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is a Senior Research Scientist with the National Snow and Ice Data Center at the University of Colorado Boulder and the Director of the Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre in Clyde River, Nunavut. For over 25 years, Shari has been working alongside Inuit on collaborative environmental research and action in the Arctic. She is dedicated to research that centres Inuit knowledge and together with Inuit, works on many local to international-scale research initiatives. A decade-long project she co-led with a team of Inuit, “The Meaning of Ice”, won the 2018 inaugural International Mohn Prize for, “outstanding research related to the Arctic”. She was named an International PEW Fellow in 2019, has been a leader in several national and international climate assessments, and was shortlisted for the 2022 Shackleton Medal “in recognition of her work linking Indigenous and scientific knowledge systems”. Dr. Fox holds bachelor and Masters degrees from the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, a Ph.D. from the University of Colorado Boulder, and completed a postdoc at Harvard University.

is a photographer based in Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River), NU who uses drones and Digital SLR cameras to document stunning views of his community in the Canadian Arctic. Kautuk’s use of technology provides a special look at rarely seen moments, activities and landscapes that are not accessible or possible to capture using conventional cameras. In addition to his own practice, Kautuk is also a regular contributor to Nunatsiaq News. He works in IT for the Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre and is a noted contributor to northern mapping projects. Through Ittaq, he also actively partakes in knowledge sharing initiatives, including Picturing Arctic Moder-nity: North Baffin Drawings from 1964 (co-organized between the Agnes Etherington and the Canadian Museum of History, 2017), an exhibition and accompanying website with interviews and video clips that underscore the importance of cultural heritage to contemporary Inuit communities. Kautuk has been featured in many publications including Inuit Art Quarterly and their guide on photography called Views from the North (Art Toronto, 2018), as well as in Up Here, and Above&Beyond.

Johanna Wandel joined the GEM in 2008 having worked on previously on high impact climate change adaptation research studies in Canada. Her research examines the critical relationship between humans and the environment and specifically addresses vulnerability and adaptation assessments in relation to climate change.

The TD Walter Bean Professorship in Environment was founded in 1992 by the late Walter Bean, who was president of ��ݮ��Ƶ Trust until its merger with Canada Trust in 1968. Since 1994, the professorship has promoted hands-on learning and a focus on youth, education and the environment. Formerly a partnership between the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ's faculties of Engineering, Environment and Science, as of 2019, the Faculty of Environment will be the host of the TD Walter Bean Professorship in Environment.

Many of us are concerned about the world the next generation will inherit. That’s why our partners at TD Canada Trust, are committed to help create a more vibrant planet by continuing to grow and enhance green spaces for everyone to use. The Faculty of Environment is proud to use our unique position as a leading teaching and research institute for the environment to create sustainable solutions needed to address the complex challenges facing our world to bring you the TD Walter Bean Professorship and Public Lectures.

Thanks to generous support and sponsorship from TD Canada Trust, the Faculty of Environment continues its mission to raise awareness for global sustainability and offers an opportunity for our broader community including all ��ݮ��Ƶ alumni, students, community members, and high school students from across Ontario to learn and understand how their decisions and actions affect the environment. With each lecture highlighting one or more of the United Nations' Sustainable Development goals, attendees are able to build the knowledge and skills necessary to address and unpack complex environmental issues.