater London Authority)
• Insurance Industry perspective (Swenja Surminski, Association of British Insurers)
• Facilitated panel discussions
• Formal feedback on the delivery of PPS 25 guidance

Coffee/tea break 14.30 – 15.00

SESSION 3: Approaches and Tools to Supporting Delivery 15.00 – 16.00

• Introduction to Session 3 (John Batty, Chairman)
• Overview of emerging tools (Dr Sebastian Catovsky, Project Lead on Resistance and Adaptation, Defra)
• Overview of Local Integrated Urban Drainage Pilots (Matthew Graham, Team Leader Flood Risk Management & Hayley Mizen, Technical Specialist, Environment Agency)
• Questions and answers session
• Chairman’s concluding comments and close