Structural Engineers Declare summit 2026

This year’s summit will bring together engineers and professionals from across the built environment to examine the choices, approaches and emerging challenges shaping the profession.

Through collaborative sessions, industry updates and discussion, the summit will consider how climate and social justice can inform the projects we work on, how regenerative design principles can be applied in practice, and how developments in materials and construction processes are supporting more sustainable outcomes.
The programme will also look ahead to the future of structural engineering, considering how climate and technological change could influence the profession and the role structural engineers can play in shaping positive change.

Key topics

• Structural Engineers Declare commitments: An update on progress against the commitments of Structural Engineers Declare.

• Climate and social justice: Challenging common assumptions and considering how the projects we work on can be assessed in the context of the climate emergency and their wider social impact.

• Regenerative design in practice: Exploring through a collaborative session how regenerative design principles can be applied to real projects and engineering practice.

• Industry updates: Developments that support more sustainable outcomes.

• The future of the profession: A panel discussion with industry guests exploring what climate and technological change could mean for structural engineering and the profession’s future.

Who should attend

This hybrid summit is open to structural engineers and professionals working across the built environment, including clients, designers, sustainability specialists, educators and students.

Whether you are already part of the Structural Engineers Declare community or want to learn more, the summit provides an opportunity to hear from industry leaders, exchange ideas with peers and consider how structural engineers can use their influence to support positive change.

Speakers and programme will be announced soon