ICEM 2025 – Plenary Speaker

Date: Wednesday 04 June 2025
Time: 14.00 – 15.40
Place: Sala dei Giganti

Speaker Profile

Dong Zhao holds a Ph.D. in Climate System and Global Change. He currently, serves as the General Manager of Beijing Globe MetRoute Technology, a corporation primarily focused on offering customised weather and climate services to the maritime, aviation, and energy sectors globally, with an emphasis on impact-based early warning, climate change mitigation and adaptation. Additionally, he acts as the Executive Deputy Director at the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) Key Laboratory for Aviation Meteorology, where he promotes innovation and enhancing productivity through partnerships between research institutions and enterprises, and facilitates the integration of meteorology and aviation.

Previously, he was a researcher at the CMA Public Meteorological Service Center and the National Climate Center. From June 2014 to June 2015, Zhao was a Humphrey Fellow at the University of California, Davis, in the field of natural resources, environmental policy, and climate change.

Zhao is recognised as an active leader with a passion for providing innovative and impact-based weather and climate services to the transportation & energy sectors. He has received several influential awards from the China Meteorological Administration, the Chinese Meteorological Society, the China Meteorological Service Association, and several energy sectors. In 2022, Zhao won the Fengyun Meteorological Talents Award from the China Meteorological Service Association, and in 2023, he received the Innovative Work Award from the CMA for his forward-looking practices in meteorological services.