Ms. Suzanne Cheung has more than fourteen years experience in environmental management field, with primary emphasis in waste management, green purchasing, environmentally preferable product development and promotion. With her specialization ranging in environmental assessment, environmental research and survey studies, environmental education, awareness promotion and training, waste management, environmental impact assessment (EIA), environmental planning, environmental study as well as environmental monitoring and audit (EM&A).

Presently, she is spearheading the Environmental Management Team of Business Environment Council, BEC to provide support to the business community on sustainability issues. Ms. Cheung holds a Master degree in Environmental Science and Technology and a Bachelor degree (Honors) in Environmental Science. In her past positions, Suzanne had Senior Consultant roles with Atkins China Limited, the non-profiting organization Green Council Project Manager reins and scientist expertise with Mott MacDonald Hong Kong Limited.

Dr. William Yu joined WWF Hong Kong in 2008 as head of the Climate Programme. He is responsible for leading both public and business engagement programmes on climate change including the Climateers Carbon Calculator, Low Carbon Manufacturing Programme and the Low-carbon Office Operations Programme (LOOP).

William also devises the policy advocacy work ranging from renewable energy, energy efficiency, green building to low carbon city. William wrote policy articles for different newspapers. He completed his PhD at the University of Cambridge, where he had opportunities to work with IPCC authors. He also holds an Executive MBA degree from Thunderbird, The American Graduate School of International Management.

Dr. Yu has gained valuable regional management experience from working at two US multinationals. He has also lectured at the City University as part of the MBA course for Deakin University in Hong Kong and acts as a referee for energy journals on climate and renewable energy articles. He is currently a member of the environmental campaign committee under the Environmental Bureau.

William is on the sustainability panel of several key business corporations, a committee member of the Eco-village scheme proposed by the Professional Green Building Council (PGBC) and a member of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (CIM) and Hong Kong Institute of Directors (HKID).

Ingénieur (Engineer), Dr. the Honorable Raymond Ho Chung-Tai, SBS, MBE, SBStJ, JP Member of the HKSAR Legislative Council (Engineering Functional Constituency). He is a member of the Legislative Council of the HKSAR, is currently in his fourth term representing the Engineering Functional Constituency. He is also a Hong Kong Deputy to the Eleventh National People’s Congress of the PRC.

He is also Honorary Fellow, Past President (1987-1988) and Observer of the Executive and Council of Hong Kong Institution of Engineers, Chairman of Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Plant and Lingao Nuclear Plant Safety Consultative Committee, Adjunct Professor of University of Science and Technology Beijing, Adjunct Professor of Tongji University, Shanghai, Chairman of Association of Engineering Professionals in Society (AES), Fellow and Council Member of the Hong Kong Academy of Engineering Sciences and Member of the 2nd Council of China International Association for Promotion of Science & Technology.

Dr. Ho was Member of the 1st, 2nd and 3rd Legislative Council, Member of the Provisional Legislative Council, Hong Kong Deputy to the Tenth National People’s Congress of the PRC, Hong Kong Affairs Advisor, Chairman of the Transport Advisory Committee, Member of Basic Law Consultative Committee, Council Chairman of City University of Hong Kong, Council Chairman of the former City Polytechnic of Hong Kong, Member of the Industry and Technology Development Council (ITDC), Chairman of Hong Kong Technology Committee of the ITDC, Chairman of Executive Committee of Hong Kong Council for Academic Accreditation, Member of Consultative Committee on the Hong Kong New Airport and Related Projects, Founder & President of Hong Kong Association for the Advancement of Science and Technology, Founder & Advisor of Shenzhen Real Estates, etc.

Dr. Ho has distinguished himself in the engineering profession. For the last 44 years, he has had very wide-ranging experience in leading and supervising many types of engineering and environmentally related work of considerable magnitude and varied nature in the consulting and contracting fields both in the UK and in Hong Kong, including all the basic infrastructure for Shatin New Town and Tseung Kwan O New Town, all the new KCR railway stations from Kowloon Tong to Lo Wu and the associated bridges, drainage and road works.

He has also been involved in major projects of tunnels, bridges, flyovers, roads, dockyards, jetties, hospitals, hotels, incinerators, composting plant, high-rise commercial / residential buildings, geotechnical work, environmental studies and projects as well as project management.

Dr Ho did his first degree at HKU, his postgraduate work at Manchester University UK and his doctorate (PhD) at the City University of London UK. He was awarded Honorary Doctor of Business Administration (Hon DBA) by the City University of Hong Kong and Honorary Doctor of Laws (Hon LLD) by Manchester University UK.

