September 14 - 16, 2008 | Boston, MA USA
RISI North American Forest
Products Conference
Networking At-A-Glance
September 15: 2 Coffee Breaks
Networking Lunch
Cocktail Reception
September 16: 1 Coffee Break
Networking Lunch
| SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 | ||
| 6:00 - 7:30 PM | Pre-registration and Welcome Reception | |
| MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 | ||
| 7:30 - 8:30 AM | Registration | |
| Session I: Chairperson to be announced |
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| 8:30 - 8:35 AM | Welcoming Remarks | |
| 8:35 - 8:45 AM | Presentation of the North American CEO of the Year Award | |
| 8:45 - 9:05 AM | Keynote Speech: Can Green Be Gold? | |
| 9:05 - 9:15 AM | Keynote Questions & Discussion | |
| 9:15 - 9:45 AM | Consolidation Trends and the Growing Role of
Private Equity | |
| 9:45 - 10:10 AM | China and the Global Commodity Boom: Is the Dragon
Slowing Down? | |
| 10:10 - 10:20 AM | Questions & Discussion | |
| 10:20 - 10:45 AM | Coffee Break | |
| 10:45 - 11:10 AM | Is the US South the New 'Brazil'? How the Weak US Dollar is Changing Global Cost Competitiveness and Trade Flows | |
| 11:10 - 11:35 AM | How will the Wood Products Industry Emerge from its Worst Downturn since the Depression? | |
| 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM | Internet and Its Continuing Influence on Print
Publishing and Effort to be 'Green' | |
| 12:00 - 12:10 PM | Questions & Discussion | |
| 12:15 - 1:45 PM | General Session Lunch | |
| 12:15 - 1:45 PM |
Special Lunch Session: The Evolution of Office Printing Presented by John Stoffel, R&D Director, Hewlett-Packard |
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| The capabilities of digital printing such as inkjet and laser technologies are increasing dramatically. Find out what joint efforts of printer and paper companies are underway that will help establish a new standard for printing. Lunch will be provided. Click for complete abstract | ||
| Space is limited for this session! Email events@risiinfo.com to secure your place or RSVP during the online registration process. |
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| Session II: Sustainability and Alternative Energy Solutions Chairperson to be announced |
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| 1:45 - 2:15 PM | How is the Forest Products Industry Responding to Sustainability? Derek Smith, CEO, Derek Smith & Associates | |
| 2:15 - 2:40 PM | The Election and What the Industry Can Expect from Washington in 2009 Donna Harman, CEO, AF&PA | |
| 2:40 - 3:15 PM | Special Presentation: Emerging Biomass Industry:
Impact on Woodfiber Markets Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI and Rocky Goodnow, Senior Economist, RISI | |
| 3:15 - 3:30 PM | Questions & Discussion | |
| 3:30 - 4:00 PM | Coffee Break | |
| 4:00 - 5:30 PM | CEO Panel - A Round Table Discussion With The Region's Leading CEOs Moderator to be announced. Panellists to be announced. | |
| 6:00 - 8:00 PM | Cocktail Reception | |
| TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16 | ||
| 7:30 - 8:30 AM | Registration | |
| RISI MARKET OUTLOOK, 2009 - 2010 | ||
| Session III: Macroeconomics and Timber | ||
| 8:30 - 9:20 AM | Macroeconomic Outlook Brendan Lowney, Vice President, Pulp &Paper Information, RISI Scott Howard, Economist, Macroeconomics, RISI | |
| 9:20 - 9:50 AM | North American Timber Rocky Goodnow, Senior Economist, RISI | |
| 9:50 - 10:25 AM | International Timber Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI | |
| 9:20 - 10:25 AM | RISI Workshop: Focus on Mill Intelligence SP Raina, Vice President, Mill Intelligence, RISI Sara Girtz and Brian Doyle, Directors, Pulp & Paper Sales, RISI | |
| 10:25 - 10:55 AM | Coffee Break | |
| RISI MARKET OUTLOOK, 2008-2009: CONCURRENT SESSIONS | ||
| Session IV: Wood Products | ||
| 10:55 - 11:25 AM | End-Use Markets Paul Jannke, Senior Vice President, Wood &Timber Information, RISI | |
| 11:25 - 11:50 AM | North American Lumber Paul Jannke, Senior Vice President, Wood &Timber Information, RISI | |
| 11:50 AM - 12:15 PM | North American Nonstructural Panels Markets Face Weak Demand, Fiber Constraints and Environmental Regulations Greg Lewis, Director, Wood Products, RISI | |
| 12:15 - 12:40 PM | North American Structural Panels: The Housing Downturn Continues to Batter Structural Panel Markets Greg Lewis, Director, Wood Products, RISI | |
| 12:40 - 12:50 PM | Questions & Discussion | |
| 12:50 - 2:15 PM | General Session Lunch | |
| 12:50 - 2:15 PM | Special Lunch Session: The Forest Products Enterprise of the Future Presented by Dirk Claessens, WW Industrial Products Industry Leader, IBM Global Business Services |
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| The dominant theme in the Forest Products industry is how to deal with globalization and how individual companies can become more "globally integrated" in this environment. This session will focus on an update of the forest and paper industry's global integration opportunities, with highlights of some striking findings from the recent IBM CEO Study. Lunch will be provided. Click for complete abstract | ||
| Space is limited for this session! Email events@risiinfo.com to secure your place or RSVP during the online registration process. |
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| 2:35 - 3:00 PM | North American Engineered Wood Products Bernard Fuller, Consultant to RISI | |
| 3:00 - 3:25 PM | Wood Products Benchmarking Jesse Neese, Product Manager, Wood Products Benchmarking, RISI | |
| 3:25 - 3:45 PM | Questions & Discussion | |
| Session V: Pulp & Paper | ||
| 10:55 - 11:35 AM | Market Pulp Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI | |
| 11:35 AM - 12:15 PM | Recovered Paper David Clapp, Senior Economist, RISI | |
| 12:15 - 12:40 PM | Tissue Market Brad Kalil, Director of Tissue, RISI | |
| 12:40 - 12:50 PM | Questions & Discussion | |
| 12:50 - 2:15 PM | Lunch | |
| 12:50 - 2:15 PM | Special Lunch Session: The Forest Products Enterprise of the Future Presented by Dirk Claessens, WW Industrial Products Industry Leader, IBM Global Business Services |
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| The dominant theme in the Forest Products industry is how to deal with globalization and how individual companies can become more "globally integrated" in this environment. This session will focus on an update of the forest and paper industry's global integration opportunities, with highlights of some striking findings from the recent IBM CEO Study. Lunch will be provided. Click for complete abstract | ||
| Space is limited for this session! Email events@risiinfo.com to secure your place or RSVP during the online registration process. |
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2:15- 3:00 PM | World Packaging Ken Waghorne, Vice President, North American Packaging, RISI | |
| 3:00 - 3:25 PM | Cost Competitiveness of Global Newsprint: Special Focus on North America Bill Studstill, Senior Product Manager, RISI | |
| 3:25 - 3:50 PM | World Newsprint John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Papers, RISI | |
| 3:50 - 4:40 PM | World Printing and Writing John Maine, Vice President, Graphic Papers, RISI | |
| 4:40 - 4:50 PM | Questions & Discussion | |
| 4:50 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.