October 29-30, 2024
Harley-Davidson Museum, Milwaukee

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The Water Council and Marquette University are teaming up for a conference on corporate sustainability, water and energy resiliency, and stewardship. The Nexus Sustainability Leaders Summit will build on the strong history of The Water Council’s Water Leaders Summit and the Marquette Sustainability Lab’s Sustainability 2.0 Conference. We will explore sustainability-related topics across water, energy, finance, manufacturing, agribusiness, artificial intelligence, technology and strategy.

Note: Radhika Fox is no longer able to attend the summit due to a family emergency.

Program Agenda & Speaker Bios

See highlights from last year's Sustainability 2.0 Conference & Water Leaders Summit

Summit Panel Topics

• Energy Transition or Energy Expansion?  Keeping Up With a Changing Society
• Breaking the bottlenecks: How Can We Overcome Hurdles in Technology, Financing and Permitting to Achieve Solutions More Quickly?
• The Role of Artificial Intelligence in Modern Energy & Water Infrastructure
• Building Climate Resilience
• Sustainable Financing & the Need for a New Paradigm

Summit Timeline

Tuesday, Oct. 29
10:00 a.m. – Registration and networking
11:15 a.m. – Summit welcome and opening remarks
Noon – Lunch
12:30 p.m. Summit resumes
5:15 p.m. Reception

Wednesday, Oct. 30
8:00 a.m. – Breakfast
8:30 a.m.  – Welcome
Noon – Lunch
1:00 p.m. – Summit Resumes
2:15 p.m. – Closing Remarks

Thank you to our sponsors!