Auckland, New Zealand 7-8 March 2012 - Forestry Finance Events

Auckland, New Zealand
7-8 March 2012
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9.15am Registrations
Session 1: Global Outlook
10.00am Welcome and Opening - John Stulen, FIEA
10.10am Keynote Address: Global wood markets trends -with a focus on China
Russell Taylor, President, International Wood Markets Group, Canada
10.50am Economic outlook: Setting the scene - Stephen Toplis, Head of Research, BNZ
Session 2: Market Drivers and Research and Development
11.30am Global perspectives on forest products trade - Mark Kennedy, CIBC, Canada (by video link)
12.10pm Lunch
1.10pm Evaluating future forestry's growth potential - Bill Liley, Director, Indufor Asia Pacific
1.50pm Market challenges for New Zealand timber producers – where are the opportunities for growth?
Andre Neumann, URS
2.30pm Small Scale Forest aggregation is the key to the expansion of processing capacity and adding value
Hamish Levack, Executive member of the NZFFA, and Council member of NZ Co-operatives Association.
3.00pm Afternoon tea
3.30pm Opportunities for commercial pathways for co-products from the forestry and forest products sector
Dr Trevor Stuthridge, Group Manager - Sustainable Design, Scion
4.00pm How are Australia and New Zealand seen as part of the global investable universe of timberland
James Davies, Head of Funds Management, New Forests Asset Management, Australia
4.30pm Product showcase
5.00pm Drinks & networking
6.30pm Dinner
8.20am Global competitor trends: Do Brazil and Chile impact on NZ?
Bob Flynn, International Timber Director, RISI, USA (by video link)
Session 3: Growth in New Product Markets
9.00am Investment opportunities in forestry bioenergy - Shaun Bowler, EECA
9.30am Case study: A smarter plan for NZ forestry through strategic use of geothermal energy
Chris Mulcare, Investment Manager, NZ Trade and Enterprise
10.00am Morning tea
10.30am How CLT could change the building industry - Robin Jack, Director, W & R Jack Ltd and Xlam Ltd
11.00am Green chemistry creating new markets for wood
David Milroy, Chief Executive, Vertichem Technology, Canada
Session 4: Threats to Industry
11.30am China: What's hot and what's not - Jon Dey, Director, Forme Consulting Group
12.10pm
Lunch
Session 5: Key Groups for Growing Forestry Investments
1.10pm Mauri Piki, Mauri Tu, Mauri Ora – A potential role for Traditional Ecological Knowledge in Forestry
Management - Dr Kepa Morgan, Senior Lecturer, Faculty of Engineering, The University of Auckland
1.50pm Where forestry fits in our profile - Neil Woods, Manager, Timber and Rural Portfoilo, NZ SuperFund
2.20pm Iwi interests in forestry's future - Jacob Kajavala, Director, Kajavala Forestry
3.00pm Afternoon tea
Session 6: Carbon Forestry
3.30pm Impacts of NZ's ETS on forestry investment - Geoff Thompson, DuncanCotterill Lawyers
4.00pm Will there be Australian harmonisation of carbon forestry with NZ?
Peter Balsarini, CEO, Carbon Conscious
4.30pm Next step for forestry investment: Insights and commentary from our leading keynote presenters
5.00pm Conference concludes

FUTURE FORESTRY FINANCE 2012
Following on from the huge success of Future Forestry Finance 2010, this is the industry conference of
choice for industry leaders and financiers looking to inform their investment and loan risk strategies in the
forestry and wood products industry across Australasia.
EVENT MISSION
To deliver practical and timely information for the benefit of industry leaders and key financiers of forestry
across the Australian and New Zealand forest products sectors - focusing on key factors affecting the sector’s
future investment and profitability.
WHO WILL ATTEND
Directors, CEOs, Senior Managers and Account Executives in the finance and corporate services industries
focused on Australasia; Iwi Trustees, Maori Forest Enterprise Managers, providers of accounting, investment
and other business services, and leaders and senior managers in forestry enterprises.
