Dr. Bregje van Wesenbeeck is an expert advisor on nature-based solutions and ecosystem-based adaptation at Deltares. She provides advice on flood risk reduction, erosion mitigation, and climate change adaptation in amongst others Indonesia, Tonga, Kiribati, the Philippines, the Netherlands, and the USA. She uses her system knowledge and project experience to evaluate the feasibility of intervention strategies in different coastal, riverine and urban environments.

Dr. Robert Wilby is a hydro-climatologist and Professor of Hydroclimatic Modelling in the Department of Geography and Environment at Loughborough University (UK). His research focuses on the management of climate risks to freshwater systems and urban environments. He co-developed the Statistical DownScaling Model (SDSM) – a public domain climate scenario tool that has been used in numerous risk assessments, including for water resources, fluvial flooding and tidal surge,  air quality, and urban heat stress.

John Dora has thirty-nine years’ experience in managing infrastructure, including flood risk management and asset management of railway structures. He is a recognized international expert on climate change adaptation and standards, and his clients include or have included the UN, the UK Met Office, Copernicus Climate Services, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the International Standards Organization (ISO) and CEN/CENELEC, the European Standards’ organizations; John is ISO’s global lead for adaptation.