ASEAN Pulp & PaperSummit

Preliminary Agenda

Nov.9, 2025

14:00 - 18:00

Registration

17:30 - 19:30

Cocktail Reception

Nov.10, 2025

08:00 - 08:55

Registration & Networking Opportunity

09:00 - 09:05

Opening & Housekeeping

Moderator: Shawn Wang, Senior Editor, PPI Asia, Fastmarkets

09:05 - 09:10

Welcoming Remarks

Speaker: Liêu Kiên Cường, Chairman of South Branch of Vietnam Paper Association, Chairman of Thuan An Paper Service Trading Joint Stock Company

09:10 - 09:20

Welcoming Remarks

Speaker: Levi Li, Managing Director, RUIZHIXIN Consulting

09:20 - 09:45

Keynote Speech - Perspectives from Region: How to Navigate the Challenging ASEAN Paper Packaging Market

Speaker: Sompob Witworrasakul, Chief Regional Office, SCG Packaging PLC

09:45 - 09:10

ASEAN Macro Economic Outlook: a Growing Powerhub of Global Manufacturing

Speaker: Dennis Wakabayashi, Global Voice of CX

10:10 - 10:35

Asian Paper Packaging Outlook

Speaker: Levi Li, Managing Director, RUIZHIXIN Consulting

Coffee Break (30 min)

11:05 - 11:30

Sustainability in Packaging 2025: Inside the Minds of Global Consumers

Speaker: Matthew Seidner, Partner, McKinsey & Company

11:30 - 11:50

Country Fireside Chat - Opportunities and Challenges Facing Vietnamese Pulp and Paper Industry

Speaker: Hoang Trung Son, President, Vietnam Pulp and Paper Association (VPPA)

11:50 - 12:35

Senior Executive Round Table: Strategic Choices for ASEAN Paper Companies in a Fragmented Trade World

  • Making strategy in a new Trump world – navigating the uncertain market condition
  • Raw material volatility: OCC supply & fibre security
  • Managing overcapacity - is industry consolidation the way out?
  • Technology: the double-edge sword – how to maximize gains while avoiding loss
Moderator:
Nick Chang, Managing Editor, PPIA, Fastmarkets
Panelists:
  • Liêu Kiên Cường, Chairman of South Branch of Vietnam Paper Association, Chairman of Thuan An Paper Service Trading Joint Stock Company
  • Sompob Witworrasakul, Chief Regional Office, SCG Packaging PLC
  • Davis Qiu, Global Technical Sales Head, APP

Lunch (120 min)

14:00 - 14:25

The Future of the Recovered Paper Market: Global Trends & Opportunities

Speaker: Hannah Zhao, Director of Fiber Analytics, Fastmarkets RISI

14:25 - 14:50

Modernizing Recycling: How Technology Shaped the Future of Recovered Paper Markets and Its Impact on ASEAN RCP Market

Speaker: Vivian Ou, Chief Representative, Far East Asia, WM, Inc.

14:50 - 15:10

Country Fireside Chat - Opportunities and Challenges Facing Indonesian Pulp and Paper Industry

Moderator: Shawn Wang, Senior Editor, PPIA, Fastmarkets
Speaker: Liana Bratasida, President, Indonesia Pulp and Paper Industry Association (APKI)

15:10 - 15:35

From Waste to Resource: Boosting Domestic RCP Collection by Learning from Mature Markets

Speaker: Williams P. Moore, President, Moore & Associates

Coffee Break (30 min)

16:05 - 16:30

How Corporate ESG Empowers the Recycling System: Lessons from China's Development Experience

Speaker: Rendy Ren, Deputy Secretary General of the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Committee of China Resource Recycling Association (CRRA); General Manager, Shanghai RECYCLE Environmental Technology

16:30 - 17:30

Panel Discussion: Circular Economy – Shaping the Recovered Paper & Packaging Industry: Compliance & Innovation

  • Circular economy mandates – development on packaging and recycling legislation and its potential impacts
  • Compliance as competitive advantage - How can companies adopt the strategy & win through supply chain joint efforts
  • How technology and innovation can play a role in creating a more circular world
Moderator:
Hannah Zhao, Director of Fiber Analytics, Fastmarkets RISI
Panelists:
  • Liana Bratasida, President, Indonesia Pulp and Paper Industry Association (APKI)
  • Vivian Ou, Chief Representative, Far East Asia, WM, Inc.
  • Emily Sanchez, Chief Economist, ReMA
  • Rendy Ren, Deputy Secretary General of the Corporate Environmental Responsibility Committee of China Resource Recycling Association (CRRA); General Manager, Shanghai RECYCLE Environmental Technology

18:00 - 19:00

Networking Opportunity & Cocktail Reception

19:00 - 21:00

Gala Dinner

Nov.11, 2025

08:00 - 08:55

Networking Opportunity

09:00 - 09:25

A Market Intertwined with ASEAN: Deep Dive into China's Challenging Paper Packaging Sector

Speaker: Davis Qiu, Global Technical Sales Head, APP

09:25 - 09:50

Sustainable Packaging: Perspective from the Big Brands

Speaker: Lan Tran, Procurement & Sustainability Associate Director, Anheuser-Busch Inbev

09:50 - 10:15

ASEAN Pulp and Paper Industry – Looking into its Cost Competitiveness

Speaker: Sampsa Veijalainen, Senior Product Manager – Mill Intelligence, Fastmarkets RISI

10:15 - 10:40

Winning Strategic Edge through Successful M&As in the Super Competitive ASEAN Packaging Market

Speaker: Somnath Ray, Principal Consultant, AFRY

Coffee Break (30 min)

11:10 - 11:35

Tissue Market at a Glance – Opportunities and Challenges in ASEAN Market

Speaker: Ilkka Kuusisto, General Manager, FI Consulting Pte Ltd

11:35 - 12:00

Global Pulp Outlook

Speaker: Colin Chng, Regional Head for APAC Ex China, Suzano Asia

12:00 - 12:50

Panel Discussion: Sustainability: Will Consumers Pay for it?

  • Green regulations & shifting customer expectations
  • What’s a successful sustainability strategy
  • How can innovation play a role here: new technology, new materials, etc.
Moderator:
Susan Cornish, Principal Consultant, Insight + Action LLC
Panelists:
  • Matthew Seidner, Partner, McKinsey & Company
  • Lan Tran, Procurement & Sustainability Associate Director, Anheuser-Busch Inbev
  • Davis Qiu, Global Technical Sales Head, APP

12:50- 13:00

Wrapping Up

13:00 - 14:00

Lunch

14:00 - 18:00

Mill Tour