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5 JUNE 2026

9.00

opening remarks

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Speakers

Marco Sesana,
General Manager Assicurazioni Generali

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Keynote on Water Bankruptcy​

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Kaveh Madani,
Director, United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH)

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PANEL - Water Bankruptcy​

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Speakers

Mario Sprovieri,
Director of Institute of Marine Sciences at the CNR

Roberto Danovaro,
Professor at the Polytechnic University of Marche

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Key Contributions

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Jeremy Rifkin,
Economist and Green Deal Architect

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11.00

A climate of distrust: how to engage skeptics and overcome climate policy disinformation on social media

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Speakers

Daniele Moretti,
Deputy Editor in Chief e News Gathering Director

Elisabetta Tola,
Science Journalist, Ph.D. in Microbiology, Edit-in-chief FACTA.eu, Radio3Scienza Host & University Lecturer

Alessandro Codognato,
Communication Expert

Andrea Borello, Social media campaigner and populariser, cofounder of Ri-scossa

Marco Caputo, Direttore Radio Rai

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12.00

Venice 2100, the future reimagined

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Speakers

Andrea Rinaldo,
Director, Laboratory of Ecohydrology, EPFL President, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti Winner, Stockholm Water Prize 2023

Piero Lionello,
Full Professor of Atmospheric Physics and Oceanography at the University of Salento; Lead Author for IPCC

Moderated by Francesco Musco, Director of Research Iuav and President of Corila

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14.30

Opening greetings

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Speakers

Alberto Stefani,
President of the Veneto Region

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15.00

How to Build a Regenerative Society

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Speakers

Paul Polman,
Business leader, investor, philanthropist

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Discussion - From extractive systems to regenerative economies that restore people and the planet

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Speakers

Emma Ursich,
Chief Executive Officer of The Human Safety Net and Head of Corporate Identity and The Historical Archives at Assicurazioni Generali

Michele Falcone,
General Manager of Gruppo CAP

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16.00

Climate Reflected in Water – Data and Stories of a Fragile Resource

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Speakers

Edo Ronchi,
President, Fondazione Sviluppo Sostenibile

Maria Alessandra Gallone,
President, Ispra

Presentation: Report on water in Italy

Andrea Barbabella,
Scientific coordinator, Italy for Climate

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Art Performance: Tropico Mediterraneo

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Speakers

Stefano Liberti,
Journalist and filmmaker

Original music by Pasquale Filastò on cello and Alessio Potestà on accordion

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18.00

Tackling Climate Risks with the Energy Transition

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Speakers

Gilberto Pichetto Fratin,
Minister of the Environment and Energy Security of Italy

Carlo Carraro,
President Emeritus of Ca’ Foscari University of Venice and Vice-Chair of IPCC Working Group III

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20.00

Mar de Molada

TEATRO GOLDONI
Per S. Marco, 4650/B,
30124 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Marco Paolini,
Author & Performer

Coro delle Cicale

Conducted by Giuseppina Casarin

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Per S. Marco, 4650/B,
30124 Venezia (VE)

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