Dr. Peter Ellyard is a futurist, strategist and a leading international conference speaker. He is a graduate of Sydney University (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture) and of Cornell University (Masters and PhD). He is currently Chairman of the Preferred Futures Institute (PFI) and the Preferred Futures Group, which he founded in 1991. He also chairs the Sustainable Prosperity Foundation.

Dr. Ellyard is a highly experienced executive. He is the former Executive Director for the Australian Commission for the Future. He held CEO positions in a number of public sector organizations over fifteen years including two associated with Environment and Planning, and one with Industry and Technology. He was also Chief of Staff of an Environment Minister in Canberra for three years.

Peter is a Visiting Professor at the Curtin University Business School and a Fellow of the Australian College of Educators, the Environment Institute of Australia and New Zealand, and the Australian Institute of Management. He is an elected Member of the International Union of Associations (IUA), based in Brussels, which has 45,000 international NGO members. He is also a Director of Green Cross Australia (GCA).

He has been a Senior Adviser to the United Nations system for more than thirty years including to the 1992 Earth Summit where he was a senior advisor on both the climate change and the biodiversity conventions. In this he was the only Australian and one of only twenty globally. At other times he has been a senior consultant to the UNEP, UNDP and UNESCO.

Dr Ellyard is the author of the bestselling book Ideas for the New Millennium (1998, 2001) and Designing 2050: Pathways to Sustainable Prosperity on Spaceship Earth (2008). He is an enlightening, challenging, thought-provoking and inspirational speaker.

Mr. David Ellyard is a science communicator whose knowledge of science and technology is both broad and deep. He understands what the scientists are saying and turns their jargon into easily accessible explanations and images for audiences of any age and background. With his help, they soon discover that what the scientists are telling us can be very important to our everyday lives and to the future of the planet.

David is available as a keynote speaker for any gathering with an emphasis on science and technology and their impacts for the environment, the economy and wider society.

Every day the media reports stories in which science and technology play a very important role. There are vital environmental issues such as nuclear power or genetically modified organisms, medical matters such as the threat posed by bacteria resistant to antibiotics, technological marvels such as stunning new ways to deal with information.

David’s focus is science technology and environment, with a particular interest in the whole climate change debate. He is greatly concerned with climate change and the threat that it poses to our way of life. David believes that this message is not getting through to people so they are not convinced that significant action such as controlling the emission of greenhouse gases is actually necessary. David is well equipped to address their concerns and answer their questions.

David not only works with audiences, including running workshops, to help them understand what the scientists are saying and why it is relevant to them, but he can also work with scientists to help them become better communicators.

David has been around science and technology all his working life: as a researcher, studying cosmic rays in Antarctica; as a teacher in schools and universities; as a presenter of programmes on radio and television such as Quantum and Skywatch; as the prize-winning author of more than 15 popular science books covering astronomy, weather and climate and the history of science and invention; and as a government policy adviser, helping businesses to make the most of the power of innovation.

His most recent book Who Discovered What When (New Holland Press) won the 2004 Eureka Awards Science Book Prize and edition of his “StarWatch StarWheel” which has been in print for nearly 20 years and sold 100 000 copies.

After university study in physics and mathematics, David spent a year researching cosmic rays at Mawson Base inAntarcticaas a member of the 1966 ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expedition).

One of Australia’s most popular and respected political leaders, the Honourable Bob Carr made his political reputation through public speaking. “There is no doubt Carr is a master orator,” according to Simon Benson, political correspondent of The Daily Telegraph.

“Carr is a smart speaker, a colorful orator with a carefully trained voice,” wrote Gerard Noonan of The Sydney Morning Herald. Dominating the floor of the rough house New South Wales Parliament known as the “bear pit” or giving a highly acclaimed speech of welcome to Margaret Thatcher in 1988, Bob Carr has spoken about far more than the narrow political agenda. His annual addresses at Australia Day lunches or at Anzac commemorations were widely appreciated.

Some of the other subjects he has spoken on includes lessons from Leadership: an Australian looks at the careers of Lincoln and FDR, The Australia of 1942 and the fall of Singapore, The 10 Decisions Australia got Right, The Case for Medical Research, The Roman Empire and its Lessons for Us and Imagining Catastrophe: greenhouse, terrorism and proliferation.

