EFFECTS OF THE GLOBAL ECONOMIC CRISIS ON THE LATIN AMERICAN PULP AND PAPER MARKET


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Preliminary Program*

Sunday, November 15
7:30 – 9:00 PM
 Pre-registration & Cocktail Reception (Amazonia Room, Level E3)
Monday, November 16
8:00 – 9:00 AM
 Registration (Outside the Americas Room, Level E2)
9:00 AM Start of Conference (Americas Room, Level E2)
9:00 – 9:10 AM Welcoming remarks
Renata Mercante, Editor, PPI Latin America
Conference Chair
9:10 – 9:40 AM Keynote Address: How Pulp and Paper Companies Have Been Managing the Effects of the Economic Downturn
Raul Velloso, Economist and Former Secretary, Brazil's Planning Ministry
SESSION I
Chairperson: Patrícia Capo, Editor-in-Chief, Publications and Communication/Marketing Coordinator
Brazilian Pulp and Paper Technical Association (ABTCP)
9:40 – 10:10 AM
 Ratings Methodology for Paper and Forest Products Sector
Richard Sippli, Moody’s Latin America VP and Senior Analyst
10:10 – 10:40 AM The Asian Paper Market: Past, Present and Future
Rui Zheng, Executive Director, Head of Chairman's Office, APP China
10:40 – 10:50 AM Questions & Answers
10:50 – 11:10 AM Coffee Break (Outside Meeting Room)
11:10 – 11:40 AM

Brazil’s Role In Today’s Global Pulp And Paper Industry
Elizabeth Carvalhaes, President, Brazilian Pulp and Paper Producers Association (BRACELPA)
11:40 AM – 12:10 PM Trends In The Mexican Packaging Paper Market
Steven Young, President, Association of Independent Corrugated Converters (AICC), Mexico
12:10 – 12:20 PM Questions & Answers
12:20 – 2:00 PM Lunch (Amazonia Room, Level E3)
SESSION II
Chairperson: Eugenio Torrejón, President, Papermarket
2:00 – 2:30 PM  A Look At The Pulp and Paper Industry From a Customer's Perspective
Rosangela Martins, Supply Management Manager, Unilever Americas
2:30 – 3:00 PM What Can We Expect From The Argentinean Paper Market?
Eduardo Landin, CEO, Zucamor Group, Argentina
3:00 – 3:30 PM  How Has The Global Crisis Impacted The Latin American Pulp Market And What Does It Mean For The Future?
Antônio Maciel Neto, CEO, Suzano
3:30 – 3:40 PM Questions & Answers
3:40 – 4:00 PM Coffee Break (Outside Meeting Room)
4:00 – 4:30 PM An Examination Of The Colombian Paper Market
Magdalena Uribe, Executive Director, Pulp, Papel and Board Industry Chamber of National Business Association of Colombia (ANDI)
4:30 – 4:50 PM Presentation of RISI Latin American CEO of the Year Award to Antônio Maciel Neto, CEO, Suzano
 Mike Coffey, CEO, RISI
4:50 – 5:20 PM CEO/Executive Panel - A Round Table Discussion With The Region's Leading Executives
Chaired by Renata Mercante, Editor, PPI Latin America
Antônio Maciel Neto, CEO, Suzano
Alfonso Ocampo, CEO, Propal S.A.
Carlos Augusto Lira Aguiar, CEO, Fibria
Otávio Pontes, Vice President, Stora Enso Latin America
Sergio Amoroso, President, Grupo Orsa
Maximo Pacheco, CEO, International Paper of Brazil
5:20 – 5:30 PM Questions & Answers
7:00 – 8:30 PM RISI Cocktail Reception at Restaurante Amadeus
Rua Haddock Lobo, 807 Cerqueira César CEP
01414-001 - São Paulo – SP
Please meet in the lobby at 6:30 p.m. and we will walk as a group.
Tuesday, November 17
SESSION III: RISI Two-Year Economic Outlook (Americas Room, Level E2)
Chairperson: Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI
9:00 – 9:45 AM Macroeconomic Outlook
Scott Howard, Director, Macroeconomics, RISI
9:45 – 10:15 AM Timberland Investment Trends and Their Impact on the South American Forest Products Industry
Robert Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI
10:15 – 10:40 AM World Tissue Outlook
Rod Young, Chairman, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI
10:40 – 10:50 AM Questions & Answers
10:50 – 11:10 AM Coffee Break (Outside Meeting Room)
11:10  – 11:35 AM World Newsprint Outlook
Patricia Perez, Economist, RISI
11:35 AM – 12:20 PM World Printing & Writing Papers
Sampo Timonen, Director, Graphic Papers, RISI
12:20  – 12:55 PM World Recovered Paper Outlook
Rod Young, Chairman, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI
12:55  – 1:05 PM Questions & Answers
1:05 – 2:25 PM

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Lunch Breakout Session: How Current Market Conditions are Impacting a Mill's Cost Structure (Andes Room, Level E2)

During this lunch session, you will learn how RISI's market and benchmarking services can help you gain a better understanding of what is happening in the pulp and paper industry today. See RISI's powerful and newly enhanced tool at work demonstrating how declining prices of recovered fiber have drastically impacted the markets.

Presented by:
Luis Sucupira, Account Manager, RISI
Matt Graves, Senior Vice President, Pulp & Paper Division, RISI

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

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1:05 – 2:25 PM Lunch (Amazonia Room, Level E3)
2:25 – 3:10 PM Global Packaging Outlook
Ken Waghorne, Vice President, Packaging, RISI
3:10 – 3:55 PM World Pulp Outlook
Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI
3:55 – 4:20 PM Cost and Market Scenarios for Bleached Hardwood Kraft Pulp
Matt Graves, Senior Vice President, Pulp & Paper Division, RISI
4:20 – 4:30 PM Questions & Answers
4:30 – 4:35 Summary & Wrap-Up
4:35 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.