PPI Transport Symposium 18

Preliminary Symposium Agenda
Time	Event	Location
Tuesday, 6 October 2009
2:30 - 5:00 PM	Registration Desk Open Be sure to pick up your badge before the Welcome Reception.	Convention Centre
6:00 - 8:00 PM	Welcome Reception - Hosted by IFPTA Featuring live music entertainment, guided tours of the beautiful St. George’s Hall, and remarks from the Lord Mayor of Liverpool.	St. George’s Hall, Liverpool
Wednesday, 7 October 2009
8:00 AM - 6:30 PM	Registration & Customer Service Desk Open	Galleria, Convention Centre
9:00 AM - 9:20 AM	Event Welcome and Opening Remarks Featuring: Mike Coffey, CEO, RISI (United States) Paul Doiron, President, IFPTA (Canada) Gary Hodgson, Managing Director, Port of Liverpool (United Kingdom) Host Port	Auditorium, Convention Centre
9:20 AM - 10:30 AM	Keynote Address Hamish Taylor, Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport (United Kingdom)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
10:30 AM - 11:00 AM	Session 1: Forecast for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry Speaker: Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI (United States)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
10:30 AM - 6:30 PM	Exhibit Hall Open Visit and network with all the exhibitors showcasing their products and services.	Hall 2, Convention Centre
12:00 PM - 1:15 PM	Delegate Luncheon Hosted by Balterm	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre
1:15 PM - 4:30 PM	Tour of the Port of Liverpool Hosted by Peel Ports Group Limited seating available - please RSVP if you plan to attend.	Port of Liverpool
5:00 – 6:30 PM	Visit the Exhibitors Reception Hosted by RISI	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre
Thursday, 8 October 2009
8:30 AM - 6:00 PM	Registration & Customer Service Desk Open	Galleria, Convention Centre
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open Visit and network with all the exhibitors showcasing their products and services.	Hall 2, Convention Centre
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Morning Starter Coffee and tea served in the Exhibit Hall.	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Session 2: How Carriers are Addressing the Future of Forest Products Transport Moderator: Scott Menzies, Managing Partner, BalTerm (United States) Speakers: Philippe Wauters, Vice President & General Manager, Westfal-Larsen Shipping (Brazil) Bart Otto, Managing Director, Flinter (Netherlands) Terje Winther, Vice President, Grieg Star Shipping (Norway) Kenny Pettersson, VP Marketing USEC/Canada/Caribbean, Transatlantic Service AB (Sweden)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM	Coffee Break Enjoy a short break and visit with the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall.	Exhibit Hall
11:15 AM - 12:45 PM	Session 3: Producers Panel - Discuss Lessons of 2008-2009 and the Opportunities into the Next Decade Moderator: Magnus Svensson, President, SCA Transforest AB (Sweden) Speakers: Knut Hansen, President, Stora Enso Logistics (Sweden) Patrick Nogueira, Commercial Director, Grupo Orsa (Brazil) Ned Williams, Corporate Manager, Warehousing & International Logistics, Graphic Packaging International, Inc. (United States) Klaus Venus, Logistics & Order Process Director, Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper Sales GmbH (Austria) Rik Naulaerts, Managing Director, Norske Skog Logistics (Belgium)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
12:45 PM - 2:00 PM	Delegate Luncheon or IFPTA Member Luncheon Please RSVP if you plan to attend. Open only to IFPTA members in good-standing.	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre Hall 3, Convention Centre
2:00 PM - 3:15 PM	Session 4: Current and Future Role of the Logistics Company Moderator: Mike McInerney, President, Celtic Logistics (United States) Speakers: Alan Thornton, Commercial Director, Malcolm Logistics (United Kingdom) Andreas Otto, Managing Director, Pohl Group (Germany) Stephan Strauss, Head of Industry Sector Building Materials, Industrial and Consumer Goods, DB Schenker Rail (Germany) Jim Allan, Managing Director, Trealmont Chartering (Canada)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
3:15 PM - 3:45 PM	Coffee Break Enjoy a short break and visit with the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall.	Exhibit Hall
3:45 PM - 5:00 PM	Session 5: Advances in Supply Chain Technology for the Forest Products Logistics Industry Moderator: John Swingler, President, US Paper Corporation (United States) Speakers: Joachim Klein, Founder & Managing Director, StepChange Consulting (Austria) Herbert Jerich, Jr., CEO, Jerich International (United States) Dr. James Levett, MD, Principal, VoIPcare Technology (United States)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
5:00 – 6:30 PM	C&H Hauliers 50th Anniversary Celebration	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre
Friday, 9 October 2009
8:30 AM - 2:00 PM	Registration & Customer Service Desk Open	Galleria, Convention Centre
9:00 AM - 2:00 PM	Exhibit Hall Open	Hall 2, Convention Centre
9:00 AM - 9:30 AM	Morning Starter Coffee and tea served in the Exhibit Hall.	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre
9:30 AM - 10:45 AM	Session 6: Sustainability and Transportation of the Wide Range of Forest Products Moderator: Alan Bog, Commercial Manager Asia, Westerlund (China) Speakers: Jim Baldwin, General Manager, Southern Sails of Louisiana (United States) Martin Verbrugge, CEO, Verbrugge Group (Netherlands) Aernaut Meijer, Deputy Directory, North America Department, Spliethoff (Netherlands) Jouke Schaap, Manager, Breakbulk Department, Port of Rotterdam (Netherlands)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
10:45 AM - 11:15 AM	Coffee Break Enjoy a short break and visit with the exhibitors in the Exhibit Hall.	Exhibit Hall
11:15 AM - 12:30 PM	Session 7: The Importance of Recovered Paper to the Emerging Markets in the Global Forest Products Trade Moderator: Graeme Rodden, Editor, IFPTA Journal and Pulp & Paper International (PPI) (Canada) Speakers: Wade Schuetzeberg, Managing Director, America Chung Nam B.V. (Netherlands) Ranjit Baxi, Managing Director (Owner), J&H Sales International (United Kingdom) Peter Hall, Managing Director, APL UK, Ltd. (United Kingdom) Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI (United States)	Auditorium, Convention Centre
12:30 PM - 2:00 PM	Delegate Luncheon	Exhibit Hall, Convention Centre
6:00 – 8:00 PM	Closing Reception Hosted by Peel Ports Group Presentation of Host Port for PPI Transport Symposium 19	The Town Hall, Liverpool

Schedule is subject to change without prior notification, please check back for all future updates and modifications.