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TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. Detailed guidelines for organizers are available here: TEDx Content Guidelines.

Anglo-French entrepreneur Felicity Fallon co-founded Lake Aid five years ago. Based in Annecy, the charity supports children from asylum-seeking and homeless families, and unaccompanied minors, working to reduce inequality and poverty.

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Martin Putschek, founder of Swimsol, discusses how his team thrives on unity and trust. Inspired by a 2009 Maldives trip, he founded Swimsol in 2012 to develop marine floating solar solutions.

Martin Putschek, founder of Swimsol, discusses how his team thrives on unity and trust. Inspired by a 2009 Maldives trip, he founded Swimsol in 2012 to develop marine floating solar solutions. This resulted in SolarSea™, the world's first commercial modular marine-grade floating solar system, developed with the Technical University of Vienna.

Swimsol now has 55 employees, with successful projects in the Maldives, Indonesia, and Malaysia. Their innovation helps islands significantly reduce diesel reliance. They are also expanding globally. This TEDx talk highlights their pioneering work.

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TEDx events are independently organized by volunteers. Organizer guidelines are here. This talk was independently organized. Learn more at ted.com/tedx.

Global Water Dances is a visionary initiative combining participatory art and environmental activism. It uses dance and film to promote water preservation and conservation through community engagement, connecting a worldwide community of artists and environmentalists.

Anja Schäplitz, a freelance dance artist and educator, co-founded Tanz & Theater in PHYNIX, a non-profit supporting socially-engaged dance. She focuses on participative, site-specific projects, believing in cultural power to address societal challenges and foster a more just, humane society through collaboration.

Adam Met, a member of the multi-platinum band AJR and UN Development Advocate, proposes using the music industry's "engagement ladder" to inspire public action against climate change. He brings a

Adam Met, a member of the multi-platinum band AJR and UN Development Advocate, proposes using the music industry's "engagement ladder" to inspire public action against climate change. He brings a unique, interdisciplinary perspective, intersecting music, technology, policy, and academia.

With over 2 billion streams worldwide, Met is also Executive Director of Sustainable Partners Inc., a nonprofit focused on sustainability engagement, and is pursuing a PhD in International Human Rights Law and Sustainable Development. He hosts the podcast Planet Reimagined and writes for publications like Billboard and Fortune.

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TEDx events are independently organized. Guidelines for organizers are detailed here. This talk was presented at an independently organized TEDx event; learn more at ted.com/tedx.

John Lanier, Executive Director of the Ray C. Anderson Foundation, continues his grandfather Ray C. Anderson's environmental legacy. He advocates for a holistic climate change approach, exemplified by Drawdown Georgia, which tackles emissions and social issues like unemployment and hunger.

Lanier serves on the Southface Institute board and authored “Mid-Course Correction Revisited,” an update to his grandfather’s book. He holds a Juris Doctorate and Bachelor of Arts degrees in history and economics from the University of Virginia.

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Caroline Payne, a Lycoming College political science professor, directs the Interdisciplinary Dominican Republic Program and Warrior Coffee Project. These initiatives provide students with field experience in the Dominican Republic, engaging in service-learning focused on human rights and fair trade. Lycoming College sources fair-priced beans from the El Naranjito Association. Warrior Coffee is supported by Alabaster Coffee Roaster & Tea Co., JayD’s, and Parkhurst Dining.

In this independently organized TEDx talk, Lola Gibson-Berg from Keep Growing Detroit (KGD) discusses climate change's impact on food systems and KGD's work towards food sovereignty in Detroit.

In this independently organized TEDx talk, Lola Gibson-Berg from Keep Growing Detroit (KGD) discusses climate change's impact on food systems and KGD's work towards food sovereignty in Detroit. She addresses Detroiters' food insecurity due to COVID-19 and climate change, defining sustainable growing. For TEDx organizer guidelines, see http://storage.ted.com/tedx/manuals/tedx_content_guidelines.pdf.

Lola, KGD's Community Education Coordinator and a Detroit native, is an Urban Roots Program alum. Her passion for food systems stems from her education and work, including school gardens and ancestral foodways. She also contributes to Riverwise Magazine. Learn more about TEDx at https://www.ted.com/tedx.