9954 Opening Plenary

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Welcome
Alok Jha, Science and technology correspondent,The Economist
Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, SIWI

Ministerial Conversation
Per Olsson Fridh, Minister for International Development Cooperation of Sweden
Jennifer Jun, Senior Manager of International Policy, SIWI

Setting the scene: Why do we need water to build resilience faster?
Amina Mohammed, Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations

Introduction to World Water Week
Henrika Thomasson, Director of World Water Week and Communications, SIWI

Setting the scene: Why is the climate crisis a water crisis?
Johan Rockström, Director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research

Artistic Performance
Arcadia Hugosson-Miller, artist
Clara Hedås Schmidt, artist

How do we achieve change? Part 1
Kumi Naidoo, Sanitation and Water for All, Global Leader; former Executive Director of Greenpeace International and Secretary-General of Amnesty International
Nicki Becker, Co-founder, Fridays for Future Argentina; Sanitation and Water for All, Youth Champion

How do we achieve change? Part 2
Mark Feierstein, Principal Advisor to Administrator, USAID

How do we achieve change? Part 3
Alok Jha, Science and technology correspondent, The Economist
Sandra Postel, 2021 Stockholm Water Prize laureate; Director of the Global Water Policy Project

Concluding Remarks
Torgny Holmgren, Executive Director, SIWI