Official Welcome

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The Honourable Rich Coleman , Minister of Forests and Range and Minister Responsible for Housing, Government of British Columbia ; Consul General

Tian Chunyan , Consulate General of the People's Republic of China in Vancouver, BC, Canada; and Ian de la Roche, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forintek Canada Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada

Opening Address by Honorary Conference Co-Chairs

China 's Global Role in Forest Products Markets

Mme. Jiang Zehui , Professor of Wood Science and President of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing , China

James A. (Jim) Shepherd , President and CEO, Canfor Corporation, Vancouver , BC , Canada

Professor Jiang Zehui has had a distinguished career at all levels of wood science. She has been engaged for many years in forestry education and scientific research and management, especially in teaching and research in forest utilization and wood anatomy. She has been awarded 10 state and provincial prizes for scientific and technological advances. Presently she directs 15 master's students and 5 doctoral students. As the President of the Chinese Academy of Forestry, she established the International Network for Bamboo and Rattan (INBAR), the first international inter-governmental organization to be established in Beijing , China , and was elected Co-chair of the first Board of Trustees. Mme. Zehui has generated significant funding for research within the Chinese Academy of Forestry (with an academic and technical staff of 1,700), as well as for numerous universities.

Jim Shepherd was named the President and Chief Executive Officer of Canfor Corporation in 2004 following Canfor's acquisition of Slocan Forest Products Ltd. At the time of the acquisition he was President and Chief Executive Officer of Slocan and prior to his appointment as CEO of Slocan he was President and Chief Operating Officer of Crestbrook Forest Industries Ltd. and President of Finlay Forest Industries Limited. Mr. Shepherd is a Management member of Canfor Corporation's Board of Directors. He received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Queen's University in Kingston , Ontario , Canada .

Session I: Understanding China and Chinese Business Conditions

Moderator: Ian de la Roche, President and Chief Executive Officer, Forintek Canada Corporation, Vancouver, BC, Canada

China : Global Threat/Opportunity in Wood Products (POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE)

Lars Goran Sandberg , Chairman, Timwood AB , Stockholm , Sweden

Lars-Göran Sandberg is the founder of TIMWOOD AB. He has been President and Chief Executive Officer of TIMWOOD since June of 2001 and is currently Chairman of the Board. TIMWOOD AB has established itself over the past 20+ years as one of the leading consulting companies in the world focusing on the wood products industry. During his years as President and CEO of TIMWOOD AB Mr. Sandberg has participated in numerous consulting projects throughout the world involving a wide range of products, and TIMWOOD AB is currently working with several of the largest wood products companies in North America, Europe, and the Southern Hemisphere. TIMWOOD AB established a branch office in Seattle , WA , USA in 1995. Mr. Sandberg holds BA and MBA degrees from the University of Linköping . In 1996 he was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Forest and Agriculture.

Doing Business in China

Ambassador Howard Balloch , President and Founding Partner, The Balloch Group, Beijing , China

Howard Balloch , Founder and President of The Balloch Group, served for more than five years as Canada 's Ambassador to China at the conclusion of his 25-year governmental career. As Ambassador, he oversaw great expansion in bilateral relationship between Canada and China . He was instrumental in establishing and managing a series of initiatives to improve Canada 's profile in China , including three Prime Ministerial and "Team Canada " delegations. Prior to his appointment as Ambassador, he served as Deputy Secretary to the Cabinet for National Unity up through the 1995 Quebec Referendum, as Assistant Deputy Minister for Asia and the Prime Minister's Personal representative to APEC, as Head of the Policy Planning Staff during both the Gulf War and the dissolution of the Soviet Union, and as Director of North Asia during the late 1980s. He is currently President of the Canada-China Business Council. He serves on a number of corporate boards and is Adjunct Professor of International Business at the University of British Columbia . He received his BA and MA from McGill University , and continued his graduate studies at University of Toronto and at the Fondation Nationale de Sciences Politiques in Paris .

