Imagine Delhi

Sean Chiao

President, Asia Pacific, AECOM

The President of Asia Pacific at AECOM, Sean Chiao’s depth and breadth of experience in challenges arising from Asia’s accelerating urbanization enables him to take the lead in strengthening the built environment by advising on sustainability, resilience and innovation for strategic projects. An engaging thought leader, Chiao has delivered keynote speeches at major international conferences and seeded with Harvard Graduate School of Design the “AECOM China’s Studio”, an urban research program that has delved into complex, emerging issues in urbanism in China’s developing cities. He is also the executive sponsor of “Jigsaw City”, a book that examines the new towns in Asia. Chiao is a global trustee of the Urban Land Institute, a member of the American Institute of Architects and a member of the Mainland Business Advisory Committee of Hong Kong Trade Development Council.

Tonny Xie

Director and founder, Innovation Center for Clean-air Solutions

Tonny Xie is the director and founder of a leading Chinese environmental think-tank, Innovation Center for Clean-air Solutions (ICCS). ICCS is acting as the Secretariat for Clean Air Alliance of China (CAAC), which is an integrated platform initiated by ten leading Chinese research institutions. ICCS works with the alliance members and partners to provide integrated technical support on clean air policy making and implementation, cleantech assessment, demonstration & promotion, and innovative investment. Before joining in ICCS, Xie served varied posts, including senior consultant, technical director, program manager, at environmental consultancies and development agencies in the field of environmental protection and curbing climate change.