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2018 WPAC AGM WOOD PELLET ASSOCIATION OF CANADA & CONFERENCE www.pellet.org/wpac-agm > 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 Re -search Group (UBC-BBRG) Speakers: • Dr. Sokhansanj — Introduction to UBC-BBRG • Dr. Fahimeh Yazdan Panah, Research Associate, UBC-BBRG — Developing Wood Pellet Combustible Gas Characteris -tics in Support of Ocean Shipping Regulations • Dr. Hamid Rezaei, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, UBC-BBRG — 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 pel -let-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. Post-conference site tour in Northern British Columbia will take place from Wednesday, Sept. 19 to Friday, Sept. 21, 2018.