SPONSORS

 

Vancouver 2009 Speakers

 

Confirmed speakers include:

 

 

BC Hydro Opening Reception

 

 

Speaker

Alex Adams (Bio in pdf)

Manager, Power Smart Industrial Program

BC Hydro


BC Hydro Power Smart Partners Program, Industry participation and benefits

 

 

 

 

 

 

Customer Forum

 

 

Moderator

Kevin Mason (Bio in pdf)

Managing Director, Paper & Forest Products

Equity Research Associates


Overview of pulp industry

 

 

 

 

Speakers

Jimmy Lee (Bio in pdf)

CEO

Mercer


Overcapacity, low pricing and lack of investment, the road to a softwood pulp shortage

 

 

 

 

Paul Quinn (Bio in pdf)

Paper & Forest Products Assistant Analyst

RBC


BioEnergy Strategies for Pulp Producers

 

 

 

 

Ari Borg (Bio in pdf)

General Manager

Worldwide Sales

VCP


Overseas Pulp market from the hardwood perspective

 

 

 

 

Lasse Ahtinen (Bio in pdf)

Procurement Consultant

Burgo Group SpA


What do buyers want from their pulp suppliers?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored session - Fisher International, Inc.

 

Speaker:

Rodney Fisher (Bio in pdf)

President

Fisher International, Inc.


Effects of the Recession on the Pulp Market – Fisher-STE Forecasts Unveiled

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored session - FOEX and CME joint session

Addressing Pulp Market Volatility – How To Manage Risk

 

Speakers:

Timo Teräs (Bio in pdf)

Managing Director

FOEX Indexes


World Economy & Pulp Markets - How low will they go, and how soon will they recover?

 

 

 

 

Gary Helik (Bio in pdf)

Director

N.A. Pulp and Paper Division

Tradition Financial Services


“Something’s Gotta Give” what can the pulp industry learn from other commodity industries that have an entirely different approach to managing pricing and risk?

 

 

 

 

John Harangody (Bio in pdf)

Director

Commodity Products

CME Group


The benefits of exchange cleared products, what they are and how they work, and an update on Wood Pulp derivatives.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Press and Analyst Briefing
To obtain a copy of presentations made during this session,
please contact PPPC (E:
general@pppc.org)


 

 

Speakers

 

Paul Leclair (Bio in pdf)

Vice-President & Chief Economist

PPPC

 

 

 

Kevin McElhatton (Bio in pdf)

President & CEO

PPPC

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sponsored session - Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Inc.

 

 

Speakers

Eric Bober (Bio in pdf)

Principal

Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Inc.


Strategic Direction of the Pulp Sector

 

 

 

 

Kevin Orbinski (Bio in pdf)

Principal

Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Inc.


Creating Value through Performance Improvement

 

 

 

 

Greg Budarick (Bio in pdf)

Senior Consultant

Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Inc.


Bioenergy Offers Opportunities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market Pulp Open Forum

 

 

 

 

Moderator

 

Joe Nemeth(Bio in PDF)

Vice President, Sales & Marketing
Canfor Pulp Limited Partnership


Chairman
Market Pulp Association

 

 

 

 

Speakers

Joe Elling (Bio in pdf)

Director, Industry Analysis

Markets & Economic Research

Weyerhaeuser Company


Macro perspectives on the industry

 

 

 

Hakan Ekstrom (Bio in pdf)

President

Wood Resources International LLC


Global developments in wood fiber markets

 

 

 

Mark Wilde (Bio in pdf)

Managing Director

Deutsche Bank Securities


A Wall Street Perspective on Market Pulp

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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