PPI Transport Symposium 18

Steering the Right Course to the Future

PPI Transport Symposium is the longest-running event focused on the forest products logistics industry. Every two years, industry professionals from every corner of the world convene for 3 days of innovative ideas, dynamic networking opportunities, new business opportunities, meetings with current clients, and insights on the latest products and solutions for the industry.

Now more than ever, you demand the higest value for your conference dollar. PPI Transport Symposium 18 is your best chance to hear from thought-leaders representing every corner of the forest products logistics industry.

This year, we head to Liverpool where you will be able to:

• Discuss the key issues, trends and technologies facing the industry today.
• Learn from other professionals in interactive, informative sessions.
• Open new opportunities today that build for success in the future.

Click here to read more about PPI TS18 speakers and moderators.

Detailed information about the speakers for each session will be added as soon as they are confirmed. Please check back often to view the latest program updates.

Wednesday, 7 October 2009

Keynote Address: How Companies Can Improve Their Position and Achieve Breakthoughs by Looking Outside their Current Environment
Hamish Taylor, Fellow, Chartered Institute of Transport and former CEO of Eurostar (United Kingdom)

Session 1: Forecast for the Global Pulp and Paper Industry
Learn where the industry is heading in the coming months and years with a global overview that covers all grades and regions. Based on RISI's industry-leading forecasting and analysis, this session will provide an insight for the upcoming challenges and opportunities in the pulp and paper sector.

Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor, RISI (United States)

Thursday, 8 October 2009

Session 2: How Carriers are Addressing the Future of Forest Products Transport
Explore the future plans and strategies of shipping forest products from the leading carriers in the business. This session will also take a look at short sea prospects, environmental impacts, and other issues currently facing the maritime shipping industry and how it relates to forest products.

Moderator: Scott Menzies, Managing Partner, BalTerm
Speakers include:

• 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)

Session 3: Pulp and Paper Producers Panel
Major pulp and paper producers from across the globe sit down to discuss what they see into the next decade. With a shifting business climate, unlike anything experienced in the last 50 years, this panel offers a view into what prospects can the market expect and how to tailor business to follow.

Moderator: Magnus Svensson, President, SCA Transforest AB (Sweden)
Speakers include:

• 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)

Session 4: Current and Future Role of the Logistics Company
Possibly now more than ever, logistics companies are focused on answering the demands of the industry. Attendees to this session will gain an understanding of how consolidations, outsourcing, and partnerships will affect their current and future relationships with logistics providers.

Moderator: Mike McInerney, President, Celtic Logistics (United States)
Speakers include:

• 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)

Session 5: Advances in Supply Chain Technology for the Forest Products Logistics Industry
From producer to logsitics provider, to carrier to freight forwarder, all parties in the supply chain benefit when working together seamlessly. This panel will explore real-world examples of how technology solutions are being implemented to optimize the entire forest products supply chain.

Moderator: John Swingler, President, US Paper Corporation (United States)
Speakers include:

• 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)

Friday, 9 October 2009

Session 6: Sustainability and Transportation of the Wide Range of Forest Products
Terminal operators, ports, and carriers all share a common interest in the challenges and opportunities of the variety of forest products transported around the world. Learn how their approaches are important to the market and what this means for your business. This panel will also review green transport initiatives and their impact on the forest products logistics industry.

Moderator: Alan Bog, Commercial Manager Asia, Westerlund (China)
Speakers include:

• Jim Baldwin, General Manager, Southern Sails of Louisiana (United States)
• Martin Verbrugge, CEO, Verbrugge Group (Netherlands)
• Aernaut Meijer, Deputy Director, North America Department, Spliethoff (Netherlands)
• Jouke Schaap, Manager, Breakbulk Department, Port of Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Session 7: The Importance of Recovered Paper to the Emerging Markets in the Global Forest Products Trade
What will be the next big thing for the indstry? Where should we look for new opportunities? This session will explore the rising importance of recovered paper as a new product and its significance in the forest products logistics global supply chain. This panel will also review biomass and other new materials, as well as potential geographic implications.

Moderator: Graeme Rodden, Editor, IFPTA Journal and Pulp & Paper International (PPI) (Canada)
Speakers include:

• 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)

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