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CPI Senior Management Symposium

Published On : 14 Oct, 2010

The Confederation of Paper Industries held its third Senior Management Symposium yesterday (Wednesday 13 October) in the magnificent surroundings of Stationers' Hall, London.

For the first time, CPI opened the event to CEOs and Senior Managers of both Members and Non-Members alike, resulting in record levels of attendance.

The event was titled The Next Decade - Challenges and Opportunities, and the programme included presentations from high-profile industry figures, including:

Keynote Speech

Tony Smurfit, President and Group Chief Operations Officer, Smurfit Kappa Group

Revitalising the UK Economy: A Vision for the Future

Dan Rogerson, Liberal Democrat MP for North Cornwall and Chairman of the All-Party Parliamentary Packaging Group

The Product Packaging Sustainability Chain

Jane Bickerstaffe, Director, INCPEN

UK Energy – Prospects for Prices and Security of Supply

Jeremy Nicholson, Director, Energy Intensive Users Group

Policy and Industry: In Search of Synergies

Marco Mensink, Energy & Environment Director, CEPI

Global & UK Economic Outlook: Implications for Investors

Julien Seetharamdoo, Investment Strategist, Coutts & Co

Promoting Print Media in Europe

Martyn Eustace, Director, Two Sides

Designing Out Waste – Why Carbon is Not the Only Game in Town

Julie Hill, Associate, The Green Alliance

The Government’s Review of Waste Policy

Andrew Gregory, Waste Programme Manager, Defra

Sharing an Experience

Clive Wilson, Mill Manager, Arjowiggins Ivybridge Ltd

The Symposium was chaired for the first time by David Workman, who took over as CPI Director General in April this year. Speaking after the event, David commented…..

“This year’s CPI Senior Management Symposium focussed on the challenges and opportunities that face the paper industry over the next decade and we were very fortunate to have heard from some very informative speakers.

The day started with an excellent keynote speech from Tony Smurfit, who spoke frankly about how the UK paper industry has become more global in recent years. Tony went on to speak about the impact of commodities and pricing, and the demand for inputs, particularly from China and its appetite for recycled material. This was followed by a very useful contribution from Dan Rogerson MP.

All the speakers who followed contributed to our understanding of the key issues that face the UK paper industry over the next ten years. These include the growing economic uncertainty both home and abroad, and the growing impact of environmental regulations on energy costs and the need to maintain and secure competitive/affordable power supplies. Other key issues range from changing perceptions on products and packaging and looking beyond the ‘carbon’ agenda through to the need for an EU resource efficient economy, with raw materials at an affordable price, and a review of the coalition Government’s waste policies and the uncertainty surrounding these policies.

Looking ahead, there are some huge opportunities for paper and paper-related sectors, and the industry has a great story to tell. Paper is a versatile product which is used in some shape or form everyday, it is sustainable with good environmental credentials, and is essential in today’s world.

This was a well attended Symposium, held in the magnificent surroundings of the Stationers’ Hall, and the feedback we have had so far suggests that those who attended not only enjoyed the day but felt they were much better informed about the topics that are likely to dominate over the next ten years.”

All presentations will be available on the CPI website for a limited period, at http://www.paper.org.uk/symposium/symposium.html.

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