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
    Executive Director, US Lumber Coalition

    Zoltan van Heyningen

    Zoltan van Heyningen joined the US Lumber Coalition in July 2005, and has been the Executive Director of the Coalition […]

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    Chief, U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service

    Tom Schultz

    Tom Schultz is Chief of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service, leading a workforce of approximately 33,000 employees that […]

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    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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  • Afternoon Session
    Lumber Trader, Olympic Industries

    Stefan Lyren

    Stefan is a seasoned Lumber Trader at Olympic Industries specializing in Southern Yellow Pine and OSB. With 15 years of […]

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    Product Manager, Roseburg

    Gary Hayes

    Gary is a seasoned Product Manager with over 37 years of experience in the building materials industry, specializing in Douglas […]

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    Consultant, Pinkert Trade & Human Rights Consulting

    Dean Pinkert

    Dean Pinkert is a trade and human rights consultant who served as a member of the US International Trade Commission […]

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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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    Senior Economist, FEA

    Crystal Gauvin

    Crystal Gauvin is a Senior Economist at FEA. With over 16 years of experience in the wood products industry, Crystal […]

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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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