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KEYNOTE
 SPEAKERS

John Liu

Fabian Koss

John D. Liu is an American who has lived in
China for more than 30 years. Mr Liu helped to
open the CBS News bureau in Beijing at the time
of normalization of relations between the U.S. and
China. He worked for CBS News for 10 years
leaving in 1990. Mr. Liu has concentrated on
ecological film making since the mid 1990s and
has written, produced, and directed films on
Grasslands, Deserts, Wetlands, Oceans, Rivers,
Urban Development, Atmosphere, Forests,
Endangered Animals, and Poverty Reduction.
Many of his films have appeared on BBC World
and other networks. In 2003, Mr. Liu wrote,
produced and directed “Jane Goodall – China
Diary” for National Geographic. Mr. Liu was also
the driving force in the creation and development
of the China Environment and Sustainable
Development Reference and Research Centre
(CESDRRC), the China HIV/AIDS Information
Network (CHAIN), and the Environmental
Education Media Project (Mongolia). For many
years Mr. Liu has studied and worked to promote
the potential of ecological restoration including
presenting the recent films “Hope in a Changing
Climate”, “Rwanda – Forests of Hope” and
“Emerging in a Changing Climate”.
www.eemp.org
www.whatifwechange.org

Fabian Andres Koss is a Senior Communications
Specialist in the Office of External Relations of
the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). He
was named the Youth Liaison in 1995. Through
the IDB Youth Program, the IDB supports
outreach, advocacy and project development
activities. Fabian is one of the founders and
coordinators of the Inter-American Working
Group on Youth Development, a consortium of
international donor agencies which seek to
increase resource support and promote learning
around effective youth development programs in
the hemisphere. In 1999, Fabian founded the
Many Hats Institute (MHI), an international
organization dedicated to improving the
conditions for children worldwide. MHI has
teamed up with the World Wildlife Fund, Nature
Conservancy, Harvard Business School, and AOL
among others to leverage the time, talent and
resources of the “Many Hatters” from around the
world.
@fabiankoss