s always, IdeaFestival® invites you to Stay Curious™.
So, what IF... the world's fresh water supply was going to run out in our lifetime? What IF... humans could actually live while submerged under the sea? What IF... millions of children could be saved from waterborne disease just by teaching them one simple thing?
Find out the answers at IF Water, and be submerged in a day of mind bending discussions and creative thinking that could potentially result in solving problems and saving lives.
Speakers include:
- Fabien Cousteau, oceanographer and grandson of Jacques-Yves Cousteau who just made history with his 31 day underwater exploration, Mission 31.
- Patricia Mulroy, Former GM of the Southern Nevada Water Authority for more than 20 years.
- Rose George, freelance journalist and Author of The Big Necessity.
- Mark Hogg, Founder and CEO of WaterStep.
The 3rd Annual IF Water Conference hosted by WaterStep in conjunction with IdeaFestival® will be held on Tuesday, September 30th at The Kentucky International Convention Center Room Cascade A, 221 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY. Tickets are available online for $65 and include lunch. Student tickets ($15) are only available by visiting or calling The Kentucky Center Box Office at (502) 584-7777.
IF Water 2014 is sponsored by Louisville Water Company, Metropolitan Sewer District, 5 Cities Plus Conference, and PPG, with support from Ernst & Young and Ivy Tech Community College.
To learn more, call (502) 568-6342 or visit www.waterstep.org.
About IdeaFestival
Founded in 2000, IdeaFestival is a celebration for creative thinkers and the intellectually curious. It's an eclectic network of global thinkers and one-of-a-kind innovators bound together by an intense curiosity about what is impacting and shaping the future of the arts, business, technology, design, science, philosophy and education. The conference is held every fall in Louisville, Kentucky at The Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts. Please visit ideafestival.com for more information. Follow us @ideafestival and #IF14.
About WaterStep
WaterStep, headquartered in Louisville, Kentucky, is a U.S.-based 501(c)(3) organization that works to fight the global water crisis by empowering communities with the training and technology to provide safe, sustainable water and hygiene solutions for themselves. Since 2001 WaterStep has improved the lives of hundreds of thousands of people in almost two dozen countries including Haiti, Kenya, India, the Dominican Republic, Pakistan, Tanzania, and Costa Rica. To learn more, call (502) 568-6342 or visit www.waterstep.org.
Contact Information
- The Kentucky International Convention Center Room Cascade A Louisville, KY
- 221 S. 4th Street, Louisville, KY 40202
- (502) 568-6342
Event Time
- Monday, September 29, 2014
- 8:00 PM
Price
- $65; $15 for students