CWN’s Blue Cities conference is just one month away! The program is now complete, with 60 speakers confirmed. Discussion will focus on the strategic management of risk in uncertain times.

Ten interactive sessions have been planned around urgent municipal water sector challenges: managing risk in uncertain times; future trends; finance and investment; adaptive planning; accelerated housing; availability and demand management; project delivery; net zero; workforce transformation; and environmental surveillance.

Keynote speakers include Dr. Deb Chachra (Olin College of Engineering) on how infrastructure systems shape our world; Kelly Lendsay (Indigenous Works) on integrating Indigenous innovation in the water sector; and Matti Siemiatycki (University of Toronto) on the challenges of financing and delivering infrastructure.

An array of networking activities are planned. Delegates are also encouraged to connect through the conference app.

Simultaneous translation will be available during all sessions. This service is funded in part by the Government of Canada.

CWN thanks Blue Cities sponsors GHD, Stantec and Xylem (Platinum level), Esri and Water Canada (Gold level), AECOM and EXP (Silver level) and American Water Works Association, Bird Construction and EPCOR (Bronze level) for their support of Canada’s municipal water sector.

There’s still time to register – put yourself in the room with municipal utility leaders and planners, government funders, academic experts, and key supporters from NGOs and the private sector. Take home strategies and solutions from the water conference designed expressly for decision-makers.