Agenda

Download the Final Agenda (pdf) (3/18/11)

Panels, such as Housing Market Impacts on Wood Demand, will include:

• Dr. Kermit Baker, Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies
• Danielle DiMartino, Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas 
• Dean Robert Sumichrast, UGA Terry College of Business

Further Topics:

• The Economy & Timber Investments
• Global Timber Investments & Markets
• Policy Influences on Investments
• Changing Forestry Markets
• Aggressive Forest Management
• Timberland Appraisals Issues & Trends
• Legal Implications of Forestland Ownership
• Cold Hard Facts & Hot Issues
• Where Do We Go From Here?

Schedule:

• March 22^nd: Optional Forestland Tour, 9 am – 4 pm
• March 23^rd: 1:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• March 24^th: 8 am – 5 pm
• March 25^th: 8 am – 12:15 pm

Speakers will include 

• Dr. Clark Binkley, International Forestry Investment Advisors
• Bill Bradley, Sutherland, Asbill & Brennan
• Steve Burak, Sizemore & Sizemore, Inc.
• Reid Carter, Brookfield Asset Management Inc.
• Dr. Jon Caulfield, RMK
• Robert G. Chambers, Sierra/Atlantic LLC
• Dr. Mike Clutter, Dean and Hargreaves Distinguished Professor, Warnell School of Forestry & Natural Resources, University of Georgia
• Greg Corbin, Stoel Rives 
• David Foil, Forest Resource Consultants, Inc.
• Tom Harris, TimberMart-South
• Bob Izlar, Director, Center for Forest Business, University of Georgia
• Scott Jones, President, Forest Landowners Association
• Dr. Mike Kane, Director, UGA Plantation Management Research Cooperative 
• Richard Lewis, President, Forest Resources Association
• Dr. Jack Lutz, Forest Research Group
• Dr. Brooks Mendell, Forisk Consulting
• Clarence Neese, Orbis, Inc.
• Dennis Neilson, DANA Limited 
• Jim Olson, Senior Lecturer at the Bush School, "The Moral Dilemma of a Spy"
• John Pait, CellFor
• Mark Pottorff, Smith, Gambrell, Russell 
• Steve Schrock, Manning, Morris & Martin
• Dr. Jacek Siry,  UGA Center for Forest Business Forest Economist
• Dr. Bret Vicary, James W. Sewell Company
• Jeff Wikle, TerraSource Valuation
• Dr. Chris Zinkhan, The Forestland Group