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 around the globe.

Additional bios will be published soon. Please see the agenda for a full list of speakers.

  • Day 1
    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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    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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    Rocky Goodnow Vice President, Timber, FEA

    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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    Senior Economist, FEA

    Crystal Gauvin

    Crystal is the primary author of FEA’s Lumber Market Status & Trends newsletter and is responsible for FEA’s Sawmill Profiles. […]

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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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    Jane Guo Headshot Editor, China Bulletin, FEA

    Jane Guo

    Based in our office in Beijing, Jane has two years of work experience in wood products manufacturing and many years […]

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    Partner, FEA

    Robert J-M. Fouquet

    Robert Fouquet has 40 years of experience in the lumber, panels and engineered wood products industries with a focus on […]

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    Vice President, Projects and Construction – Mercer Mass Timber

    Nick Milestone

    Nick Milestone, appointed Vice President, Projects and Construction at Mercer Mass Timber in 2024, leverages a background in sustainable construction […]

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  • Day 2
    Partner, Europe, FEA

    Stephen Sabine

    Stephen was born in New Zealand but grew up in the Southeast of England where he lives today. He has […]

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    Sales Director, Norra Timber

    Erik Eliasson

    Erik has been the Sales Director at Norra Timber since 2010. Erik started his sawmilling carrier growing up in a […]

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    Managing Director, Polar Timber

    Esa Mikkonen

    Esa has spent his entire career in the forest industry. Esa’s background comes from large Finnish forest product groups, with […]

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    Founder & CEO, Lesprom Network

    Alexei Bogatyrev

    In 2000, Alexei Bogatyrev established Lesprom Network, which has since evolved into a premier global marketplace for wood products, attracting […]

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    Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and
    National Purchasing – Meritage Homes

    Jeff Lear

    Jeff Lear is the Vice President of Strategic Sourcing and National Purchasing at Meritage Homes. In this role, he oversees […]

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    Mark Smith Partner, FEA

    Mark Smith

    Mark Smith has worked for major corporates in New Zealand in the forest and forest product sectors (Fletcher Paper and […]

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    Partner, FEA

    Ernesto Wagner

    A native of Chile, Ernesto Wagner is a Civil Engineer from the Catholic University of Santiago (1994), has a MSc […]

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    Director, Megamet

    Prachi Kagzi

    Prachi Kagzi, an MBA graduate from Cardiff University (UK), began her career in investment banking at India’s leading bank. In […]

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