The 2026 Emerging Issues Forum: Future Forward Water will convene policymakers, experts, and other stakeholders to explore solutions to pressing challenges facing North Carolina's water infrastructure.
Water impacts different regions of the state in unique ways. IEI will hold the forum simultaneously in Asheville, Winston-Salem, and Morehead City to provide local leaders and community members with an opportunity to connect on this important topic.
Join us on February 25, 2026 as we celebrate 40 years of connecting North Carolina to ideas and North Carolinians to each other.
This is the second forum in the 2025-2027 Future Forward Infrastructure series.
Thanks to the generous support of the Anonymous Trust and Dogwood Health Trust, scholarships will be available for residents in Eastern and Western North Carolina who would like to attend the forum at any of the three locations. Applications will open January 2026.
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Student Admission: $50 (will be required to present student ID)