In a five-heatwave summer, how to build skills, trust and resilience to empower communities

17 Sept 2026
People & Skills Stage Sponsored by YPO
People and Skills

How do you turn local goodwill into an effective operational asset? Join the Lincolnshire Resilience Forum to explore how their Community Resilience Project equips, empowers, and upskills local people to prepare for, respond to, and recover faster from all-hazard emergencies. Talking about a case study example from this summer, this session highlights how building trust, utilising hyper-local knowledge, and integrating tools like drones and volunteers creates resilient, self-reliant communities when crisis strikes.

Speakers
Kimberley Pickett
Kimberley Pickett, Community Response Officer - Lincolnshire Resilience Forum
Laura Edlington
Laura Edlington, Emergency Planning & Business Continuity Officer - Lincolnshire Resilience Forum
Megan Probert
Megan Probert, LRF Project Support Officer - Lincolnshire Resilience Forum