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Date: October 8th, 2025 | Time: 12:00PM- 6:30PM | Location: McGill Faculty Club-3450 McTavish St.
Join us for Brace Water Day 2025, a dynamic event bringing together researchers, students, and community partners to explore some of the most critical issues facing water systems today. This gathering celebrates innovation, collaboration, and knowledge-sharing across disciplines.
Expect an exciting day of:
- Student poster presentations
- Research Lightning Talks
- A keynote speaker session
- Opportunities for networking and collaboration
Event Schedule
| Time | Activity & Room | Room |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00PM- 1:00PM |
Student Poster Session (on display throughout the day) |
Main Lounge & Heritage Room |
| 1:00 PM – 2:45 PM |
Research Lightning Talks by Brace Seed Funding Recipients |
Billiard Room |
| 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM |
Coffee break |
Main Lounge |
| 3:00 PM |
Keynote Presentation: Canada’s Waters – Ensuring Resilience in a Changing World by Prof. Zafar Adeel followed by Cocktail reception |
Ballroom |
Keynote: Canada’s Waters – Ensuring Resilience in a Changing World
Join us as keynote speaker Prof. Zafar Adeel explores Living Water: Our Shared Responsibility for Canada’s Waters—a powerful call to action for collective stewardship and sustainable water futures
Prof. Zafar Adeel serves as the Executive Director of the Pacific Water Research Centre at Simon Fraser University, and as Director of the SFU School of Sustainable Energy Engineering. He has over 30 years of experience in a broad range of environmental science and policy issues. This includes 18 years of work as a United Nations official in the field of international development and research. He served as the Director UNU-INWEH from 2006 to 2016. He also chaired a group of nearly 60 organizations called UN-Water during 2010-2012 and co-chaired the Millennium Ecosystem Assessment team of scientists that produced the global desertification synthesis in 2005. His research focuses on the intersection of water security, technological innovation, and community-engagement. He is the Book Series Editor for Springer’s: “Water Security in a New World.
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