On the morning of September 20th, the inaugural Golden Panda International Cultural Forum commenced at the Chengdu Tianfu International Conference Center. As a key event within the first Golden Panda Awards, the forum centered on the theme "Coexistence of Civilizations: Diversity, Equality, Inclusion."

The event featured prominent speakers, including former United Nations Under-Secretary-General Erik Solheim, former UNESCO Director-General Irina Bokova, former Prime Minister of Thailand Abhisit Vejjajiva, former Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmy, Chairman of the China-Greece Civilization Exchange and Mutual Learning Center's Advisory Board Stelios Virvidakis, Director of the Uffizi Gallery Eike Schmidt, Director of the National Art Museum of China Wu Weishan, Fudan University Professor Ge Jianxiong, and Hong Kong film director and producer Stanley Tong. These distinguished guests delivered keynote speeches focused on "Civilization Exchange and Mutual Learning."

The forum also hosted a "Summit Dialogue" under the theme "Future Imaging: Inheriting Civilization, Creating New Horizons." Participants in this dialogue included Chinese director Wuershan, American film visual effects supervisor Douglas Hans Smith, British documentary director and screenwriter Malcolm Clarke, American film director and producer Rob Minkoff, Secretary-General of the Indian Musicians' Federation Kishore Jawade, and CEO of Light Chaser Animation Zhou Yu.