NEW YORK, NY,
Aug. 4, 2009
(Press Release) -
The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) and RISI are pleased to announce the latest additions of senior level forest products industry executives to the upcoming conference program at PPI Transport Symposium 18. The Symposium will be held in Liverpool, England, from 6-9 October 2009.
The most recent additions to the conference program include:
Ned Williams, Corporate Manager, Warehousing & International Logistics, Graphic Packaging International
Peter Hall, Managing Director, APL UK, Ltd.
Jouke Schaap, Manager, Breakbulk Department, Port of Rotterdam
Patrick Nogueira, Commercial Director, Grupo Orsa
Wade Schuetzeberg, Managing Director, America Chung Nam B.V.
Joachim Klein, Founder & Managing Director, StepChange Consulting
"Delegates will get perspectives from companies operating in nearly every corner of the world," said George Hudson, PPI TS18 Conference Chairman. "The topics included in this year's program cover a diverse set of opportunities and challenges - everything from what the carriers are doing to prepare for the future to the lessons learned from paper producers and how logistics companies are adapting to change to how the recovered paper market is impacting the recovery of the industry."
Paul Doiron, IFPTA President, echoed the sentiment, "To be able to include so many industry leaders from every sector of forest products logistics offers a unique opportunity for TS18 delegates to engage with them in an open dialogue that is rarely experienced at other event."
The PPI Transport Symposium 18 Conference Program, titled "Steering the right course to the future," will address the challenges and opportunities for the forest products logistics industry as it prepares to emerge from the global recession. Conference sessions include a global economic outlook, an industry-specific outlook and forecast, a distinguished panel of global paper producers, and a discussion panel on the future role of the logistics company.
For a full list of the speakers, please view the Agenda .
To register for PPI Transport Symposium, please complete the online registration form .
