RISI European Conference Proves Valuable in Economic Crisis
BRUSSELS, Apr. 16 /PRNewswire-AsiaNet/ --
Attendees Gain Industry Intelligence and Networking Opportunities
RISI today announced that its European Pulp and Paper Outlook Conference, held in Berlin on March 29-31
exceeded attendance expectations. Attendees from 28 countries gathered to hear varying perspectives on
papermaking in a post-crunch world from top executives in the business such as:
- Michal Jarczynski, CEO, Arctic Paper
- Christian Rynning-Tonnesen, President and CEO, Norske Skog
- Salim Karadsheh, CEO, Nuqul Group
- Berry Wiersum, CEO, Sappi Fine Paper Europe
- Dermot Smurfit, Chairman, Powerflute
- Duncan Pollard, Director, Conservation Practice & Policy, WWF
International
- Teresa Presas, Managing Director, CEPI - Confederation of
European Paper Industries
- And more
Rhiannon James van-Beuningen, Senior Vice President, Marketing Services at RISI commented,
"Delegates came to the conference looking for answers, to discuss issues with key industry figures, to talk with
current customers and to forge new business relationships... exactly what these conferences are for. Taking
an active role in the industry is more important than ever in this market. Our European Conference attendees
recognized, and will benefit from, this valuable opportunity."
"The best thing about my time in Berlin was making new contacts outside of the printing business and into
associated areas. I found listening to the problems being experienced by the paper makers very informative
and this helped increase my awareness of the challenges facing all of us," Philip Dodd, Managing Director,
Healeys Printers, UK stated.
Attendees included representatives from:
- UPM-Kymmene
- Stora Enso
- SCA Hygiene Products Gmbh
- Procter & Gamble
- Norske Skog
- Mondi Uncoated Fine Paper Sales Gmbh
- Mayr-Melnhof Karton
- International Paper
- Domtar Paper
- And more
For a full list of companies that attended the conference, please visit
StepChange Consulting and CME Group sponsored this year's event. Joachim Klein, Founder/Managing
Director, StepChange Consulting described the conference saying, "[This was a] very informative event with
excellent networking opportunities and exposure to potential business partners."
"RISI is pleased with the attendance at this year's conference and we are looking forward to this continued
success at our other industry events later this year," James van-Beuningen commented.
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with
clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to
help them make better decisions.
Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta,
Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore;
Helsinki, Finland; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com
Contact:
Jennifer Rahall
RISI
4 Alfred Circle
Bedford, MA 01730 USA
Tel: +1.781.734.8949
jrahall@risiinfo.com
SOURCE: RISI
CONTACT: Jennifer Rahall of RISI,
+1-781-734-8949,
jrahall@risiinfo.com
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