Program

WEDNESDAY, 25 MARCH, 2020

Pre-Event

6:30pm

Pre-Registration and Welcome Cocktail Reception

THURSDAY, 26 MARCH, 2020

Day One

7:30am

Registration

8:30am

PANELISTS

Marina Faleiros

Fastmarkets RISI

Jonathan Rager

Fastmarkets RISI

Welcome Remarks

9:00am

Jose Ivan Rodriguez-Sanchez

POSTDOCTORAL RESEARCH FELLOW IN INTERNATIONAL TRADE

Baker Institute

Global macroeconomic outlook with a focus on Latin America

Perspectives for the Latin American economies: when are the main regional economies expected to accelerate growth?
Close to the US: how Mexico benefits from the long-term relationship in a tensioned world
Devaluation of local currencies and volatility

9:40am

Eduardo Posada

CEO

Grupo Gondi

Keynote address: Grupo Gondi – Installing Mexico’s largest containerboard PM

10:10am

PANELISTS

Ken Waghorne

Fastmarkets RISI

Rafael Barisauskas

Fastmarkets RISI

Containerboard outlook

A look at the key factors impacting the market and examining future challenges
Will Latin American containerboard demand continue to grow?
New exports markets for Brazilian kraftliner
Key-drivers for consumption of containerboard in the region

10:55am

Coffee and Tea Networking Break

11:40am

Jorge Luzuriaga

MANAGING DIRECTOR

GA-K Overseas

Global trade: Opportunities in adding value to packaging

Thinking Outside the box. How to add value to the box?
Global Megatrends. Where the world is heading and how can we be prepared?
How are players positioned to capture opportunities in Mexico and across Latin America?

12:15pm

PANELISTS

Aleks Zlatic

EFI

David Yanez

BCM Inks de Mexico

Leopoldo Juangorena

BW Papersystems

Panel Discussion: How printing quality is affecting the packaging business in Latin America

New technologies to serve new markets?
How does the industry react to urgent delivery deadlines, customization and new alternatives for ready-to-shelve packaging?

1:00pm

Miguel Rincon B.

PRESIDENT, PAPER AND PACKAGING

Bio Pappel

Bio Pappel: a Successful Case of Sustainable Business

1:30pm

Networking Lunch Break

3:00pm

MODERATOR

Humberto Trevino

Washington Box

PANELISTS

Gloriana Sanchez

Corrugados Colinas Altavista SA

Jorge Reyes

Cartograf

Pedro Aguirre Martinez

Tecnologia de Carton

Yair Caballero

CorruEmpaques

Panel Discussion: Non-integrated converters

Examining the growth potential for non-integrated converters in Latin America
Specific challenges in the corrugated supply chain
Remaining competitive as an independent converter

4:00pm

MODERATOR

Greg Rudder

Pulp & Paper Week, Fastmarkets RISI

PANELISTS

Eduardo Posada

Grupo Gondi

Ignacio Arcelus

Celulosa y Papel del Bajio

Jim Porter

WestRock

CEO Panel Discussion

Examining the greatest challenges and opportunities at a strategic level in the Latin American corrugated industry
How is the industry dealing with greater competition and economic uncertainty?
Changing consumer demands- with a focus on e-commerce and sustainability

4:40pm

Cocktail Reception

6:10pm

Close of Day One

FRIDAY, 27 MARCH, 2020

Day Two

7:30am

Registration

8:30am

Hannah Zhao

SENIOR ECONOMIST, GLOBAL RECOVERED PAPER

Fastmarkets RISI

OCC & recovered paper outlook

How to remain competitive and save costs
Struggling with strong competition
Adding technology and innovation

9:00am

Yuri Bulgakov

REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF NORTH EUROPE AND LATIN AMERICA

VIPA Group

Paper for recycling: Trading with Europe

Looking in to the current and future demand for OCC in Latin America
How is new capacity in Latin America impacting demand for European recycled fiber
Increasing expectations for high quality OCC

9:40am

Derek Mahlburg

DIRECTOR, NORTH AMERICA GRAPHIC PAPER

Fastmarkets RISI

E-commerce and the impact on corrugated board demand

Current trends and risks in e-commerce packaging
Examining growth of e-commerce in Latin America

10:10am

Coffee and Tea Networking Break

10:50am

Jorge Angel

CEO

Smurfit Kappa Group Mexico

Innovation and sustainability in Latin American packaging

11:20am

Gleb Sinavskis

ECONOMIST – EUROPEAN PACKAGING PAPER

Fastmarkets RISI

European containerboard outlook and its impact on Latin America

New supply coming up in Europe in the next two years
Discussing European containerboard exports to Latin America

11:50am

Ron Sasine

PRINCIPAL

Hudson Windsor LLC

How packaging is responding to calls for greater sustainability in Latin America markets

How are consumer products companies facing the challenge to reduce single-use plastic?
The latest trends in packaging development
Will paper consumption really increase because of that?

12:30pm

Close of Conference

There will be a grab and go boxed lunch available.

Number of Passes	1 pass	2 passes	3 passes	4 passes	5 passes
Fastmarkets RISI International Containerboard Conference – Latin America Normal Full Price (After 2/8)	$ 1.795,00	$ 1.615,50	$ 1.525,75	$ 1.436,00	$ 1.346,25