In 2005, he retired from politics after ten years as Premier of the State of New South Wales, Australia’s wealthiest and most populous state. Entering politics in 1983, Bob became leader of the Australian Labor Party in New South Wales in 1988 and led it to electoral victory in 1995. He led the party to two further landslide victories in 1999 and 2003, and retired undefeated in August 2005.

Thoughtlines: Reflections of a public man by Bob Carr

His biggest achievements in office include hosting the most successful Olympic Games ever, achieving highest-ever levels of literacy among school students, declaring 350 new national parks and enacting tough new greenhouse benchmarks.

Bob received the World Conservation Union International Parks Merit Award from International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 1998. He received a Fulbright Distinguished Fellow Award in 1999 for a significant contribution to Australian-American relations. In 2004 he served as a member of Tony Blair’s International Climate Change Taskforce (ICCT).

Bob Carr is the author of three books, Thoughtlines: Reflections of a Public Man (2002), What Australia Means To Me (2003) and most recently My Reading Life (2008). He is also the subject of two biographies.

In recent years, Bob Carr has forged a reputation as a leading speaker in the corporate sector. With his wealth of experience and considerable knowledge, he communicates insights that are invaluable to any organization, particularly given the hugely competitive nature of today business climate.

Mr. Jon Dee was the 2010 NSW ‘Australian of the Year’. He is the Founder and Managing Director of the Australian advocacy organization ‘Do Something!’ and was the author of the highly successful business book ‘Sustainable Growth’. In June 1991, he founded Planet Ark in partnership with his close friend Pat Cash.

In 1989, Jon also founded Rock Aid Armenia. In addition to being a social entrepreneur, Jon is an accomplished keynote speaker who has given hundreds of speeches in Australia and overseas. As one of Australia’s most influential environmentalists, Mr. Dee has taught millions of Australians that they have the ability to effect real and positive change in their daily lives.

Jon initiated the lobbying campaign that led to Australia’s three year phase out of incandescent light globes – a move that is saving Australians hundreds of millions of dollars. Jon’s role in the phase-out was acknowledged by then Prime Minister Kevin Rudd in a speech on January 24, 2010. Australia’s globe phase-out ban has become an international role model that is now being copied by other countries.

In 2010-2011, Mr. Dee began voluntary ban on phosphates in laundry detergents. Before leaving Planet Ark to start Do Something! Jon headed up the organization for fifteen years, turning the organization into an Australian household name as well as a force for positive change. And Jon initiated the organization’s flagship initiative called “Do Something Near You”, (DoSomethingNearYou.com.au).

Jon has been the main driving force behind the highly successful media campaign to phase-out Australia’s usage of plastic bags. Jon organized the ban on plastic bags in Coles Bay. Over time, the campaign led to the South Australian Government ban on plastic bags for which Jon was the main spokesperson on the day of the ban’s implementation. He also successfully campaigned for the introduction of natural gas buses. In 2010, Jon co-organized the campaign to stop the NSW Government cutting the solar power tariff by a third.

His recent ‘Sustainable Growth’ book has become the definitive sustainability and efficiency guidebook for Australian business. Over the last two years, Jon has undertaken 160 speeches in schools, communities and boardrooms all over Australia. In 2008, Jon presented the ‘Tipping Point’ TV series on The Weather Channel. Broadcast on the hour, 24 hours a day for a whole year, Jon’s 3 minute segments showed people what they could do to combat climate change. He also instigated National Recycling Week and RecyclingNearYou.com.au which is used by over a million Australians a year. In 2009, he co-organized the world’s first bottled water ban in the town of Bundanoon and co-fronted and organized the project’s highly successful global media coverage. He also co-organized the ban on bottled water at the University of Canberra, the largest bottled water ban in the world to date.

In 2011 the Federal Government appointed Jon as the environmental champion for the NBN. This arose from his interest in technology’s ability to reduce the impact that human society has on the environment.

Ms. Sam Mostyn has enjoyed a diverse career across business, politics, science and the arts, the not for profit sector and sport. Sam was a senior executive at Optus Communications and Insurance Australia Group, and now serves as a non-executive director on the boards of Virgin Blue, Transurban and Citigroup Australia.

In 2005, Sam was appointed to the AFL Commission, the first woman to be appointed to that role. In her time at IAG, Sam oversaw the development of a corporate, social and environmental sustainability plan for the company, and oversaw the company’s participation in the Australian Business in the Community Network, the launch of the Australian Business Roundtable on Climate Change, and the creation of Business for Millennium Development. The company also committed itself to carbon neutrality, and to creating a safe, diverse and flexible workforce.

