International Forest Investment: An Executive Education Conference – London, UK

November 10 – 11, 2008

The Berkeley

London, United Kingdom

This was our second conference overseas and kept the same executive education format as the event in Munich.  We did expand the conference to one and one-half days to provide more content at a less hectic pace.

International Forest Investment Notebook Materials (Agenda, Speaker Bio’s, Sponsor Bio’s) – London

Topics Included:

• History of Modern Timberland Investment
• A U.K. Perspective
• Recent Investment Activity
• Forested Regions Overview
• Financial Investment Drivers
• The Real Risks of Forestland Investing
• Global Activity
• Supply, Demand, and Trade Trends
• Tax Treatment of International Forestland Investment
• Question & Answer Panel for Day 1 Speakers
• The State of the Industry
• Recessions, Housing and Timberland Returns
• Biological Investment Drivers
• Carbon Credits and Forest Certification
• Bioenergy
• Forestland Investing  – A European Perspective
• Global Tree Farms and Forests
• Industry Leader Forum

Sponsors, Cooperators, and Media Partners:

• A_Square
• European Forestry Institute
• Forest Investment Associates
• ForestWeb
• Hancock Timber Resource Group
• Molpus Woodlands Group
• Smith Gambrell & Russell
  
• Sutherland
• Timber Mart-South
• Timberland Investment Resources
• World Forestry Center