Floodex

Name: Floodex
Start: 2026-11-25
End: 2026-11-26
Location: ExCeL London

Floodex takes place on 25–26 November 2026 at ExCeL London, London. B2DB lists 36 speakers and 33 sessions announced so far.

Floodex is a two-day trade show for flood prevention and flood management professionals, held on 25–26 November 2026 at ExCeL London (E16 1XL). It is co-located with the National Drainage Show, the Waterways Management Show and the National Civils Show, and is organised by Frontier Media Group Ltd. The programme includes free-to-attend talks and seminars on industry-specific subjects, alongside an exhibition of suppliers and expert advisers.

Key facts

Dates	25–26 November 2026 (upcoming)
Venue	ExCeL London, London, United Kingdom
Series	Floodex
Speakers	36
Sessions	33
Stages	SuDS Theatre, Theatre A, Theatre B
Official site	floodex.co.uk/presentations

Keynote speakers

Caroline Douglass Executive Director, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency

Speakers (36)

Compiled from the published agenda; speakers can claim and verify their own entry.

Caroline Douglass Executive Director, Flood and Coastal Risk Management, Environment Agency
Becky George Executive Coordination Manager, Environment Agency
Ed Dick CEO, Great Yellow Earth
Brian D'Arcy Houseplot SuSDS Ltd
Matthew Panou Lambeth Borough Council
Adrien Baudriment CIRIA
Alison White Atkins Realis
Bill Blackledge 2b Landscape Consultancy Ltd
Brian M Back Radio Data Networks
Dr Gareth Barker Head of Developer Services, Southern Water
Dusty Gedge Living Independent Consultant
Elizabeth Blackledge 2b Landscape Consultancy Ltd
Gabriele Caprotti Joint Interim Head of Infrastructure, GLA
Gary Bywater National Flood Forecasting & Warning Service, Environment Agency
Helen E Smith Technical Director, Landscape Architect, JBA Consulting
James Travers Civic
Joe Cuthbertson Area Director, Thames Area Director, Environment Agency
Kevin Barton Robert Bray Associates
Lucy Formoy Principal Analyst, Social Value, JBA Consulting
Marcus Gayle Spring Collective
Matthew Stark Group CCTV Manager, Lanes Group
Mike Ockenden CEO, IPFRA
Neil Kirsopp Atkins Realis
Paul Horton Chair, Future Water Association
Paul Weller On behalf of the 'Check Your Long Term Flood Risk' Team, Environment Agency
Pietu Pankkonen Scalgo
Ruchi Sayal Senior Flood Risk Manager, London Borough of Barnet
Sam Peacock Environment & Water Portfolio Lead, Capgemini
Sharon Russell-Verma Project Manager (Flood Innovation), Central Bedfordshire Local Authority
Stefan Laeger National Flood Forecasting & Warning Service, Environment Agency
Stuart Olsen United Utilities
Terry Smithson Bioscapes
Valentina Aleotti Associate, Metis Consultants Ltd
Amy Shaw Deputy Director, Environment Agency
Kathryn Pettit Partnership and Strategic Overview Team Leader (East Anglia), Environment Agency
Thomasin Shorrock Principal Analyst, National Lead for Local Flood Risk Management, JBA Consulting

Most represented companies

Environment Agency — 8 speakers
JBA Consulting — 3 speakers
2b Landscape Consultancy Ltd — 2 speakers
Atkins Realis — 2 speakers

Agenda (33 sessions)

