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2024 Achieving Climate Resilience Through Water Symposium
March 20 @ 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
Join the Sustainable Business Network of Greater Philadelphia (SBN) at the 2024 Achieving Climate Resilience Through Water Symposium
Event Details:
When: March 20 9am-4pm (registration opens at 8am)
Where: Science History Institute, 315 Chestnut St, Philadelphia, PA 19106
Tickets:
SBN & GSI Partners Members: $130
Non-Profits & Government Employees: $100
General Admission: $165
Below is a brief summary of the content that will be presented at the symposium. Further detail is available via the link below and full descriptions will be provided to registrants in advance of the event.
Opening Plenary Speaker: Pinar Balci, Ph.D., who recently became the National Director of Climate & Resilience for Johnson, Mirmiran & Thompson (JMT). Prior to joining JMT, she was the Assistant Commissioner of the Bureau of Environmental Planning and Analysis at the NYC Department of Environmental Protection. Pinar led the planning, design, and construction of the nation’s largest green infrastructure and innovative cloudburst management program to reduce Combined Sewer Overflows and improve water quality in New York Harbor while providing flood mitigation benefits and resiliency in environmental justice communities.
Attendees will have three tracks (including Green Stormwater Management: New Approaches, Operations & Maintenance; Stormwater & Climate Resilience Regulations & Policies; and Funding and Financing Opportunities for Water Infrastructure & Community Greening) 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.
For more information visit SBN’s event website or contact Alex Cupo at alex(at)sbnphiladelphia(dot)org.