Ms. Mostyn has long worked to build strong and trusting relationships across disparate sectors of the Australian community, particularly focused on equality of opportunity for women, the need for diversity in leadership and an enduring commitment to reconciliation with indigenous Australians. She is recognized as a leader in sustainability and climate change advocacy.

In 2009, Sam was a member of the Crawford Review of the Funding of Sport in Australia, and chaired the AFL’s traineeship company, AFL Sportsready, which provides traineeships for young Australians in the sports industry. She is a strong supporter of the role sport can play in tackling profound social issues, such as respect for women and racism.

In 2010, Ms. Mostyn worked at the University of Sydney to help establish the Institute for Sustainable Solutions – a multi-disciplinary, multi-sector institute designed to provide solutions to the complex and interconnected challenges facing society. Sam’s other board and advisory roles continue to encompass a broad range of interests. She is President of the Australian Museum Trust and a board member of Australian Volunteers International, the Sydney Theatre Company, and a community representative on the board of the Australia Council for the Arts. She is the Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Council of the CSIRO’s Climate Adaptation Flagship, a member of the NSW Climate Change Council and serves of the advisory board of ClimateWorks Australia.

Sam is a member of the women’s advisory panel of the Australian Chief of the Defense Force, and Deputy Chair of the Diversity Council of Australia. Sam also now serves on the Review of the Treatment of Women in the Australian Defense Force led by the Australian Sex Discrimination Commissioner.

Mr. Jason Yat-Sen Li has throughout his career, campaigned for anti-racism and multiculturalism as the bedrock of democratic societies and successful communities. From 1996 – 1998, Jason worked for the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, in The Hague, the Netherlands. Jason worked with Sir Ninian Stephen on a number of pioneering cases in international law on genocide and war crimes.

In 1997, Jason was also elected to the Australian Constitutional Convention and was instrumental to drafting and brokering support for the model of republican government. A passionate believer in social capital, Jason was Co-Chair of the Australian Yes Coalition for the Republic, Youth Chair of the NSW Ethnic Communities Council, Chair of the Community Aid Abroad International Youth Parliament and cultural spokesperson for NSW Tourism.

Mr. Li is presently Deputy Chair of the Australian Republican Movement, a board member of the Sydney Institute and the Asia-Australia Institute (UNSW), a board member of the New South Wales Government’s Sydney Metropolitan Strategy Group, and a Governor of the Smith Family. Most recently, Jason joined the Board of Directors of the Australian Chamber of Commerce in Beijing.

Jason was awarded the 2002 Eisenhower Fellowship. He joined Insurance Australia Group in 2002 as Head of Sustainable Development. In that role, he established and led the company’s initiatives on climate change and disaster research and policy, community risk-reduction through product development, and internal cultural change.

In 2004, Jason was appointed Head of China Strategy for Insurance Australia Group in the role of General Manager – Marketing, Product and External Relations, for IAG’s operations in China. In 2006, Jason led a major campaign to improve road-safety in China that won the China International PR Association Silver medal for Best Campaign and the Economic Observer Award for most Creative Campaign. Mr. Jason Yat-Sen Li has an Arts/Law degree with first class honors from the University of Sydney and a Masters of Law from New York University Law School, where he was Australia’s Hauser Global Fellow for 2000 and Convocation Speaker for the graduating class of 2000. He speaks fluent Chinese, German and Dutch.

Ms. Pamela Webb has the unique ability to bring new context to issues and problems. She is passionate about helping people to be the best that they can be. Interwoven with her passion for developing world class organizations with conscience is a fundamental commitment to developing a sustainable environment. Pamela has an extraordinary ability to inspire CEO’s, influential business people and young leaders and engage them in new possibilities that challenge old paradigms.

Ms. Webb is unconventional and provoking in her methods of engagement and leverages the experiences of others to inspire. She was the inspiration and founder of the Australian Corporate Citizenship Alliance aimed at creating change in organizations through linking and inspiring the change makers working within them.

Pamela’s key message is that anyone at any level can be a leader, can facilitate positive change, and can influence the way they (and others) live and work. She is a very natural presenter, with vast, real-life examples others can relate to and empathies with. Her warm personality and thoughtful approach inspires her audience to explore opportunities in their lives and within their organizations that would normally remain uncovered in a typical setting.