Day 1 — Wednesday 25 November 2026

Introduction to CIRIA Project P3298, Property level SUDS 10:30 · SuDS Theatre — Adrien Baudriment
Innovations to solve hitherto intractable problems 10:45 · SuDS Theatre — Brian D'Arcy
Who Pays for Water Resilience? Unlocking Private Capital for Local Flood, Drought and Water Quality 11:00 · Theatre A
ResilienTogether Project - Central Bedfordshire Local Authority 11:00 · Theatre B — Sharon Russell-Verma
Foul Into Surface Water Wrong Connections in SuDS (SuDS on the slippery slope) 11:05 · SuDS Theatre — Kevin Barton
Retrofitting your own premises 11:25 · SuDS Theatre — Bill Blackledge, Elizabeth Blackledge
The Sky's the Limit; Multiple Benefit SUDS From Ground to Roof 11:45 · SuDS Theatre — Dusty Gedge
Panel: Who Pays, Who Delivers? Making Catchment Investment Happen in 2027 11:50 · Theatre A — Ed Dick
The Centralisation Journey and the 8 Million Metre Ambition 12:10 · Theatre B — Matthew Stark
Keynote - From Risk to Resilience: Preparing for a Changing Future. 13:00 · Theatre A — Caroline Douglass
Engaging Builders and Communities 13:30 · SuDS Theatre — Matthew Panou
Managing Flows at the Houseplot Level - From Research to Implementation 13:50 · SuDS Theatre — James Travers
From flood risk to action: Designing digital services that help people prepare for flooding 13:50 · Theatre A — Paul Weller
Water Innovation Fund’s Agri-Water Cross-Sector Challenge 14:00 · Theatre B
Policy Development for Within Curtilage Drainage and the Staveley Village Case Study Example. 14:10 · SuDS Theatre — Stuart Olsen
Property Level SuDS in Greater London 14:30 · SuDS Theatre — Alison White, Neil Kirsopp
From Clouds to Communities: Forecasting, Warning and Action 14:40 · Theatre A — Gary Bywater, Stefan Laeger
Inter-active Review: Needs, Practicalities, What Works, Maintenance, Precedents, Regulatory Regime, Risks and Objections 14:50 · SuDS Theatre — Matthew Panou
WiFCRM Panels Discussion - Attracting and Retaining Women in the FCRM Sector 15:00–16:00 · Theatre B — Becky George, Amy Shaw, Kathryn Pettit, Thomasin Shorrock
Wrap-up Today's Key Messages 15:10 · SuDS Theatre — Brian D'Arcy
From today's communities to those of the future: a local view on long term flood resilience 15:20 · Theatre A — Joe Cuthbertson

Day 2 — Thursday 26 November 2026

Connecting Site Design and Drainage Design With Forma, InfoDrainage and Civil 3D. 11:00 · Theatre B
Delivering Sustainable Growth: How Water Companies and Developers Can Work Better Together 11:00 · Theatre A — Dr Gareth Barker
SuDS Through Streetworks Market 11:20 · SuDS Theatre — Gabriele Caprotti
Reconsidering & Recalibrating Flood Risk Modelling in an Age of Real-Time Data 11:50 · Theatre B — Brian M Back
IPFRA - Mainstreaming PFR and setting industry standards 12:00 · Theatre A — Mike Ockenden
Prioritising flood interventions for better funding decisions 12:10 · SuDS Theatre — Pietu Pankkonen
Stormwater sponges – squeezing out value in urban areas 13:00 · SuDS Theatre — Terry Smithson
Who Wants to Be a Flood Risk Manager? Introducing County Guardian 13:05 · Theatre A — Sam Peacock
What would it take for London to demolish a highway and bring back a river? 13:30 · Theatre B — Marcus Gayle
Broadfield Estates Property Level SuDS Modelling 13:50 · SuDS Theatre — Ruchi Sayal, Valentina Aleotti
Water Dragons – People Pitching Ideas to ‘Water’ Dragons 14:00 · Theatre A — Paul Horton
Co-designing sustainable drainage for place-based, community focused solutions 14:40 · SuDS Theatre — Helen E Smith, Lucy Formoy

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Floodex

Key facts

Keynote speakers

Speakers (36)

Most represented companies

Agenda (33 sessions)

Day 1 — Wednesday 25 November 2026

Day 2 — Thursday 26 November 2026

Organisers, sponsors and partners

Media Partners (5)

Association Partners (3)

Exhibitors (94)

Supporting Partner (1)