WHO IS FIEA
The Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA), a division of Innovatek Ltd, has since 1998 been
running an extensive series of technical programmes and conferences for Australasian forest and wood
products companies and those involved in or associated with this sector.
KEY ISSUES COVERED
Future Forestry Finance 2012 will look to provide updates on:
• What key investment issues are facing Australia/New Zealand forest product sectors?
• What strategies are in place to encourage investment and growth in the sector?
• How do Australian and New Zealand investment opportunities compare internationally?
• What are the potential impacts of the 'BRIC' economies - Brazil, Russia, India and China?
• Will China continue to drive growth in global wood markets?
• Where are the opportunities for 'green' investment in Australasian forest product sectors?
CONFERENCE DETAILS
Venue: Crowne Plaza, 128 Albert Street, Auckland
Accommodation: A special Future Forestry Finance room rate of $180 (incl. GST) for a limited number
of rooms, are available to delegates at the Crowne Plaza. Please state you are attending Future Forestry
Finance when booking. For room reservations see the event website www.forestryfinanceevents.com for a
link through to the hotel online reservation system, alternatively call 09 302 1111 or
email: res2@crowneplazaauckland.co.nz
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Delegate Details:
Conference Registration Form
SPECIAL Early Bird Discount: Register by 27th January 2012
Name Position Email
Company:
Postal Address:
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Programme Rates: (all prices exclude GST & dinner)
Activities
Early Bird Conference Rate (By 27 Jan)
Standard Conference Rate (After 27 Jan)
Group Conference Rate (3 or more delegates from the same workplace)
Supporting Organisation Member Discount Rate (10%)
FIEA Discounts ** (10-25%)
Payment:
Direct credit our Westpac Account: 031552-0257749-00, or
Please debit my MasterCard/Visa/Amex (circle one)
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7-8 March 2012, Crowne Plaza, Auckland, New Zealand
Discounts available to Members of FIEA, and supporting organisations
Delegate Rate # of Delegates Total
NZ$880 $
NZ$1080
NZ$780
Dinner (per delegate) NZ$90 $
Sign up here to become an FIEA Member
FIEA Large Company
NZ$1500
FIEA Medium Company
NZ$1250
FIEA Small Company
NZ$750
FIEA Individual
NZ$300
SUB TOTAL
+ GST (15%)
GRAND TOTAL
* Supporting Organisation members receive a 10% discount off the advertised conference attendance rates.
** Forest Industry Engineering Association (FIEA) member discounts of 10-25% apply on ALL conference rates. FIEA Membership Details and Benefits can be seen on
www.fiea.org.nz. Membership status and discounts available can be checked by calling our FIEA offices. If signing up for FIEA Membership as part of this registration
the discounted rates will apply.
• All prices exclude GST (15%).
• To be eligible for the Early Bird Rate, registrations and payment must be received BY Friday 27 January 2012. All ‘Early Bird’ discounts require payment at time of
registration and before the cut-off date in order to receive any discount.
• Any discounts offered (including group discounts) require payment at the time of registration.
• Your conference registration payment covers the morning and afternoon teas, lunches, refreshments, a conference handbook and access to presentations (electronic
download for those presentations where presenter approval has been given).
Note: 50% of the fee will be refunded for late cancellations if notice is received before Friday 27 January 2012. Cancellations after this date will not qualify for a refund.
However, other persons within the same company can attend in place of the cancelled registered delegate.
PLEASE RETURN TO:
Forest Industry Engineering Association
PO Box 6150, Rotorua 3043, New Zealand
Fax: (+64) 7 921 1381
Email: libby.stulen@fiea.org.nz
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Contact us on 07 921 1383, (+64) 7 921 1383
OR register on-line at
www.forestryfinanceevents.com
If you are interested in sponsorship or display
opportunities at this event contact:
Gordon Thomson, Ph (+64) 7 921 1384
Email: gordon.thomson@fiea.org.nz
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