Christine Loh, OBE, is the Founder and CEO of the non-profit policy think tank, Civic Exchange, based in Hong Kong. She is a lawyer by training, a commodities trader by profession and a former legislator of the Hong Kong Legislative Council 1992-1997 and 1998-2000. She chose not to stand for re-election in 2000 in order to focus on policy research. Loh is also a director of the Hong Kong stock and futures exchange, an adviser to the G8+8 Climate Change Dialogue, and Senior Policy Adviser to C40 Cities Climate Leadership Project. She writes extensively, is a published author and a sought after speaker locally and internationally. She was named a ‘Hero of the Environment’ by TIME in 2007.