Samantha Cristoforetti e Gennadij Padalka intervistati da Piero Bianucci e Tommaso Ghidini

Una conversazione sul tema dell’acqua nell’universo con l’intervista a Samantha Cristoforetti– la prima donna italiana nello spazio –, il russo Gennadij Padalka – l’uomo che è stato più a lungo di chiunque altro nello spazio –, e Tommaso Ghidini, responsabile della sezione di Tecnologia dei materiali all’Agenzia spaziale europea (ESA), condotta da Piero Bianucci, scrittore e giornalista scientifico.

Wednesday 21/03/2018
from 9,00 to 17,30
International conference
“The Virtuous Path: from Water Scarcity
to Water Efficiency”
Curated by the University of Parma, UNESCO WWAP,
ISPRA Environment Institute, CHy-WMO, EEA
and Po River basin Authority.
Speeches and lectures by Paolo Andrei (University of
Parma), Renzo Valloni (University of Parma), Stefano
Laporta (ISPRA), Meuccio Berselli (Po River basin
Authority), Bruno Mioni (Po River Interregional Agency),
Alessandro Bratti (ISPRA), Patrizio Bianchi (Regione
Emilia-Romagna), Monique Barbut (UNCCD), Silvano
Pecora (CHy-WMO), Michela Miletto (UNESCO WWAP).
Scholars from the principal universities and research
centres world-wide have been invited to participate.
The lectures given during the conference will be selected
by the Scientific Committee.
from 18,00 to 20,00
Salotti d’acqua: Aperitif with Special Guests
Speeches by Monique Barbut (UNCCD), Romano
Prodi, Karl Burkart (Leonardo DiCaprio Foundation),
Alessandra Sensi (UFM).
from 20,00 to 24,00
Gala Dinner
With international guests, relators, representatives of the
principals authorities and institutions and sponsors.
Speeches by Franco Maria Ricci, Grammenos Mastrojeni
(Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Donatella Bianchi
(WWF Italia).
Thursday 22/03/2018
from 9,30 to 17,30
World Water Day
Lectures and seminars by world-class scientists and
science celebrities, coordinated by Prof. Luca Mercalli.
Lectures by Michela Miletto (UNESCO WWAP),
Enrico Giovannini (ASVIS), Alok Jha, Fabio Trincardi
(CNR – National Research Council), Renzo Rosso
(Milan Polytechnic), Ferdinando Boero (CNR),
Gianfranco Bologna (WWF Italia), Grammenos
Mastrojeni (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), Francesco
Vincenzi (ANBI), Hindou Oumarou Ibrahim.
from 18,00 to 20,00
Salotti d’acqua: Water in Space
Samantha Cristoforetti and Gennadij Padalka interviewed
by Piero Bianucci and Tommaso Ghidini.
Friday 23/03/2018
from 9,15 to 17,30
International conference
“The Blue Challenges and Opportunities:
from Strategies to Action”
Curated by the Regione Emilia-Romagna.
Welcome speeches by: Stefano Bonaccini (President of
Regione Emilia-Romagna), Paola Gazzolo (Regional
secretary for the Environment) and Federico Pizzarotti
(Mayor of Parma). With lectures by: Brian Richter
(University of Virginia), Gian Luca Galletti (Minister of
the Environment), Debbie Franco (delegate of the
governments of California), Olga Slepner (delegate of
Israel), delegate of South Africa, Simona Caselli
(GACSA), Pietro Laureano (UNESCO), Meuccio Berselli
(Po River basin Authority), Yossi Yaacob (Mekorot),
Paolo Mannini (C.E.R.), Piero Pelizzaro (Chief Resilience
Officer – Milan Municipality), Dai Guowen (China Eco
City Academy), Ugo Peruch (Mutti), Alessandro Piva
(CIO), Donatella Davoli (IREN).
from 17,30 to 19,30
Salotti d’acqua: Water, Art and Architecture
Lectio Magistralis by Thierry Huau introduced by the
Architect Pier Carlo Bontempi and Michael Harris
(Prince of Wales Foundation).
from 20,00 to 21,30
Peter Greenaway making a Splash
A conversation with the famous director, rich in
suggestion about Water between Cinema and Philosophy.