Mark Watson is Head of Environment Affairs at Cathay Pacific Airways in Hong Kong. He has worked in the Sustainable Development arena since obtaining his Doctorate from the University of London in 1995 and throughout his career has advised international governments, aid agencies and multinationals on a wide range of environmental, economic and social issues.

His career to date has included positions in Asia, Africa, the Caribbean and Latin America, including two years’ in mainland China as an environmental adviser to the PRC government, based in Yunnan.

He has worked in aviation since 2006 and was previously Head of Environmental Affairs at the Society of British Aerospace Companies (SBAC), where he led on the UK Sustainable Aviation strategy.

As a member of the International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) Environment Committee, he is assisting the UN International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) in developing the first global sectoral scheme to address aviation emissions, which will support the industry’s commitment to Carbon Neutral Growth from 2020.