Hauke Jeske

Area Sales Manager North America, Dieffenbacher

“How Will Digitalization and Automation Change the North America Woodworking Industry?”

Scott McIntyre

North American Business Director for Performance Adhesives, Hexion

“Tall Wood Mass Timber Adoption Requires Full-Performance Adhesives”

Dr. Timothy Young

Professor/Graduate Director, Center for Renewable Carbon, University of Tennessee

“Industry 4.0—Process Analytics, Predictive Models and Improved Performance for the Forest Products Industries”

Aaron Bates

Special Projects Liaison, Flamex

“Sander Fire Protection”

Robert Breyer

R&D Group Leader, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals

“The Use of IB Testing in PLywood Versus Standard Lab Shear”

Paul Gavin

Area Sales Manager, Biele

“Plywood De-Watering Press: Energy Saving Opportunity”

Jeff Otjen

Technical Service Project Manager, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals

“New Proven Adhesive Technology Transforms Plywood/LVL Operations”

Steve Ashley

Technical Service Project Manager, Georgia-Pacific Chemicals

“New Proven Adhesive Technology Transforms Plywood/LVL Operations”

Alexander Root

Director of Sales North America, Fagus GreCon

“Forming on the Next Level”

Kip Howlett

President, Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Assn.

“Fair Trade of Engineered Hardwoods: Fairy Tale or Reality?”

Adriaan van der Beek

President, FRC Systems-A JWC Environmental Company

“Wastewater Systems for Manufactured Wood Operations-Results Through Experience”

Bob Flynn

Director, International Timber, RISI

“Outlook for Global Raw Material Supplies for the Chinese Wood Products Industry: Not an Unlimited Resource”

Yves-Marc Schade

Sales and Product Management, Stela

“Safety and Production Advantages and Different Energy Efficiency Ratings of a Belt Dryer”

Dr. Brian Via

Regions Bank Professor and Director of the Forest Products Development Center, Auburn University

“Reversing the Trend: Curriculum in Sustainable Biomaterials and Packaging”

Konrad Solbrig

Head of Technology Wood-Based Composites, Electronic Wood Systems

“Modern X-Ray Technology for Task-Oriented Applications in Panel Production”

Bijan Shams

President, Cogent Industrial Technologies

“Insight into Managing Large Capital Projects in the Wood Industry”

Francisco Ripoll

Export Manager, SUGIMAT

“Energy Efficiency Opportunities: Thermal Oil Versus Steam”

Ed Pridgen

Minifog Product Manager, Flamex; Aaron Bates, Special Projects Liaison, Flamex

“Sander Fire Protection”

Tyler Player

President, Player Design. Inc.

“Economical Bark and Waste Wood Combustion Systems”

Rodney Pennington

Vice President of Key Accounts, NESTEC

“Optimized WESP and/or RTO System Design: Refurbish Instead of Replace”

Jeff Nichols

Managing Partner, Industrial Fire Prevention

“Spark Detection Prevents Fires and Saves Your Assets”

Steve Lieberman

Senior Product Engineer, IB X-Lam USA

“Cross Laminated Timber Manufacturing in the Southeast U.S.”

Don Kuser

General Manager, North American Plywood Corp.

“Direct to Substrate Digital Printing and Staining”

Dr. Bohumil Kasal

Director, Fraunhofer Institute for Wood Research, Wilhelm-Klauditz-­Institut

“Recent Advances in the Development of Wood- and Cellulose-Based Materials”

Dave Jones

Global Vice President, Hexion, Inc.

“Accelerating Global Wood Products Growth”

Tyler Freres

Vice President of Sales, Freres Lumber

“The Technologies Behind Mass Plywood Panel Manufacturing”

Rob Freres

Executive Vice President, Freres Lumber

“Learning Experience: Mass Plywood Panel Manufacturing in Oregon”

Richard Baldwin

Vice President, Chief Investment Officer, Oak Creek Investments

“The Wood Panel Industry in China and Its Impact on the World”

Karl Aicher

Operations Manager, IB X-Lam USA

“Cross Laminated Timber Facility Startup”

Norm Voss

US Project Manager for Capital Expansion, Swiss Krono USA

“Introduction to Swiss Krono: Global Manufacturer of HDF, Particleboard, OSB”

Erik Christensen

President & CEO, Swiss Krono USA

“Introduction to Swiss Krono: Global Manufacturer of HDF, Particleboard, OSB”

Roger Tutterow

Scott Springer

Roy O. Martin

Jim Salchenberg

Bob Glowinski