Canadian Biomass • Summer 2023 • 2023 WPAC show guide

It gives me great pleasure to invite you to join us at the Wood Pellet Association of Canada’s 2023 Annual Conference in Canada’s beautiful capital city, Ottawa. This year, we will gather from Sept. 19 to 20 at the centrally located National Arts Centre, a stone’s throw away from the Rideau Canal, Confederation Park, the Shaw Centre, and Parliament Hill. The participation of our sector from coast to coast is sure to spark the collective energy our annual wood pellet conference generates in Canada and with biomass experts from around the world.

It’s been 25 years since the first shipment of wood pellets left Canada. Today our sector is a global powerhouse when it comes to clean, responsible and renewable energy and a critical solution in the fight against climate change. Biomass is Mainstream, our conference theme, will highlight how biomass has moved from niche to mainstream from Canada to Europe to Asia and beyond.

Join our exciting lineup of experts from across the globe as together we embrace the next generation of biofuels and explore new opportunities, technology, and innovation in the evolution of wood pellets.

The conference will bring together thought leaders and experts from around the world to inspire and challenge our sector to:

• Explore conditions driving record growth for the pellet sector for a look at what’s ahead for Canadian pellet producers.

• Discuss the opportunities to advance diversity and inclusion in our sector with the people and communities who are the foundation of our success.

• Learn from those who have taken biomass from niche to mainstream – with both global and local stories.

• Discover the next generation of technologies set to seize the opportunities ahead.

Don’t forget our pre-conference activities on Sept. 18 – join us for a game of golf or participate in the safety workshop. Finally, one of the biggest draws to our event is the post-conference tour which starts mid-day Sept. 20 with the scenic drive from Ottawa to charming Quebec City, and finally on to the south shore of the St. Lawrence River in the region of St-Michel-de-Saint. Space is limited so make your reservation early.

I’d like to acknowledge that none of this could happen without our sponsors and extend a huge thank you for your support. It’s not too late to become a conference sponsor. Please contact Rebecca Lewis at rlewis@ annexbusinessmedia.com

We look forward to another record-breaking year of participation from more than 200 government officials, customers, NGOs, forest companies, pellet producers and representatives of the wood biomass supply chain.

Let’s celebrate the strides we’ve made together as we prepare to take the next steps in the evolution of wood pellets, opening doors in the bioeconomy with innovative solutions and new products that will support the transition to a greener, more sustainable world.

All the best, Gordon Murray Executive Director Wood Pellet Association of Canada

WPAC Conference Biomass is Mainstream: The Next 25 Years of Opportunity & Innovation

Moderator: Joanne Turnell, Sales Representative, Canada, at Bruks Siwertell Americas

John Swaan, the grandfather of wood pellets and FutureMetrics pellet expert, will be dishing up his world-famous pelletsmoked ribs.

Our Quebec tour begins a few hours after the annual conference ends: mid-day Sept 20. It all starts with the scenic drive from Canada’s capital city, Ottawa, to charming Quebec City, and finally on to the south shore of the St Lawrence River in the region of St-Michel-de-Saint.