THE INAUGURAL PULP & PAPER ALLIANCE CONFERENCE

The 2025 Pulp & Paper Alliance Conference - Building Tomorrow's Industry Connections Today
Barcelona, Spain | 15 - 17 September 2025

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Marking a Historic Moment
We are proud to announce that the Pulp & Paper Alliance’s Inaugural Conference will be taking place at the 5* Intercontinental Barcelona from 15 - 17 September 2025. This landmark event is set to establish a new era of collaboration and innovation for transport and logistics in the pulp and paper industry, bringing together the entire value chain under one roof.

 

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Event Agenda (Preliminary)

15 Sep 2025 (Mon):

17:00 - 19:30: Welcome Cocktail Reception

 

16 Sep 2025 (Tue): 

09:00 - 10:00: Registrations 

10:00 - 10:10: Opening Speech by Conference Director

10:10 - 10:30: Keynote Speech, Speaker TBC

10:30 - 11:10: Presentation 1 "Pulp Industry Outlook" by Patrick Cavanagh, Fastmarkets 

11:10 - 11:35: Presentation 2, "New EU Legislation (EUDR, WSR) Impacting Wood, Paper, and PfR Supply Chains: Cepi Views and Approaches" by Ulrich Leberle, Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi)

11:35 - 12:00: Coffee Break 

12:00 - 12:30: Presentation 3 "Disruptions and Volatility in Shipping" by Philip Damas, Drewry Group

12:30 - 13:00: Presentation 4 "Current Pulp & Paper Logistics Market Overview" by Alexander Hellmers, Alexander Global Logistics

13:00 - 14:15: Networking Lunch

14:15 - 14:45: Fireside Chat "Middle East Insights", Nick Mockett, Moorgate Capital, interviewing Sami Al Safran, MEPCO

14:45 - 17:00: Networking Rounds, Sponsor Updates, Incl, Coffee Break

 

17 Sep 2025 (Wed): 

10:00 - 10:10: Opening Remarks and Housekeeping from Conference Director

10:10 - 10:35: Presentation 5 "Waves of Change: How Pulp Mill Costs Could Influence Global Pulp Flow" by Luis Sampio, Resourcewise

10:35 - 11:00: Presentation 6 Re. Logistics and Supply Chain, Speaker TBD

11:00 - 11:20: Coffee Break

11:20 - 11:45: Presentation 7, Speaker TBD

11:45 - 12:15: Panel Discussion

12:15 - 13:30: Networking Lunch

13:30 - 14:30: Presentation and Interview Rounds

14:30 - 16:30: Networking Rounds Incl. Refreshments 

16:30 - 16:40: Closing Speech

 

*More Speakers to be Announced 

 

Ticket Prices

Our standard ticket costs 895 EUR net (not incl. VAT) per person.

**Members of the Pulp & Paper Alliance will receive a 12% discount at the time of booking.

 

Why Industry Leaders Are Already Committing:

• Exclusive C-suite networking opportunities

• Strategic insights from key market players

• Direct access to decision-makers across the value chain

• First-mover advantage in emerging partnerships

 

Meet Our Esteemed Speakers

We are delighted to announce the distinguished speakers who will be joining us at the event.

Patrick Cavanagh, Senior Economist at Fastmarkets, brings extensive expertise in global pulp market forecasting and analysis. Since joining RISI in 2015, Patrick has become a trusted voice in the industry, authoring key publications such as the World Pulp Monthly and the Pulp 15-Year Forecast. His insights, shaped by years of modelling and presenting on forest product commodity markets, make him a respected and frequent presence at international pulp and paper conferences.

Joining him is Sami Alsafran, a seasoned expert with over 30 years of experience across the paper, packaging, and waste management sectors. Sami's leadership in strategic planning, business development, and sustainability has driven significant revenue growth and organizational transformation. A champion of innovation and social responsibility, Sami continues to push the boundaries of sustainable practices, earning recognition as a forward-thinking leader propelling progress in the industry.

