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Gabriela Ramos, Assistant Director-General for Social and Human Sciences of UNESCO, delivered a video message, along with Chen Zhichang, Mayor of Nanjing People's Municipal Government. Ge Siying, Deputy Secretary-General of Chinese the National Commission of China for UNESCO, and Sunjoo Lee, President of Asia Pacific Federation of Clubs and Associations for UNESCO, also attended the closing ceremony and delivered speeches.

This year, youth participants from 53 countries engaged in discussions around the theme "Reimagining Our Heritage: Stories of Resilience and Change" and participated in a variety of cultural activities. During the plenary session and the closing ceremony, some youth representatives shared their reflections of the forum spoke in public about their reflection and inspiration from the whole event, and an award ceremony was held for 18 outstanding creative works themed "Taste of My Hometown" which were selected from global creative works submitted for the ¡°My Beautiful Hometown¡± competition.

Youth delegates participated in many immersive learning and field trip activities, ¡°I like to capture the stories in the intangible cultural heritage, this feeling is like watching a movie, I hope to know more about the city of Nanjing next.¡± Cultural innovation and youth entrepreneurship study tour gave Cherelys from Suriname a different experience. on September 26th, participants climbed to the Taicheng section of the Ming City Wall, visited the World Literature Hall, and then to the Nanjing Youth Science and Technology Entrepreneurship and Innovation Base. Through the trips, exchange of ideas, they gained in-depth experience of Nanjing's urban heritage and vitality.    

On the morning of September 27, Youth Innovation and Entrepreneurship Exchange Meeting was held in the Art Museum of Nanjing University of Arts. 9 youth representatives shared their case studies from various perspectives and elaborated their insights on how the power of technological innovations promotes heritage conservation. 

During the plenary session in the afternoon, Maatla Komaetsile, a youth participant from Botswana, shared that ¡°Technology is a powerful tool for preserving our history. Youth and technology will shape the future of cultural heritage preservation.¡± She introduced the current situation of local heritage conservation in her country, shared cases of tracking monuments and analyzing heritage risks through 3D scanning, digital recording, artificial intelligence and other technologies, and invited more investors to come to her hometown to tap into the huge development potential of the region. 

Wu Weijie, a student from Hunan, dynamically demonstrated the exploration of digitalization and heritage protection based on the "Drum Tower of Dong Ethnicity Group in Gaobu Village, Hunan".

For the participant from Morocco, the inability of traditional architecture to meet the problems of increasing urban population and rising individual living needs is troubling for Rime as a young architect. She visualized the difference in livability between Korean hanoks and traditional Moroccan riads through comparative analysis of digital models, hoping to find solutions for the transformation of architectural rectification through this forum.

The 60 youth participants had an in-depth discussion around the theme of the forum and formed a deep friendship in just 7 days. In the future, they will continue to transform thoughts and insights into practical motivation for action on creativity and cultural heritage protection.