Young Professionals Challenge 2024

Dear all,

Are you above 35? Then we need your help recruiting all your young colleagues and to cheer the ideas during the events..

Are you under 35 and interested in coastal flooding and erosion risk management? Then the Kring Young Professional challenge want to hear your ideas on…

How can engineering solutions to tidal flood protection at the embankments adjacent to the Darent Industrial Estate (summary attached) contribute to UNSDGs, whilst adapting to climate change?

The primary focus of the challenge is Goal #15 ‘Life on Land’, and it is essential for all solutions to show evidence of a 20% net gain in biodiversity. Your solutions may also wish to consider 2 or 3 of the other UNSDGs and must not have a negative impact on any of the goals.

You may wish to give a presentation, talk through a poster, make a video, or perform a mime or dance- the choice is yours! The judging panel will be a mix of experts in a range of subjects, so you must be sure to convince them that your solutions have sound engineering bases whilst ensuring that the biodiversity of the area improves, and the decisions made are sustainable for the future.

The scoring criteria is as follows:

Sustainability – what impact do your ideas have on the UNSDGs and how well do they ensure biodiversity net gain? Have you integrated sustainability with engineering?
Innovation – how creative are the solutions, what novel techniques have you suggested?
Persuasiveness – how persuasive are you? Have you convinced the engineers, politicians and ecologists?
Presentation – how engaging or unusual is your presentation (or not boring)?
Feasibility – how credible and feasible are the ideas to deliver?

Save the dates:

LAUNCH Tuesday 30th April, 13:00 CET/ 1200 GMT: Meet and greet with the judging panel, come find out more about the challenge and ask any questions you may have about it!

Deadline to send in your application; 21st of May 9:00 CET

FINALS DAY Tuesday 28^th May, 13:00 pm CET/ 12:00 GMT: Pitch your idea and receive feedback from our judging panel who will score and decide the winners!

KRING 22^nd-24^th September: Save the date- the winners will attend the annual KRING conference in London!

The two winners of the challenge, as chosen by the expert panel, will get a free ticket to the next KRING meeting in London in September 2024. All delegate fees (the conference, excursions, hotel, and food) will be covered, but travel costs to and from home are not included. This event is a great opportunity to meet a group of 80-100 experts in the field of coastal flood and erosion risk management / engineering in a very unofficial and pleasant environment. So sign up and win!

Your YPC Chair

Danielle Mumby,

Graduate Trainee Engineer

East Coast Strategy Team – Lincolnshire and Northamptonshire Area