Tom is the Managing Director of Hawkins Wright. Over the past 25 years he has undertaken regular private client consultancy assignments on a wide range of topics related to the pulp and paper sector. He is the co-author of the Outlook for Market Pulp and Pulpwatch and is the principal author of the Asian multi-client studies. Foremost amongst these; Defining the China Market for Pulp Paper & Board was first published in 2002 and enjoys industry-wide recognition. Tom has also helped to establish two major events in the industry calendar; London Symposium in association with the BWPA, and Shanghai Pulp Week in association with CPICC. Tom travels widely, both in the course of market research and also as a frequent speaker to private meetings and industry conferences.

Oliver is a seasoned industry analyst and consultant, boasting over two decades of expertise in the global pulp and paper sector. Since joining Hawkins Wright in 2007, he has played a pivotal role as one of the editors of Pulpwatch, the firm's monthly newsletter. He is also the co-author of the Outlook for Market Pulp service and the principal author of the Outlook for Dissolving Pulp. His leadership in consultancy projects spans feasibility studies for pulp mills across Latin America, Russia, and Southeast Asia, and he is a frequent presenter at industry conferences.

Lotta Lyrå is President and CEO of Södra, Sweden’s ´largest forest owners association and an international forest industry group operating within forest, pulp, timber, building materials, bio-chemicals and energy.

Since April 2024 she is also Chairman of the board of Swedish Forest Industries.

She has a background as CEO of Clas Ohlson and has held various senior positions in the IKEA Group.

Over the years Lotta has held board assignments in companies and organizations such as SCA, KIVRA, Spendrups, Svenskt Näringsliv and Mathem.se.

David Rennie is Geopolitics Editor and columnist of The Economist. He is co-host of the Drum Tower podcast on China.
He joined The Economist in 2007. From 2007-10 he was the EU correspondent and “Charlemagne” columnist, based in Brussels. From 2010-12 he was British political editor and “Bagehot” columnist, in London.
In the summer of 2012 he moved to Washington DC. He was “Lexington” columnist 2012-17, and Washington bureau chief 2013-18. From 2018 to September 2024 he was Beijing bureau chief and “Chaguan” columnist.
Previously, he was on the foreign staff of the Daily Telegraph, with postings in Sydney, Beijing, Washington DC and Brussels.
He won the 2010 UACES/Thomson Reuters “Reporting Europe” award. The Asia Society awarded the 2023 Osborn Elliott Prize for Excellence in Journalism on Asia to David Rennie and Sue-Lin Wong for their coverage of China. David Rennie is a contributing panelist on “1A”, NPR’s daily news talk programme, based at WAMU in Washington DC.

Ali Jalal is the Chief Procurement Officer for Fine Hygienic Holding, a leading tissue and hygienic products manufacturer in the MENA region. In addition to leading the group’s procurement function, he oversees the group’s B2B Tissue parent rolls sales business.

Ali has been with Fine and Nuqul Group for over 20 years and has assumed various key leadership roles in Operations and Supply Chain at their different sites in the MENA region. Prior to that, Ali worked with United Technologies in North America and Europe. Ali holds a BSc in Industrial Engineering and an MBA from Purdue University.

João Alberto Fernandez de Abreu joined Suzano in April 2024 and took over the role of CEO of Suzano from July 1st 2024.

Mr. Abreu’s career has spanned 30 years. He spent 18 years at Shell, where he held various executive positions in Brazil, England and Argentina; six years at Raízen as Energy Director and Vice President of the Ethanol, Sugar and Energy Business and five years as CEO of Rumo S.A., a railway logistics company.

Mr. Abreu earned his Bachelor’s degree of engineering at the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, and he holds an MBA degree from Fundação Dom Cabral and has completed executive courses at reputable international business institutions, such as IMD and Wharton. He is currently a member of the Board of ANTF (National Association of Railway Transporters), President of the Board of MoveInfra, and Director of Deinfra at FIESP, in addition to serving as Advisor to the Raízen Foundation and Advisor to the Pact against Hunger.

Ms. Shen Genlian, chairman of Vanov Group, founder of the BABO brand and the president-in-office of China Paper & Pulp Industry Chamber of Commerce (CPICC).

Vanov Group has been deeply engaged in the paper industry for over 30 years, and has cultivated two core businesses:

• Vanov Holdings Company Limited: A world-class producer of paper press fabrics.
• Vanov New Materials Co., Ltd.：A pioneer in bamboo fiber bio-based materials specializing in the research, production and the introduction of unbleached bamboo tissue in China.

As a leading entrepreneur in China's bamboo industry, Ms. Shen has been recognized for her outstanding contributions to global sustainable development and received numerous honors, including: Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year, APEC BEST Award(2021), Xiangguang Award, Annual Business Philanthropist of the Year(2023), Meaningful Business Global 100 (MB100) (2024)