Avon Riversides 2100 – Integrated flood defences for Bristol

Chris Green

Chris has worked in flood risk management for 26 years. He has specialist experience in planning, design and construction supervision of flood risk management improvements. He is passionate about protecting people from flooding and helping to manage construction risk through talking to clients, stakeholder engagement, sustainable development and working with natural river processes.

Matt Sugden

After a career change in 2009, Matt went back to university to study river and coastal engineering before completing his Master's in civil engineering. His career in flood risk management has spanned 15 years working at Bristol City Council. He initially helped to set up the Lead Local Flood Authority and has since led the development and delivery of the Local Flood Risk Management Strategy, delivered various local flood risk management schemes, and supported strategic planning and development management with respect to flood risk.

More recently Matt has led the flood risk management team at the council and guided the Bristol Avon Flood Strategy (now Avon Riversides 2100) through strategic and outline business case stages. Matt is now the senior project manager on the Avon Riversides 2100 flood defence project.