GLOBAL WOOD SUMMIT
Timber, Forest Products & Trade
October 29-30, 2024, Vancouver BC Canada
The global demand and trade of logs, lumber, chips and pulp continues to be volatile and/or uncertain. How will markets and the industry adjust to what is coming next? And what is the outlook for markets, products and prices?
The global wood markets have seen huge price volatility between 2020 and 2022, but much a more subdued situation has existed since then. Those in the wood products business and trade need current and fresh perspectives on what lies ahead in various domestic and international markets. For their companies’ market planning and strategy-setting, firms need an understanding of the supply in global regions as well. Strategic conferences provide the opportunity to expand and enhance knowledge and understanding in these key areas.
We are pleased to announce that conference registration is now open on our GLOBAL WOOD SUMMIT conference website! Discounted hotel reservations at the Sutton Place Conference Hotel can also be made on the conference website.
GLOBAL WOOD SUMMIT Conference WEB PAGE: globalwoodsummit.com for AGENDA, SPEAKERS, REGISTRATION, HOTEL, ETC.
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RUSS TAYLOR GLOBAL and ERA-Forest Products Research will combine forces to host the GLOBAL WOOD SUMMIT, an international conference in Vancouver BC that will focus on Timber, Forest Products & Trade. Our joint team has access to key industry, market and trading personnel around the world and we will assemble a cross-section of experts in their fields for the Summit.
Conference speakers will include company executives that have hands-on knowledge and experience in exporting and importing, in conjunction with strategic analysts and consultants, but no economists will be included. This GLOBAL WOOD SUMMIT will allow discussions to focus in on the key trends, issues and dynamics that are occurring throughout the global wood business and trade.
The conference organizers are knowledgeable across a wide range of forest products and regions – this allows the scope of the conference to include timely and strategic coverage of forest, logs, lumber, wood chips, pulp and paper and other hot topics.
The conference will promote networking to allow delegates to make direct contact with regional and international players to obtain a more robust consensus that incorporates the many moving parts of today’s complex world of wood.
The GLOBAL WOOD SUMMIT will be held at the Sutton Place Hotel, a boutique hotel in Vancouver BC from the evening of October 28 to the mid-afternoon of October 30, 2024.
Sponsor Opportunities Are Available! Companies/organizations wishing to enhance their corporate profiles are invited to contact us about sponsoring this conference.
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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS:
KEVIN MASON, CFA – Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research, Kelowna, BC
Kevin Mason is the Managing Director of ERA Forest Products Research, a company that has been focused on providing detailed analysis of the global forest products industry to clients worldwide for nearly 30 years. The company’s industry coverage includes timberland, logs, lumber, pulp, paper, packaging and bioenergy. ERA’s focus is on advising institutional investors, private equity, governments and producers on the state of the various forest products sectors and forecasting major trends and investment themes, including catalysts that impact investments in the sector. As a sought-out specialist in the space, Kevin is a regular speaker at conferences and is often quoted in major media outlets.
Kevin and his team at ERA, including Claire Huxtable and John Cooney, use their access to a wide range of contacts and data sources to provide a steady stream of insights to clients. Further details at: https://era-research.com/
RUSS TAYLOR, MBA, BScF, RPF – President, RUSS TAYLOR GLOBAL, Vancouver BC
Russ Taylor’s career in the wood products industry spans 50 years. Russ has conducted wood products market analysis/intelligence and business assessment/investment analysis on timber, lumber and wood products for hundreds of global industry clients. He has travelled extensively (~100,000 miles per year for most of the last 25 years) to key producing, exporting and importing countries in Asia, Russia, Europe, the Southern Hemisphere and within North America to obtain first-hand insights. His area of expertise involves analyzing the North American and international supply and demand trends to provide national and global forecasts on key items, including supply, demand, trade and price outlooks.
Russ has previously organized or co-organized over 25 global conferences, including in Vancouver, China, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil and Austria. His global network is a key strategic asset for selecting key speakers for the Summit. Since 1988, he has produced 45 strategic multi-client outlook reports covering a variety of countries, products and topics, as well as various private client forecast reports. Further details can be found at: www.russtaylorglobal.com
For further information, please contact:
Kevin Mason, Managing Director
ERA FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH
Tel (+1) 250 868-2680
OR
Russ Taylor, President,
RUSS TAYLOR GLOBAL
Tel (+1) 604 897-5666