China 's Needs and Goals – Political and Economic Issues ( POWERPOINT NOT AVAILABLE)

Pittman B. Potter , Professor of Law and Director, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada

Pittman B. Potter , Professor of Law and Director, Institute of Asian Research, University of British Columbia , Vancouver , BC , Canada . Pitman B. Potter is Director of the Institute of Asian Research at the University of British Columbia . He is also Professor of Law and Director of Chinese Legal Studies at UBC's Faculty of Law. Professor Potter received his BA in Chinese Studies (History) from George Washington University in 1978. He received his MA (1980) and Ph.D. (with distinction, 1986) in Political Science, as well as his law degree (JD, 1985) from the University of Washington . Prior to taking his appointment with the UBC Law Faculty, Dr. Potter practiced law full-time during 1985-1990, including a threeyear posting in Beijing . Dr. Potter's teaching and research are focused on PRC and Taiwan law and policy in the areas of foreign trade and investment, dispute resolution, intellectual property, contracts, business regulation, and human rights. In addition to his academic activities, Professor Potter is involved in arbitration work, and continues to advise governments and private companies on Chinese affairs. He is a member of the Board of Directors of the Canada China Business Council and the Board of Trustees of the British Columbia International Commercial Arbitration Centre.

Luncheon and Luncheon Speaker

Why China is Poised to Streak Ahead of the West

Frank Ogden , Futurist, Vancouver , BC , Canada

Alvin Toffler coined the phrase “electronic cottage” in the 80's. Futurist Frank Ogden carried the concept further. Known as “Dr. Tomorrow,” Ogden monitors global events via satellite and modem from his electronic houseboat in Vancouver , BC 's harbour. His company, 21st Century Media Communications tracks over 200 satellite channels and over 5000 of the world's leading databases for clients who seek up-to-date information on global developments and trends. His best seller, The Last Book You'll Ever Read is available in both Gutenberg and computer-disk format. Another work, Navigating in Cyberspace, comes complete with a CD-ROM inside the back cover. Frank Ogden is also the author of the newest “QuBooks”, literally a book-of-the-month club, focusing on such topics as Beyond Society, Beyond Work, Beyond Body, Beyond Technology, and Beyond Education. These books are available at the rate of one-a-month to allow readers to more readily adapt to the fast flow of today's futuristic, technological, communication, learning, and social changes. He is a founding member of the World Future Society in Canada . Frank Ogden has been profiled on numerous television and radio stations and in newspapers and magazines around the globe, including: CNN's Futurewatch; PBS Television's New Tech Times in the USA; CBC's National TV show Profiles, with host Peter Gzowski; the Christian Science Monitor TV show World Monitor; Australia's TV 7 show Eleven AM; and CTV's Canada AM. Interview articles have appeared in Forbes ASAP, Leaders; Cryptych; Maclean's; Easy Living; Influence; The LA Times; Ottawa Citizen; The Globe and Mail; The Washington Post; and BC Discovery.

Session II: China 's Wood Products Consumption – Current and Future

Moderator: Bernard Fuller , Vice President - Wood Products, Resource Information Systems, Inc. (RISI, a Paperloop Company), Bedford, MA, USA

Opportunities and Constraints for Wood Building Materials: The Challenge of China

Rose Braden, Research Consultant, Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR), Seattle , WA , USA

Furniture Use of Wood Products in China : Current Patterns and Expected Changes

Jeffery X. Cao, Research Assistant, Center for International Trade in Forest Products (CINTRAFOR), Seattle , WA , USA, and

Meiqi Xu , Professor, Shanghai Furniture Research Institute, Shanghai , China.

China 's Role in the Changing Global Particleboard and MDF Market

Christopher J. Fennell , President, Fennell & Associates LLC, Arlington , VA

China 's Wood Products Markets: Past and Future Trends in Exports and Imports

Daowei Zhang , Professor, Forest Economics and Policy, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, Auburn University , Auburn , AL , USA

China 's Domestic Consumption and Exports of Wood Products: An Overview

Bernard Fuller , Vice President - Wood Products, Resource Information Systems, Inc. (RISI, a Paperloop Company), Bedford, MA, USA

  Thursday January 19, 2006

Session III: Meeting China 's Fiber Demand: Who Will Supply the World's Largest Wood Products Consumer?

Moderator: W. Ramsay Smith, Global Research Manager, Arch Wood Protection, Inc., Conley, GA, USA

Overview of China's Fiber Supply: The Recent Past; Current and Future Trends

Gary Bull, Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

China's Plantation Program: Will It Be Able to Supply the Growing Needs of Both Wood Products and Pulp & Paper Producers?

