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Global Youth Leadership Roundtable on the Inheritance of Corporate Culture

Time and Venue

Time: 24 September 2025

Venue: MGM COTAI, Macao SAR, China

Organizers

Global Green Supply Chain of Forest Products (Macao) Federation

Secretariat of the Global Green Supply Chains Initiative (GGSC)

Background

Against the backdrop of the accelerated process of global economic integration and the profound transformation of human social development models, the forestry and home furnishing industries are at a critical crossroads of transformation. As a traditional industry closely related to human life, it carries the profound accumulation of a thousand years of craftsmanship culture, and meanwhile directly faces the opportunities and challenges brought by the wave of modern civilization.

From the perspective of current industrial development, the global forestry and home furnishing market continues to expand. According to the latest research report by QYResearch, the global wooden furniture market is expected to reach $366.3 billion by 2030, with a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4.86% in the coming years. Additionally, the global timber market is also growing, projected to reach 54.876 billion yuan by 2029, with a CAGR of 3.20%. However, hidden concerns lies behind the industry’s prosperity: on the one hand, consumer demands have fundamentally shifted, as the younger generation of consumers no longer settle for single functional needs but instead pursue home products incorporating cultural connotations, individual propositions and environmental concepts; on the other hand, external pressures such as tight raw material supply, international trade frictions, and constraints from carbon neutrality goals continue to intensify, urging the industry to urgently seek new growth drivers and development paths.

Culture, as the soul of an enterprise, is the core driving force for promoting the transformation and upgrading of industries. Looking at the globally renowned forestry and home furnishing enterprises, whether it is the century-old Italian furniture brand that stands out in the high-end market by inheriting the aesthetics of the Renaissance, or it is the Nordic enterprise that integrates the life philosophy of “Nature, Simplicity and Practicality” into product design and creates a globally influential home style, all these confirm the crucial role of corporate culture in shaping brand competitiveness. However, with the rapid changes of the times, the traditional model of cultural inheritance has gradually exposed its drawbacks, e.g., the intergenerational inheritance gap, the disconnection between culture and modern demands, and the lagging dissemination methods, etc. These increasingly prominent problems not only affect the long-term development of enterprises, but also restrict the cultural innovation and sustainable development of the entire industry.

As the most dynamic and creative group in society, young people are active in thought, quick in thinking, brave in exploring the unknown and willing to accept new things, and becoming the main force driving the reform of the times. In the forestry and home furnishing industries, young managers and entrepreneurs constantly infuse new vitality into the sector with their unique perspectives and innovative thinking. Their acute sensitivity to new technologies and trends, inclusive acceptance of multiculturalism, and proactive commitment to social responsibilities, bring boundless possibilities to the inheritance and innovation of corporate culture. This year’s Global Youth Leadership Roundtable is focusing on the Inheritance of Corporate Culture, and aiming to bring together elites from all walks of life to jointly explore the cutting-edge concepts, methods and practical experiences in corporate culture inheritance, to stimulate the positive role of youth leadership in corporate culture inheritance, and to provide beneficial ideas and references for enterprises to achieve sustainable development in the new era.

Purpose

To bring together young elites worldwide and jointly explore the cutting-edge concepts, methods and practical experiences in corporate culture inheritance, stimulate the positive role of youth leadership in corporate culture inheritance, and provide beneficial ideas and references for enterprises to achieve sustainable development in the new era.

Language

English, Chinese

Scale

Approximately 50 participants are expected to attend. These participants will also attend the main forum on the first day, and the Specialized Sub-forum 4 and the Roundtable on Design-driven Sustainable Development on the second day.

Agenda

The details will be announced. Please stay tuned.