Beyond Covid

28 May 2021


Don’t miss the opportunity to hear the latest on wood-based panels markets at WBPI’s Beyond Covid virtual conference taking place on May 11. Stephen Powney reports

The impact of Covid-19 on the woodbased panels manufacturing industry and how the sector is adapting for the future, especially towards the vital furniture segment, will be key talking points for WBPI’s Beyond Covid virtual conference on May 11.

The half-day event – Beyond Covid-19: The global wood-based panels industry adapting for the future – is a gathering point for industry leaders in the global panels industry and to ask the question, how is the international wood-based panels industry adjusting in these pandemic times?

Starting at 11.45 British Summer Time (BST), it is aimed at primary panel manufacturers, secondary processors, technology/equipment suppliers, the furniture design community and other stakeholders.

The half-day online conference will have a special focus on the furniture sector, share how various panels markets are performing, as well as how manufacturers are adjusting to the situation. It will also look at markets for woodworking technologies.

Architect Giulio Masotti will kick off the event by showing how his business Wood Skin is finding new applications for wood-based panels by using them in tandem with other materials to create the next generation of surfaces.

Two panel discussions will cover the furniture sector and the performance / projections for panels markets, moderated by WBPI editor Stephen Powney and European Panel Federation managing director Clive Pinnington respectively.

The furniture sector is the single biggest market driver for the wood-based panels industries, but what changes might we see in furniture trends and design due to Covid-19? Will there be a shake-up in the office furniture market with more home working?

Speakers will include:

  • Giulio Masotti, CEO, Wood Skin
    Disruptive digital fabrication to build the next generation of surfaces
  • Paolo Fantoni, vice-president of Fantoni Spa; Ulrich Bühler, head of sales and marketing, Egger Group; Edi Snaidero, CEO, European Furniture Industries Confederation; Stephen Powney, WBPI group editor
    Panel Discussion: Furniture focus – how the pandemic may change future furniture requirements
  • Franck Goecke, director, Afry Management Consulting Ltd
    Global wood-based panels market update
  • Andrew O’Hare, president of the Composite Panel Federation; Clive Pinnington, managing director, European Panel Federation; José Carlos da Fonseca Junior, executive director, IBÁ (Brazilian Tree Industry); Pablo Figueroa Lopez, co-managing director, FINSA
    Panel discussion on global panels markets
  • Christian Pfeifer, director, Ligna; Dominik Wolfschuetz, Market Research Analyst, VDMA
    The performance of woodworking technology markets

To register visit https://bit.ly/32RhBBb or click on the event banner on the home page of www.wbpionline.com

For event enquiries, please contact Lucy. Hamilton@ns-mediagroup.com

To enquire about event sponsorship contact Chidi Adilih at Chidi.adilih@wbpionline.com / +44 (0) 20 7406 6739

Pablo Figueroa Lopez
Dominik Wolfschuetz
Edi Snaidero
Giulio Masotti
Christian Pfeifer