Richard T. Carson is a Professor at the University of California, San Diego. He has a Bachelor of Arts degree in French and Political Science from Mississippi State University in Mississippi State, MS, USA and a Master of Science degree in the School of Public and International Affairs at The George Washington University in Washington D. C., USA. 

He further honed his expertise by earning a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Agriculture and Resource Economics from the University of California, Berkeley, in Berkeley, CA, USA. 

Mr. Fan Zhang (Allen) is an expert in environmental economy and one of the pioneer Chinese experts on carbon asset development. Since 2004, Allen has gained extensive experience in carbon asset development and carbon finance. Allen worked as China Chief Representative at the Carbon Capital Management Inc. in Japan from 2008 to 2010. Since 2010, Allen has been the Managing Director of Innovative Carbon Investment Co., Ltd.