Programme
Day 1 - Wednesday 18 MarchÂ
Day 2 - Thursday 19 March
| Time | Topics | Speakers |
| 9.30am | Registration and Morning Coffee | |
| 9.55am | Introduction - Housekeeping | Dennis Neilson - Director DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| 10.00am-10.30am | Key Note: Overview of Russian Forest Resources, Log and Sawn Timber, Wood Panels and Wood Pellets Production and Exports -- and Export Potential of these from Russia | Igor Novoselov - Director, & Marina Zotova - Consultant, WhatWood Timber Industry Research and Analytics, Moscow |
| 10.30am - 11.00am | Keynote: Australian sawn timber imports: Short and medium term predictions of annual requirements, and where they might be sourced from | John Halket - MD Australian Timber Imports Federation (ATIF) |
| 11.00am - 11.15am | Historic harvest levels of Australian eucalyptus plantations & predictions to 2020 | Andrew Morton - Director Indufor Australia |
| 11.15am - 11.45pm | China side impact of virus on wood imports in 2020 | Gavin Hao - Consultant / Partner, Gingko Consulting, China |
| 11.45am - 12.15pm | Forest Fire Insurance: Risk trends and impacts on risk and premiums on recent fires in United States and Australia | Phil Cottle - Head of Forestry Forest Re United Kingdom |
| 12.15pm - 1.30pm | Lunch | |
| 1.30pm-1.45pm | The Australian "Timber Framing Ultimate Renewable Campaign" | Marita Pierce-Indugula - Chair, Australian Forest Products Association (AFPA) Marketing Subcommittee |
| 1.45pm-2.00pm | A Major New Forest-linked Renewable Energy Project | Mathew Parton - State Leader Victoria, Neoen |
| 2.00pm - 2.30pm | Asian Pacific Forest Investment Opportunities: a Japanese Investor's Perspective | Yasuhiro Yokoyama - Manager, Sumitomo Forestry Co. Ltd, Japan |
| 2.30pm - 3.00pm | Other [non-China] Asian Forest Investment Opportunities | George Kuru - Director Ata Marie Group, Jakarta, Indonesia |
| 3.00pm - 3.30pm | Afternoon Break | |
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm | Oceania Forest Investments: Returns and Opportunities | Mark Rogers - Managing Director, Aust. & NZ., New Forests Asset Management Pty Limited |
| 4.00pm - 4.15pm | Uruguay, Paraguay, and Argentina Forest Investment Opportunities. | Alvaro Perez del Castillo - Director, Pike Consultora Forestal (Pike&Co.), Uruguay |
| 4.15pm - 4.30pm | Woodchip Pricing | Doug Massey - General Manager Plantation Export Group (PEG), Australia |
| 4.30pm-4.45pm | A new technology model for forest owners in developing countries (15 mins) | Alvaro Perez del Castillo - Director - Pike Consultora Forestal (Pike&Co.), Uruguay |
| 4.45-5.15pm | European Biomass and Woodchip Trade Trends, and some implications for Asia Pacific Suppliers | Jose Reis - Owner and GM, BSL Comercio Internacional S.A., Portugal |
| 5.15-5.30pm | China side impacts of the virus on woodchip and SW log and Lumber Demand in 2020 - an interactive log import model to predict outcomes | Gavin Hao - Consultant / Partner, Gingko Consulting, China |
| 5.30pm | Conference Day ends | |
| 5.30pm - 7.00pm | Networking Reception |
Day 2 - Thursday 19 March
| Time | Topics | Speakers |
| 8.50am - 9.00am | Housekeeping | Dennis Neilson - Director DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| 9.00am - 9.30am | Global Pulp Markets and focus on Pulp Manufacturing Competitiveness: the role of wood in the total delivered costs | Joao Cordeiro - Senior Principal, Poyry Management Consulting, Finland |
| 9.30am - 10.00am | Biomass Demand and Supply Trends for the Asian Market | Marcel Vroege - Managing Partner, Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd |
| 10.00am -10.30am | Global and Asia Pacific Woodchip/Biomass Shipping Industry Trends | James a'Beckett - Managing Director, Braemar ACM Shipbroking Pty Ltd, Melbourne |
| 10.30am - 11.00am | Morning Break | |
| 11.00am - 11.20am | How will the Pulp Futures Market Impact on the Chinese Pulp & Paper Industry? | Haidong Weng - Head of Strategic Business, Xiamen C&D Paper & Pulp, China |
| 11.20am - 11.40am | Woodchip Import Demand Trends: China | Gavin Hao - Consultant / Partner, Gingko Consulting, China |
| 11.40am - 12.10pm | Woodchip Import Demand Trends: Japan | Toshiaki Izumi - Assistant Manager Woodchips, Sumitomo Corporation, Japan |
| 12.10pm - 12.40pm | Woodchip Import Demand Trends: Indonesia, Korea, Laos, India | Speaker Confirmed |
| 12.40pm - 2.00pm | Lunch | |
| 2.00pm - 2.30pm | Woodchip & Wood Pellet Suppliers: Vietnam | Matt Bovelander - Senior Consultant Bio Solutions, Indufor Asia Pacific Ltd |
| 2.30pm - 3.00pm | Woodchip & Wood Pellet Suppliers: Australia | Tony Price - Managing Director, Midway Ltd, Australia |
| 3.00pm - 3.15pm | Woodchip Suppliers: Chile | Patricio Bas - Managing Director, Forestal del Sur S.A. (FDS), Chile |
| 3.15pm - 3.30pm | Woodchip Suppliers: Africa | Speaker Confirmed |
| 3.30pm - 4.00pm | Afternoon Break | |
| 4.00pm - 4.15pm | Woodchip/Pulplog Suppliers: South East Asia (excluding Vietnam) | Dennis Neilson - Director DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| 4.15pm - 4.45pm | Woodchip Suppliers: Uruguay, Brazil and Ecuador | Alvaro Perez del Castillo - Director, Pike Consultora Forestal (Pike&Co.), Uruguay |
| 4.45pm - 5.00pm | Woodchip Suppliers: North America | Speaker Confirmed |
| 5.00pm - 5.15pm | Predictions for the Supply & Demand Balance for Asia Pacific Woodchips: 2020- 2025 | Dennis Neilson - Director DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| 5.15pm | Conference Ends |