Join
the
Water
Institute
in
person
this
year
for
World
Water
Day
2023
celebrations!
More
information,
including
speaker
profiles,
can
be
seen
on
the World
Water
Day
event
website.
11:00 - 12:30 PM
WATER: Life, History, Art
This fireside chat will explore our intricate relationship with water; how it has shaped civilizations, reconfigured landscapes, formed political institutions, inspired culture and art. Learn how understanding our past can inform our future water security.
Featuring:
Giulio
Boccaletti,
Author,
Water:
A
Biography;
Honorary
Research
Associate,
Smith
School
of
Enterprise
and
the
Environment,
Oxford
University
Dustin
Garrick,
Professor
and
University
Research
Chair
in
Water
and
Development
Policy,
School
of
Environment,
Resources
and
Sustainability,
University
of
Waterloo
Ulrike
Al-Khamis,
Director
and
CEO,
Aga
Khan
Museum
(In-person event)
1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
Water Careers of the Future
This interactive panel session will provide diverse practitioner perspectives on current and emerging water sector issues and what knowledge, skills and attributes students and early career professional should possess to address them.
Featuring:
Carla
Torchia,
Manager
Great
Lakes
National
Programs
Office,
Environment
and
Climate
Change
Canada
Krystyn
Tully,
Owner,
President
&
CEO,
Entremission
Bill
Malyk,
Vice-President
Water
Sector
Lead
Canada,
WSP
Golder
Monica
Emelko,
Professor,
Civil
and
Environmental
Engineering,
University
of
Waterloo
(In-person event)
6:00 PM - 10:00 PM
World Water Day Evening Social
Join the Students of the Water Institute Graduate Section (SWIGS) after the University of Waterloo World Water Day activities off-campus for an opportunity to network and socialize in-person with other attendees.
(In-person event)