January 31, 2025
Municipal Information Network

Blue Cities 2025 - Navigating the waves: Strategic management of risk in uncertain times

Organization:
Canadian Water Network Inc.
Location:
Misssissauga, Ontario, Canada
Start Date:
May 14, 2025
End Date:
May 15, 2025
Website:
bluecities.ca
Description
Are you struggling with delayed projects and budget pressures? Concerned about future risks like new contaminants and decarbonization? Prepare for the future with foresight. Take home strategies and solutions from Canada’s top experts and practitioners at Blue Cities, the water conference designed expressly for strategic decision makers.

This year’s conference will feature sessions on: 

  • Managing risk related to aging infrastructure and service interruptions 
  • Providing equitable, affordable servicing in the face of escalating costs  
  • Building resilient infrastructure for new housing  
  • Creating pathways to net zero wastewater  
  • Remaining nimble through adaptive long-range planning  
  • Preparing for climate shocks and trends 
  • Monitoring and removing persistent, mobile contaminants  
  • Preventing the spread of infectious diseases through wastewater surveillance 

Who can you expect to see at Blue Cities 2025:

  • Leading experts, decision makers and collaborators from across multiple sectors  
  • A curated speaker roster of international experts selected by CWN 
  • Exhibitors from North America’s top knowledge and service providers 
  • Sponsors that can offer value to Canada’s water leaders 
  • 250 delegates from Canada, the U.S. and Indigenous Nations
Additional information

Canadian Water Network is a national nonprofit and hub for cross-sector collaboration on water-related challenges and opportunities. We bring decision-makers from different sectors and disciplines together to share knowledge, collaborate and accelerate action.

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