TD Walter Bean Professorship in Environment Lecture
We are proud to welcome Sir Andrew Steer, the 2025 TD Walter Bean professor.
Sir Steer brings decades of global climate leadership to Waterloo for two timely and thought-provoking lectures on how we - leaders, innovators, and citizens - can rise to meet the world’s most pressing environmental challenges, for nature, our cities and our future.
As former President & CEO of the Bezos Earth Fund and a longtime global advisor on climate and development, Dr. Steer brings deep insight into how transformative solutions take root—across governments, industries, and communities. At a moment when the need for bold, coordinated action has never been clearer, he will explore what it takes to drive real progress for cities, ecosystems, and future generations.
From resilient cities to restored ecosystems, Sir. Steer will explore what strategies have worked and what hasn’t, how transformative solutions can be scaled—and how leadership across sectors is key. These lectures invite us all to consider Canada’s responsibility and opportunity to lead on the global stage, not only by acting decisively at home, but by bringing together governments, industries, and communities to shape a more sustainable future. As climate change accelerates and global cooperation is strained, the future of our natural systems and societies depends on bold, collective action.