Chen Lei elected as the first president of the Global Lighting Procurement Federation (GLPF)

Recently, the global lighting industry has reached a milestone moment - the founding conference of the Global Lighting Procurement Federation (GLPF) has successfully concluded in Hong Kong, China. Mr. Chen Lei, a senior lighting industry expert from Marcoasa, has been elected as the first president of the Global Lighting Procurement Federation. This appointment marks a crucial step in the internationalization process of China's lighting industry and injects new momentum into the coordinated development of the global industrial chain.

35 years of deep cultivation in the industry, leading the way in global platforms
 
As a witness and promoter of the development of China's lighting industry, President Chen Lei has over 35 years of deep industry experience and is committed to technological innovation and international practice for a long time. In his inaugural speech, he stated, "The birth of GLPF carries the common expectations of lighting professionals worldwide. The current industry is facing multiple opportunities of accelerated technological iteration, supply chain restructuring, and sustainable development transformation. Chinese lighting enterprises have grown from technology followers to important contributors to global innovation. We have a responsibility to build an open, collaborative, and innovative international platform to promote efficient docking, resource sharing, and value win-win of the global lighting industry chain. "

Five strategic layouts to build a new industrial ecosystem
As an international organization focused on global lighting procurement, GLPF will focus on promoting:
 
1. Deepen global collaboration: break down geographical barriers, promote deep dialogue between multinational purchasers, manufacturers, and technology research and development institutions, and build a transparent and efficient supply chain network; As of now, we have established three service centers in Hong Kong's Zhuosheng, Shanghai's Landewans, and Shenzhen Lighting and Display Engineering Industry Association. We will also set up service networks in Thailand, the United States, Germany, and other places in the future
 
2. Promote industry standards: unite various forces to lay out the development of international patents and standards. Develop and promote standards for evaluating the capabilities of lighting enterprises, guide enterprises to carry out five-star certification, and lead the industry towards high-quality and sustainable development.
 
3. Strengthen procurement docking: Promote online procurement program platforms, provide offline procurement docking services, regularly release procurement requirements, assist brand owners in selecting excellent products, and help manufacturers connect with overseas channels.
 
4. Empower manufacturers to go global: Provide targeted overseas consulting services for different needs of enterprise products going global, manufacturing going global, and brand going global; Relying on the rich international resources of the federation, integrating the industrial chain, and going global together. Because the best globalization is localization.
 
5. Service member needs: Establish an information sharing platform and training mechanism to provide market insights, risk warning, and international strategic support for enterprises.
 
Consolidate industry consensus and reconstruct global ecology
Chen Lei emphasized that GLPF is not a traditional industry alliance, but a reconstructor of the global lighting ecosystem. We will adhere to the principle of 'altruism and win-win', allowing multinational enterprises, small and medium-sized enterprises, and innovative technology companies to find development opportunities on the platform. It is reported that the federation has attracted nearly a hundred companies covering the entire lighting industry chain to join, covering multiple important markets such as Asia, Europe, and the Americas.

Against the backdrop of a deep adjustment in the global economic landscape, the establishment of GLPF is seen as an important symbol of China's lighting industry upgrading from "product output" to "standard output, service output, and ecological output". As President Chen Lei said, "China's lighting industry is evolving towards global lighting, which requires us to promote global industrial symbiosis and development with a more open perspective." In the future, GLPF will continue to leverage its platform value to help the global lighting industry move towards a new stage of high-quality and sustainable development.