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Preliminary Program
| SUNDAY, MARCH 29 |
| 6:30–8:00 PM |
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Pre-Registration
Pick up your badge and conference materials before going to the reception
Cocktail Reception
Location: PianoMoneo, First Floor, Grand Hyatt
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| MONDAY, MARCH 30 |
| 7:45–9:00 AM |
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Registration |
| 9:00–9:05 AM |
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Welcoming Remarks
Justin Toland, Conference Chair and Contributing Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) |
| 9:05–9:35 AM |
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Keynote Speech: The State of the Industry Address
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, President and CEO, Norske Skog |
SESSION I: SURVIVING THE CRUNCH (Grand Ballroom A)
Chairperson: Greg Ardoullie, Key Account Manager, RISI |
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| 9:35–10:00 AM |
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A View from Outside
David Kern, Kern Consulting, Chief Economist, British Chambers of Commerce |
| 10:00–10:25 AM |
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Investment Strategies/Industry Development in a Post-Crunch World
Stig Andersen, Senior Forest Industry Analyst, Nordea CMB Norway |
| 10:25–10:35 AM |
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Questions & Answers |
| 10:35–10:55 AM |
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Coffee Break
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| 10:55–11:20 AM |
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Operating and Investing in a Downturn (Provisional title)
Michał Jarczyński, CEO, Arctic Paper |
| 11:20–11:45 AM |
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Papermaking in a Downturn: Strategies for Survival
Peter Berg, Director of Knowledge, Paper & Forest Products Practice, McKinsey & Company |
| 11:45 AM–12:10 PM |
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How the Newspaper Industry is Building for the Future
Dr. Aralynn Abare McMane, Ph.D., Director, Young Readership Development,
World Association of Newspapers (WAN)
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| 12:10–12:20 PM |
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Questions & Answers |
| 12:20–1:45 PM |
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Lunch (Grand Ballroom B) |
SESSION II: A FUTURE OF PROFITABLE PAPERMAKING (Grand Ballroom A)
Chairperson: Justin Toland, Conference Chair and Contributing Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI) |
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| 1:45–2:10 PM |
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We're in this Mess Together: A Printer's View of the Crisis
Philip Dodd, Managing Director, Healeys Printers, UK
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| 2:10–2:35 PM |
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Winning the Battle against other Packaging Materials
Franz Rappold, Member of the Management Board, Mayr-Melnhof Karton |
| 2:35–2:45 PM |
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Questions & Answers |
| 2:45–4:00 PM |
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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)
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
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| 4:00–4:15 PM |
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Coffee break |
| 4:15–4:25 PM |
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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
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| 4:25–5:30 PM |
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CEO Panel: A Roundtable Discussion with the Region's Leading CEOs
Chairperson: Justin Toland, Conference Chair and Contributing Editor, Pulp & Paper International (PPI)
Christian Rynning-Tønnesen, President and CEO, Norske Skog
Salim Karadsheh, CEO, Nuqul Group
Berry Wiersum, CEO, Sappi Fine Paper Europe
Dermot Smurfit, Chairman, Powerflute
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| 7:30 PM |
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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. |
| TUESDAY, MARCH 31 |
| 8:00–9:00 AM |
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Registration |
SESSION III: RISI TWO-YEAR OUTLOOKS FOR WORLD PULP & PAPER MARKETS (Grand
Ballroom A)
Chairperson: Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI |
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| 9:00–9:40 AM |
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Global Economic Outlook
Scott Howard, Senior Economist, Macroeconomics, RISI |
| 9:40–10:10 AM |
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Availability of North American Woody Biomass for European Energy Markets
Rocky Goodnow, Senior Economist, RISI |
| 10:10–10:40 AM |
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Recovered Paper Markets
Esko Uutela, Consultant, RISI
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| 10:40–11:00 AM |
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Coffee Break |
| 11:00–11:45 AM |
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World Pulp Outlook
Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber |
| 11:45 AM–12:05 PM |
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Cost Competitiveness of Pulp Producers
Jukka Kuntonen, Benchmarking Analyst, RISI
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| 12:05–12:10 PM |
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Questions & Answers |
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| 12:10–1:35 PM |
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Special Lunch Session: Navigating the New Pulp and Paper World
with RISI’s Market and Cost Services
Location: Library, First 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.
Gregory Ardoullie, Key Account Manager, RISI
Tea Tuuli, Key Account Manager, RISI
Space is limited! Sign up for this session during the registration process or
by emailing events@risiinfo.com |
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| 12:10–1:35 PM |
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Lunch (Grand Ballroom B) |
| 1:35–2:00 PM |
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Tissue Markets
Esko Uutela, Consultant, RISI |
| 2:00–2:25 PM |
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Prospects for Newsprint
Sampo Timonen, Director of European Graphic Papers, RISI |
| 2:25–3:10 PM |
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Printing/Writing Paper Outlook
Sampo Timonen, Director of European Graphic Papers, RISI |
| 3:10–3:30 PM |
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Coffee Break |
| 3:30–3:50 PM |
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Cost Competitiveness of Containerboard Producers
Ville Henttonen, Product Manager, Benchmarking, RISI |
| 3:50–4:20 PM |
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Cartonboard Markets
Orifjon Abidov, Research Analyst, RISI |
| 4:20–5:00 PM |
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Containerboard Markets
Ken Waghorne, Vice President, Packaging, RISI |
| 5:00–5:10 PM |
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Questions & Answers |
| 5:10–5:15 PM |
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Summary & Wrap-Up |
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| *All titles reflect possible topics and will depend on speaker availability and topics they choose. Order of talks also subject to change. |
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