Meet our expert Speakers

Learn more about our wide array of conference speakers below — from FEA’s own top-tier analysts to carefully curated guests from across North America.

  • Morning Session
    Brendan Lowney Principal, Macroeconomics, FEA

    Brendan Lowney

    Brendan is a Principal of Forest Economic Advisors LLC, the premier source for North American wood products analysis and information. […]

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    Rocky Goodnow Vice President, Timber

    Rocky Goodnow

    Rocky is Vice President of North American Timber Service at Forest Economic Advisors LLC. In this role, Rocky is responsible […]

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    Paul Jannke Principal, Lumber, FEA

    Paul F. Jannke

    Paul is a Principal of Forest Economic Advisors LLC, the premier source for North American wood products analysis and information. […]

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    Director, Bio-Innovation and Technology, Canfor

    Shabnam Sanaei

    Shabnam has a wide range of experience in research, product development, and business development of forestry-based bioproducts. Currently, as Director […]

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  • Afternoon Session
    Co-Founder & President, Enviva

    Thomas Meth

    Thomas Meth is a co-founder and President of Enviva Inc. (Enviva), a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood […]

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    Analyst, FEA

    Samuel Guy-Plourde

    Samuel is a construction analytics professional and a survey expert. At FEA, he supports market research projects focusing on wood […]

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    President, FutureMetrics

    William Strauss

    William Strauss is the President and founder of FutureMetrics, LLC. Over the past two decades, the FutureMetrics consulting team has […]

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    EVP of Manufacturing and Product Sales, RoyOMartin

    Terry Secrest

    Terry Secrest is the Executive Vice President of Manufacturing and Product Sales for RoyOMartin. He is responsible for the sale […]

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    Greg Lewis Vice President, Wood Panels, FEA

    Greg Lewis

    Greg Lewis is Vice President, Wood Panels, for Forest Economic Advisors LLC. He writes FEA’s Structural Panel Advisor and Particleboard […]

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    François Robichaud Partner, Market Intelligence, FEA

    François Robichaud

    With two decades’ experience in the forest products industry, François has worked most recently for FPInnovations, a leading research institute […]

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