The Forum of Possibilities 2024

The 2nd Forum of Possibilities will take place on November 20, 2024, focusing on the theme of water treasures. This forum is an opportunity to share the knowledge of pioneers of the Living, who have tested promising, innovative initiatives, with both the Venetian and international public, in order to raise awareness of the range of possibilities available to us for a better future.

SEE THE ITALIAN PROGRAM HERE .
SEE THE ENGLISH PROGRAM HERE .

You can also consult the speakers' booklet in ITALIAN and ENGLISH .

November 19, 2024 

To watch the replay of the day's events from November 19th, click here!

5:30 PM WELCOME ADDRESS
by Alexia Boro – THSN
and Hélène Molinari – SUMUS

PRESENTATION OF VENICE AQUA VALLEY

with Giulio Pasolini and the Aquamur Venice Festival with Barbara Albasio
• Andrea Rinaldo – Stockholm Water Nobel Prize
• Overview of CREA's "Venice's Changemakers" and "AquaPioneers"

6 PM THREE PARALLEL SESSIONS
Involving a select group of Venetian citizens' associations working on 3 water-related projects/priorities. Moderated by Fabio Malfati and members of the CREA
, AQUATECH
, AQUAINSPIRED
, and AQUACITIZEN

The activities and proposals were shared and discussed during panel 5.

November 20, 2024

9:45 AM WELCOME ADDRESS
by Alexia Boro – The Human Safety Net, and Hélène Molinari – SUMUS

10:00 AM 1st ROUND TABLE "THE SILENT SUPERPOWER OF BIOMIMICRY"
– to watch the replay click here! Moderated by Giulio Pasolini
• Luigi Bubacco – University of Chioggia/ BioDesign
• Franck Bouche – Spuma
• Marco Poletto – Ecologicstudio
• Kalina Raskin – Ceebios

11:00 AM 2nd ROUND TABLE "VENICE AND THE LAGOON: A LONG HISTORY OF RESILIENCE AND INNOVATION"
– to watch the replay click here! Moderated by Damiano De Marchi
• Alberto Toso Fei – Venice, mistress of water throughout history
• Simone Venturini – Current challenges related to water and the economy
• Corrado Fischer – SAVE Group
• Claudia Pignata – VENISIA

12:00 PM 3rd PANEL “BIOMIMICISM AS A SOURCE OF INSPIRATION FOR ANY REGENERAL PATHWAY”
– to watch the replay click here! Moderated by Bénédicte Fumey
• Romain Cristofini – LUMIA – regenerative economy and humanist leadership
• Giovanna Melandri – Human Foundation
• Christophe Sachs – Gaiarta
• Nicolas Hazard – INCO Impact Fund

2:00 PM - 2:15 PM
– To watch the replay, click here! • Mario Sprovieri – ISMAR/CNR

2:15 PM 4th ROUND TABLE “VENICE AND WATER: WHAT AWAITS US?”
moderated by Giulio Pasolini – to watch the replay click here!
• Jane da Mosto – WahV We Are Here Venice ETS
• Carlo Federico Dall'Omo –
IUAV – the first “Campus dell'acqua”
• Natasha Yamamura/Fiona McOmish –
Algae Scope
• Allison Zurfluh – Barena Association

3:30 PM 5th ROUND TABLE “REWRITING A NEW CHAPTER TOGETHER FOR VENICE AND THE LAGOON”
– to watch the replay click here! Sharing of activities and clear proposals identified during the brainstorming session with associations and the workshop on November 19th on the two themes Venice Aqua Valley and Aquaur Festival Venezia

4:50 PM 6th ROUND TABLE "NEXT STEPS: THE AQUAMOUR VENEZIA FESTIVAL: CELEBRATING THE PRECIOUS INTELLIGENCE AND POWER OF WATER"
– to watch the replay click here! Moderated by Barbara Albasio and Giulio Pasolini
• Eleonora Vallone, founder
of the Aqua Film Festival
• Anne de Carbuccia, director and founder of One Planet One Future, screening of the short film One Ocean
• Paolo della Corte, photographer
• Fabiola Ruggiero, tea expert
• Gunter Pauli and Gaiarta