The Leaders of Forest Industry Will Meet at Forest Tech Europe 2008, 5-6 November, in Helsinki, Finland

Forest Tech Europe 2008 is an international conference on emerging technologies for the forest industry in Europe. Forest Tech Europe recognizes the beneficial use of emerging technologies of the forest cluster and helps international corporations, scientists, policy makers and investors to focus on the future of forest industry. Forest Tech Europe 2008 will bring together and host top speakers around the world.

Helsinki, Finland (PRWEB) October 9, 2008 -- Forest Tech Europe 2008 is an international conference on emerging technologies for the forest industry in Europe. Forest Tech Europe recognizes the beneficial use of emerging technologies of the forest cluster and helps international corporations, scientists, policy makers and investors to focus on the future of forest industry.

Forest Tech Europe 2008 will bring together and host top speakers around the world. Key speakers include: Jorma Eloranta, CEO, Metso; Pauli Hänninen, Executive Vice President, UPM; Harri Kerminen, CEO, Kemira; Kaarlo Niskanen, CEO, KCL; Geert Dancet, Executive Director, European Chemicals Agency; Anne Brunila, President, Finnish Forest Industries Federation; Paul Strebel, IMD, Switzerland; Peter Axegård, STFI Packforsk, Sweden; Joseph Cleary, National Renewable Energy Lab, US Department of Energy, USA; Ronald Brown, Agenda 2020 Technology Alliance, USA and many more!

The conference will concentrate on the following themes: Innovations, Sustainable Development, Materials, Chemicals, Energy & Biorefining, Nanotechnology, International cooperation, and Future of Forest Industry.

"We are very delighted to arrange a truly international forest emerging technology conference that aims to vitalize the industry through many promising emerging technologies and strengthen the image of the whole industry", says Maria Sipilä, Event Director & Senior Consultant, Spinverse.

Event partners are UPM-Kymmene, Metso, Kemira, Forestcluster Ltd and KCL.

The lead organizer of the Forest Tech Europe conference is Spinverse, a Finland based company specialized in emerging technology commercialization.

Press and public are invited to meet the leaders of forest industry at Forest Tech Europe 2008, Helsinki Fair Center, 5-6 November 2008.

For more information on Forest Tech Europe 2008, visit www.forest-tech.net

Or contact:

Spinverse

Maria Sipilä, Senior Consultant

Tel: +358 45 125 9809, maria.sipila@spinverse.com

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