NEW YORK - Hamish Taylor, former CEO of Eurostar Group, will deliver the keynote address at PPI Transport Symposium 18, presented ideas and innovations for the future of forest products logistics.
The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) and RISI announced today that Mr. Hamish Taylor, former CEO of Eurostar, will deliver the keynote address at PPI Transport Symposium 18, to be held October 6 - 9, 2009 in Liverpool, England. Opening the conference program titled “Steering the Right Course to the Future”, Mr. Taylor will present how companies can improve their position and achieve breakthroughs by looking outside their current environment.
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“We are very pleased to include Hamish Taylor as the keynote speaker for the PPI Transport Symposium 18 program,” said Paul Doiron, IFPTA President. “This is an excellent opportunity for us, as an industry, to look for new ideas and approaches, and to challenge ourselves for the future.”
Hamish Taylor served as CEO of Eurostar Group, eliminating major losses and creating a rapid growth in profits from a breakeven position in the preceding years. Prior, Mr. Taylor was the Head of Brand Management for British Airways, taking responsibility for the airline’s passenger brands and playing a role in the growing group of BA franchise partners and Alliances.
In 2004, Mr. Taylor founded the Hamish Taylor Skills Exchange Network and has consulted or spoken for a wide variety of organizations including Microsoft, BAA, RBS, Kimberly Clark, Ernst and Young, and The Economist. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and was the Rail Professional Business Manager of the Year in 1998 for his results at Eurostar.
The PPI TS18 Conference Program will address the challenges and opportunities for the forest products logistics industry as it prepares to emerge from the global recession. Conference sessions will include an industry outlook and forecast, a panel of global paper producers, and a discussion on the role of the logistics company. The program will also feature speakers from industry-leading companies, such as Stora Enso, DB Schenker, Verbrugge Transport, Port of Rotterdam, and Westerlund.
About PPI Transport Symposium 18
PPI Transport Symposium is the leading biennial conference and exhibition for the global forest products logistics industry. It is dedicated exclusively to the worldwide transport, materials handling, and distribution of forest products. Organized by RISI and the International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA), PPI Transport Symposium 18, scheduled for October 7 - 9, 2009 in Liverpool, England, will offer a comprehensive conference program, an associated exhibition, and a tour of the Port of Liverpool. For more information, visit www.transportsymposium.com.
About IFPTA
The International Forest Products Transport Association (IFPTA) was established in 1982 as an organization for professionals within the global forest products logistics industry. The Association provides a networking framework to encourage communication and innovation among all roles and participants in the industry. The IFPTA supports the IFPTA Journal, produces various regional seminars, and organizes the biennial PPI Transport Symposium in conjunction with RISI. For more information, visit www.ifpta.org.
About RISI
RISI is the leading information provider for the global forest products industry. The company works with clients in the pulp and paper, wood products, timber, tissue, nonwovens, printing and publishing industries to help them make better decisions. Headquartered in Boston (Bedford), Massachusetts, RISI operates offices in Brussels, Belgium; Atlanta, Georgia; San Francisco, California; Portland, Oregon; Sao Paulo, Brazil; Shanghai, China; Singapore; Helsinki, Finland; and Charlottesville, Virginia. More information can be found at www.risiinfo.com.
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