Wendy Pulling at Day 2

Director of Environmental Policy for PG&E Wendy Pulling speaks at day 2 of the Ecocity World Summit.

Colin Grant at Day 2

Colin Grant, Founder and CEO, Visible Strategies, Vancouver

Colin has worked as a strategic adviser to leaders worldwide helping them to achieve meaningful, sustainable results in the face of the world’s most difficult challenges. He is a Board Member of the International Centre for Sustainable Cities, a member of the Vancouver Mayor’s Sustainability Council and the Vancouver Climate Leaders’ Group. He received the UK Government’s Millennium Products Award for developing and commercializing a process that allows naturally occurring organisms to consume toxic waste products. He has coached top-level athletes in his favorite sport of skiing and has inspired Scottish skiers to Olympic medal success.

Visible Strategies: www.visiblestrategies.com

Shanfeng Dong at Day 2

Shanfeng Dong – Chief Planner, Shanghai International Investment Company, (SIIC), Shanghai, China

Shanfeng Dong started his career as a chief architect and developer, and has become a recognized project leader in Beijing.  After initiating several sustainability projects in China in 2002, he began work on the first Eco-city, Dongtan, with SIIC just as the project was beginning. Shanfeng now manages 5 Eco-city projects for SIIC in China.  He has established a multi-disciplinary team for both project management and research during the city development experience.  He is greatly interest in delivering and incorporating culture and philosophy into the city environment and consequently set up a Cultural Planning team to research and implement those findings in Eco-cities.

Shanghai International Investment Company: www.siic.com

ZhengHua Qian at Ecocity World Summit

ZhengHua Qian, Director, Ecological Construction Special Committee of Shanghai Architectural Society

ZhenHua (Lincoln) Qian, has been engaged in ecological construction and the protection since 1992.  He has provided leadership for the Ma An Shan ecological garden city planning and Shanghai Wujing regional development plan for 10 cities.  He presided over Huaihe River Basin planning in 1996, the Yangtze River pollution governance in 1998 and the Taihu Lake basin 1999. At the present, he is the president of JingKe, environment and resources conservation, Academy of Science and Director of Ecological Construction Special Committee of Shanghai Architectural Society. Because of his outstanding contribution in ecological environment, in 2004 he received the Chinese Journalists “Remarkable Contribution Award”.

Steve Pinetti at Day 2

Steve Pinetti, Senior Vice President, Kimpton Hotels and Rstaurants

Steve Pinetti, as the Senior Vice President of Sales and Marketing for Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants, oversees sales, marketing, advertising, public relations and commerce activities for the hotel and restaurant management company. Kimpton Hotels and Restaurants, based in San Francisco, currently manages 46 hotels and 46 fine dining chef-driven restaurants in the U.S. and Canada. Throughout his career, Pinetti has been responsible for the strategic planning and openings of more than 50 hotels restaurants throughout the country. He has taught business classes at the University of San Francisco, San Francisco State University, San Francisco City College and Golden Gate University.

Kimpton Hotels: www.kimptonhotels.com