2025 SLU Summit For Water

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at 8:00 AM until Thursday, March 20, 2025 at 6:00 PMCentral Daylight Time UTC -05:00

Saint Louis University
Busch Student Center
20 N. Grand Blvd
St. Louis, MO 63103
United States

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Event Details

Saint Louis University’s WATER Institute and National Great Rivers are proud to present the 2025 SLU Summit for Water: Nature-Based Solutions: Science to Policy to Practice!

Join leaders and experts from academia, industry, nonprofit, and government at the SLU Summit for Water to share ideas, learn about the latest research, and tackle some of the most critical and persistent challenges facing our most fundamental resource: water. The sixth annual SLU Summit for Water will focus on exploring nature-based solutions by engaging stakeholders across sectors and disciplines to join in the WATER Institute’s mission of advancing water innovation to serve humanity.

Dates: March 19-20, 2025
Time: 8 a.m. - 6 p.m. (CT) both days

Locations

Wednesday, March 19: Busch Student Center, 20 N. Grand Blvd, St. Louis, MO 63103
Thursday, March 20: Online Only - Zoom Webinar

More details, including parking and the webinar link, will be emailed to registrants the week before the event.

Schedule

The first day of the summit, March 19, will be hosted in person at Saint Louis University and will feature invited speakers, panels and networking opportunities. The second day of the summit, March 20, will be hosted virtually and feature faculty and student research presentations.

Wednesday, March 19 (In Person)

8-8:30 a.m. — Registration/Coffee
8:30-8:45 a.m. — Welcome and Opening Remarks
8:45-9:30 a.m. — Panel 1: Exploring the Roles of Nature-Based Solutions: Definitions and Implications
9:30 - 9:50 a.m. — Coffee Break
9:50 - 10:35 a.m. — Panel 2: Science
10:45 - 11:30 a.m.— Panel 3: Policy
11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. — Lunch
1 - 1:15 p.m. — Keynote Introduction
1:15 - 2 p.m. —Keynote Presentation: Advancing Nature-based Solutions for People and the Planet
2:05 - 2:50 p.m. — Panel 4: Practice
3 - 3:45 p.m. — Panel 5: Nature-Based Solutions for a Dynamic World
3:45 - 4 p.m. — Closing Remarks
4 - 6 p.m. — Networking Reception

Thursday, March 20 (Virtual)

8:15 - 8:30 a.m. — Welcome
8:30 - 9 a.m. — Presentation 1
9:15 - 9:45 a.m. — Presentation 2
10 - 10:30 a.m. — Presentation 3
10:45 - 11:15 a.m. — Presentation 4
11:30 a.m. - Noon — Presentation 5
Noon - 12:30 p.m. — Lunch Break
12:30 - 1 p.m. — Presentation 6
1:15 - 1:45 p.m. — Presentation 7
2 - 2:30 p.m. — Presentation 8
2:45 - 3:15 p.m. — Presentation 9
3:30 - 4 p.m. — Presentation 10
4 - 4:15 p.m. —Closing Remarks

Cost

The conference is free to attend and open to the public. Please consider making a gift to the WATER Institute during registration to support water-related research and outreach at SLU.

Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.