NEW DATE!
The congress has been rescheduled
Date
November 4, 2010
Location
Da Vinci Theatre AFAS,
Leusden, Philipsstraat 9,
the Netherlands
Chairman
Giuseppe van der Helm
9.00h
Welcome and opening
Reception to the congress
Cherie Tan (WWF Forest Finance)
Business cases: the financial needs
The risks, returns and business opportunities of sustainable forest
management companies
• Luis Foianini (La Chonta, Bolivia)
• Wim Ellenbroek (The Borneo Initiative)
• Paul Hol (FORM Ghana)
• Héctor Vidaurre (Rain Forest Management Products, Peru)
• African forest management company
Market perspectives
Panel discussion with retailers, house associations and construction
companies on the market perspectives for sustainable timber in Europe
• Willem Ferwerda (IUCN - International Union for the Conservation of Nature)
• André de Boer (ETTF - European Timber Trade Federation)
• Peter Koene (Maxeda DIY Group)
• Niels Ruyter (Dutch Construction and Infrastructure Federation)
9.30h
Lunch
Closing and drinks
Opportunities of sustainable forestry investment
Julia Levashova (Nyenrode Business Universiteit)
Business cases: the financial investors
The various strategies and mechanisms for investment in
sustainable forestry
• Noemí Pérez (FAST – Finance Alliance for Sustainable Trade)
• Rik Plomp (PGGM Investments)
• Ana Yang (IFC - International Finance Corporation)
• Angelique Custers (Rabobank International)
• Maree Candish (New Forests Asia)
• Denis Slieker (Face the Future)
The next step
Bart van der Linden (FSC the Netherlands)
12.00h
15.45h
13.00h
PROGRAMME
Entrance fee
€ 125 per person
Register now!
INVESTMENT IN
SUSTAINABLE FORESTRY
Showcasing the financial needs of
the forestry sector and the visions
of NGOs and the financial sector
To inspire and empower the
financial sector to increase
sustainable forestry investment