Agenda
3 JUNE 2026
Opening Session - Setting the Vision Opening Remarks
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Opening
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The voice of youth
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Speakers
Opening
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Music for the Planet
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Marianne Mirage
Artist & singer
Opening
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Dialogue - Ethics, Art & Humanity
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Opening
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Closing Keynote
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Opening
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Opening Exhibition
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Davide Monteleone
Critical Minerals – Geography of Energy
Opening
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Global Report Launch - The Cost of Climate Inaction
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Fabio Pompei,
CEO, Deloitte Italy
Massimo Tavoni,
Director, RFF-CMCC, Politecnico di Milano
Opening
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Roundtable - Finance Meets Responsibility
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Lucia Silva
Group Chief Sustainability Officer, Generali
Laura Maida
Head of ESG Steering, Intesa Sanpaolo
Opening
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ART FOR CLIMATE
Performance on Stage
- CANTO D’ACQUA
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Telmo Pievani
Cristiano Godano
Marlene Kuntz
Opening
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Evening
Rethinking Value: Economy, Nature and the Future of Living Systems
CASA SANLORENZO
Dorsoduro, 170, 30123 Venezia (VE)
Speakers
Hunter Lovins,
President & Founder, Natural Capitalism Solutions
Giulia Foscari
Moderated by Sara Roversi
Opening
CASA SANLORENZO
Dorsoduro, 170, 30123 Venezia (VE)
4 JUNE 2026
Climate Science Dialogue - Understanding the State of the Climate
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Speakers
Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition
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Energy Transition - Designing the Systems of Tomorrow
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Speakers
Mario Cucinella
Architecture & innovation
Maria Giovanna Parisi
Biodiversity systems
Giulia Genuardi
Future of jobs & energy transition
Fabrizio Pilo
Energy systems & infrastructure
Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition
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Maritime Decarbonization - Rethinking Ocean Industries
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Fabio Fritelli,
NextChem CEO
Massimo Perotti,
Chairman, Sanlorenzo Yachts
Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
UNESCO Session – Ocean Literacy Focus
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe – Palazzo Zorzi
Speakers
Sara Roversi,
Future Food Institute
SEA BEYOND – UNESCO
UNESCO Regional Bureau for Science and Culture in Europe – Palazzo Zorzi
Music & Dialogue Session
San Servolo Island
Speakers
Eugenio in Via Di Gioia
SEA BEYOND – UNESCO
San Servolo Island
Collaborative Lunch & Debate Preparation
San Servolo Island
SEA BEYOND – UNESCO
San Servolo Island
Blue Economy Innovation Session
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition
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Showcase - Finance meets Regeneration
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Speakers
Elisa Zambito Marsala,
Director of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs Intesa Sanpaolo
Massimo Deandreis
Intesa Sanpaolo
Francesco Perrini
SDA Bocconi
Iñigo Larraya
L’Oréal, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility
Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition
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ART FOR CLIMATE - Performance on Stage
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Eugenio in Via di Gioia
Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition
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Closing Session
San Servolo Island
Speakers
Gabriele Laffranchi
APIS
Elisa Zambito Marsala
Director of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs Intesa Sanpaolo
SEA BEYOND – UNESCO
San Servolo Island
Seeing the Climate: Art, Narrative and Perception
Isola di San Servolo
Speakers
SEA BEYOND – UNESCO
CASA SANLORENZO
Dorsoduro, 170, 30123 Venezia (VE)
5 JUNE 2026
Keynote on Water Bankruptcy
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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PANEL - Water Bankruptcy
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Speakers
Mario Sprovieri,
Director of the Institute for the study of Anthropic Impacts and Sustainability in the marine environment (IAS) at the CNR
Roberto Danovaro,
Professor at the Polytechnic University of Marche
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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Key Contributions
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Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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The State of the Water in Italy
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Speakers
Andrea Ronchi,
FSS
Maria Alessandra Gallone,
ISPRA
Andrea Barbabella
Stefano Liberti
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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Venice 2100, the future reimagined
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Speakers
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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Opening
IUAV University of Venice
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
IUAV University of Venice
Dai dati climatici all’azione urbana: supportare le città nell’adattamento e nella resilienza
IUAV University of Venice
Speakers
Paola Mercogliano,
Principal Scientist at the CMCC Foundation
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
IUAV University of Venice
5 Vele Legambiente
IUAV University of Venice
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
IUAV University of Venice
Keynote
