Speaker Bios

Thursday, November 6

David H. Cohen, Ph.D
Professor, Faculty of Forestry, University of British Columbia
Green Building in North America:
Drivers, Current State and Future Directions

Jason Metnick
Director, Market Access and Product Labeling
Sustainable Forestry Initiative^®, Inc. (SFI)
Nuts and Bolts of SFI^® Chain of Custody

David Bubser
Regional Manager, SMARTWOOD U.S. Region Office
Nuts and Bolts of FSC Chain of Custody

Friday, November 7

Blue Book Publishing
Crisis in Credit

Steve Lovett
Head, Research Team, U.S. Endowment Check-Off Study and
President, Phoenix Strategic Solutions, Inc.
Commodity “Check-offs” The Potential for North American Softwood Lumber

Brian S. Wesbury
Chief Economist, First Trust Advisors, L.P.
Recession, Or Not?