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Water at a Tipping Point

January 22, 2025
13:15–14:00 (Europe/Amsterdam time zone)

About this session

Water systems are reaching a tipping point, with increasing floods and droughts affecting multiple regions globally. In five years, it is estimated that half the world will face water stress, jeopardizing productivity, public health and food security, and threatening $1.6 trillion in assets. How can we leverage technology, governance and finance innovations to avoid or manage water tipping...
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Speakers

CB
Christophe Beck
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Ecolab
SM
Sherry Madera
Chief Executive Officer
CDP
FM
Fajer Mushtaq
Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Oxyle
FP
Fabrizio Palermo
Chief Executive Officer
Acea
JR
Jessika Roswall
Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy
European Commission

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