About VCW25
A Decade of Promises. Five Years to Deliver. A Call to Action from Venice. Ten years after the Paris Agreement, the prophetic words of Laudato Sì, and the global launch of the Sustainable Development Goals, humanity stands at a crossroads. The 2030 Agenda is no longer a distant horizon—it is five years away.
Venice Climate Week emerges as a lighthouse for collective awakening. A gathering place where tools, ambitions, and responsibilities are not only realigned—but reimagined. Where dialogue becomes the most radical act of regeneration.
Venice becomes the beating heart of a renewed ecological pact. Because we don’t just need solutions—we need transformation. Because we don’t just need to talk—we need to listen, convene, and act.
The future is not a deadline. It is a choice.
A bold initiative
The initiative is conceived and curated by Riccardo Luna, journalist and Italian innovation advocate, with a longstanding commitment to sustainability. He was the first editor-in-chief of Wired Italia and served as Italy’s Digital Champion. In 2023, he co-curated the Sky TG24 documentary Earth4All and the World of Francis, exploring Pope Francis' climate advocacy. In 2024, he conducted the only Italian interview with Al Gore, later meeting the Pope together with Gore. He curated two photographic exhibitions on climate change at Gallerie d’Italia (2023 and 2024), and promoted a climate petition that collected 200,000 signatures, presented to President Sergio Mattarella. He is currently a columnist for Corriere della Sera. The event is produced by the Future Food Institute, a global innovation ecosystem founded by Sara Roversi to tackle the most pressing challenges of the global food system. Through research, education, and entrepreneurship, FFI fosters the transition toward a more sustainable, inclusive, and regenerative future. With offices in Italy and abroad, the Institute connects institutions, businesses, and communities to drive positive impact through solutions that blend technology, culture, and sustainability. Venice Climate Week collaborates with key institutions including UNESCO-IOC, NATIVA, Venice World Sustainability Capital Foundation (VSF), CMCC Foundation, SEA BEYOND, The Human Safety Net, Ocean Space, Ca' Foscari University, IUAV, Venice International University, the City and Region of Venice, and leading environmental and sustainability organizations like Marevivo, WWF, Legambiente, and ASviS.
Leadership and vision
An international forum dedicated to thought leadership and strategic action for the future of the planet. Born out of the urgency of climate action, it brings together pioneers, institutions and communities to rewrite the ecological transition with new narratives, concrete goals and systemic innovation.
STRATEGIC CLIMATE ACTION
An accelerator of ideas, alliances and vision. Venice Climate Week is a multistakeholder platform where science, culture, politics and innovation intertwine to co-create solutions to drive a fair and regenerative ecological transition. We are called to move from inertia to impact, updating shared narratives, strategies and alliances. Dialogue is the common thread of the week: the big questions about climate and our common future are the spark.
VISIONARY GOVERNANCE
A space for visionary insight and governance designed to align local and global actors around shared priorities for the well-being of people and the planet. A week of high-level dialogues and immersive experiences inviting institutions and communities to take back leadership and accelerate systemic change.