Mr. Chunsheng Yao is FAO GEF Portfolio Officer, managing and implementing GEF projects on biodiversity conservation, climate change mitigation and land restoration. He has over 10 years of work experience in the environment and development field, including international and national foundations, development agencies and NGOs. He used to work as Senior Program Manager of SEE Foundation to manage projects on biodiversity conservation and nature education.

Dr. Mingxiang Zhang, Professor and Deputy Dean of School of Ecology and Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University, the National Environmental Policy and Legislation Expert of the UNDP-GEF "Strengthening the protected area network for migratory bird conservation along the East Asian-Australasian Flyway in China "，and engaged in Wetland legislation, responsible for drafting the "Wetland Conservation Law (proposal draft)”.

Professor, School of Ecology & Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University Professor LEI Guangchun has 30 years’ experience in wetland ecology and migratory bird conservation. He worked in government and NGO sectors; and then became Dean of the School of Nature Conservation, Beijing Forestry University since 2007, after his commitment as Senior Advisor for the Asia and Oceania region in Ramsar Convention Secretariat. Prof. Lei was one of the initiators of the East Asian-Australasian Flyway Partnership (EAAFP), which was launched in November in 2006.

Mr Liu Ning serves as the Deputy Director General Level Department of Nature Ecology Conservation Ministry of Ecology and Environment and the Negotiator for CBD COP15. He previously served for almost five years as the Deputy Permanent Representative Chinese Permanent Mission to United Nations Environment Programme in Nairobi, Kenya. From 2002-2014, Mr Liu Ning was the Director, Division of European Affairs Department of International Cooperation Ministry of Environmental Protection.

Ms. Yan is the Deputy Director General of the Department of Wetland Management and National Forestry and Grassland Administration, P. R. China. She graduated from Northeast Forestry University, specializing in forestry economy. She is in charge of the implementation of the Convention on wetlands, Ramsar Sites management, Wetland City Accreditation, and international cooperation in wetland area.

Tom Panella is the Director for Environment, Natural Resources, and Agriculture in the East Asia Department at the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and is Chair the Water Sector Committee/Group for ADB. As Director in East Asia, he is responsible for managing operations including strategy; project development, management, and programming; policy dialogue; and knowledge management.

Mark has worked on biodiversity conservation, protected area management, and environmental impact assessment in Asia and Australia for over 20 years. Key areas of work currently include the piloting and design of sustainable tourism projects in Mongolia, and overseeing environmental safeguards for a range of natural resource projects in the People’s Republic of China and Mongolia. He is the departmental focal point for the Regional Flyway Initiative.