Time: 9:00 – 11:30 | March 5, 2026
Venue: Conference Room, 2nd Floor – SECC (Within HawaExpo 2026)
Language: English – Vietnamese
As Asia continues to emerge as a global manufacturing and design powerhouse, Furniture Forum 2026: Asia Rising – Design Leading serves as a strategic platform for dialogue, insight-sharing, and regional cooperation within the furniture industry.
Held as part of HawaExpo 2026, the Forum brings together industry leaders, designers, and policymakers from across Asia and ASEAN to explore market trends, evolving design practices, and the future positioning of Asian and ASEAN furniture in the global value chain.
What to expect:
- Furniture market insights from key Asian countries
- Design perspectives and practices shaping the future of furniture
- A high-level panel discussion with representatives from ASEAN Furniture Industries Council (AFIC) member associations, focusing on regional collaboration and global opportunities for ASEAN furniture
Speakers:
- Mr. Kano Hiroshi – Chief Editor, Japan Furniture News
- Mrs. Korakoth Kunalungkarn – President, Thailand Interior Designers’ Association (TIDA)
- Mr. Jarrod Lim – Founder & Creative Director, Jarrod Lim Design Studio (Singapore)
- Designer Dang Viet Khoa – Managing KAZE Interior Design Studio Director at (Vietnam)
Panelists:
- Mr. Nguyen Quoc Khanh – Chairman, Vietnam Timber & Forest Products Association (VIFOREST)
- Mr. Dhanakorn Kasetrsuwan – Chairman, ASEAN Furniture Industries Council (AFIC)
- Mr. Thongda Sihamaya – President, Laos Furniture Association
- Mr. U Win Htein – President, Myanmar Forest Products & Timber Merchant Association
- Mr. Pak Dedy – Chairman, Indonesia Furniture Industry & Handicraft Association
- Moderator: Journalist Khong Loan, Founder and Head Coach of Spokesperson Training Vietnam.
Join us to connect, exchange insights, and shape the future of Asian furniture through design leadership and regional collaboration.
👉 Register here:
https://forms.gle/eXXzbLTondyo53Z28
