Featured Speaker: David Wong 黃海天
Vancouver born David Wong is an Architect and a passionate community activist – helping found a number of successful organizations, including the Chinese Canadian Historic Society of BC and ExplorAsian: Vancouver Asian Heritage month.
He was a founding partner for one of Singapore’s largest design firms, working on commissions internationally. His background in biology has helped him advocate “green design” in architecture and urban planning for over three decades. In the 1990’s he led citizen efforts in saving an urban forest in Vancouver’s Fraserview neighbourhood, later building on its momentum to have Council amend the City’s tree by-law to discourage the cutting of trees on private property.
In 2009 David was instrumental in having the 1st Annual World’s “Save The Frogs Day” legally recognized by the Mayor of Vancouver. He has also spent the past decade raising native Pacific Treefrogs in an effort to re-populate the city’s urban frog population. 
An advisor to business and political leaders, David was recognized by the Vancouver Sun as one of B.C.’s ”100 most influential Chinese-Canadians”.
Ming Pao’s Interview about David.
World Journal Daily’s interview about David.
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《明報》對黃海天先生的專訪
Green Leap Forward Poster Design by David
