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Parkview Green
Dongdaqiaolu
Beijing, Beijing, 10001
China

Albert II Grimaldi

Prince of Monaco

Enric Sala

Marine Ecologist | Explorer-in-residence

Ma Jun

Director of Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs

Ma Jun is a the director of one of China’s most dynamic environmental NGOs, the Institute of Public & Environmental Affairs (IPE), which is committed to promoting transparency around pollution issues in China. IPE has expanded its work to create the Green Choice Alliance, which is a coalition of Chinese NGO organizations that promote a global green supply chain by pushing large corporations to concentrate on procurement and the environmental performance of their suppliers. In the 1990s Ma became known as an investigative journalist, working at the South China Morning Post from 1993 to 2000. There, he began to specialize in articles on environmental subjects. He eventually became the Chief Representative of SCMP.com in Beijing. He was named as one of the 100 most influential persons in the world by Time magazine in May 2006, in an article written by Hollywood film star Ed Norton.

May Mei

WildAid China Chief Representative

May Mei is a 10 year veteran in managing and operating international non-profit organizations. In 2004, she founded the WildAid China office serving as the China Chief Representative. WildAid China under her leadership has successfully launched numerous influential awareness campaigns on endangered wildlife protection and climate change. Some of WildAid’s best-known campaigns include “Say No to Shark Fin”, the 2008 Olympic Gold Medalist promotion series, and public messaging on protecting tigers. Under her leadership, WildAid secured more than 198 million USD in pro bono media assets to broadcast its public service advertisements in 2014. She has experience at many leading television stations in both the US and China including CCTV and Hunan TV as well as time in the TV industry as a director and producer for 8 different network programs. She has participated in the production of more than 500 TV episodes and received numerous awards for her work. Zhu Rui