Environment Analyst Leadership Network
Harnessing the industry's expertise to deliver sustainability
NETWORK ROUNDTABLES
Our programme of online and in-person roundtables will connect sustainability, project and technical leads, from a range of infrastructure sectors, with consultants and solution-providers.
One stream of online roundtables will address topics relevant to Delivering Resilient Infrastructure. These sessions will have an international focus and address issues commonly encountered around the world.
A second stream of roundtables will be more focused, addressing specific issues facing infrastructure asset owners in different regions. These sessions will be a mix of online and in-person.
Both types of roundtables will share practical insights and examples of best practice, and discuss challenges related to the topic and potential solutions.
Each session will be moderated by Environment Analyst and conducted under the Chatham House rule to encourage an open conversation. A report of outcomes will be shared with participants afterwards, to help drive change.
To learn more about the Network and roundtable series download our brochure below.
DELIVERING RESILIENT INFRASTRUCTURE
International Series
1. Making the business
case for investing in
infrastructure resilience
Online
25 March 2026 at 3-4:30pm GMT /
11am-12:30pm ET
3. Partnerships and
collaboration to advance
resilient infrastructure
Online
1 July 2026
5. Innovating to drive
resilience in infrastructure
Online
Early 2027
2. Building resilient
infrastructure from
the outset
Online
22 April 2026 at 3-4:30pm GMT /
10-11:30am ET
4. Skilling up to future
proof infrastructure
Online
Early to mid September 2026
Making the business case for investing in
infrastructure resilience
Online, 25 March 2026 at 3-4:30pm GMT /
11am-12:30pm ET
This roundtable will explore how those responsible for infrastructure investment can build compelling business cases for embedding resilience into new and existing assets and win over key internal audiences.
Key discussion points:
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Identifying the main elements of resilient infrastructure
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Financial and non-financial drivers behind the business case
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What the financial/business evidence looks like? And how is it evolving?
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Winning over key internal and external stakeholders
Who should attend? Experienced professionals that are responsible for, or make a critical input into, the planning of large-scale infrastructure projects.
Considering sustainability and resilience at the very outset of projects can maximise the benefits through an asset’s lifetime. These include expediting consenting, ensuring operational efficiency, embedding circularity and nature-based solutions, and adapting for future climate impacts.
Key discussion points:
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Building capacity to ensure early consideration of resilience in projects
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Best practice examples and tangible benefits
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The questions infrastructure asset owners should be asking
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Actions to drive change in your organisation
Who should attend? Experienced professionals that are responsible for, or make a critical input into, the planning and operation of large-scale infrastructure projects. We encourage organisations to bring representatives responsible for managing assets through their lifespan, from concept to design, planning, build, operation, maintenance and end of life.
Building resilient infrastructure from
the outset
Online, 22 April 2026 at 3-4:30pm GMT /
10-11:30am ET
FOCUSED ROUNDTABLES
Specific, regional issues facing infrastructure asset owners
Achieving resilience in the energy
transition in the UK
In-person, UK
6 May 2026
Meeting the challenge of
embedding biodiversity net
gain (BNG) in NSIPs in the UK
In-person, UK
September 2026
Delivering a resilient
energy transition in
North America
August 2026
How to embed resilience
as defense spending
grows in North America
November 2026
These roundtables will include leading organisations representing the sector and other stakeholders, including environmental and sustainability consultancies.
Key discussion points:
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The challenges being faced when embedding resilience, environmental considerations and sustainability.
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How organisations are responding to these challenges and the lessons learned.
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Continuing challenges and potential solutions.
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Who needs to be working together and what should they be doing.
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Next steps
To prepare for and inform these focused, sector-specific roundtables, Environment Analyst will produce
an insight report based on interviews with leading organisations in the sector which will help to surface
the key issues to be tackled during the sessions.