Chair: Prof. Paul Jowitt
Professor of Civil Engineering Systems, Heriot-Watt University
Paul Jowitt is Professor of Civil Engineering at Heriot Watt University, Edinburgh. He is currently President of the Commonwealth Engineers Council and a Past President (2009-10) of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE). In 2003 he chaired the ICE Presidential Commission - “Engineering without Frontiers” - to examine society’s expectations of the civil engineer in the 21st Century and the engineer’s contribution to meeting the UN Millennium Development Goals. He was awarded a CBE in 2011.
Paul Jowitt was the author of the ICE’s 6th Brunel International Lecture “Engineering Civilisation from the Shadows” which addressed the twin issues of Poverty and Climate Change. The lecture was delivered at over 40 venues in 16 different countries.
He is Chair of Engineers Against Poverty and a Trustee of Engineers for Change (Sierra Leone). He is also a member of the Steering Group for the GCRF-DfID-funded Africa Catalyst Programme, managed by the RAEng.
Dr Scott Hosking
Head of the Environmental Data Science Group, British Antarctic Survey
Scott Hosking is an Environmental Data Scientist at the British Antarctic Survey. His research involves using AI and machine learning techniques on vast and various datasets, including the output from global climate models and weather stations.
The primary aims of Scott’s work are to identify and understand the key mechanisms that drive year-to-year climate variability over vulnerable regions, the changes in frequency and strength of extreme weather events, and to reduce uncertainties in future climate predictions.
His roles include:
Adrian Johnson
Technical Director, Stantec
Adrian is a Chartered Civil Engineer and Technical Director at Stantec with 27 years professional experience, specialising in sustainable development. He has supported various water company capital programmes and has led research and pilot studies on topics such as carbon accounting, sustainable water and wastewater systems, catchment thinking, resource efficiency, climate change, natural and social capital, and resilience.
Adrian has worked on a capital delivery alliance, implementing a carbon and sustainability strategy. He is also providing consultancy support to a number of water companies on carbon management.
Adrian is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. He chaired a Technical Advisory Panel for the development of PAS 2080 on Carbon Management in Infrastructure for the Green Construction Board. Adrian is also an Honorary Professor in the School of Energy, Geoscience, Infrastructure and Society at Heriot Watt University.