Conference #2
Global Log/ Woodchip/ Biomass Trade Conference
Porto Alegre, Brazil - September 24-25 2024
Tuesday 24 September
Wednesday 25 September
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 800 | Registration Desk Open | |
| 0820-0850 | Morning Coffee | |
| 0850-0900 | Conference opens and housekeeping | Dennis Neilson - Director, DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| Theme | International Markets | |
| 0900-0930 | Global Pulp Market Overview | Joao Cordeiro - Head of Global Business Sector Pulp & Paper, AFRY, Finland |
| 0930-1000 | Global Log and Woodchip Trade Overview; and Japanese Woodchip Imports | Robert (Bob) Flynn - International Forest Industry Advisor, USA |
| 1000-1030 | International Biomass Heat and Power Woodchip Trade and New Woodfibre Biofuels Demand Trends | Juan Prados - Managing Director, Generandi, Spain |
| 1030-1100 | International Wood Pellet Trade | |
| 1100-1145 | Morning Break | |
| Theme | Regional-Country Markets | |
| 1145-1215 | China Log Imports, Pulp Projects and Woodchip and Domestic Fibre Supply Trends | Gavin Hao - Director, Gingko Consulting, China |
| 1215-1245 | India Log and Woodchip Import Trends | Jacob Mannothra - Managing Director, Zindia Forestry Ltd., New Zealand |
| 1245-1300 | TBA | |
| 1300-1430 | Lunch | |
| 1430-1500 | European Demand for Woodchip and Pulplog Imports | |
| 1500-1515 | Türkey Market for Woodchip Imports | Yusuf Bastürk – Import Manager, Yildiz Entegre A.S, Turkey |
| 1515-1545 | South East Asian Sawlog, Pulp log and Woodchip Import - and Export Trends | Dennis Neilson - Director, DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| 1545-1615 | Afternoon Break | |
| Theme | Supply Side | |
| 1615-1645 | Oceania Log and Woodchip Export Trade | Steve Roffey - GM Marketing, Midway Ltd., Australia; & Dennis Neilson - DANA (NZ) Ltd., New Zealand |
| 1645-1715 | North American Log and Woodchip Exports; and Future Colombia Woodchip Export Projects | Robert (Bob) Flynn - International Forest Industry Advisor, USA |
| 1715-1745 | Sponsors/New Projects Panel | |
| 1745 | Day 1 Ends | |
Wednesday 25 September
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
| 800 | Registration Desk Open | |
| 0820-0850 | Morning Coffee | |
| 0850-0900 | Conference opens and housekeeping | Gavin Hao - Director, Gingko Consulting, China |
| Theme | Transportation | |
| 0900-0930 | Log and Woodchip Ocean Freight | Mitsuo Kazuhara - General Manager, MOL Drybulk Ltd. - Wood Chip Carrier Team, Japan |
| Theme | Supply side (Continued) | |
| 0930-1000 | Chile Pulpwood Supply: A Pulp Producers Perspective | Felipe Caceres - Deputy Manager of Purchasing and Forest Assets, Arauco, Chile |
| 1000-1030 | Brazil Forestry and Pulpmill Sectors | Jefferson Mendes - Director, BM2C-Business Management Consulting, Brazil |
| 1030-1100 | Mornig Break | |
| 1100-1130 | Brazil Log & Woodchip Export Trends | Fernanda Salomão Hackbart – CEO, Connexion Export, Brazil |
| 1130-1200 | Uruguay & Argentina Log and Woodchip Export Trends | Alvaro Perez del Castillo - General Manager, Pike&Co., Uruguay |
| 1200-1215 | Forecast for Log and Woodchip Trade | Dennis Neilson - Director, DANA (NZ) Ltd, New Zealand |
| 1215 | Conference ends | |
| 1230 | Field Trip Buses Leave | |