PRESENT
auditorium PADIGLIONE ITALIA, EXPO MILAN - h.18:30 21 SEPTEMBER 2015
An iNspirational journey into the cycle and management of WATER resources
Five short movies. Five monologues.
Performed today for the first time
OFFICIAL SPONSORS main partner
in the framework of
INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE70th
PROGRAMME
www.thewaterooms.org
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Monologue #1: by Marco Paolini, author, theatre director and actor
“The Hydrological Cycle” by CoDesign
Monologue #2: by Evelyn Nguleka, President, World Farmers Organization
“Where is Water?” by Steve Cutts
Monologue #3: by Tony Allan, Emeritus Professor, King’s College London
“The Water Nexus Games” by Bitmama
Monologue #4: by Antonio Cianciullo, author and journalist, La Repubblica
“The Good Governance Recipe” by Francesca Ferrario
Monologue #5: by Vandana Shiva, author and environmental activist
“War or Peace?” by Studio Bozzetto 17:30 – 18:15 MEET & GREET
Light refreshments, EU Pavilion - kindly provided by Unilever
18:30 – 19:00 OPENING REMARKS
- Giuseppe Sala, Commissioner-General for Expo Milano 2015 - Gianluca Galletti, Minister, Italian Ministry of Environment and Protection of Land and Sea
- Blanca Jimenez Cisneros, Vice-Chair, UN-Water; Director, UNESCO Division of Water Sciences; Secretary, International Hydrological Programme - Stefano Giolito, Global Marketing Director Homecare; and Paul Polman, CEO, Unilever (video message)
- Roberto Potì, Executive Vice-President, Institutional & Regulatory Affairs and Power International , Edison Spa
- Nelton Friedrich, President, Itaipù Binacional 19:00 – 19:30 MUSICAL PERFORMANCE
Presentation by Mehri Madarshahi, President, Melody for Dialogue Among Civilizations Association
- Wolfgang David, violin. Performing “Solo Sonata” by Sergei Prokofiev - Guo Gan, ehru. Performing “Music for Water” by Anthony Paul De Ritis
19:30 - 20:15 THE WATER ROOMS: DISCOVER, UNDERSTAND AND CHANGE
20:15 - 20:30 CLOSING REMARKS
- Fernanda Guerrieri, UN Commissioner-General for Expo Milano 2015 - Davide Rampello, Carta Milano, Expo
- Ernst Bromeis, water ambassador and ultra-swimmer
20:35 - 20:40 “#WATER4PEACE”, a song by Shishani accompanied by Armonite (Jacopo Bigi e Paolo Fosso)
Master of Ceremony: Michela Miletto, WWAP Coordinator a.i.