[CANUFNET] Free Webcast: The Future of Forestry: Sustainable Solutions - March 27, 2015

[Adrina Bardekjian]

From: Chantale Mercier [mailto:Chantale.Mercier at ppforum.ca]
Sent: March-20-15 3:37 PM
Subject: Free Webcast: The Future of Forestry: Sustainable Solutions - March 27, 2015

Hello,

Below is an invitation to join our webcasted event. Please feel free to distribute to your networks.

Thank you.

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#FutureofForestry: Sustainable Solutions

Friday, March 27, 2015

8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m. EDT







Hello,

We are pleased to invite you to participate in a unique webcasted event that will focus on the future of Canada's forests. The Public Policy Forum is pleased to partner with the Forest Products Association of Canada (FPAC) to launch #FutureofForestry: Sustainable Solutions. This special webcast will serve to engage leaders from different sectors regarding issues of accountability and transparency, as well as highlighting how the Canadian forest products industry is a world leader in environmental standards.

Our keynote address will be offered by Anne Giardini, the former Canadian President of Weyerhaeuser, a forestry sector leader, and currently Chancellor of Simon Fraser University. Ms. Giardini's biography can be found below.

Also joining us are:

 *   Pierre Bernier, Research Scientist, Forest Productivity and Climate Change, Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business,
 *   Janette Bulkan, a professor at UBC specializing in indigenous forestry,
 *   Ben Cashore of Yale University, the Director of the Governance, Environment, and Markets Initiative at Yale (GEM) and the Director of Forest Policy and Governance,
 *   David Lindsay, President and CEO of Forest Products Association of Canada,
 *   André Morriseau, Director, Awards and Communications, Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business,
 *   Glenn Mason, Assistant Deputy Minister, Canadian Forest Service | Natural Resources Canada (NRCan),
 *   Aran O'Carroll, LLB, Executive Director of Canadian Boreal Forest Agreement - Secretariat, and
 *   Wynet Smith, Executive Director of Forest Watch Canada.
The Public Policy Forum is an independent, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality of government in Canada through enhanced dialogue among the public, private and voluntary sectors. Established in 1987, the Forum has earned a reputation as a trusted, nonpartisan facilitator, capable of bringing together a wide range of stakeholders in productive dialogue. Its research program provides a neutral base to inform collective decision-making.

To confirm your attendance, please register<http://r20.rs6.net/tn.jsp?e=001BCbLOdfw-jryaA9-12bffeD-iFEoQR8E9nSVy_fUyorHzg9v8AlkzIopqg85lq8IBndLiubR1y-gQswC45bHoGAk1iJe-PcKokKuYVZUZb2r4v3FJWE-LQ==>.

Should you be able to join us in person for the event in Ottawa, Ontario, please contact Chantale Mercier at chantale.mercier at ppforum.ca<mailto:chantale.mercier at ppforum.ca> by March 24, 2015. Please note that space is limited.

Regards,



The Public Policy Forum and the Forest Products Association of Canada



Our webcast is receiving financial support from Natural Resources Canada



With thanks to our partner





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 Biography



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Anne Giardini, Q.C.
Anne is a current or past member of several boards including Thompson Creek Metals Company Inc., WWF-Canada, Sustainable Forestry Initiative Inc., the Forest Products Association of Canada, Council of Forest Industries, the Alberta Forest Products Association, PEN Canada, the Vancouver Writers Festival, the Writers Trust of Canada, and the Board of Governors of Simon Fraser University.
In 2014, Anne was recognized by WXN as one of Canada's Most Powerful Women, and by Vancouver Magazine as one of its Vancouver Power 50.  In 2013-14, she served on the Government of Canada's Advisory Council for Promoting Women on Boards. In 2013, she received a Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal and a Lexpert Zenith Award. In 2011, Anne received the Robert V. A. Jones Award recognizing leadership in corporate counsel practice and exceptional contributions to the Corporate Counsel bar or community and was named one of Canada's 25 most influential lawyers.
A former columnist for the National Post, Anne is also the author of two novels, both published by HarperCollins. She is completing a third novel and editing a book of writing advice. She has been married for 27 years to Tony Giardini and they are the parents of three young adults.  She holds a BA from SFU (Economics), LLB from UBC, and LLM from Cambridge University (Trinity Hall).

From 2008 to June 2014 Anne was the Canadian President of Weyerhaeuser, an international forest products company. Previously, she served for many years as Weyerhaeuser's Canadian General Counsel.  She is currently serving as the 11th Chancellor of Simon Fraser University.



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