Join Great Lakes Now for a PBS Climate Virtual Town Hall focused on climate solutions, resilience and innovation. See excerpts from the documentary, Ted Explores: A New Climate Vision, and hear from researchers, journalists and other experts at the frontlines of addressing the challenges of a changing climate with rigor and imagination.

J. Carl Ganter, award-winning photojournalist, reporter, and co-founder and director of Circle of Blue, will moderate the event.

Featured guests include:

—David Biello, TED’s lead science curator and the author of “The Unnatural World: The Race to Remake Civilization in Earth’s Newest Age”
—Henk Ovink, Executive Director of the Global Commission on the Economics of Water, Senior Fellow at the World Resources Institute, and recent past UN Special Envoy for Water
—Chelsea Schelly, Professor of Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences and Director of Research at the Center for Innovation in Sustainability & Resilience at Michigan Technological University
—Curt Wolf, University of Michigan’s Director of Urban Collaboratory and co-lead on a multi-partner project called the Michigan Center Michigan Center for Freshwater Innovation
—Ann Baughman, Associate Director for Freshwater Future. Ann manages the climate program–helping communities build resilience to the impacts of climate change
—Valoree Gagnon, Director of University-Indigenous Community Partnerships at the Great Lakes Research Center at Michigan Technological University
—Justin Bibb, Mayor of Cleveland, Ohio, and Chair of Climate Mayors. Mayor Bibb is a strong advocate for elevating local climate leadership and priorities

This event is made possible through a climate programming collaboration between PBS and Detroit Public Television.