Congress report

The 62nd FEFPEB congress was held on 30 September / 1 October 2010 in Brussels. The theme of the congress is "The EU wooden pallet and packaging industry in a sustainable and competitive EU Economy".
The congress was a very successful and inspiring event. This year's congress was well attended with excellent speakers at the business session:

Mr. Gil Covey (United Kingdom)

FEFPEB President

"Introduction FEFPEB PR campaign"

Dr Patrick Moore (Canada)

The sensible environmentalist

" Trees are the answer / wood is good "

Mr Peter Praet (Belgium)

Executive Director of the National Bank of Belgium

" Current and future impact of the financial crisis on the EU economy "

Mr Harry Arijs (Belgium)

DG Sanco / Chairman EU Standing Committee on Plant Health

" Evaluation of the EU Plant Health Regime / ISPM 15 matters "

Dr Edmundo Sousa (Portugal)

Ministério da Agricultura / Researcher PhD in Population Dynamics (Forest Entomology)

" Final results of the scientific research on the risk of Pine Wood Nematode through contact with Wooden Packaging Material in Portugal "

Dr Cormac O'Carroll (United Kingdom)

President & CEO Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Ltd

" Bio-energy: Current and future developments in the field of Renewable energy and impact on the pallet and packaging industry "

Mr Filip de Jaeger (Belgium)

Secretary general CEI-Bois

"CEI-Bois strategy in connection to renewable energy sources: the cascade use of timber"

Moreover there were plenty of opportunities for delegates and sponsors to get in touch with each other during the congress.
Once again we thank the delegates for their attendance and the speakers and sponsors for enabling the FEFPEB congress.

We look forward to the 63th edition and hope to welcome you there again!

FEFPEB Congress Committee 2010