Thursday 4 June 2026 - Venice Climate Week 2026

Agenda

4 JUNE 2026

10.00

The Santa Marta Consensus: Climate Science Dialogue for a post fossil fuels world

Procuratie in Piazza San Marco

Speakers

Carlo Barbante,
Professor at the University of Venice, founder and former director of the Institute of Polar Sciences of the National Research Council (CNR)

Iris Nicomedi,
Executive Director of the “Cambio io, cambia il mondo” project (at Be The Hope Foundation)

Valeria Zanini,
Climate Diplomacy Analyst at ECCO

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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10.30

Energy Transition - Designing the Systems of Tomorrow

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Speakers

Mario Cucinella,
Architecture & innovation

Elisa Palazzi,
Climate & biodiversity

Giulia Genuardi,
Future of jobs & energy transition

Fabrizio Pilo,
Energy systems & infrastructure

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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11.30

Water Tech solutions for Planet Aqua

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Speakers

Mario Cucinella,
Architecture & innovation

Elisa Palazzi,
Climate & biodiversity

Giulia Genuardi,
Future of jobs & energy transition

Fabrizio Pilo,
Energy systems & infrastructure

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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12.00

MUSIC FOR CLIMATE

San Servolo Island

Speakers

Eugenio Cesaro,
Eugenio in Via Di Gioia

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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15.00

Introduction and welcome greetings

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Speakers

Riccardo Luna,
Journalist, Corriere della Sera

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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15.00

Blue Economy Innovation Session - The Blue Economy: from scarcity to abundance through innovation

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Speakers

Gunter Pauli,
founder of ZERI

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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15.25

Global trends - the value of the blue economy

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Speakers

Elisa Zambito Marsala,
Responsible of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs Intesa Sanpaolo

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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15.35

green port and green shipping: two models of change

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Speakers

Alessandro Panaro,
Head of Maritime & Energy, SRM

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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15.45

presentation of the blue economy observation research: "the role of start-ups in the cleantech and blue economy sectors in italy"

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Speakers

Francesco Perrini,
Associate Dean for Sustainability &
Director of the Blue Economy Monitor, SDA Bocconi School of Management

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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16.00

Round Table: Blue Economy - Innovation, sustainability and programs with a territories impact

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Speakers

Giordano Fatali,
President of the National School of Civic Education – Montecitorio Campus Foundation

Jan Pachner,
Secretary General, One Ocean Foundation

Iñigo Larraya Tejero,
L’Oréal, Director of Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

Matteo De Laurentiis,
Head of Strategic Marketing & Esg Initiatives Divisione IMI Corporate & Investment Banking Intesa Sanpaolo

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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16.50

Round Table: Maritime Decarbonization - Rethinking Ocean Industries

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Speakers

Massimo Perotti,
President and Chief Executive Officer, Sanlorenzo Yachts

Fabio Fritelli,
Managing Director of NextChem

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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17.20

Final greetings and acknowledgements

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Speakers

Elisa Zambito Marsala,
Responsible of Education Ecosystem and Global Value Programs Intesa Sanpaolo

Riccardo Luna,
Journalist, Corriere della Sera

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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18.00

Music for Climate - A Playlist for our Planet

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Speakers

Luca Sofri,
Journalist and writer

Science, Economic Policy & the Climate Transition

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19.00

Seeing the Climate: Art, Narrative and Perception

Speakers

Emiliano Ponzi

Gabriele Rossi

Moderated by Cristiano Seganfreddo

Climate Talk

CASA SANLORENZO
Dorsoduro, 170, 30123 Venezia (VE)