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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Discussion - From extractive systems to regenerative economies that restore people and the planet
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
Emma Ursich,
Executive Officer of The Human Safety Net and Head of Corporate Identity and The Historical Archives at Assicurazioni Generali
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
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A climate of distrust: how to engage skeptics and overcome climate policy disinformation on social media
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Speakers
TBC
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
Procuratie Vecchie in Piazza San Marco
Tackling Climate Risks with the Energy Transition
IUAV University of Venice
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
IUAV University of Venice
Task Forces
IUAV University of Venice
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
IUAV University of Venice
FOOD FOR CLIMATE - Cities, Food Systems & Climate Action Towards a FAO Global Roadmap for Climate-Resilient Food Systems
IUAV University of Venice
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
IUAV University of Venice
Evening
Mar de Molada
TEATRO GOLDONI
Per S. Marco, 4650/B,
30124 Venezia (VE)
Speakers
Marco Paolini
Coro delle Cicale
Giuseppina Casarin
Net Positive Futures & State of the Water
TEATRO GOLDONI
Per S. Marco, 4650/B,
30124 Venezia (VE)
6 JUNE 2026
The Overview Effect - Space, Imagination, and the Future of Earth
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
From Net Positive to Regenerative Capital - Special Screening & High-Level Financial Dialogue
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Visualizing the Invisible - Art, Power, and the Geography of Climate
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Speakers
Davide Monteleone,
Photographer and Visual Artist
Barbara Tagliaferri,
Chief Brand & Communications Officer | Head of Arts & Culture, Deloitte
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
High-Level Dialogue - The Queens of the Deep: A Vision for Planet Aqua
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
From Cities to Bioregions: regenerating urban systems through water, food, and territorial transformation
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Speakers
Sara Roversi,
Future Food Institute
Toshikazu Sawa,
Director of the Urban Development Division at Tokyo Tatemono
Cynthia Echave Martínez,
Co-Founder of SharedAgendas | Strategic Advisor on Systemic Transformation of Cities and Territories
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Art For Climate
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Speakers
Cristiano Seganfreddo
Paolo Naldini
Francesco Stocchi
Chiara Luzzana
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Opening - Rekindling our relationship to the ocean: The role of Art and Culture - From Scientific observation to Civic Engagement
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
Speakers
Sébastien Ruiz,
Fondation Tara Océan
Haley Ha,
Schmidt Ocean Institute
Markus Reymann,
Co-director TBA21
Thomas Crowther,
Professor of Global Ecosystem Ecology at ETH Zürich; Founder of Restor
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
THE OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)
7 JUNE 2026
High-Level Operational Working Tables
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Opening & Arrival
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Plenary Opening - Setting the Vision
CNR
National Research Council
Arsenale
Speakers
Mario Sprovieri,
Director ISMAR CNR – National Research Council
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
CNR
National Research Council
Arsenale
Keynote Session - The Architecture of a Water Future
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Operational Task Forces - Co-Designing the Blue Deal
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Closing - Aperitivo
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
Capital, Culture & Consciousness
CNR – Biodiversity Gateway
8 JUNE 2026
Opening Session
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Speakers
Venice Climate Week Curators
Daniele Franco,
Scientific Director, Fondazione Giorgio Cini; Former Minister of Economy and Finance (Draghi Government); Former Director General, Bank of Italy
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Keynote Dialogue - Water as Infrastructure: Geopolitics, Ecology, Culture
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Speakers
Jessika Roswall,
European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
Kaveh Madani,
Director, United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)
Maurizio Martina,
Deputy Director-General, FAO
Khaled El-Enany,
Director-General, UNESCO – Former Minister of Antiquities (2016–2019) and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt (2019–2022)
Kilaparti Ramakrishna,
Director, Marine Policy Center, Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution (USA) Chair, O20; Scientific Advisor on International Environmental Law
Sandrine Dixson-Declève,
Former Co-President, Club of Rome; global expert on climate governance
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Planet Aqua City Awards - Cities Leading the Transition
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Closing Reflection
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
From Cities to Planetary Responsibility
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Speakers
TBA
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio
Green and Blue Urbanism
IUAV University of Venice
Speakers
Timothy Beatley,
Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning, University of Virginia; Founder of the Biophilic Cities concept
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
IUAV University of Venice
World Oceans Day Closing Exhibition
Fabbrica H3, Ex Chiesa Santi Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca
Speakers
Julia Watson,
landscape designer, author, and activist
Madame Gandhi
PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum
Fabbrica H3, Ex Chiesa Santi Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca