About the Event
The MSU’s Ethics Initiative and the Broad College of Business Center for Ethical and Socially Responsible Leadership, with support from the Office of Research and Innovation and the Office of International Studies and Programs, partnered with True Elements to host The Ethics and Water Symposium on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023. Together, they explored how C-Suite and Government leaders can tackle water management challenges while creating new opportunities.
The symposium was dynamic and multi-faceted, much like water itself. It opened with keynote speaker Mr. Saroj Kumar Jha, Global Director for the World Bank Group’s Water Global Practice (GP), who discussed the human aspect of water from an ethical lens. Following Mr. Jha, scholars from the MSU community delivered flash talks to provide an overview of their research and work in water. After lunch, the symposium explored the role of water in sustainability, featuring a panel of experts. Then, True Elements shared how their organization utilizes state-of-the-art scientific and AI capabilities to translate water’s complex, multi-dimensional and interrelationships into clearly understandable patterns and scores for reliable analysis, forecasting, and informed decision-making. Lastly, the event closed with a panel of MSU experts highlighting how people with vastly different backgrounds can work together to address water challenges.
