WORLD YOUTH DEVELOPMENT FORUM

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David Chua：Young people can bring new ideas, new energy and new perspectives to green consumption and sustainable development
World Youth Development Forum highlights youth role in green consumption
Discover Suzhou's Secrets: Small Wonders, Exquisite Craftsmanship and Living Spirit
The 2025 World Youth Development Forum opened
Nadia Rasheed, Chair of the United Nations Theme Group on Youth, delivered a speech at the opening ceremony of the 2025 World Youth Development Forum
The Action Plan for Global Youth Development has covered 43 countries across six continents since its launch in 2022

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Simón Boric Font

Director of the Headmaster's Office of the University of Chile

Liu Xinru

WorldSkills Champion in Sugar Art

Mohamed Hoodh Ibrahim

Chairperson of the Huvadhoo Tourism Association in the Maldives

Fu Hanlu

Intangible Cultural Heritage Inheritor of Suzhou Embroidery

Changhee Lee

Director of the ILO Country Office for China and Mongolia

Vladimir Norov

President of the Central Asia Artificial Intelligence Association and Former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)

Alaa El-Menshawy

Director of the National Museum of Luxor in Egypt

Yu Kai

Co-founder and Chief Scientist of AISpeech Technology Co., Ltd.

Francis Chuks Njoaguani

Director of the Youth and Sports Development Centre of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS)

He Tianxing

Vice President of Ehang Intelligent

Maennicke Nils

Senior Technical Expert in Intelligent Driving at the Bosch Global

Cecilia Qin

Vice President of Trip.com Group

Behren Schulz

Accenture Managing Director | Head of Innovation, APAC

Chen Xiaoyun

Vice President of POP MART Global

Tang Yu

Senior Director of the Brand and Public Relations Department of BYD Company

Fikirini Jacobs Katoi Kahindi

Principal Secretary of State Department for Youth Affairs and Creative Economy of Kenya

Asanda Luwaca

Executive Chairperson of National Youth Development Agency of South Africa

Tuong Lam Nguyen

Secretary of the Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union, President of the Viet Nam Youth Federation

Mohd Zaidi Aziz

Secretary-General of the Committee for ASEAN Youth Cooperation

Egor Litvinenko

Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Agency for Youth Affairs

Jatuporn Rojanapanich

Deputy Permanent Secretary of Ministry of Social Development and Human Security of Thailand

Thongly Sisoulith

Deputy Secretary General of Lao Youth Union

Deng Yawen

Chinese BMX (Bicycle Motocross) rider, China’s first Olympic champion in freestyle BMX

Yao Ming

Vice President of the All-China Youth Federation, Former President of the Chinese Basketball Association, Founder of YAO Foundation

Kenneth Fok Kai-kong

Vice President of the All-China Youth Federation, Member of the Legisltive Council of the Hong Kong Functional Constituency

Liang Xiaosheng

Renowned Contemporary Chinese Writer, Author of “A Lifelong Journey”, Winner of the 10th Mao Dun Literature Awards

Wang Yaping

Heroic Astronaut, Vice President of the All-China Youth Federation, China’s First Female Astronaut to Conduct Extravehicular Activites and First Space Teacher

Zhong Nanshan

Winner of the “Medal of the Republic”, Academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, and Respiratory Specialist

Cristiane Britto

Minister of Women, Family, and Human Rights of Brazil

Maite Nkoana-Mashabane

Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth, and Persons with Disabilities of South Africa

Ashraf Sobhy

Minister of Youth and Sports of Egypt

Alina Anna Prochasek

Head of National Youth Agency, Poland

A Dong

Chairman of Inter-Ministries Meeting for Implementation of the Medium and Long-Term Youth Development Plan, First Secretary of the Secretariat of Central Committee of Communist Youth League of China

Vladimir Imomovich Norov

Chairman of the Central Asian Association of Artificial Intelligence, Former Secretary-General of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization, and Former Foreign Minister of Uzbekistan