Agenda

13 November, 2024 | Putrajaya, Malaysia

08:00 - 08:55

Registration

Millennium Ballroom, 8:00 - 8:55AM, Nov. 13

09:00 - 09:10

Opening Remark

Speaker: Conference Chair

09:10 - 09:15

Welcoming Remark

Speaker: President of FAPPI/MPPMA

Session I: Asian Containerboard Industry Outlook

Millennium Ballroom, 9:15 - 12:00AM, Nov. 13

  • 09:15 - 09:40

    ASEAN Macro-economy Outlook - The Rising Powerhub of Manufacturing

    Speaker: An economist from investment banks, or other notable orgainzation

  • 09:40 - 10:05

    Asian Containerboard Outlook - Asia in the Centre of Global Containerboard Market

    Speaker: SCG Packaigng

  • 10:05 - 10:40

    Deep Dive into the challenging China Paper Packaging Sector

    Weak Demand, Sufficient Supply & Skyrocketing Imports + Fiber Challenges

    Shirley Song
    Shanying International

Coffee Break (30 min)

  • 11:00 - 11:25

    Global Recovered Paper Outlook (Session II)

    William P. Moore
    Moore & Associates
  • 11:25 - 12:10

    Senior Executive Roundtable: Navigating the Changing Containerboard landscape in Asia

    • Managing in the new era - high inflation, high volatility, disruption in supply chain, etc.
    • Industry M&A 2.0 - lessons to be learnt
    • Uncertainty on RCP availability & quality
    Moderator
    Levi Li
    Fastmarkets RISI
    Panelists:
    Liêu Kiên Cường
    South Branch of VPPA / Thuan An Paper
    Shengfeng Li
    XSD International Paper SDN. BHD
    Matthew Seidner
    McKinsey & Company

Lunch (105 min)

Lunch Breakout Session (Optional)

Session II: Fibering the Packaging Industry

Millennium Ballroom, 13:30 - 15:10PM, Nov. 13

  • 14:00 - 14:25

    Global Pulp Outlook

    Speaker: Hongxin Wang , MI Manageer, Asia Symbol

  • 14:25 - 15:10

    Panel Discussion: Challenges on Fiber to Feed the Industry

    • Uncertainty on supply, quality, regulation, etc.
    • Recycled Fiber - one of the Chinese solutions to address local demand
    • EU Waste Shipment Regulation and how it’ll impact the future supply of PfR (Paper for Recycling) from Europe
    • Potentials from the local
    • How to better leverage AOCC to gain competitive advantage
    Moderator:
    Hannah Zhao
    Fastmarkets RISI
    Panelists:
    • A panalist from Andritz
    Liana Bratasida
    IPPA
    William P. Moore
    Moore & Associates
    Julia Ettinger
    EuRIC

Coffee Break (30 min)

Session III: Future Of Packaging

Millennium Ballroom, 15:40 - 17:15PM, Nov. 13

  • 15:40 - 16:05

    Packaging Megatrends in 2024 and Beyond

    Matthew Seidner
    McKinsey & Company
  • 16:05 - 16:30

    Sustainable Packaging: Are Consumers Buying It?

    Susan Cornish
    Insight + Action
  • 16:30 - 17:15

    Panel Discussion: Future Of Packaging

    • Plastic-paper transition and the role of containerboard
    • Sustainability - how legislation drives change (PPWD/EUDR)
    • Onshoring - is this still a trend post pandemic?
    • The impact of design and technology
    Moderator:
    • Sandy Lu, Vice President, Sales, Roxcel Singapore Pte Ltd
    Speaker:
    • To be determined - a representative from a major Convertor
    • A panelist from Solenis
    Susan Cornish
    Insight + Action
    Sze Ooi
    Smurfit Westrock

Session IV: Beyond Packaging

Millennium Ballroom, 17:15 - 18:00PM, Nov. 13

  • 17:15 - 17:40

    Tissue in Asia - Investing for the Future

    Speaker: Esko Uutela, Principal, EU Consulting (Intend to invite)

  • 17:40 - 18:05

    India's Pulp and Paper Industry - a Growing Appetite for Recovered Paper

    Vijayendra Pratap Singh
    VIPA

Wrapping Up

18:00PM, Nov. 13

Cocktail

18:30 - 20:30PM

Nov. 13-14th

Tech Mini- Exhibition

Nov. 15th

Mill Tour - GSPP