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Convention on the Rights of the Child and secretary of the Committee on the Convention on the Rights of
has also been the editor of two magazines: Social Politics Magazine and Psychology Magazine, a publication
for Swedish psychologists. Currently, Ms. Holmberg works as deputy member of the Board of the Swedish
Riksbank (National Bank) and as a county governor in Sweden.
Li Lailai (Peoples Republic of China)
Deputy Director & Center Director
Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) - SEI-Asia,
15th Floor, Witthyakit Building
Chulalongkorn University
254 Chulalongkorn Soil 64, Phyathai Road
Pathumwan, Bangkok 10330, THAILAND
Lailai Li received her bachelor’s degree in English, and a master’s and a doctorate in sociology from the
University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Prior to her appointment as associate director of the Stockholm
Environment Institute, Li Lailai served as the national programme director of LEAD-China. Previous to that
she worked as a research fellow at the Institute of Sociology and Anthropology at Pekin University, where
her research was focused on the interactions between Chinese traditional values, agricultural activities, and
environmental impacts. She also served as director of information resources at LEAD International (part time)
her interest in exploring the role of information and information technology in the human endeavor toward
the greater sustainability of society. Her research experiences lie in NGO development and exploration of
alternative development paths toward global sustainability.
Song Li (Peoples Republic of China /United States)
World Bank
Washington, DC USA
Song Li is a consultant to the World Bank. Her main responsibilities include managing the
energy, climate change adaptation, land degradation, and biosafety. She is part of the team to advise on project
From 1996 to 2004, Song Li served as senior environment specialist with the Global Environment Facility
(GEF). Her major tasks included managing capacity building projects for countries to implement the UN
Convention and responsible for policy and institutional issues, including technical assistance to governments
to improve their coordination with local communities, the private sector, and NGOs. She was the GEF focal
point for the UN Commission on Sustainable Development.
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