Tuesday February 11, 2025 / Detailed program
08:00 – 10:30
Price of Carbon – How can companies edge?
Session Chair: Virginie Chambost, Envertis
Keynote Presentation
“Paper Trails – Mapping the Path to Low-Carbon Paper Production through Decarbonization and BECCS”, Ofei Mante, Sr. Research Scientist, Amazon WW Sustainability
10:00 – 10:30
Networking Break
10:30 – 12:00
Emerging Carbon Capture Technologies and Projects Seeking to Maximise the Value of Carbon
Session Chair: TBC
Panelists:
– Balázs Tolnai, VP Research and Development – Kruger – ‘Kruger’s Decarbonization Journey: Pioneering Carbon Capture and Reuse at Wayagamack Mill’
– NRC/Polytechnique (TBC) – ‘Key performance indices for evaluating emerging carbon capture technologies’
– Marzie Shokrollahi, Process Engineer – Natural Resources Canada – ‘Title TBC’
– Jonathan Rhone, Co-founder and CEO at CO280 – ‘Title TBC’
12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00
Leveraging Biocarbon Beyond Forest Ecosystem
Session Chair: Victor Padilla
15:00 – 15:30
Networking Break
15:30 – 17:00
Honoring Bruno Marcoccia’s Legacy: Inspiring Excellence in Forestry and Bioeconomy Innovation
Session Chairs: Shabnam Sanaei, Canfor & Hamed Bashiri, Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD)
15:30 Welcome, Shabnam Sanaei, Director, Bio-Innovation and Technology at Canfor
15:40 Introduction Presentation, Stewart Marcoux, Former VP Project Development – Biomaterials at Domtar
15:50 Celebration Videos
16:00 Featured Presentation (pre-recorded), Bruno Marcoccia, Former Director Of Research Development at Domtar – ‘Innovation in a risk averse environment : Lessons Learned’
Panelists:
Moderator: Hamed Bashiri, Senior S&T Advisor at Office of Energy Research and Development (OERD)
– Jean-Francois Levasseur, Director of Industry, Innovation and Indigenous Programs at Natural Resources Canada
– Tom Browne, Principal at Tom Browne and Associates
– Peter Axegard, CEO at FineCellOx AB
– Davis Chiu, National Forest Sector Leader at Deloitte Canada and Partner Gi3
17:00
Welcoming Reception in Tradeshow
*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
(On-site + On-Line)
08:30 – 10:00
Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC
Session Chair: TBC
Reliability
Session Chair: TBC
08:30 “Reliability a Business Strategy”, TBC, Reliability Solutions and Spartakus Technologies
09:15 “Why Reliability is the Key to a Competitive and Resilient Industrial Sector”, Yoann Urruty, Spartakus Technologies
Process Optimization
Session Chair: TBC
10:00 – 10:30
Networking Break
10:30 – 12:00
Mill Managers Roundtable
(Closed Session – by invitation only)
Session Chair: TBC
Papermaking – Monitoring & Control
Session Chair: Fréderic Parent, FPInnovations
10:30 “Plume Reduction on Dryer Hood Exhaust Stacks”, Alfredo Sarli, Valmet
10:50 “AI Application in Optimization”, TBC, HABER
11:10 “Case Studies on Refining, Fibre Development”, Jalal Habibi, FPInnovations
11:30 “Proactive Raw Water Management: Leveraging Predictive Control for Sustainable Paper Production”, Stammegna Runtz, Kemira
Energy & Decarbonization – Improving Energy Efficiency through Electrification
Session Chair: Serge Bédard, Natural Resources Canada
10:30 “Recovery of Thermal Waste at the Resolute FP Newsprint Mill in Clermont Québec”, Mario Girard, Produits Forestiers Résolu (Clermont) & Bernard Bégin, Hydro-Québec
11:00 “Via Separation”, Bryce Mason & Brent Keller
11:30 “The Role of Steam-Generating Heat Pumps in Boosting Energy Efficiency and Decarbonization in Paper Mills”, Jim Saccone, Skyven
Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC
Session Chair: TBC
12:00 – 13:30
Networking and Lunch Break
13:30 – 15:00
Tissue – Innovation in Tissue Manufacturing – I
Session Chair: Michel Houde & Martin Desrosiers, Kruger Products
13:30 “New Coating Products for Tissue”, Michael Marchese, Solenis
14:00 “Dust Measuring Instruments and Set-up for Health & Safety on the Tissue Machine and Converting Area”, George Armbruster, Industintel
14:30 “Unlocking Coating Performance: Characterizing the Operating Window of Creping Adhesives”, David Welsford & Franklin Zambrano Gotera, Solenis
Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC
Session Chair: TBC
Energy & Decarbonization – Workshop – KraftSIM
Session Chair: Serge Bédard, Natural Resources Canada
KraftSIM – Modeling and Simulation for Energy and Emission Reduction.
Workshop animated by Adam Rogerson, Natural Resources Canada
15:00 – 15:30
Networking Break
15:30 – 17:00
Papermaking – Roundtable: Strength Development
Session Chair: Javad-Reza Saberian, Kruger
15:30 “Innovative Holistic Approach to Water Management – Synergistic Effect of Multiple Programs on Runnability and Strength”, Philippe Schyns, Ecolab
16:00 “Refining”, Al Zampano, Andritz
16:30 “Key Papermaking Parameters which Influence Sheet Strength”, Jimmy Jong, FPInnovations
Chemical Recovery / ECBLRBAC
Session Chair: TBC
17:00
Welcoming Reception in Tradeshow
*Please note all schedule is set on Eastern Time
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