Achieving Climate Resilience Through Water Symposium

The Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) is pleased to announce the sessions being presented at the Achieving Climate Resilience Through Water Symposium on March 20!

Please see below for session titles, leads, and a brief summary of the content that will be presented at the symposium. Full descriptions will be provided to registrants in advance of the event.

Attendees will have three tracks with twelve sessions in total to choose from being led by content experts, leaders in their fields, and government officials about a range of topics from inter-municipal collaboration and stormwater utilities to innovative technologies and approaches to addressing water challenges to novel financing pathways and techniques. PDH credits will also be provided for attendees of sessions for Pennsylvania and New Jersey professionals, provided by JMT.

Tickets are available now starting at $100 for non-profit & government employees, $130 for SBN & GSI Partners members, and $165 for General Admission.

SBN invites you to join us for our upcoming symposium being held on March 20, 2024. The day-long conference, titled “Achieving Climate Resilience Through Water,” will convene business-owners, professionals, and other interested parties that work in the green stormwater infrastructure field and other issues relating to water management, quality, equity, and climate resilience. Attendees will learn how to more effectively implement and manage stormwater management practices (SMPs), as well as identify new approaches to green stormwater infrastructure, how water management impacts our waterways and drinking water, gain a deeper knowledge of the regulatory frameworks that support nature-based solutions and the financing and funding mechanisms that exist to advance the industry forward. Our symposium will be held on March 20, 2024 at the Science History Institute in Philadelphia’s Old City neighborhood.

The symposium will be opened by Pinar Balci, Ph.D, former Assistant Commissioner of the Environmental Planning and Analysis at the NYCDEP with an opening plenary titled: “Meeting Urban Stormwater Resiliency and Water Quality Challenges via Cross-Sectoral Collaborations,” and will include 12 sessions across three tracks: Green Stormwater Management: New Approaches, Operations & Maintenance; Stormwater & Climate Resilience Regulations & Policies; and Funding and Financing Opportunities for Water Infrastructure & Community Greening. In addition to these core tracks, SBN and its Steering Committee has considered proposals that present cutting edge developments and innovations in water management technologies and practices, as well as those that incorporate an integrated water systems approach to climate resilience.

Find the session titles, descriptions, and speakers here: https://www.sbnphiladelphia.org/gsi/2024-achieving-climate-resilience-through-water-symposium-sessions-topics/.