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Preliminary Program

MONDAY, JUNE 8

6:30-8:00 PM

Pre-registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)
Cocktail Reception (Grand Ballroom)

TUESDAY, JUNE 9

8:00 - 9:00 AM

Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)

9:00 AM

Start of Conference (Grand Ballroom)

9:00 - 9:15 AM

Welcoming Remarks
Annie Zhu, Associate Editor of Pulp & Paper International (PPI) magazine, Editor of PPI China magazine and Conference Chair

9:15 - 9:45 AM

Keynote Address
Dr Cao Zhenlei, President, China National Pulp and Paper Research Institute (CNPPRI) and VP, China Light Industry (Group) Corporation

9:45 - 9:55 AM

Keynote Questions & Answers

SESSION 1

Chairperson: Alex He, RISI China Representative, Economist, Asian Paper Packaging Service, RISI

9:55 - 10:20 AM

South American Pulp Supply to China
Evandro Muzilli, Chief Representative Officer, VCP Asia

10:20 - 10:45 AM

Risks and Opportunities of Investment in Vietnam
Vu Ngoc Bao, Secretary General, Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association

10:45 - 10:50 AM

Questions & Answers

10:50 - 11:15 AM

Coffee Break

11:15 - 11:40 AM

Indian Paper Industry - Potential & Challenges
R. R. Vederah, Managing Director, Ballarpur Industries

11:40 AM - 12:05 PM

View From the Financial Sector: When the Spring Will Come?
Jerome Xu, Chief Analyst in Paper Making, Printing and Other Light Industry, Research Department, CITIC Securities Co., Ltd.

12:05 PM - 12:15 PM

Questions & Answers

12:15 - 2:10 PM

General Lunch Session (Steak House and Shintaro Restaurants, Second Floor)

SESSION 2

Chairperson: Annie Zhu, Associate Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) magazine, Editor, PPI China magazine

2:10 - 2:35 PM

Regionalization of Newsprint Trade and its Implications for India
Mohit Jain, Director, Business & Commercial (sourcing & supply chain),
The Times of India Group

2:35 - 3:00 PM

The Viability of Russian Pulp Exports to Asia
Brian Neil McDonald, Deputy CEO, Ilim Group

3:00 - 3:25 PM

Paper Making and Sustainable Development
Ma Yuanyuan, Environmental Marketing Manager, UPM-Kymmene (Changshu) Paper Industry Co., Ltd.

3:25 - 3:30 PM

Questions & Answers

3:30 - 3:55 PM

Coffee Break

3:55 - 4:20 PM

RISI Asian CEO of the Year Award to Chen Hongguo, Chairman, Shandong Chenming
Presented by Mike Coffey, CEO, RISI

4:20 - 5:20 PM

CEO/Executive Panel - A Round Table Discussion With The Region's Leading Executives
Moderator:
Annie Zhu, Associate Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) magazine, Editor, PPI China magazine
Panelists:
Liu Hanwen, Vice General Manager, Zhuhai Hongta Renheng Paper
Thomas Gestrich, President, International Paper (IP) Asia
Duan Xiaomin, Chairman of the Board, Nanning Phoenix Pulp and Paper
Phaskorn Buranawit, Managing Director, Paperboard, SCG Paper
Jiang Peng, Deputy General Manager, Chief Engineer, Guangzhou Paper

5:20 - 5:30 PM

Questions & Answers

7:00 - 8:30 PM

Cocktail Reception (Sin Lounge - Meeting in lobby at 6:50 PM to walk to venue)

WEDNESDAY, JUNE 10 - SESSION 3: RISI TWO-YEAR OUTLOOKS FOR WORLD PULP & PAPER MARKETS

Chairperson: Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI

8:00 - 8:30 AM

Registration (Grand Ballroom Foyer)

8:30 AM

Start of Conference (Grand Ballroom)

8:30 - 9:10 AM

Global Economic Outlook
Scott Howard, Senior Economist, RISI

9:10 - 9:40 AM

Sources of Woodchips for Pacific Rim Wood Pulp Producers
Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI

9:40 - 10:10 AM

Recovered Paper Markets
Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI

10:10 - 10:20 AM

Questions & Answers

10:20 - 10:45 AM

Coffee Break

10:45 - 11:15 AM

World Pulp Outlook
Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI

11:15 - 11:45 AM

World Containerboard Outlook
Alex He, RISI China Representative, Economist, Asian Paper Packaging Service, RISI

11:45 AM - 12:10 PM

Cost Competitiveness of Asian Linerboard
Surya P. Raina, Vice President, Mill Intelligence, RISI
Portia Zhao, Product Manager, RISI

12:10 - 12:40 PM

Boxboard Market Outlook
Alex He, RISI China Representative, Economist, Asian Paper Packaging Service, RISI

12:40 - 12:50 PM

Questions & Answers

12:50 - 2:15 PM

General Lunch Session (Steak House and Shintaro Restaurants, Second Floor)

12:50 - 2:15 PM

Breakout Lunch Session: Navigating the New Pulp and Paper World with RISI's Market and Cost Services (VIP Room 1, Third Floor)

This lunch session will explore the extraordinary affects that the markets are having on the pulp and paper industry. Learn how RISI's market and cost services can help you gain a better understanding of what is happening in the markets and develop strategies to navigate through the long-term trends and cyclical gyrations.

Levi Li, Key Account Manager, Asia, RISI
Surya Raina, Vice President, Mill Intelligence, RISI
Portia Zhao, Product Manager, Cost Benchmarking, RISI Shanghai

Space is limited! Sign up for this session during the registration process or by emailing events@risiinfo.com

SESSION 4

Chairperson: John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Paper, RISI

2:15 - 2:45 PM

World Tissue Outlook
John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Paper, RISI

2:45 - 3:05 PM

Cost Competitiveness of Asian Tissue
Portia Zhao, Product Manager, RISI

3:05 - 3:15 PM

Questions & Answers

3:15 - 3:35 PM

Coffee Break

3:35 - 4:00 PM

World Newsprint: What Lies Beyond the Collapse of 2009?
John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Paper, RISI

4:00 - 4:30 PM

Printing and Writing Paper Market Outlook: the North American and European Reaction to the Collapse in Print Media and paper Demand
John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Paper, RISI

4:30 - 4:45 PM

Asian P&W Paper: Could China Actually Benefit from the Financial Crisis?
Sandy Lu, Economist, RISI

4:45 - 4:55 PM

Questions & Answers

4:55 - 5:10 PM

Summary & Wrap-up

5:10 PM

Close of Conference

*All titles reflect possible topics and will depend on speaker availability and topics they choose. Order of talks also subject to change.