Contributors

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Host

Phil Emonson

Phil is a Technical Director and JBA's Climate Resilience Transformation Lead. He has 20 years of experience in flood risk, climate resilience and emergency planning and is currently JBA’s Framework Director for the Environment Agency’s Emergency Preparedness framework.

Phil is a Fellow of CIWEM, a PRINCE2 practitioner, and a Member of the Emergency Planning Society for whom he has chaired the national Flood Resilience Professional Working Group.  

Phil's interests lie in how social capital can build and enhance resilience to climate change. As JBA’s Climate Resilience Transformation Lead, Phil is responsible for driving organisational transformation and embedding the vision of JBA's company strategy, 'to lead in society's pursuit for resilience to climate change'. 

https://www.linkedin.com/in/phil-emonson-53254a32/
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Producer

Laura O'Connell

Laura is JBA Consulting's UK&I Marketing Content Lead and the podcast's Production Manager, turning big ideas into brilliant audio. 

She works closely with our host Phil to shape the episode schedules, book engaging guests, manage communications, and coordinate with our production team to bring each episode to life - keeping everything running smoothly behind the scenes.

As a Chartered Marketer with 10+ years in content strategy, Laura brings a strategic, audience-first approach to podcasting. She combines creativity with data to grow listenership, sharpen messaging, and make every episode deliver real impact.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-o-connell/