VANCOUVER, May 5 /PRNewswire/ -- Over 400 CEOs and senior executives, analysts, customers, suppliers and policy makers will meet to discuss the current challenges, emerging opportunities and other industry issues during the PricewaterhouseCoopers 21st Annual Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference on Thursday, May 8, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia. This one day conference, with the theme of 'Challenging times, winning strategies', will consist of the following panel discussions with question periods: - Global industry issues and opportunities - Economic outlook and financial performance - Theme panel - Challenging times, winning strategies - Market outlook - pulp, paper and solid wood - Executive perspectives - what's at the top of the CEO agenda Who: PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (PwC) What: 21st Annual Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference When: May 8; 8:00am - 5:00pm, see conference program in this Advisory Where: Westin Bayshore Resort & Marina, Vancouver, British Columbia.
Accredited media are encouraged to attend the full day or portions of the conference, but are asked to pre-register by contacting Jim Nelson, PwC, Vancouver, at , telephone (604) 806 7047.
Note: Pre-registered media may pre-book 15 minute individual interviews with PwC spokespeople Bruce McIntyre and/or Craig Campbell by contacting either Jim Nelson at (604) 806 7047 or Carolyn Forest at (416) 814 5730, prior to 12 noon May 7.
Conference Program: 7:00 a.m. Registration & Continental Breakfast 8:00 a.m. Conference Welcome & Opening Panel Teresa Presas, President, International Council of Forest &
Paper Associations; and Director General, Confederation of
European Paper Industries, Brussels;
Avrim Lazar, President and CEO, Forest Products Association
of Canada, Ottawa;
Bruce McIntyre, Canadian Leader, Global Forest, Paper &
Packaging Practice, PwC, Vancouver.
8:40 a.m. Economic Outlook & Financial Performance Patricia Croft, Chief Economist, Phillips, Hager and North,
Vancouver;
Craig Campbell, Leader, Performance Improvement, Global
Forest, Paper & Packaging Practice, PwC, Vancouver;
Gail Glazerman, Director, US and Global Paper Analyst, UBS,
New York;
Mike Vermette, Partner, Global Forest, Paper & Packaging
Practice, PwC, Vancouver.
10:00 a.m. Coffee Break 10:30 a.m. Challenging Times, Winning Strategies Niel Barnard, CEO, Ceres Ventures Limited, London;
Kenneth Strassner, Vice President-Global Environment,
Energy, Safety, Regulatory and Scientific Affairs, Kimberly-
Clark, Atlanta;
Leo Hambro, CEO, Russian Timber Group, Jersey;
Bev Van Ruyven, Executive Vice President, Customer Care and
Conservation, BC Hydro and Power Authority, Vancouver;
Clive Suckling, Director, Global Forest, Paper & Packaging
Practice, PwC, London.
12:00 p.m. Network Reception 12:30 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Market Outlook Panel Mikael Selling, Co-founder, Opticom International Research
AB, Stockholm;
Russ Taylor, President, International WOOD MARKETS Group
Inc., Vancouver;
Tom Wright, Director, Hawkins Wright, London;
Todd Stroup, US Leader, Global Forest, Paper & Packaging
Practice, PwC, Atlanta.
3:20 p.m. Coffee Break 3:50 p.m. Executive Perspectives Duncan Davies, President and CEO, International Forest
Products, Vancouver;
W. Thomas Stephens, Chairman and CEO, Boise Cascade LLC,
Boise;
Mark Suwyn, Chairman and CEO, NewPage Corporation, Dayton;
Bertel Langenskiold, President, Metso Paper, Helsinki;
Kevin Bromley, Partner, Global Forest, Paper & Packaging
Practice, PwC,Vancouver;
Robert Barnden, Global Leader, Global Forest, Paper &
Packaging Practice, PwC, Stockholm.
5:10 p.m. Closing Remarks PricewaterhouseCoopers (http://www.pwc.com/) provides industry-focused assurance, tax and advisory services to build public trust and enhance value for its clients and their stakeholders. More than 146,000 people in 150 countries across our network share their thinking, experience and solutions to develop fresh perspectives and practical advice. Now celebrating 100 years of excellence in Canada, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (http://www.pwc.com/ca) and its related entities have more than 5,200 partners and staff in offices across the country.
"PricewaterhouseCoopers" refers to PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, an Ontario limited liability partnership, or, as the context requires, the PricewaterhouseCoopers global network or other member firms of the network, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity. DATASOURCE: PricewaterhouseCoopers CONTACT: Jim Nelson, PricewaterhouseCoopers, (604) 806-7047, ; Carolyn Forest, PricewaterhouseCoopers, (416) 814-5730,
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