Welcoming Remarks

Conference Chair: Justin Toland, European Conference Chair and Contributing Editor, PPI Magazine/RISI

KEYNOTE ADDRESS

The State fo the Industry Address

Christian Røynning-Tnnesen, President and CEO, Norske Skog

Investment Strageties/Industry Development in a Post-Crunch World

Stig Andersen, Senior Forest Industry Analyst, Nordea CMB Norway

Questions & Answers

Coffee Break

Operating and Investing in a Downturn

Michal Jarczynski, CEO, Artic Paper

Papermaking in a Downturn: Strategies to Survival

Peter Berg, Director of Knowledge, Paper & Forest Products Practice, McKinsey & Company

How the Newspaper Industry is Building for the Future

Dr. Aralynn Abare McMane, Ph.D, Director, Young Readership Development, World Association of Newspapers (WAN)

Questions & Answers

Lunch

Winning the Battle Against Other Packaging Materials

Franz Rappold, Member of the Management Board, Mayr-Melnhof Karton

Questions & Answers

Interactive Session: Green Papermaking-Opportunity or Threat?

Representatives from various parts of the papermaking chain will present their point of view, followed by a discussion involving the audience. Participants will include an environmental organization, a paper producer, a paper buyer, an association, etc.

Chairperson:
Justin Toland, Conference Chair and Contributing Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI)
Panelists:
Duncan Pollard, Director, Conservation Practice & Policy, WWF International
Teresa Presas, Managing Director, CEPI - Confederation of European Paper Industries
Martyn Eustace, Director, Two Sides
Ernst Brunbauer, General Manager, Lenzing Papier

Coffee Break

Presentation of RISI European CEO of the Year award to Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, CEO, Norske Skog

Presented by Mark Rushton, Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI)/RISI website

CEO Panel: A Roundtable Discussion with the Regions Leading CEO's

Chairperson:
Justin Toland, Conference Chair and Contributing Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI)
Panelists:
Rinat Starkov, MD, Mondi Syktyvkar
Salim Karadsheh, CEO, Nuqul Group
Berry Wiersum, CEO, Sappi Fine Paper Europe
Dermot Smurfit, Chairman, Powerflute

RISI Dinner
Location: Diekmann Weinhaus Huth Restaurant

Join RISI and the other conference delegates for a gourmet dinner at one of Berlin's most popular restaurants. Located just a short walk from the hotel, the group will meet in the lobby at 7:15 PM and walk together to the restaurant.

Availability of North American Woody Biomass for European Energy Markets

Rocky Goodnow, Senior Economist, RISI

Recovered Paper Markets

Esko Uutela, Consultant, RISI

Coffee Break

World Pulp Outlook

Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI

Cost Competitiveness of Pulp Producers

Jukka Kuntonen, Benchmarking Analyst, RISI

Questions & Answers

Special Lunch Session: Navigating the New Pulp and Paper World with RISI's Market and Cost Services

This lunch session will explore the extraordinary affects that the markets are having on the pulp and paper industry. Learn how RISIs 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.
Gregory Ardoullie, Key Account Manager, RISI
Tea Tuuli, Key Account Manager, RISI

Lunch

Tissue Markets

Esko Uutela, Consultant, RISI

Prospects for Newsprint

Sampo Timonen, Director, European Graphic Papers, RISI

Printing/Writing Paper Outlook

Sampo Timonen, Director, European Graphic Papers, RISI

Coffee Break

Cost Competitiveness of Containerboard Producers

Ville Henttonen, Product Manager, Benchmarking, RISI

Cartonboard Markets

Orifjon Abidov, Research Analyst, RISI

Containerboard Markets

Ken Waghorne, Vice President, Packaging, RISI

Questions & Answers

Summary & Wrap-Up

Close of Conference