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Conferences

Rethink and Discovery Program

The Rethink and Discovery sessions comprise a "Thought-Leadership Program" designed to surface business and technological views that help clarify understandings and stimulate an industry-wide change and transformation process for the pulp and paper industry.

Rethink and Discovery IV -- Held at PIMA Annual Meeting, New York City, NY on June 30, 2003
1st part: "How to Succeed in a Changing Marketplace and Business Culture" <-- click here to access the presentations of the panel members. The changing marketplace for paper companies places unique pressures on internal company structures. Dealing with external forces that affect a company's structure and culture are key to a company's success. This distinguished panel debated how to succeed in the "eye of the storm" that is today's marketplace.

2nd part: "Review of the Marketplace by the End Consumer" <-- click here to access the presentations of the panel members. The key to success in any business is a clear understanding of your customers' expectations and how best to serve your major clients. The paper industry is no exception, but does our industry behave as if it grasps this crucial concept?

• Rethink and Discovery III "Opening Doors to Innovation and Learning" focused on innovation and industry training and learning issues. Dr. Richard B. Phillips, Senior Vice President of Technology at International Paper, delivered the keynote address. He focused on the realities of the role of offshore new capacity expansion and the implications for North America Producers and his 10 suggested imperatives for the North American Paper Industry to survive and prosper.

Click here for the press release on Rethink and Discovery III.
To view the recorded webcast, please click here.

• Rethink and Discovery II "Superintendent's Roundtable"
  Focusing on Division and Mill Level operations management issues, this program included two panel sessions, one with the recent past, current, and incoming PIMA Presidents, and one with Seven Mill Level Management leaders. Del Raymond, Director, Strategic Energy Alternatives at Weyerhaeuser provided the keynote address at Rethink and Discovery II -- Superintendent's Roundtable. Katherine Buckman-Davis, of Buckman Laboratories served as the program’s host.

Click here for the press release on Rethink and Discovery II.
To view the recorded webcast, please click here.

• Rethink and Discovery I "Beyond Today's Paper Machine"
  This was the first of several thought leadership programs, all of which are based upon the premise that -- industry must modernize/retrofit innovatively, creatively, effectively and economically to survive. Eleven highly regarded and knowledgeable speakers engaged a large audience in discussions of key economic and business issues confronting the industry. These ranged from prescriptions for value creation to identifying needs for creative and innovative ways of employing capital and technology.

Click here for the press release on Rethink and Discovery I.
To view the recorded webcast, please click here.