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ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS:

RUSS TAYLOR, MBA, BScF, RPF – President, RUSS TAYLOR GLOBAL, Vancouver BC

Russ has conducted wood products market analysis/intelligence and business assessment/investment analysis on timber, lumber and wood products for hundreds of global industry clients. He has travelled extensively (~100,000 miles per year for most of the last 25 years) to key producing, exporting and importing countries in Asia, Russia, Europe, the Southern Hemisphere and within North America to obtain first-hand insights. His area of expertise involves analyzing the North American and international supply and demand trends to provide national and global forecasts on key items, including supply, demand, trade and price outlooks.

Russ has previously organized or co-organized about 30 global conferences, including in Vancouver, China, New Zealand, Australia, Brazil and Austria. Details at: www.russtaylorglobal.com

KEVIN MASON, CFA – Managing Director, ERA Forest Products Research, Kelowna, BC

Kevin Mason is the Managing Director of ERA Forest Products Research, a company that has been focused on providing detailed analysis of the global forest products industry to clients worldwide for nearly 30 years. The company’s industry coverage includes timberland, logs, lumber, pulp, paper, packaging and bioenergy. ERA’s focus is on advising institutional investors, private equity, governments and producers on the state of the various forest products sectors and forecasting major trends and investment themes, including catalysts that impact investments in the sector. As a sought-out specialist in the space, Kevin is a regular speaker at conferences and is often quoted in major media outlets.

Kevin and his team at ERA, including Claire Huxtable and John Cooney, use their access to a wide range of contacts and data sources to provide a steady stream of insights to clients. Details at: www.era-research.com/