Monday 8 June 2026 - Venice Climate Week 2026

Agenda

8 JUNE 2026

08.30

Arrival & Welcome

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

09.00

Opening Session - Welcome Remarks

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

09.30

Water as Strategic Infrastructure

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

Speakers

Jessika Roswall,
European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and Circular Economy

PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

10.15

Planet Aqua Roundtable - From the Hydrosphere Pact to Collective Action

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

11.30

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

12.30

Closing Reflection

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

From Cities to Planetary Responsibility

Andrea Rinaldo,
Professor, EPFL; President, Istituto Veneto di Scienze, Lettere ed Arti; Stockholm Water Prize Laureate

PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum

FONDAZIONE CINI
Isola di San Giorgio

17.00

Green and Blue Urbanism - A conference of IUAV Centenary - Lectio Magistralis

IUAV University of Venice
Aula Magna

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
Aula Magna

18.00

Venice Climate Week Closing event - AS ABOVE, SO BELOW

Fabbrica H3, Ex Chiesa Santi Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca

Speakers

⁠Sara Roversi,
Founder, Future Food Institute

Jan Pachner,
Secretary General, One Ocean Foundation

Davide Friello

Marshmallow Laser Feast

Antoine Bertine

Andrea Crespi

Elnara Nasirli

Yoko Shimizu

Almagul Menlibayeva

Suad Gara

Orkhan Mammadov

PLANET AQUA
The World Blue Community Forum

Fabbrica H3, Ex Chiesa Santi Cosma e Damiano, Giudecca