We are also pleased to introduce Nick Mockett as our third speaker at the event. Nick is a corporate financier who has served the global paper and packaging industry exclusively for over 25 years. His experience includes leveraged buy-outs, mergers, acquisitions, disposals, and public company takeovers. Nick has worked on dozens of deals worth billions of euros. He has been active across the supply chain, from manufacturing to distribution, in both consumer and industrial packaging. A regular speaker at paper and packaging conferences worldwide, Nick also contributes frequently to leading industry publications.

Joining this lineup is Alexander Hellmers, CEO of Alexander Global Logistics and a logistics leader known for his work in the pulp and paper sector. With deep expertise in multimodal transport, warehousing, and inventory management, Alexander has developed innovative, sustainable logistics solutions connecting global markets. One of his most notable achievements is the creation of a 20,000-square-meter pulp and paper warehouse at Khalifa Port in Abu Dhabi, built in partnership with AD Ports Group. His approach emphasizes global thinking paired with local execution—anchored in strong collaboration and a commitment to efficiency. 

We are also delighted to welcome Philip Damas from the Drewry Group. Philip Damas is in charge of Drewry Supply Chain Advisors, the logistics practice of the Drewry Group, and is a managing director of Drewry Shipping Consultants. Prior to joining Drewry in 2005, Philip worked for CMA CGM and the container shipping consortium Cobra in various management and financial control roles until 1990. He then spent the 1990s analysing the logistics policies of exporters/importers and of logistics service providers when working with American Shipper and Containerisation International. Philip then became a founding director of the shipping research and database company ComPairData. At Drewry, Philip has advised exporters, importers, lenders and ports on logistics, freight rates, seafreight procurement, supply chains and markets. He has presented papers at conferences in Asia, the United States and Europe. Philip holds an MBA from the University of Bradford Management Centre and a B. Sc. and M.Sc. Finance from the University of Strasbourg.

Ulrich Leberle was born in 1975 in Nördlingen, Germany. He holds Master's degrees in history from the Universities of Tübingen (Germany) and Aix-en-Provence (France). After professional experiences in the European Commission, the European Parliament, and as a consultant in a Brussels-based company specialising in EU Public Affairs, he joined the Confederation of European Paper Industries (Cepi) in November 2005. Having held several positions in the area of raw materials at Cepi, his responsibilities in his current role of Raw Materials Director include the availability of raw material both from forestry and recycling, and the policies impacting them.

Luis Sampio was previously a Sales Manager for The Navigator Company. He was responsible for the pulp business line and key account management in EMEA for pulp sales. His skills include strategic and consultative selling, sales coaching and leadership, and proficiency in key account management. Luis also held the title of Head of Projects and Engineering for the company. For 11 years, Luis was a Sales Director for Valmet in Iberia. Luis obtained a Degree in Industrial Management Engineering from Universidade Nova Lisboa in 2003 and a Master’s degree in Management from HEC Paris. Luis has been invited to make several presentations at Tissue World, Paper One Abu Dhabi, Smithers Paper Specialities, and lately, Paper One Abu Dhabi.

Hassan Youssef is the founder and Managing Director of Bulk Egypt (BE) for Chartering & Shipping. With over 34 years of solid shipping and chartering experience, he has led the company to become one of the top Egyptian brokerage services and a highly active provider of major Egyptian and MENA-area strategic dry bulk commodities. BE is an Egyptian joint stock company officially registered to participate in all Egyptian governmental authority tenders, as well as tenders from major private sector importers and exporters. The company is also a member of all relevant Egyptian trading, commercial, and shipping chambers. BE’s ongoing success in the Egyptian local market has enabled the company to be a regular winner of contracts and tenders for shipping services ranging from Handy size vessels up to large-scale bulk carriers of Cape/Newcastlemax sizes, mainly for iron ore, coal, cement, clinker, fertilizers, and grain commodities. 

 

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