Monday, March 26
18h - 20h Registration
19h – 20h Welcome Cocktail at the Transamerica Hotel
Tuesday, March 27
Day One – Forest Industry: Global Challenges and Opportunities
All day Registration
8h45 Welcome Address
9h
Keynote Presentation: How Can Latin America’s Forest Industry Sustain Its Growth?
Lairton Leonardi, President, ABTCP (Brazilian Pulp and Paper Technical Association)
Session I – Economy, Resources and New Markets
Moderator: Bernard Fuller, President, Cambridge Forest Products Associates (CFPA)
9h30
The Global Economy: Will the Developing World Continue to be the
Locomotive for Growth?
Pablo F. G. Bréard, Vice-President and Head International Economic Research,
Scotiabank Group
10h
Fueling the Transformation of the Global Forest Industry:
Opportunities in Biofuels, Wood Products and Pulp & Paper
Don Roberts, Vice Chairman and Managing Director, CIBC World Markets Inc.
10h30 Coffee Break
11h
Arauco: An Integrated Global Forest Products Company Develops Successful
Strategies for Wood & Pulp Products Markets
Charles Kimber, Corporate Affairs & Marketing Director, ARAUCO
11h30
New Market Segments for the Forest Industry
Marco Antônio Oliveira, Commercial Manager, SUZANO Forest Business
12h
Attractiveness of Timberland Investments in Latin America
Robert Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI
12h30 Panel Discussion: Questions & Answers
13h Lunch
Session II – Addressing Challenges: Industry Legislation and Barriers to Climb
Panel Discussion: Industry Legislation Issues
Moderator: César Reis, Executive Director, ABRAF
14h
The New Brazilian Forest Code and its Impacts on the Global Forest Industry
Joésio Siqueira, Director, STCP Project Engineering
14h15
Foreign Land Ownership Limitations in Brazil and Argentina: a Model for Latin
America and a Barrier to Future Investment and Growth?
Aldo de Cresci, Founder Partner, FGCN Law Firm
Argentine Government Representative
Brazilian Government Representative
Glenn Dunaway, Partner, Morris, Manning & Martin, Law Firm
Otávio Pontes, Vice-President, STORA ENSO Latin America
Walter Lídio Nunes, President, CMPC Celulose Rio Grandense
15h Panel Discussion: Questions & Answers
15h30 Coffee Break
16h
Marketing Environmentally Acceptable Wood Products: The North American
Experience with Regulation, Certification, and Sustainability.
Tom Julia, President, CPA (Composite Panel Association)
Panel Discussion: Restrictions on the Use of GMOs and Impacts on Competitiveness
Moderator: Celso Foelkel, President, Grau Celsius Consulting
16h30
Forest Plantations and Possible Restrictions on the use of Genetically Modified
Organisms (GMOs): Impacts on Latin American Forest Industry Competitiveness
Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) Representative
Eduardo Mello, Vice-President, FuturaGene
Juliana Vansan, Public Relations and Government Affairs, Manager, ArborGen
Patrícia Fukuma, Partner, Fukuma Law Firm
Roberto Waack, CEO, AMATA S.A.
17h30 Panel Discussion: Questions & Answers
18h
Brazilian Forest Sector Competitiveness: Risks and Opportunities
João Comério, Executive Director, SUZANO
19h Cocktail Reception at the Transamerica Hotel
Wednesday, March 28
Day Two – Market Situation and Prospects
Session III – Focus on China: Market Potential and Business Opportunities between China and Latin America
Moderator: Roman Hohol, Director, Marketing Practice, AMEC Forest Industry Consulting
8h30
China’s Impact on Global Wood Products Markets: Will It Continue to Grow?
Bernard Fuller, President, Cambridge Forest Products Associates (CFPA)
9h
Will Asian Growth Continue to Support Surging Pulp Production in Latin America?
Heloisa Dórea, Director, Forestry Products Marketing (FPM)
9h30
How Will China Satisfy Its Wood Fiber Needs?
Robert Flynn, Director, International Timber, RISI
10h Coffee Break
10h30
China Panel:
China Wood International
Geraldo Ferreira, General Commercial Manager, Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) Brazil
Timo Teräs, Leading Advisor, PÖYRY Management Consulting Oy
Session IV – Trends and Prospects for Fiber, Wood Products, Paper & Paperboard Markets
Moderator: Bernard Fuller, President, Cambridge Forest Products Associates (CFPA)
11h30
Wood Fiber Price Trends and What They Say About the Demand/Supply Balance
Håkan Ekström, President, Wood Resources International (WRI)
12h
Biomass Prospects in Latin America: Are They Overblown?
Ivan Tomaselli, President, STCP Project Engennering
12h30
Global Shortage of Recycled Fiber? What is the future role of virgin pulps?
João Cordeiro, Principal Associate, PÖYRY Management Consulting Oy
13h Lunch
14h
The Threat to Future Global P&W Demand Posed by the Rapid Adoption of Digital Media
Roman Hohol, Director, Marketing Practice, AMEC Forest Industry Consulting
14h30
Lumber Demand Growth: Will Sawlog Quality and Supplies be Adequate?
Marcelo Wiecheteck, Business Unit Manager, STCP Project Engineering
15h
Almost as Big as Pulp Mills!: How Modern MDF, OSB and Particleboard Mills Consume Lots of Fiber as They Meet Rapidly Growing Demand for Reconstituted
Wood Products
Roberto Szachnowicz, Supply Chain Executive Director, DURATEX
15h30 Panel Discussion: Question & Answers
16h Coffee Break
Session V – Innovation: New Technologies, Products and Marketing Strategies
Moderator: Heloisa Dórea, Director, Forestry Products Marketing (FPM)
16h30
New Packaging and Design: Innovation in Fiber-Based Packaging
Gabriella Michelucci, Director, KLABIN Packaging
17h
Tissue Markets: Producers Add Value to Their Products
Nestor de Castro, President, VOITH Brazil
17h30
Sawmill Innovation – The Hollow Wood Beam: Producing More With Less
Pablo Korach, M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, Engineered Wood Products, Chile
18h Panel Discussion: Question & Answers and Wrap-up (Ends at 18.30)
