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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    CEO – Gorman Group

    Ashlee Cribb

    Ashlee Cribb is the Chief Executive Officer of Gorman Group, a diversified wood products company with six operations across British […]

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    Vice President of Lumber & Building
    Materials – Do it Best

    Russ Kathrein

    Russ Kathrein is the Vice President of Lumber & Building Materials at Do it Best Group, based in Fort Wayne, […]

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  • Afternoon Session
    Chief Sales Officer – Binderholz Timber

    Thomas Mende

    Thomas was born in Wiesbaden, Germany. He received a bachelor’s degree in business from Coastal Carolina College and an MBA […]

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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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