
Presentations
5 November
Jean-Luc Helsmoortel (Port of Antwerp-Bruges)
From Regulation to Enforcement: Customs Challenges in Timber Trade
Brenda Sanctorum (Belgian Customs – Investigation Service)
Trust, but Verify: Scientific Tools for Timber Identification
Michaël Monnoye (ENFORCE Laboratory – AfricaMuseum)
Katoen Natie, an introduction to our company
Michael Akkermans (Port Operations)
6 November
"Our brain loves wood"
Katja de Vos (Fedustria)
Temperate hardwood logs and lumber international trade flows
Jean-François Guilbert (French Timber)
Raw material supply and climate change
Prof. Bart Muys, (University Leuven)
The French hardwood market with a focus on oak
Florence Perrucaud (Ducerf Group)
The Beech perspective – challenges and opportunities
Roland Feit (Abalon Hardwood)
The US hardwood market
Michael Snow (AHEC)
Hardwood in China and Vietnam
David Holvoet (Treecraft)
Leveraging Ghana's FLEGT Licensing System for Sustainable Forest Management and a Thriving Timber Industry
Dr Richard Gyimah (Forestry Commission of Ghana)
Hardwood developments in Africa
Eli Prins (Probos)
Hardwood developments in Guyana
Rafeek Khan (GMSA)
AI scanning in the hardwood sector
Sampsa Auvinen (FORDAQ)
Developments in parquet
Lorenzo Onofri (FEP)
Developments in Furniture
Alessandra Tracogna (CSIL)
Legislative overview on CPR, labelling and CE marking. Impacts and practical implications
Claudiu Nicolae Sonda (CEI Bois)
Thermally treated wood – Innovations
Imke De Windt (Wood.be)
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