The 2025 International Tanning Industry Development Summit, hosted by China Leather Industry Association (CLIA), was held in Shanghai on September 3, 2025. The summit attracted over 100 participants from related international organizations, associations, universities and research institutes, renowned domestic and international brands, manufacturers, entrepreneurs, and medias.

The theme of this forum is "Revitalizing the Tanning Industry: How Collaboration Sparks Innovation and Drives Mutual Growth". Five professionals were invited as the speakers: Huang Yanjie, Deputy Secretary-General of CLIA; Jane Li, Vice President of the Leather and Hide Council of America (LHCA); Letícia Luft, Brazil Leather Project Manager at the Centre for the Brazilian Tanning Industry (CICB); Fernando Bellese, Senior Manager, Beef and Leather Supply Chains, WWF-US; and Kamran Habib, Former Chairman of the Pakistan Tanners Association (PTA) and Member of the 2024-2026 Central Executive Committee. They analyzed the development and sustainability of the leather industry in China, USA, Brazil, and Pakistan, exchanging insights and learning from each other to collectively promote the high-quality development of the global leather industry.