VANCOUVER, March 6, 2008 — CEOs from leading forest and paper companies in North America, Europe and Asia will discuss the business issues at the top of their agenda and their future plans during a panel discussion at the PricewaterhouseCoopers 21st Annual Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference on May 8, 2008 in Vancouver, British Columbia. This full day conference will also include remarks from the Forest Products Association of Canada and the International Council of Forest & Paper Associations, plus panel discussions on: Economic Outlook & Financial Performance; Market Outlook; and a panel on the conference theme 'Challenging Times, Winning Strategies'.
The speakers on the Executive Perspectives panel are:
- Duncan Davies, President and CEO, International Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver, BC
- A.J. Devanesan, President & COO, Asia Pacific Resources International Holdings Ltd., Singapore (invited)
- Bertel Langenskiöld, President, Metso Paper Inc., Helsinki, Finland
- Thomas Stephens, Chairman and CEO, Boise Cascade LLC, Boise, ID
- Mark Suwyn, Chairman and CEO, NewPage Corporation, Miamisburg, OH
PricewaterhouseCoopers' (PwC) Global Forest and Paper Industry Conference will be held at the Westin Bayshore Resort and Marina, Vancouver, BC, Canada on Thursday May 8, 2008. For details on the conference, visit: www.pwc.com/forestconf08.
Media representatives interested in attending the full day or portions of the conference are asked to pre-register. To receive a media pre-registration form contact
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