| Christine Loh, Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment at HKUST Professor Christine Loh is Chief Development Strategist, Institute for the Environment at The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, and Asia Society Hong Kong’s Scholar in Residence (2023-24). She is a lawyer by training and a commodities trader by profession. In the 1990s, she became a prominent legislator, before establishing a non-profit policy think tank to help find policy solutions. She is a former Undersecretary for the Environment in the HKSAR Government (2012-17) and the special consultant to the Chief Executive on Mainland environmental policies (2019-20). Professor Loh has a long history in driving the discussion on sustainability, and combines knowledge in natural resources, climate change, finance, development as well as geopolitics. A major area of her focus today is the rise of a multipolar world and the role of Asia. Loh had served on the board of the Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited, and is currently on the boards of CDP Worldwide, Global Maritime Forum, New Forests Pty Limited, and Towngas Smart Energy Company Limited. She has received many awards, and has authored academic and popular works – her latest book published in 2023 is on Covid-19. |