Thomas Gestrich, President, International Paper Asia joins RISI's Asian Pulp And Paper Conference program
SHANGHAI, April 30, 2008 - RISI today announced that Thomas Gestrich, President of International Paper (IP) Asia, will participate in the CEO Panel at RISI's 9th Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference. The event will take place on June 2-4, 2008 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Shanghai, China.
"We are excited that Mr. Gestrich from IP will be participating in the RISI Asian conference program. He is the latest to join the list of high profile pulp and paper executives who will be speaking at the conference," Annie Zhu, Conference Chair and Features Editor of Pulp & Paper International (PPI) commented. RISI also confirmed that Li Hongxin, President, Sun Paper and Chairman, China Paper Industry Chamber of Commerce and Suresh Kilam, Corporate Marketing Director, APP will be participating in the CEO/Executive Panel Discussion.
Other confirmed speakers on the RISI Asian Conference program include:
- Ross Li, Executive Director, Lee & Man
- Jouko Virta, President, Global Fiber Supply, APRIL Management Pte Ltd.
- Alan Bog, Commercial Manager Asia, Westerlund
- Yunyong Puthapipat, Managing Director, Siam Kraft Industry Company
- Michael Spencer, Chief Executive, FSC Australia
- Zhang Dingjun, General Manager Assistant & Vice Chief Engineer, Guizhou Chitianhua
Conference attendees will also hear RISI's team of economists present their two-year forecasts for supply, demand, profitability, investment and trade for each major grade of pulp and paper.
The China Paper Industry Chamber of Commerce (CPICC) is supporting the conference.
ColorLok, Kadant and Star Shipping have signed on as official sponsors for the event. A representative from ColorLok will give a special luncheon presentation at the conference on June 3, 2008. For more information on this presentation, please email events@risiinfo.com.
This year's RISI Asian Conference is co-located with the International Forest Products Transportation Association (IFPTA) 2nd Asian Regional Seminar, which will be held on June 4-6, 2008. The IFPTA announced that the following experts will be joining the program at this event: Mr. Colin Chng, Deputy General Manager, APRIL SSYMB, Mr. Timo Johansson, General Manager, UPM Changshu and Mr. Li Hu, Cosco Logistics.
Conference programs and registration details for the conferences are available online at: RISI Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference: www.risiinfo.com/asiaconf. IFPTA 2nd Regional Seminar: www.ifpta.org.
A variety of sponsorship opportunities are available for both of these events. To learn more, please visit www.risiinfo.com/events/asia_conf/sponsorship.html or email advertising@risiinfo.com.
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions.
Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; São Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.