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Working with nature to find engineering solutions to benefit communities

Event organised by ICE

Date
20 September 2024
Time
12:30 - 14:45 BST (GMT+1)
Location
School of Architecture and the Built Environment
Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of Wolverhampton
Springfield Campus, Grimstone Street
Wolverhampton, WV10 0JP
United Kingdom
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Overview

As part of the ICE President’s visit to the region, ICE West Midlands members of all grades are invited to join a panel debate about how civil engineers can work with nature to find engineering solutions that benefit communities. Chaired by ICE West Midlands regional chair Hudson Taivo, speakers will include:

  • Prof Anusha Shah, ICE President
  • Dr Delia Garratt, CEO of Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust
  • Jennifer Aston, landscape discipline lead at Systra
  • Nicole King, senior ecologist at Systra
  • Vicky Iggo, senior ecologist at Systra 
  • William Shaw, flooding, coastal & maritime client services manager at Binnies
  • Mike Adams, strategic lead at Environment Agency 
  • Anna Bright, Chief Executive at Sustainability West Midlands

A light buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided.

Parking and directions to this event can be found here.

Venue

School of Architecture and the Built Environment
Faculty of Science and Engineering
University of Wolverhampton
Springfield Campus
Grimstone Street
Wolverhampton
WV10 0JP

Programme

12:15 - 12:30

Arrival

12:30 - 13:00

Buffet lunch and networking

13:00 - 14:45

Event

14:45

Close

Speakers

Prof. Anusha Shah

Prof. Anusha Shah

Institution of Civil Engineers

president 2023/24

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Prof. Anusha Shah

Anusha Shah is a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) and its president for the 2023-24 session. She’s the third woman and first person of colour to be elected as president in over 200 years of ICE history.

She’s a senior director for resilient cities and UK climate change adaptation lead at Arcadis, a global sustainability, design, engineering and management consulting firm.

She’s also a non-executive director at the Met Office, a trustee at the Green Alliance and a visiting professor at Edinburgh University. She was awarded honorary professorship by the University of Wolverhampton for knowledge transfer and an honorary doctorate of engineering by the University of East London for her services to address climate change.

Anusha specialises in water and environmental engineering and has over 22 years of experience in designing, managing and leading projects and programmes in the UK and internationally.

Anusha sits on various industry climate change groups. She represents Arcadis at the London Climate Change Partnership and the 50L Home Initiative of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development. She’s a past chair of the Thames Estuary Partnership Board.

Anusha is the recipient of several awards, including the 2020 Top 50 UK Women Engineers Sustainability Award and the CECA Inspiring Change Award. She was recognised by Climate Reframe as one of the UK’s leading Black, Asian and minority ethnic voices on climate change.

Hudson Taivo

Hudson Taivo

Systra

engineering manager

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Hudson Taivo

Hudson is a Chartered Civil Engineer and a Fellow of the Institution of Civil Engineers. Prior to becoming the chair of the ICE West Midlands Regional Committee for 2023/2024 Hudson was a committee member of the Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country Branch (BSBC) for 5 years including serving as its chair in 2020/2021. A chartered professional reviewer and end point assessor, Hudson also serves on the ICE Standards Panel and has participated in several Working Groups on behalf of the ICE.

He currently works for SYSTRA Ltd in Birmingham as a discipline lead in the engineering management department.   

Vicky Iggo

Vicky Iggo

Systra

senior ecologist

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Vicky Iggo

Vicky is a senior ecologist and associate member of the Chartered Institute of Ecology and Environmental Management, she leads ecology projects, specialising in survey design, UKHab surveys, protected species assessments, and biodiversity solutions. With five years of consultancy experience, she excels in planning, coordination, and technical assurance for ecology.

Nicole King

Nicole King

Systra

senior ecologist

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Nicole King

Nicole is a senior ecologist at SYSTRA with five years of experience. She specialises in Ecology and Biodiversity Accounting projects. As an Associate member of CIEEM, she is committed to developing and implementing innovative biodiversity solutions, working collaboratively with a multi-disciplinary team and advocating for nature-positive outcomes

Jennifer Aston

Jennifer Aston

Systra

landscape discipline

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Jennifer Aston

Jennifer is a Chartered Landscape Architect with 20 years of experience, currently discipline lead for landscape at SYSTRA leading the nature positive team. She is a capable and experienced environmental professional working within major infrastructure projects in both the highways and rail sectors. 

William Shaw

William Shaw

Binnies

flooding, coastal and maritime client services manager

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William Shaw

William has over 20 years’ experience in the flood risk and water sectors, developing design solutions and facing the challenges of the day.  As a Chartered Civil Engineer William is passionate about our natural environment and the place that our communities have within it. As such, he seeks solutions that work within and to enhance that environment and deliver sustainable living.

Mike Adams

Mike Adams

Environment Agency

strategic lead

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Mike Adams

Mike has 15 years’ experience of working in flood risk management, focussing on partnership approaches to complex water and environment challenges. Currently, Mike is working on behalf of the Environment Agency as the strategic lead for the Severn Valley Water Management Strategy; developing an integrated and nature led approach to water management as well as the structural frameworks required to enable future implementation.

Anna Bright

Anna Bright

Sustainability West Midlands

Chief Executive

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Anna Bright

Anna has been working with organisations to improve their sustainability for over 20 years and has a private sector background in water, waste and wastewater management.

As chief executive at Sustainability West Midlands she has worked with businesses, universities, colleges, local authorities, the health sector and the West Midlands Combined Authority to help shape the way that they mitigate and adapt for climate change. Anna is on the board of the Midlands Net Zero Hub, the Midlands Engine Green Growth Board and she is a trustee for the Birmingham and Black Country Wildlife Trust.

For more information please contact:

Jo Barnett

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