Program-at-a-glance / Aperçu du programme

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*Preliminary Program Subject to Change / Programme préliminaire sujet à changement

Tuesday February 10, 2026 Mardi 10 février 2026

Morning

  • • BIOFOR / Energy Joint Session
    Enhancing Pulp & Paper Industry Competitiveness through Energy Efficiency
  • • Keynote: Jussi Manninen (VTT)
  • • BIOFOR & Energy joint presentations
  • • Papermaking – Innovation in Papermaking Chemistry
    • BIOFOR
    Leveraging Biocarbon beyond Forest Ecosystems

Afternoon

  • • Mills for Mills – AI: Understand It, See It, Trust It
  • • BIOFOR
    Forest Carbon: A New Form of Value, Core to our Business
  • • Tissue / Energy – Electrification, Water
    Reduction & Decarbonization of Tissue
  • • Papermaking – Barrier Coating I – Driving Quality and Performance
  • • Energy – Improving Energy Efficiency through Operation Excellence
    • BIOFOR
    Digitalization Technology Supporting the Forest Sector

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Wednesday February 11, 2026 Mercredi 11 février 2026

Morning

  • • BIOFOR
    Setting Bioeconomy Strategies
  • • Fireside Chat – Comparing and Contrasting between Canada and Finland’s Forest Bioeconomy
  • • BIOFOR Presentations
  • • Papermaking – Roundtable: Taking the Mystery out of AI
    • BIOFOR
    Reimagining the Forest Sector: Innovation, Bottlenecks and Bold Futures

Afternoon

  • • Mills for Mills – Safety Better Practices
  • • BIOFOR
    Sustainability as a Cornerstone for the Future of the Forest Industry
  • • Management
  • • Bleaching
    • Energy– Advancing Energy Efficiency Projects: From Opportunities to Fundings

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Thursday February 12, 2026 Jeudi 12 février 2026

Morning

  • • BIOFOR
    Federal Government Initiatives in Support of Transforming anada’s Forest Products Industry
  • • Keynote: Joyce Henry, NRCan
  • • Success stories supported by the Federal Government
  • • Papermaking – Advances in Papermaking Technology I
    • BIOFOR
    Funding for the Pulp & Paper Industry

Afternoon

  • • Mills for Mills – AI: Reality Check, Industrialize, Leave With a Plan
  • • BIOFOR
    Carbon Capture Storage/Utilizing Financing: What are private/public investors looking for in these products?
    Keynote: Don Roberts, Nawitka Captial Advisors
  • • Tissue – Tissue Production and Savings
  • • Papermaking – Barrier Coating II – Innovation & Market Positioning
    • Bleaching
    • BIOFOR
    Derisking CCS/CCU across the Project Lifecycle: A Blueprint for Success

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Friday February 13, 2026 Vendredi 13 février 2026

Morning

  • • BIOFOR
    Refining the Lignin Value Proposal
  • • Keynote: Per Tomani, RISE
  • • Lignin Session Fireside Chat
  • • BIOFOR
    The Value Proposal of Sustainability and Bioproducts

Afternoon

  • • JOINT Workshop PaperWeek/ BIOFOR
  • • BIOFOR
    Alternative Fibre Panel
  • • Mills for Mills – Safety Leadership: Courage to Intervene – Human Error or Violation?
  • • BIOFOR
    Student Session – Ideas from the Next Generation of Forestry Leaders

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