Saturday 6 June 2026 - Venice Climate Week 2026

Agenda

6 JUNE 2026

09.30

Opening - Connecting citizens to the ocean: the role of art and culture - from scientific observation to civic engagement

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Sébastien Ruiz,
Fondation Tara Océan

Haley Ha,
Schmidt Ocean Institute

Karmenu Vella,
Former European Commissioner for the Environment, Oceans and Fisheries

Moderated by Markus Reymann, Co-director TBA21

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

10.15

The Overview Effect - Space, Imagination, and the Future of Earth

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Ersilia Vaudo,
Senior Executive ESA

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

10.45

From Net Positive to Regenerative Capital - Special Screening & High-Level Financial Dialogue

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Giovanna Melandri,
Chair Human Foundation, CoFounder and global ambassador GSGImpact, indipendent ESG Board Member

Paul Polman,
Business leader, investor, philanthropist

Marco Lambertini,
Convener, Nature Positive Initiative; former Director General, WWF International

Bertrand Badré,
CEO, Blue Like an Orange Sustainable Capital; Former CFO, World Bank

Nick Hurd,
Senior Advisor, GSG; Chair, GSG Impact & ITF

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

12.00

Visualizing the Invisible - Art, Power, and the Geography of Climate

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

Paolo Naldini,
Director of Cittadellarte, Fondazione Pistoletto

Moderated by Cristiano Seganfreddo

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

15.00

Opening keynote

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Thomas Crowther,
Professor of Global Ecosystem Ecology at ETH Zürich; Founder of Restor

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

15.30

High-Level Dialogue - The Queens of the Deep: A Vision for Planet Aqua

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Sylvia Earle,
Oceanographer, Explorer-in-Residence at National Geographic, and Founder of Mission Blue

Rosalba Giugni,
Founder and President of Marevivo, the driving force for ocean policy and civic courage

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

16.15

From Cities to Bioregions: regenerating urban systems through water, food, and territorial transformation

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

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

Merjin Dols,
EU Portfolio Weaver at BWL Collective

Moderated by Sara Roversi,
Future Food Institute

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

17.30

Trust and transformation

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Olafur Eliasson,
Artist

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

18.30

Art For Climate - Sonartico

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)

Speakers

Chiara Luzzana,
Sound Artist

Capital, Culture & Consciousness

OCEAN SPACE
Campo S. Lorenzo, 5069,
30122 Venezia (VE)