Wednesday February 12, 2025 / Detailed program

BIOFOR Detailed Program

(On-site + On-Line)

08:00 – 10:30

Biorefinery Testbeds: Critical Importance and Canadian Capabilities

Session Chair: Bruno Gagnon, CFS

Keynote Presentation

“Title TBC”, William Mackintosh, Project Manager & Senior Scientist at Research Institute of Sweden (RISE)

BIOFOR Session

09:00 “Bridging The Gaps in Bioproducts Commercialization”, Minh-Tan Ton-That, Program Leader and Principal Research Officer at National Research Council
09:15 “Innofibre’s bio-based product “hub”:  a technology acceleration platform”, Jean-Philippe Jacques, Director at Innofibre
09:30 “CanmetENERGY-Ottawa’s Thermochemical Testbeds for Forest Biorefinery Innovations”, Jawad Jeaidi, Engineering Project Leader at CanmetENERGY
09:45 “FPInnovations’ Pilot Plants, Lessons from Benchtop to Deployment”, Kurt Woytiuk, Senior Researcher at FPInnovations
10:00 “Verschuren Centre”, TBC, TBC

10:00 – 10:30

Networking Break

10:30 – 12:00

Advancements in Lignin

Session Chair: Sophie Langis-Barsetti, FPI

Keynote Presentation

“Lignin Valorization: Industrial Success Stories and Future Potential”, Sanna Valkonen, Senior Manager, UPM R&D & Technology

BIOFOR Session

10:50 “Title TBC”, Elina Lohiniva, Andritz
11:10 “Effect of Drying Method on the Characteristics of LignoForceTM Kraft and Hydrolysis Lignins”, Adil Mazar, Mohammed VI Polytechnic University, Morocco & Michael Paleologou, FPInnovations, Canada
11:30 “Development of Green, Cost-Effective, Methylation Processes for Kraft Lignin”, Daniel Beaudoin, Ernest Palus & Alain Gagne, FPInnovations, Canada

12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Student Session – Sustainable products and processes from biomass

Session Chair: Ivan Kantor

14:00 – 18:00

Plant visit — Deloitte (Smart Factory)

*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time

PaperWeek Detailed Program

(On-site + On-Line)

08:30 – 10:00

Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC

Session Chair: TBC

Environment

Session Chair: TBC

08:30 “Missing Links: Improving community affairs through meaningful online and grassroots engagement”, Matthew Segal, StrategyCorp.
09:00 “How Bathymetric Sludge Surveys Reduce Environmental Risk and Cut Costs”, Andrew Ambrocichuk, Hydrasurvey Ltd
09:30 “CO2 Impact of Paper Industry Automation”, Patrick Dixon, PULMAC

Management – Safety

Session Chair: TBC

08:30 “The Impact of Safety Practices on Equipment Downtime”, Matthew Gleeson, COMFORTiT
09:15 “Enhancing Workplace Safety through Innovative Anti-Collision Solutions: A Comprehensive Analysis of Amesphere”, John Feola, Advanced Microwave Engineering (AME)

10:00 – 10:30
Networking Break

10:30 – 12:00

Mill Managers Roundtable
(Closed Session – by invitation only)

Session Chair: TBC

Papermaking – Advances in Papermaking I

Session Chair: Shaune Hanley, Resolute Forest Products

10:30 “The Influence of Press Felt Seams on Paper Strength”, Omid Mohammadi, UBC
11:00 “Steam System Optimization”, Mike Soucy, Kadant
11:30 “Roll Beta Covers”, Yan Legris, Valmet

Energy & Decarbonization – Energy Efficiency & Recovery

Session Chair: Serge Bédard, Natural Resources Canada

10:30 “Stack Heat Recovery System: lessons learned”, Burck Hantel, ALPAC
11:15 “Enhancing Energy Efficiency through AI-Powered Supervisory Control: application to a heat recovery system”, Karim Nadim, CanmetENERGY-Varennes

Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC

Session Chair: TBC

12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break

13:30 – 15:00

Tissue – Innovation in Tissue Manufacturing – II

Session Chair: Jessica Carette, Cascades

13:30 “An Innovative Helical Yankee Hood Design for Improved Profiting”, Alfredo Sarli, Valmet
13:50 “Decarbonization of the Drying Process in Tissue Making”, Fabrizio Charrier, Toscotec

14:10 “Combined System for Energy Reduction: roadmap to fossil free”, Luca Linari, Andritz
14:30 “Revolutionizing Tissue Manufacturing: the role of AI in enhancing efficiency, quality, and sustainability”, Heather Scott, Kruger Products

Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC

Session Chair: TBC

Management

Session Chair: TBC

13:30 “Reducing the Turnover Rate of a Key Position in a Paper Mill”, Martin Carignan, Différence GCS & Diego Paredes, Emballages Kruger

14:00 “Developing High-Potential Talent through Effective Problem-Solving: Tackling Evaporator Fouling in a Pulp and Paper Mill”, Philip-Antoine Fournier, Félix Desmarais & Jean-Benoît Thibodeau, Domtar-Windsor and Dominic St-Onge, Différence GCS

14:30 “Optimizing Chip Quality Control – Insights from a Gage R&R Study on Bark Content”, Kim Therrien, Domtar Windsor, Pénéloppe Thériault, FBX-INNOV, and Dominic St-Onge, Différence GCS

15:00 – 15:30
Networking Break

14:00 – 18:00

PLANT VISIT – DELOITTE (SMART FACTORY)
Must sign up on-site at registration desk

*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
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