S.Y. Tony Zhang, Senior Scientist and Group Leader, Forintek Canada Corporation, Sainte-Foy, QC, Canada; and

Benhua Fei, Research Professor and Director, and Mme. Zehui Jiang, Professor of Wood Science and President, Chinese Academy of Forestry, Beijing, P.R. China

Log Imports: A Long-Term Solution to Meeting China 's Fiber Needs?

Sten Nilsson , Deputy Director, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA), Laxenburg , Austria

China's Potential for Agri-Based Composites

Gary D. Gall, President, World BioFibre Technology, Inc., Unionville, ON, Canada

Meeting China's Fiber Demand: Questions on the Supply of Legally-Sourced Wood Products and the International Response

Kerstin S. Canby, Program Manager, Finance & Trade, Forest-Trends, Washington, DC, USA

Global Trends in The Forest Products Sector

Don G. Roberts, Managing Director, CIBC World Markets, Ottawa, ON, Canada

SESSION IV: China's Competitive Structure

Moderator: Catalino Blanche, National Program Leader, Natural Resources & Environment, USDA Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service, Washington, DC, USA

Impacts of China on the Global Value (Supply) Chain: The Secondary Wood Sector

David H. Cohen , Professor, Department of Wood Science, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, BC, Canada

China's Paper Industry: What Low-Cost Labor Advantage?

Robert G. Flynn, Director, Consulting Services, Wood Resources International Ltd., University Place, WA, USA

Why Has China Become the Major Furniture Producing Nation?

Arthur G. Raymond, Jr., President, Arthur G. Raymond Associates, Raleigh , NC , USA

China 's Government Policy: Support and Subsidies

Paul Boardman , Director, American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA) China Program, Shanghai , China

China's Wood Products Industry: Competitiveness Rating in Export Markets

Russell E. Taylor , President, International WOOD Markets Group Inc. (R.E. Taylor & Associates Ltd. and International Wood Markets Research Inc.), Vancouver, BC, Canada

Friday January 20, 2006

Session V: Opportunities or Threats? Trade and Investment in China 's Forest Products Markets

Moderator: Don G. Roberts, Managing Director, CIBC World Markets, Inc., Ottawa , ON Canada

A Major Growth Opportunity? China's Markets for Imported Wood Products

Marcel Vroege, Associate Principal, Jaakko Pöyry Consulting, Auckland City, New Zealand

Opportunity to Capture “China Boom” New Logistics Opportunities

Jean-Jacques Ruest, Vice President, Marketing, Canadian National (CN), Montréal, QC, Canada

Will China 's Forest Products Exports to Global Markets Continue to Grow?

Mike Jahraus , Vice President and Partner, International WOOD Markets Group Inc. (R.E. Taylor & Associates Ltd. and International Wood Markets Research Inc.), Vancouver, BC, Canada

How Much Risk? Investment Strategies for China

Allen T.Y. Chan , Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Sino-Forest Corporation, Hong Kong, China

Partnering in China : Case Studies

Xu Fang , Technical Director, American Forest & Paper Association (AF&PA), Shanghai , China

CONFERENCE WRAP-UP

Balancing Demand and Supply

Panel Discussion; Questions and Answers and General Discussion

POSTER PRESENTATIONS

Economic Transition and Demand Pattern: China 's Paper and Paperboard Industry

Haizheng Li , Associate Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology, School of Economics , Atlanta , GA , USA

Understanding Chinese Lumber Markets

Lew McCreery , Forest Products Technologist, USDA Forest Service, Morgantown , WV , USA

China 's Timber Markets: Overview and Projection

Rnsheng Yin, Research Associate, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI , USA, and

Catalino Blanche , National Program Leader, USDA Cooperative State, Research, Education, and Extension Service, Washington, DC, USA

An Overview of the Status of Global Trade in Certified Tropical Plywood

Pablo Crespell , Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA,

Christopher Knowles , Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA,

Xiaozhi Cao , Research Assistant, University of Washington, CINTRAFOR, Seattle, WA, USA, and

Eric Hansen , Associate Professor, Department of Wood Science and Engineering, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, USA

Intercultural Communication In The Forest Products Business In China :A Case Study

Toshiaki Owari , Assistant Professor, Hokkaido University , Sapporo , Japan