CANCELLED: The 8th Annual Massachusetts Water Forum and Youth Summit will be co-sponsored by Senator Anne Gobi and Representative Smitty Pignatelli in honor of the United Nation's World Water Day. This year's event carries through on the UN's theme of "Water & Climate Change" by exploring water resilience in a time of climate uncertainty.
8th Annual Massachusetts Water Forum: Water and Climate Change
Keynote Presenter: Dr. Bruno Verdini, Urban Planning and Negotiation, MIT
Author of the best-seller: Winning Together - The Natural Resource Negotiation Playbook
11:30 am Registration
11:45 am Opening Remarks
Dr. Karen Weber, Executive Director, Foundation for a Green Future
11:50 pm Lunch and Networking with background music provided by Karish Karish
12:15 pm - Program Begins
Senator Anne Gobi, Senate Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Representative Smitty Pignatelli, House Chair, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture
Fred Laskey, Executive Director, Massachusetts Water Resources (MWRA)
Anselmo Cassiano Alves, Negotiation, Water Diplomacy & Climate Change, Crisis Management Business Continuity Research Affiliate @ MIT-Harvard
Keynote Presenter: Dr. Bruno Verdini, Urban Planning and Negotiation, MIT
Author of the best-seller: Winning Together - The Natural Resource Negotiation Playbook