Land With Certainty Conference (Speakers & Sponsors)

The Society of Land Referencers, in partnership with the Royal Geographical Society (with IBG), is proud to present the inaugural Land with Certainty Conference. Taking place on 24 October 2024, this promises to be a pivotal gathering for professionals in the field.

We are very grateful to Ardent, Bruton Knowles, Mott MacDonald, Terraquest and WSP for sponsoring our conference.

Audience

• Complimentary groups and bodies advocating for the value of professional land referencing
• Geographers committed to common professional standards

Objectives

• Foster collaboration; bring together diverse perspectives
• Present a unified identity and value proposition for Land Referencing, positioning professional geographers at the heart of infrastructure development and project teams
• Position land referencing as an inclusive, innovative, and impactful service, integral to infrastructure development
• Communicate the purpose of professional collaboration
• Provide assessed CPD opportunity for all attendees
• Facilitate networking and knowledge exchange

Agenda

1. Introduction and SoLR identity
2. Royal Geographical Society (with IBG): Professional geography and accreditation
3. People and land referencing: Relationship between land referencing and community relations
4. Delivering projects sustainably: Why and when land is needed
5. Lunch (provided)
6. Legal inputs to land consents: Relationship between land referencing and legal
7. Implementing projects | Land information and delivery
8. Land Referencing under different consenting regimes
9. Panel discussion
10. Input to professional standards (interactive)

Evening Reception

If you have chosen to include our London evening networking reception on your ticket, it will be held directly after the conference, with drinks and snacks included. 

• The Swan, Hyde Park
• 66 Bayswater Road, London W2 3PH
• 16:30 - 20:00

For more information, please visit our conference webpage: www.solr.org.uk/conference