RISI, the leading information provider for the global forest products industry, today opened registration for the Fifteenth Annual Asian Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference. The Asian Conference, the premier event for the pulp and paper industry, will take place June 9-11, 2014, at the Swissotel Grand Shanghai Hotel in Shanghai, China.
The conference will feature an impressive lineup of guest speakers representing leading companies from each aspect of the pulp and paper industry discussing challenges and opportunities they are facing.
Attendees for the conference will include executives from paper companies, merchants, pulp producers, suppliers, financial and market analysts, and other end-users.
RISI has negotiated discounted room rates at the Swissotel Grand Shanghai Hotel for the 2014 conference. The discounted rates are available for a limited time, so attendees are encouraged to book their reservations early.
On June 10, the program features industry experts covering must-hear topics. Speakers will include pulp and paper producers, financial analysts, associations and many more. We will also be hosting a CEO Executive Panel which will consist of a round table discussion with the region's leading executives.
On the second day of the program, June 11, attendees will hear from RISI experts who will present their two-year outlooks for key areas of the pulp and paper industry, including:
• Bob Flynn, Director, International Timber
• Rod Young, Chief Economic Advisor
• Derek Mahlburg, Economist, North American Graphic Paper
• JJ Meng, Cost Benchmarking Analyst
• Hannah Zhao, Senior Economist, Global Recovered Paper
• Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber
• Li Meng, Economist, Asian Graphic Paper
• Portia Zhao, Senior Product Manager
• Minnie Kong, Associate Economist
• Esko Uutela, Principal Economist, Tissue
• Gavin Hao, Forest Consultant
• Han Yao, Economist, Asian Paper Packaging
• David Katsnelson, Director, Macroeconomics
