Grad Talk (Juan Sebastián Cañavera Herrera)
Tue 27 Jan
|Centre for Research in the Arts, Social
A space where members share their research, projects, and professional journeys, highlighting the diversity of Colombia-related work connected to Cambridge. 🎤 Roads to Adaptation: Understanding Adaptation Planning of Urban Road Infrastructure
Time & Location
27 Jan 2026, 18:00 – 19:00
Centre for Research in the Arts, Social , Alison Richard Building, 7 West Rd, Cambridge CB3 9DP, UK
About the event
A Senior Sustainability Engineer at Foster + Partners in London, UK, specialising in infrastructure resilience and climate change adaptation.
A civil engineer with a PhD from the University of Cambridge, his work focuses on improving the resilience, safety, and inclusivity of urban infrastructure.
Juan is a Chartered Engineer (CEng) and Chartered Environmentalist (CEnv) with international experience delivering sustainability and resilience projects for clients including the World Bank, EBRD, Network Rail,and Heathrow Airport.
He currently serves as the UK Young Professional Representative to PIARC's Climate Resilience Technical Committee and is a CIHT Tech Champion in Climate Resilience. He was also the president of the University of Cambridge Colombian Society.