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Hamid Yazdtschi

Vice-President of the European Lifestyle Association (with more than 150 company members) and member of the supervisory board of Messe Frankfurt for more than 15 years.His company, the GILDE Group, is active in four sectors, namely hospitality, information technology, real estate and import/export, and has focused on the home furnishings industry for more than 60 years;Since the 1980s, he has traveled to China several times every year to source consumer goods, furniture, decorations and other products, and he has rich experience in the market and the industry.

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Rodger Lee

Rodger Lee is a prominent expert in the international trade and retail industry. With his expertise in private brand building, international trade expansion, Sino-foreign trade relations and business management, he has the rare talent of overcoming business barriers in cross-border sourcing in the home furnishings industry. Rodger has a good understanding of foreign businesses, cultures, retail markets and the home furnishings and accessories industry. He studied at California State University and Yale University, and held key leadership positions in Li & Fung, Test Rite, Kuehne-Nagel, Samsonite, Office Depot, and other large international corporations, in charge of international sourcing and supply chain management.
 

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Michael Crawshaw

Michael Crawshaw is a British designer with nearly 20 years of experience in design and market management in the European mainstream markets. He is the winner of many prestigious design awards, and his projects have won the Red Dot Design Award. Having lived in more than 10 countries in Europe, he has a thorough understanding of the history and development of mainstream European home products and a deep network in the European design circle. Michael Crawshaw can adeptly capture mainstream retailing trends, and he has a good grasp of market demand and the development stages in the supply chain. Since 2016, Michael Crawshaw has been travelling frequently to China, hoping to bring the experience of European mainstream product design to Chinese companies.
 

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