Monday February 10, 2025 / Detailed program

BIOFOR Detailed Program

(On-Line)

08:00 – 10:30

Support for Biorefinery Value Chain Development: Current Programs and Future Possibilities in Canada

Session Chair: Paul Stuart, Polytechnique Montreal

Keynote Presentation

“EU Support for Biofuels and Biobased Products – International Cooperation Opportunities”, Maria Georgiadou, Senior Expert R&D Policy for Renewable Energy at European Commission

10:00 – 10:30

Networking Break

10:30 – 12:00

Moving from concept to action: Decarbonization, Reliability and Energy Efficiency

Session Chair: TBC

Panelists:

– Deloitte Speaker (TBC) 

– Brett Henkel, Co-Founder and SVP of Business Development, Svante 

– Malick Deme, Partner Gi3

– Davis Chiu, National Forest Sector Leader, Deloitte Canada and Partner Gi3 

12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Cultivating a thriving ecosystem for the Canadian Forest Bioeconomy

Session Chair: Davis Chiu, Deloitte Canada & Virginie Chambost, Envertis

Keynote Presentation

“Title TBC”, Monique Frison, Director General of NRCan’s Canadian Forest Services

Panelists:

Moderator: Davis Chiu 

– Frédéric Perreault, R&D Director – Cascades

– Alejandra Manrique, New Business Development Consultant with Suzano Ventures
– SixRings Speaker (TBD)

15:00 – 15:30

Networking Break

15:30 – 17:00

From New Zealand to Canada – How First Nations are shaping the Bioeconomy?

Session Chair: Virginie Chambost, Envertis

Keynote Presentation

“Title TBC”, Reina Tamepo, Te Ao Māori Research Group – Scion

PaperWeek Detailed Program

(On-Line)

10:30 – 12:00

Papermaking – Advances in Papermaking Chemistry

Session Chair: Przem Pruszynski, Pruszynski Paper Consulting

10:30 “Bio-mass balanced approach”, TBC, Kemira

12:00 – 13:30

Networking and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Tissue – Innovative Fibres in Tissue Making

Session Chair: Jennifer Sweenor, Irving Tissue (Irving Consumer Products)

13:30 “Amphoteric Polymers in Recycled Paper & Towel”, Jennifer Riser, Kemira
14:00 “Wheat Fibers in Tissue Products”, Martin Pudlas, RedLeaf

14:30 “Raw material & Energy Savings on Tissue Machines with Low Capital Investment”, James Litchward, BTG

Sustainability

Session Chair: TBC

15:00 – 15:30
Networking Break

15:30 – 17:00

Bleaching

Session Chair: TBC

*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
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