From Risk to Resilience to Regeneration
The Institute of Strategic Risk Management (ISRM) is proud to host the Global Webinar Series in collaboration with the Institute for Sustainable Futures, De Montfort University (UK) and the Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems.
As a lead-up to the 2nd Annual International Conference of the Institute for Sustainable Futures, this distinguished webinar series will convene global experts, academics, policymakers, industry leaders and practitioners to explore the opportunities and challenges shaping the future of our cities and communities.
Reinventing Urban Futures: Regenerative Cities for a Resilient Planet
3–4 September 2026 | De Montfort University, Leicester, UK
Why This Series?
Cities are increasingly on the front lines of the world’s most pressing challenges.
Climate disruption. Geopolitical uncertainty. Housing crises. Technological transformation. Growing inequality. Public health threats. Erosion of trust.
At the same time, cities remain humanity’s greatest laboratories of innovation, resilience, and possibility.
This three-part global webinar series brings together urban thinkers, city leaders, practitioners, researchers, and communities to explore a fundamental question:
How can we move from vulnerable cities to regenerative urban futures by 2050?
Together, we will examine the risks shaping our cities today, the resilience strategies needed tomorrow, and the regenerative urban futures we must begin building now.
WEBINAR SERIES
WEBINAR 1 >>REGISTER HERE VIA ZOOM
THE URBAN RISK HORIZON
Understanding Today’s Challenges
📅 Thursday 25 June 2026
🕙 11:00 AM BST (UK Time)
🌍 Hosted with the ISRM London Chapter
Key Questions
- What are the greatest risks facing cities today?
- How are climate change, migration, inequality and technological disruption reshaping urban life?
- What lessons can cities learn from recent crises?
WEBINAR 2 >>REGISTER HERE VIA ZOOM
DESIGNING RESILIENT CITIES
Building Capacity for an Uncertain Future
📅 Thursday 23 July 2026
🕙 10:00 AM UK Time
🌍 Hosted with the ISRM Saudi Arabia Chapter
Key Questions
- How can cities anticipate and adapt to future shocks?
- What infrastructure, governance and social systems create resilience?
- How do we move from reaction to preparedness?
WEBINAR 3 >>REGISTER HERE VIA ZOOM
REGENERATIVE CITIES 2050
Imagining the Future We Want
📅 Thursday 20 August 2026
🕙 10:00 AM UK Time
🌍 Hosted with the ISRM Sri Lanka Chapter
Key Questions
- What does a thriving city look like in 2050?
- How can cities live within planetary boundaries while enhancing human wellbeing?
- What role will technology, nature, culture and communities play in future urban life?
THEMES
🌍 Climate Resilience & Planetary Health
🏙️ Regenerative Urbanism
🤝 Social Cohesion & Community Resilience
🌱 Nature-Based Solutions
📈 Urban Governance & Strategic Risk
💡 Innovation, AI & Smart Cities
👥 Youth & Intergenerational Futures
♻️ Circular Urban Economies
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
- City leaders and policymakers
- Urban planners and designers
- Academics and researchers
- Sustainability practitioners
- Strategic risk professionals
- Community leaders
- Students and young professionals
- Innovators and entrepreneurs
Free and Open Worldwide
One Conversation. Three Regions. A Shared Urban Future.
ORGANISERS & PARTNERS
- International Society for Regional Management (ISRM)
- Institute for Sustainable Futures (ISF), De Montfort University
- Centre for the Study of Wicked Problems
- International Conference on Reinventing Urban Futures: Regenerative Cities for a Resilient Planet
