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MONDAY, SEPT. 17, 2018: PRE-CONFERENCE DAY
8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Golf Tournament – Seymour Golf and Country Club
• Bus from Marriott Pinnacle Hotel to Seymour Golf and Country Club
• Coffee and rules explanation
• Golf – eight flights
• Lunch and awards
• Bus from Seymour Golf and Country Club to Marriott Pinnacle Hotel
6:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Opening Reception Aboard the MV Magic Charm
Join us aboard the Magic Charm for a three-hour cruise through Indian Arm, a steep-sided glacial fjord formed during the last ice age!
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18, 2018: CONFERENCE PART 1 - FOCUS ON ASIA
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Breakfast and Registration
Check in at registration outside the exhibition area and enjoy a hot breakfast before sessions commence.
9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Global and Asian Markets
Moderator: Gordon Murray, Executive Director, Wood Pellet Association of Canada
Speakers:
• Rene Landry, President, Wood Pellet Association of Canada — Welcoming Address
• Christian Hansen, Director, Pacific Region, Global Affairs Canada — Canada as a Trading Nation
• Argus Biomass Markets — Global Supply and Demand Dynamics
• Seth Walker, Senior Bioenergy Economist, FutureMetrics — Asian Pellet Market Development
10:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Networking Break
Beverages and light snacks will be available in the exhibition area.
11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Sustainable Fibre Sourcing
Moderator: Robert Tarcon, General Manager, Wood Pellets, Tolko Industries Ltd.
Speakers:
• Dr. William Strauss, President, FutureMetrics — Asian Biomass Fuel Options: Sourcing, Sustainability, Cost of Production, and Fuel Characteristics
• Shawn Bells, Vice-President of Operations, Pacific BioEnergy — Managing Pacific BioEnergy’s Fibre Supply Chain
• Joseph Aquino, Head of Sustainability, Pinnacle Renewable Energy — Ensuring Sustainable Fibre Sourcing in Western Canada
12:00 p.m. to 1:30 p.m.
Networking Break
Lunch buffet will be available in the exhibition area.
TUESDAY, SEPT. 18, 2018: CONFERENCE PART 1 - FOCUS ON ASIA
1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Wood Pellet Supply Chain
Moderator: Scott Bax, Senior Vice-President of Operations, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
Speakers:
• Robert McCurdy, CEO, Pinnacle Renewable Energy Inc. — Pinnacle’s Journey: Becoming One of the World’s Leading Pellet Manufacturers and Distributors
• Fiona Murray, Vice-President, Industrial Products, CN — CN’s Role as a Vital Link in the Wood Pellet Supply Chain for Canada’s Asian Customers
• Kerry Lige, CEO, Fibreco Export — Considerations in Wood Pellet Handling Through Port Facilities
• Henry Pease, Solid Fuels Trading, RWE Supply and Trading — How the Biomass Supply Market is Becoming Global: What This Means for Asian & European Wood Pellet Buyers
3:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Networking Break
Beverages and light snacks will be available in the exhibition area.
3:30 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.
World Class Research and Development
Moderator: Dr. Shahab Sokhansanj, Professor and Director, University of British Columbia, Biomass and Bioenergy Research Group (UBC-BBRG)
Speakers:
• Dr. Sokhansanj — Introduction to UBC-BBRG
• Dr. Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, Research Associate, UBC-BBRG — Developing Wood Pellet Combustible Gas Characteristics in Support of Ocean Shipping Regulations
• Dr. Hamid Rezaei, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UBCBBRG — Pellet Raw Material and the Effects of Particle Size on Industrial Boiler Performance
• Jun Sian Lee, Doctoral Candidate, Biological and Chemical Engineering, UBC-BBRG — Analyzing the Impact of Rain Intensity on Wood Pellet Durability: Implications for Ship Loading During Wet Weather
4:40 p.m. to 4:50 p.m
Wrap-up and Key Takeaways
Vaughan Bassett, Senior Vice-President, Pinnacle Renewable Energy
5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Wood Pellet Barbeque and Reception
John Swaan, the grandfather of wood pellets and Future- Metrics pellet expert, will be cooking his world-famous pellet- smoked ribs.
WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 19, 2018: CONFERENCE PART 2 - FOCUS ON CANADA
8:00 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.
Networking Breakfast
Enjoy a hot breakfast in the exhibition area before sessions commence.
9:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Keynote: Making Our Industry Safer
• Brad Livingstone, Safety Awareness Speaker — The Ripple Effect
10:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Networking Break
Beverages and light snacks will be available in the exhibition area.
10:30 a.m. to 11:50 a.m.
Growing Canada’s Pellet Market
Moderator: John Swaan, Manager, Senior Consultant, Future- Metrics
Speakers:
• David Dubois, Manager of Business Development, Fink Machine — Growing the Biomass Boiler Market in Canada
• Martin Bentele, Managing Director, German Wood Energy and Pellet Association — Growth of the German Pellet Heating Market: Is the Same Possible for Canada?
• Dr. Harry “Dutch” Dresser, Founding Director, Maine Energy Systems — Tackling the Challenge of Bringing European Biomass Boiler Technology to Canada: Is There a Path for Canadian Adoption of EN 303-5?
• Rene Landry, Director, Wood Pellet Operations, Shaw Resources — Evaluating WPAC’s Domestic Marketing Toolbox
11:50 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Wrap-up and Adjournment
12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.
Annual General Meeting
Open to all WPAC members. Lunch will be served.
Board meeting to follow AGM from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
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