Presented at conferences organized by WFI, these proceedings offer valuable information by leading manufacturers, consultants and researchers.

Conference proceedings include:

• Presentations, including full papers, notes, graphics or slides
• Speaker biographies and contact information
• Foreign company representatives
• List of attendees

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2008 Who Will Own the Forest? 4
$150
After 10 years of shifting patterns of forestland ownership, we assess how this shift has affected forestry and the forest products industry, the investment community, and other stakeholders. Current developments in finance and law and emerging markets are discussed., as well as future perspectives for conservation. Includes list of attendees, speaker biographies, and presentation slides. A detailed agenda and informaton on sessions is available on line at: http://wfi.worldforestrycenter.org/wwotf4/. Slides, attendee list, sponsor information, and speaker biographies are included in the proceedings from this Summit on timberland investing. 630 pages.

Session Titles:
Session 1: Taking Stock - Strategic Perspectives on Forest Ownership.
Session 2: Financial and Regulatory Developments
Session 3: Timber Returns - How Well Have Shareholders and Investors Fared?
Session 4: Emerging Markets In Search of Higher Returns (and Higher Risk)
Session 5: Investor Roundtable
Session 6: Perspectives on Conservation: Private Capital for Public Goods

2007 Investing Globally in Forestland
$150
Proceedings from “Who Will Own the Forest: Global Series” conference. The stunning success of the timber investment phenomenon in the US is now set to emerge on a more global scale, as land ownership, REITs and foreign investment reforms in emerging countries provide growing investment potential off shore. Geographic diversification, faster growing species, and cheaper timberland markets are driving investor interest in overseas timberlands. As the Wall Street Journal reports, “the money pouring into timber reflects a global hunt for higher returns as investment cash floods the world from many sources: pension funds, central banks, hedge funds, oil-rich nations and corporations." Includes list of attendees, speaker biographies, and presentation slides. 273 pages.

Session Titles:
Session 1: Forestland Investment Overview
Session 2: Institutional Investor Perspectives
Session 3: Forestland Valuations
Session 4: Investing Overseas and in Emerging Markets

2006 Who Will Own the Forest? 3
$150
Forestry companies continue to sell their timberland throughout the United States and the world, in response to increasing pressure for shareholder return, competition in the global marketplace and consolidation in the industry. There are huge ramifications not only for the forest products industry but also forest management, biodiversity, forest integrity and forest-dependent communities. Includes list of attendees, speaker biographies, and presentation slides. 152 pages. Full agenda is available at http://wfi.worldforestry.org/wwotf3.

Session Titles:
Session 1: Changes in the Forest Products Industry and the Ripple Effect on Timberland Investment and Ownership
Session 2: Alternatively Speaking—What Investors Need to Know about Timberland as an Investment
Session 3. Timberland Valuation and Appraisal – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Session 4: Timberland Investing and the Public Good—Issues that Matter to Investors
Session 5: A New Breed of Forest Owners: Does Intensive Forest Management Have a Future?
Session 6: How Do Tax Treatments and Financial Accounting Drive Timberland Transactions?
Session 7: Closing Session

2005 International Perspectives on Forestry II
$150
Proceedings from the second "International Perspectives on Forestry" conference. Staying competitive in the forest industry has never been more important, and doing so requires an understanding of global trends, and what other companies are doing to meet those demands. Twelve presenters and one panel examined the major trends, potential opportunities, and threats posed to the forest industry, with a special focus on the drivers impacting the forest industry and how various organizations are approaching these challenges. Includes list of attendees, speaker biographies, presentation slides, and poster abstracts. 300 pages.

Session Titles:
Global Forestry: An Industry in Transition
Globalization's Impact on Wood Demand, Trade and Timber Prices
Competitiveness of the Global Lumber Industry
Rapid Changes in the Hardwood Lumber Business
Going East - Russia, Eastern Europe and the Baltics
Chinese Dragon - Customer or Competitor?
Challenges in Plantation Investments in South America
The Business of Forest Sustainability
The Changing Role of Government in Managing Forests
Fiber Supply in a Global Commodity Market - an Australian Experience
Restructuring the Fiber Supply Chain
Should Industrial Companies Own Forestland?
Pacific Northwest Roundtable

2004 Who Will Own the Forest? Globalization and Consolidation Effects on Forests 
$150
Sales and acquisitions of timberland continue to be active as market forces, globalization, and consolidation impact the forest sector. The second Summit in the "Who Will Own the Forest?" series examined the implications of globalization and consolidation on forests and markets. 298 pages.

Session Titles:
Session 1: The Future of Private Working Forests
Session 2: Forest Industry's Evolving Ownership Strategies
Session 3. The Forest Valuation and Performance Benchmarking Conundrum
Session 4: Lessons from the Transaction Front
Session 5: The Risks and Rewards of Investing in Global Forest Markets
Session 6: The Conservation and Societal Impacts of Shifting Forest Ownership
Session 7: Forest Ownership Decision-Making in the Information Age