Climate Advocacy Training for Youths

Mr Chong Chan Yau is the Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of CarbonCare InnoLab. Mr Chong graduated from the University of Hong Kong in 1981. He obtained a Master's degree in Information Systems from the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1985. He served in the Hong Kong Government as an Administrative Officer. He also served as an Executive Director of Oxfam Hong Kong and a member of the Board of Directors of Oxfam International. He then joined the University of Hong Kong as the Director of Student Development for its Centre for Development and Resources for Students. Mr Chong is active in promoting civil society in Hong Kong. He is the President of the Hong Kong Blind Union. He has also been a member of the Education and Publicity Subcommittee of the Council for Sustainable Development, which is an advisory committee to the Hong Kong SAR Government on sustainability issues. Mr Chong has received the Ten Outstanding Young Persons Award in 1991 and the MBE honour in 1995 for his outstanding service to the Hong Kong community. In 2012, Mr Chong has been awarded one of the "Leaders of 2011" by the Sing Tao Publishing Co Ltd and an Honorary Fellow by the University of Hong Kong.

Mr. John Sayer has a background in sustainability issues and human development, climate change advocacy, organizational management and governance policy. John was Executive Director of Asia Monitor Resource Centre working on information technology, labour rights and workplace health and safety before joining Oxfam Hong Kong in 1991 as Program Director and then Executive Director. In 2001 he moved to Oxford to take up the post of Executive Director of Oxfam International for an interim period. In 2003 he became Director of Africa Now, a development agency working on market-based solutions for small-scale producers in Africa through business development services, and the promotion of ethical trade among international companies doing business in Africa. In 2006, he returned to Asia and re-joined Oxfam Hong Kong as Director General until 2013. In January 2014, he joined the VSO as Director of its Asia Pacific Group, working to reduce poverty through programmes involving volunteers and international exchange. His published research has focused on business-NGO relations. He has served on the Board of the Ethical Trading Initiative helping major corporations develop socially responsible supply chains, particularly in the garment and food sectors. He has also served on the advisory body of the UN Global Compact on corporate conduct and is currently a member of the Global Reporting Initiative Stakeholder Council and a member of the Council's Capital Markets Discussion Group.

Ms. Marie-Claire Graf is a Swiss youth advocate, change maker and public speaker for just sustainable development and ambitious climate action through her diverse engagement in several initiatives on a local, national and international level. It’s her aspiration to inspire and empower youth to take meaningful, impactful and positive actions to create a momentum for change. She was initiating and is leading several associations and movements in the fields of climate action, sustainable development, youth and women empowerment and education such as the Sustainability Week International. She was elected to serve the youth constituency of the UNFCCC called YOUNGO and was a member of the Federal Swiss delegation to the UNFCCC COP25. She was lately named as a Champion to the UN Food Systems Summit and got different awards and prizes for her engagement such the United Nations Youth Climate Champion of Switzerland.