The Tree Frog News is featuring the panels and speakers from last week’s BC Council of Forest Industries Convention. On Friday, we carried the Thursday morning keynote speakers and panel sessions, and in today’s Tree Frog News we have the balance of Thursday’s presentations and all of the Friday sessions. Below are links to all of the conference sessions in chronological order.
Day One – April 3, 2025
- Opening Keynote: Regional Chief Terry Teegee
- BC Forest Sector Economic Outlook: Kurt Niquidet & Glenn O’Kelly
- Global Markets: Russ Taylor, Kate Lindsay, Mark Cameron & Shawn Lawlor
- Spotlights on Innovation:Kylie Williams, Tim Caldecott and Todd Sayers
- Next 4 Years:Corinne Stavness, Glen Clarke, James Moore, & Mark Cameron
- New Ground: Jason Fisher, Lennard Joe, Michael Reid, Kathy Abusow & Aspen Dudzic
- Growing the Market: Shawn Keyes, Chris Hill, Robert Manuel & Shelly Craig
- Closing Keynote: John Rustad, Leader of the Opposition
Day Two – April 4, 2025
- Keynote: John Kitzhaber and Wart Stamer, Kale Tyndall & James Whitehead
- Elephant in the Room: George Abbott, David Elstone, Nick Arkle & Jennifer Gunter
- Forestry’s Future: Ravi Parmar, John Jack, Lisa Dominator & Juan Carlos Bueno
- Closing Keynote: David Eby, BC Premier