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7:30 \u2013 9:30\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Online Registration\u00a0 Session Ia: Wood Industry and Certification 8:20 \u2013 9:20\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 PANEL:\u00a0Where the wood will flow? International trade prospects and challenges. Session II: New Technologies 9:45 \u2013 10:05\u00a0 \u00a0 Bucking Industry Practises with Value-based Harvest Optimization.<\/em> Session IIIa: Forestry \u2013 a growing asset class. 13:05 \u2013 13:25\u00a0 \u00a0 Forestry as an Investment Asset \u2013 Trends and Drivers in the Baltic Rim Region.<\/em> 14:45 \u2013 15:05\u00a0 Investing in Timberland \u2013 an International Perspective. Session IIIb: Forestry – a growing asset class 8:00 \u2013 8:20 Forest Investment Framework as a Support Tool for the Sustainable Management of Planted Forests<\/em> Session IV: Applied Science 10:05 – 10:25 Why Log Price Predictions Define Overall Asset Value for Timber Management Organizations?<\/em> 13:35 \u2013 14:35 PANEL: Investments in Forestry, Trends and Opportunities<\/em> Session Ib: Wood Industry – The Future of Wood 14:40 \u2013 15:00 Wood Fibre Life Cycle at Egger as a Foundation for Sustainable Future.<\/em>
8:00 \u2013 8:15\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Introduction and Welcome
Master of Ceremony:\u00a0Sona Blessing, Independent Researcher<\/strong><\/a>
Organizer:\u00a0Karolina Chudy, FBA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n
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Moderator:\u00a0Arne R\u00f8r\u00e5, NORSKOG<\/a>
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William Schlosser, Washington State University<\/a><\/strong>
Hendrikus Oddendal, JELD-WEN<\/a><\/strong>
Krzysztof Wypij, Bureau Veritas\u00a0<\/strong><\/a>
Brian Johnson, Margules Groome<\/a><\/strong>
9:20 \u2013 9:40\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Moderator: Karolina Chudy, FBA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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Perttu Aunola, Trimble Forestry<\/strong><\/a>
10:10 \u2013 10:30\u00a0 \u00a0 The Difference AI Can Make in Forest Management and Planning.<\/em>
Rolf Schmitz, CollectiveCrunch<\/a>
<\/strong>10:35 \u2013 10:55\u00a0 \u00a0 Augmented Reality in the Forestry \u2013 Today and in the Future.<\/em>
Johan Ekenstedt, Arboreal<\/a>
<\/strong>11:00 \u2013 11:20\u00a0 \u00a0Digital Aerial Forest Management – How to make the Most of the New Image and 3D Analysis Technologies to Optimise your Forest Productivity.<\/em>
Albrecht von Ruffer, SKYLAB<\/a><\/strong>
11:25 \u2013 11:45\u00a0 \u00a0 Taking the Pulse of the Forest: Emerging Satellite Technologies for Timberland Evaluation and Monitoring<\/em>.
<\/em>Joseph O. Sexton, terraPulse<\/strong><\/a>
11:50\u2013 12:10\u00a0 \u00a0 Measuring and Tracking Log Volumes from the Harvesting Site, throughout the Logistic Chain with Timbeter. Case study detailing recent projects in Latin America and Europe.
<\/em>Martin Kambla, Timbeter<\/a><\/strong>
12:10 \u2013 13:00\u00a0 \u00a0 Lunch<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Moderator: Richard Mei, University of Georgia<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/em><\/strong>Arne R\u00f8r\u00e5, NORSKOG<\/a><\/strong>
13:30 \u00a0\u2013 13:50\u00a0 Timberland Investments in Africa – Investing in the Value Chain: Challenges and Opportunities.
<\/em>Hans Lemm, Green Resources<\/strong><\/a>
<\/strong>13:55 \u201314:15\u00a0 \u00a0 Why Ingka Group Invests in Forestland?<\/em>
Andriy Hrytsyuk, INGKA Group<\/a>
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14:20\u2013 14:40\u00a0 \u00a0 Coffee Break
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<\/em>David Gardner, GRESHAM HOUSE<\/a><\/strong>
<\/strong>15:10 \u2013 15:30\u00a0 \u00a0Central European Storm & Beetle Crisis: Effects on a Diversified Timberland Portfolio.
<\/em>Felix Jenninger, Salm-Salm & Partner<\/strong><\/a>
15:35 \u2013 15:55\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Exploring Finance and Investment Opportunities in Forests, Natural Capital<\/em>
<\/em><\/strong>Sona Blessing, Independent Researcher<\/strong><\/a>
16:00 – 16:25\u00a0 Creating Impact Investments and Measuring their Returns \u2013 3 Forestry Cases Studies.<\/em>
<\/em><\/strong>Tom Tuchmann, US FOREST CAPITAL<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\nTuesday, December 8 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n
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<\/strong>Forestry as an investment in the planet\u2019s future
Moderator: William Schlosser, Washington State University<\/a>
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Richard Yao, SCION<\/a>
<\/strong>8:25 \u2013 8:45 Projecting Global and Regional Outlooks for Planted Forests under the Shared Socioeconomic Pathways<\/em>
Frederick W. Cubbage, North Carolina State University<\/a>
<\/strong>8:50 \u2013 9:10 Ultra-premium Hardwood from Complex Natural Forests – the Paradigm Case in Modern Forest Finance
<\/em>John Foppert<\/a>, Pekin Branch Forestry<\/a>
<\/strong>9:15 \u2013 9:35 Understanding Natural Hazard Risks in Forestry<\/em>
Phil Cottle, ForestRe<\/strong><\/a>
09:40 \u2013 10:00 <\/span>Coffee Break<\/strong><\/p>\n
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Moderator: Laura Merlini, CAIA<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n
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<\/em>William Schlosser, Washington State University<\/strong><\/a>
10:30 – 10:50 Timberland Investment Trends: Tempests on Wall Street versus Global Opportunities.<\/em>
Frederick W. Cubbage, North Carolina State University<\/strong><\/a>
10:55 – 11:15 Publicly-traded vs Private Equity Investment Options – Which are Better for Investors Interested in Participating in the Timberland Asset Class?<\/em>
<\/em>Richard Mei, University of Georgia<\/a>
<\/strong>11:20-11:40 Economic impacts of Setting Reference Levels for the Forest Carbon Sinks in the EU on the European Forest Sector<\/em>
Birger Solberg, Norwegian University of Life Sciences<\/a>
<\/strong>11:45 \u2013 12:05 Which Investors are Willing to Pay for Goodwill and Impact in their Alternatives Investments?<\/em>
Adair Morse, HAAS School of Business, University of California Berkley<\/a>
<\/strong>12:10 – 12:30 The Performance of Private Equity Timberland Funds.
<\/em>Rafal Chudy, NORSKOG<\/a>
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12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
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Moderator: Sona Blessing, Independant Researcher<\/a>
Keith Black, CAIA<\/a>
Manoel de Freitas, Innovatech<\/a>
Wendelin von Gravenreuth, MEAG<\/a>
Justin Beardon, Preqin<\/a>
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Moderator: Rafal Chudy, NORSKOG<\/a>
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Lukasz Tymendorf, EGGER GROUP<\/strong><\/a>
15:05 \u2013 15:25 SCA, the Forest and the Climate.
<\/em>Bj\u00f6rn Lyngfelt, SCA<\/a>
<\/strong>15:30 \u2013 15:50 How Does the Public see Sustainable Wood Sources?<\/em>
<\/em>Hendrikus Oddendal, JELD-WEN<\/a><\/strong>
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