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Ocean Space
- Admission fee
- Free of charge
- Bookings
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Registration required. Register for the morning session here. Register for the afternoon session here
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The event will be part in Italian and part in English
As part of the first edition of Venice Climate Week, on Wednesday, June 4, Ocean Space hosts “Planet Aqua”, a public event exploring ecology, economy, and the ways in which art and culture can help us understand and address the transformations of our time.
In an era marked by increasingly profound climate change, water emerges as a crucial element for reimagining our shared future. Organized in collaboration with Marevivo and the Italian Pavilion at the 2025 Venice Architecture Biennale, the event brings together experts from a range of disciplines — including economist Jeremy Rifkin — and offers a radical rethinking of ecological transition, starting from the centrality of water as our most precious common good.
“Planet Aqua” is part of the official program of the first Venice Climate Week, conceived by Riccardo Luna and promoted in collaboration with the Future Food Institute, as an international platform for dialogue on climate, sustainability, and regenerative economic models.
program
09am – 1pm | Discussion
Giulio Boccaletti, Chief Scientific Officer, CMCC
Carlo Barbante, President of CSRCC
Ferdinando Boero, Professor of Zoology, University of Naples Federico II
Tosca Sala, European Marine Biological Coordination Officer
Valerio Rossi Albertini, CNR
Louise Carver, Human Geographer and Political Ecologist
Moderated by Riccardo Luna
Panel: The Hydrogen Era and Beyond
Massimo Perotti, CEO, Sanlorenzo - Pierroberto Folgiero, CEO, Fincantieri S.p.A.
3 – 6pm | Discussion
Pietro Daniel Omodeo, Director, UNESCO Chair on Water Heritage and Sustainable Development
Andrea Rinaldo, 2024 Stockholm Water Prize Laureate
Antonio Scurati, Author and Writer
Francesco Musco, Urban Planner, IUAV and President of Corila
Antonio Ragusa, Director, Fatebenefratelli Hospital
Rosalba Giugni, Founder and President of Marevivo
Concluding remarks: Jeremy Rifkin
Information
Under the patronage of Ca' Foscari University, the Metropolitan City of Venice, and the Veneto Region.
The event is also supported by: Venice Sustainability Foundation, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), UNESCO, IUAV University of Venice, and Venice International University. Legacy Partners: ASviS, Euro-Mediterranean Center on Climate Change (CMCC), International Center for Climate Change Studies and Research (CSRCC), Corila, IUAV, Legambiente, M9 Museum, Marevivo, Ocean Space, SEA BEYOND, The Human Safety Net, UNESCO-IOC, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice International University, Venice Sustainability Foundation, VeniSIA. Main Partners: Sanlorenzo, Edison, Fincantieri, Prada Group. Supporting Partner: Thetis. Mobility Partners: Trenitalia. Media Partners: Corriere della Sera, Ansa, Sky TG24, Neutralia.
