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Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF)
GLSTF aims to increase networking, collaboration and business exchange among stakeholders including timber producers, buyers, the processing industry and market players, nationally and internationally, with a view to promoting sustainable forest management, building legal and sustainable forest products supply chains, facilitating the legal and sustainable use and trade of timber and wood products within a stable, transparent and predictable business environment, and contributing to sustainable development and climate change mitigation.
Specialized Sub-forum
Previous Guests
Dr. Mohammed Nurudeen Iddrisu
Officer-In-Charge, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Mr. Vincent U
President, Board of Directors of Commerce and Investment Promotion Institute (IPIM) of the Macao Special Administrative Region
Mr. Gervais Mbata
Minister, Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Central African Republic
Ms. Alitia Bainivalu
Minister, Ministry for Fisheries and Forestry, The Republic of Fiji
Ms. Rosalie Matondo
Minister, Ministry of Forest Economy, Republic of Congo
Mr. Garo Joseph Batmanian
Director General, Brazil Forest Service, The Federative Republic of Brazil
Dr. Wu Zhimin
Director of Forestry Division, United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO); Chair, Collaborating Partnership on Forests (CPF)
Ms. Nelly Paredes del Castillo
Executive Director, National Forest and Wildlife Service (SERFOR), Republic of Peru
Mr. Mazlan bin Othman
Senior Undersecretary, Timber, Tobacco and Kenaf Industries Development Division, Ministry of Plantation & Commodities, Malaysia
Mr. Hervé Martial Maidou
Executive Secretary, Central African Forests Commission (COMIFAC)
Ms. Ashley Amidon
Executive Director, International Wood Products Association (IWPA)
Mr. She Xuebin
Board Chairman & CEO, Nature Home (China) Co. Ltd & Nature Wood Group Co., Ltd.
Mr. Thorsten Arndt
Head of Advocacy, Programmme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification Schemes (PEFC) International
Mr. Rupert Oliver
ITTO expert/Director for Sustainable Wood Ltd, United Kingdom
Mr. Benoit Jobbé-Duval
General Manager, International Tropical Timber Technical Association (ATIBT)
Dr. Ivan Tomaselli
Founder and President, STCP Brazil/Vice President, Brazilian Association of Mechanically-Processed Timber (ABIMCI)
Ms. Dian Novarina
Vice Chairman for Forestry Multi-Business Division, Indonesian Forest Concessionaires Association (APHI)
Ms. Carole Ogandagas
Central Director of Studies, Statistics and Programs, Ministry of Water and Forests, Gabon
Ms. Jennifer Conje
Director of Forest Management Division, International Tropical Timber Organization (ITTO)
Mr. Edouard Zama
Permanent Technical Secretary of the Voluntary Partnership Agreement (VPA/FLEGT), Ministry of Water, Forests, Hunting and Fishing, Central African Republic
Mr. Zhang Enjiu
Chairman of the Board, Treessun Holding Co., Ltd, China
Dr. Preecha Ongprasert
Director of Forestry Foreign Affairs Office, Thailand Royal Forest Department
Ms. Sunita binti Muhamad
Senior Deputy Director, Licensing and Inspectorate Division, Malaysian Timber Industry Board (MTIB)
Mr. Tevita Bulai
Acting Conservator of Forest, Ministry of Forestry, The Republic of Fiji
Ms. Tullia Baldassarri
Communications Leader, Interholco, Switzerland
Mr. Deryck Pantoja Martins
President, Association of Wood Exporting Industries of the State of Pará (AIMEX)
Dr. Peter O. Alele
Africa Regional Director, Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)
Mr. Jirawat Tangkijngamwong
Chairman, Thai Timber Association (TTA)
Mr. Xu Wei
Chairman, Zhejiang Starforest Flooring Co., Ltd.
Mr. Wang Tianbing
President, Guangzhou Custom Home Industry Association
Dr. Ralph Ridder
Founding Member of the Global Green Supply Chain of Forest Products (Macao) Federation
Ms. Zhai Jianchao
Director, Investment Promotion and Business Development of Arise IIP (Congo Basin Cluster)
Mr. Bruno Guay
Advisor, Private Sector Engagement and Carbon Finance, Central African Forest Initiative (CAFI)
Dr. Luo Xinjian
Secretary General, Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC)
Dr. Richard Gyimah
Director of Operation at the Timber Development Division, Ghana Forestry Commission
Mr. Jean Marie Ntoutoume
General Delegate, Union of foresters and wood industries of Gabon (UFIGA)
Mr. Zhuang Bingchuan
Chairman, Gabon Asian Forest and Wood Industry Association (UFIAG)
Mr. Ngo Sy Hoai
Vice President and Secretary General, Vietnam Timber and Forest Products Association (VIFOREST)
Mr. Zhou Zhenyang
Chairman, Foshan Furniture Industry Association
Mr. Peng Yanqing
Secretary General, Puyang Modern Houseware Industry Alliance
Highlights
The participation of forestry ministers, leading timber companies’ representatives, and renowned international organizations’ representatives from various countries ensures the Forum's high level and substantive content.
GLSTF includes the main forum and four specialized sub-forums. In addition, there will be legal & sustainable timber industry display, B2B matchings, seminar on women power in the timber industry, youth leadership workshop, and several other side events.
Multiple international cooperation achievements will be released. And through building a platform for exchanges, display, and cooperation, the event will help to produce new outcomes for markets, products, technologies, brands, etc.
A wide range of significant and hot topics will be involved, such as new timber trade requirements and regulations, accurately matching supply and demand, market-facilitating measures, transboundary fusion, advanced technologies and equipment, green finance, etc.
We sincerely invite you to attend the Global Legal & Sustainable Timber Forum (GLSTF) 2025! Register Now
