Free Webinar Series
The launch of the new Outlook Briefing Seminars was a great success! The first free series, graphic paper, packaging, and world fiber were attended by over 300 industry professionals from around the globe. Over 100 questions were submitted discussing many intensive aspects of our forecasts. These questions and our team's responses can be viewed on the web site by subscribers to RISI Outlook Briefings. Subscribers will also have the ability to download the slides for each of the events to get a closer look at the data.
If you missed the events or would like to see them again, please click on the links below and see them for free.
For subscription information, please contact your RISI representative.
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Graphic Papers Outlook Briefing
Recorded Tuesday, May 19, 2009 Presented by: John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Papers, RISI Click here to see a recording of this presentation.John Maine is Vice President of RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. He cofounded Resource Information Systems, Inc., the company that became the analytic component of RISI. Mr. Maine has specialized in printing and writing paper and newsprint markets, end uses, supply, costs and pricing for 27 years. More than 200 RISI clients worldwide rely on his detailed monthly and quarterly analysis and forecasts of the graphic paper markets as well as single and multiclient studies. His published reports include the monthly "Paper Trader", the quarterly "North American Graphic Paper Forecast", and the quarterly "World Graphic Paper Forecast". Mr. Maine holds a Master of Science degree in Forest Economics with distinction from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). He resides in Charlottesville, Virginia with his wife and three children. |
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Packaging Paper Outlook Briefing
Recorded Wednesday, May 20, 2009 Presented by: Ken Waghorne, Vice President, North American Packaging, RISI Click here to see a recording of this presentation.Mr. Waghorne has specialized in the paper packaging markets for RISI since 1983. He provides detailed monthly and quarterly analysis and forecasts of the North American paper packaging markets as well as single- and multi-client studies. His contributions to the RISI multiclient studies include the detailed analysis of the international containerboard markets, sector-by-sector forecasts for the U.S. folding carton industry, and an analysis of the paper packaging markets for Latin America. Mr. Waghorne holds a Master of Science degree in Forest Economics from Virginia Tech and his Bachelor of Science degree in Forestry from LSU. |
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Pulp & Recovered Paper Outlook Briefing
Recorded Wednesday, May 27, 2009 Presented by Kurt Schaefer, Vice President – Fiber, RISI Click here to see a recording of this presentation.Mr. Schaefer’s responsibilities at RISI are focused on the area of wood pulp. He publishes a monthly commentary and forecast on the world pulp market, World Pulp Monthly. He also produces to RISI’s long-term pulp forecasts, focusing on variables such as pulp consumption, capacity, production, production costs, and pricing. Just prior to joining RISI, Kurt was Director of Pulp & Paper Forecaster. As the sole economist working on Forecaster, he was responsible for forecasting prices and market conditions across all of the major grades of paper and paperboard in North America. His work on Forecaster included developing detailed end-user driven demand models for the key grades, including newsprint, coated papers, and containerboard. He also directed a number of editorial projects, including a major long-term study of global newsprint markets. He reached ABD status in the Ph.D. program in Economics at the University of Virginia. In 1995, he received the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the Association of Investment Management and Research (AIMR). |