Update your calendar with the dates for Blue Cities 2025 — May 14 & 15 in Mississauga. Don’t miss this event shaped specifically for senior managers, thought leaders and cross-sector collaborators from water, wastewater and stormwater utilities; multiple levels of government; public and environmental health, national and provincial NGOs; Indigenous-led organizations; and knowledge and service providers from the private sector.
Conference registration opens on January 21, 2025. Take advantage of early bird pricing!
What topics will be discussed at Blue Cities 2025?
This year’s conference theme is Navigating the waves: Strategic management of risk in uncertain times and 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
Preliminary conference program
This year, the conference will be two full days. The program on Day 2 concludes at 5:00 p.m. Simultaneous translation (English and French) will be available.
Day 1 (May 14)
- Registration and breakfast (7:30 a.m.)
- Conference Welcome (8:00 a.m.)
- Lightning Talk
- Plenary Sessions
- Keynote Speaker (lunch)
- Interactive Breakout Sessions
- Welcome Reception, hosted by Stantec
Day 2 (May 15)
- Day 2 Welcome
- Breakfast Keynote
- Lightning Talk
- Interactive Breakout Sessions
- Panel Discussion (lunch)
- Interactive Breakout Sessions
- Closing Remarks (4:45 p.m.)
Sponsorship Opportunities
A unique opportunity to showcase your organization to decision-makers
Blue Cities typically attracts water leaders from municipalities, industry, academia, NGOs and government from across Canada. Our two-day event is designed to maximize networking through interactive breakout sessions, lengthy breaks and an all-delegates reception.
- Position your organization as an industry thought leader.
- Build stronger relationships with municipalities, governments, industry and NGOs.
- Participate in shaping solutions for the municipal water sector.
We offer a range of sponsorship opportunities designed to meet your goals and maximize visibility. Choose the level (platinum/gold/silver/bronze) that best aligns with your company’s objectives. From exclusive networking opportunities to exhibit space to podium recognition and more, we can tailor opportunities to deliver maximum impact. View the 2025 sponsorship prospectus to learn more.
Simultaneous translation (English and French) will be available.
Blue Cities is hosted by Canadian Water Network (CWN). As a non-partisan, non-profit organization, CWN works with a wide range of organizations and individuals with diverse perspectives and expertise to solve complex water issues.
Land Acknowledgement
Canadian Water Network (CWN) respects the deep connection that First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples have with the land and its waters across Canada. We are grateful for the privilege to work and live here.
We honour and recognize the significance of treaties that establish the relationship between Indigenous peoples and settlers. Our office in Waterloo, Ontario is located on the traditional territory of the Neutral, Anishinaabeg and Haudenosaunee peoples. It is situated within the Haldimand Tract, on land that was granted to the Six Nations of the Grand River.
Blue Cities 2025 will be held in Mississauga, Ontario on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation, and the traditional territory of The Haudenosaunee Confederacy and Huron-Wendat and Wyandot Nations. Today, the City of Mississauga is home to many global Indigenous peoples.