Natalie Sum Yue Chung
Panelist
Natalie Sum Yue Chung
Ph.D Candidate, Princeton University
[Biography]
Natalie Chung is a visionary sustainability researcher and social entrepreneur recognized as one of the most impactful youth
climate leaders driving change in Asia. Inspired by a polar explorer since young, Natalie co-founded the social enterprise
V’air Sustainability Education to reinvent nature-based climate education, subsequently gaining multinational experience through
consulting for the World Bank, WWF, UN COP25, COP28. Natalie aspires to become an international climate policy expert.
EDUCATION
Princeton University Princeton
Ph.D. in Public Af airs - Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (Climate Change Adaptation)
University of Oxford Oxford
M.Phil. in Environmental Change and Management (Distinction), Esther Yewpick Lee Millennium Scholar
▪ Research Areas: Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Energy Policy and Modeling, Systems Thinking
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Bachelor of Social Science in Geography and Resource Management (First Class Honors)
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Exchange Semester at the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Major in Envr. Studies
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Climate Change TV Programme Researcher and Host, Radio Television Hong Kong Fiji
Sustainability Lead, Dairy Farm International (DFI) Retail Group Hong Kong
▪ Leading and tracking ESG targets across 10 functions and markets with annual sales over US$28b
▪ Convinced C-Suite to develop the first low-carbon rice in Asia to achieve science-based climate target
Research Assistant, Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition Project Oxford
▪ Conducted literature review contrasting risk-opportunity with cost-benefit analysis for policy design
Research Assistant, WWF Asia Sustainable Finance Singapore
▪ Equipped Asian bankers with responsible investment knowledge through designing e-learning units
Short Term Consultant, The World Bank Brisbane
▪ Delivered a comprehensive report based on interviews with professionals in Pacific Island Countries
Ph.D Candidate, Princeton University
[Biography]
Natalie Chung is a visionary sustainability researcher and social entrepreneur recognized as one of the most impactful youth
climate leaders driving change in Asia. Inspired by a polar explorer since young, Natalie co-founded the social enterprise
V’air Sustainability Education to reinvent nature-based climate education, subsequently gaining multinational experience through
consulting for the World Bank, WWF, UN COP25, COP28. Natalie aspires to become an international climate policy expert.
EDUCATION
Princeton University Princeton
Ph.D. in Public Af airs - Science, Technology and Environmental Policy (Climate Change Adaptation)
University of Oxford Oxford
M.Phil. in Environmental Change and Management (Distinction), Esther Yewpick Lee Millennium Scholar
▪ Research Areas: Climate Adaptation and Resilience, Energy Policy and Modeling, Systems Thinking
The Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong
Bachelor of Social Science in Geography and Resource Management (First Class Honors)
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia
Exchange Semester at the Wharton School and the School of Arts and Sciences, Major in Envr. Studies
PROFESSIONAL AND RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Climate Change TV Programme Researcher and Host, Radio Television Hong Kong Fiji
Sustainability Lead, Dairy Farm International (DFI) Retail Group Hong Kong
▪ Leading and tracking ESG targets across 10 functions and markets with annual sales over US$28b
▪ Convinced C-Suite to develop the first low-carbon rice in Asia to achieve science-based climate target
Research Assistant, Economics of Energy Innovation and System Transition Project Oxford
▪ Conducted literature review contrasting risk-opportunity with cost-benefit analysis for policy design
Research Assistant, WWF Asia Sustainable Finance Singapore
▪ Equipped Asian bankers with responsible investment knowledge through designing e-learning units
Short Term Consultant, The World Bank Brisbane
▪ Delivered a comprehensive report based on interviews with professionals in Pacific Island Countries