Forest & Wood Conference 2009

Informing and Connecting our Members and Stakeholders

Thursday 8th and Friday 9th October 2009, Seifrieds Winery, Nelson

Conference Overview

On Thursday 8 & 9 October WPA partnered with the New Zealand Forest Owners Association (FOA) and delivered the Annual Conference and Field Day, an informative, advisory and networking event for the wider Timber Industry.

The conference was a reflection of the increasing co-ordination across the sector and drew together senior members of the processing and forestry growing sectors. In light of the current difficult economic situation a meeting of the growers and processors was critical for the overall profitability of the sector and ensuring a whole-of-value-chain discussion when considering the challenges ahead for the industries.

 

The purpose of the conference was to examine ways of improving productivity and establishing marketing opportunities for the whole sector even though the sector does not operate in a vertically integrated fashion. It was focused on global trends, the current trading environment and the challenges and issues that this presented.  The conference featured presentations from the industry and invited guests including overseas market leaders, followed by a day of field trips explaining both growing and processing operations in the Nelson region.

 

The conference was designed to present a diverse range of international and national experts discussing their views and experience within three key areas:

• The Markets:  World market trends and a New Zealand perspective
• Market Innovation:  Innovation success - what can we learn and where are the opportunities
• Energy Trends:  Efficiency and diversity 

Record attendance was achieved with 178 people involved during the day and overall the conference was a huge success with tremendous feedback all round

Click here to see the Conference Programme

Click here to see the Speakers profiles

Click here to see the presentations (all presentations will be available by 19 October 2009)

Click here to see the conference website

 

WPA would like to sincerely thank NZTE and in particular Ravi Nagasamy for the ongoing financial and professional support given to the timber sector. The WPA/FOA 2009 conference could not have been such a success without both NZTE’s and our sponsors ongoing commitment and participation. The conference was supported by:

• New Zealand Trade & Enterprise

• PF Olsen Ltd

• IVS Ltd - Independent Verification Services

• Port Nelson

• Matariki Forests

• Bank of New Zealand (BNZ)

• MAF Biosecurity New Zealand

• Nelson Forests Ltd

• Nelson Pine Industries

• Scion

• Taylors Contracting Co. Ltd

• TimTech Chemicals Ltd

• Moutere Logging Ltd

• Skookum Technology

• The NZ Drug Detection Agency Ltd (NZDDA)

• Living Energy

• Zindia Ltd

• EECA Business

• ECOSecurities

• TNL Freighting

• AsureQuality

• Brian Stanaway Roading Limited

• Waimea Contract Carriers

• Proseed

• Quantum Computers

• Nelson Petroleum Distributors Ltd

• WHAM