Amid difficult and unpredictable markets, timberland has become a popular investment strategy. The result of this increased demand for timber in the portfolio has driven land prices up, driving investors and managers to pursue new alternative revenue streams to generate returns and maximize their investment for the near term while the trees grow over the long term.
Join us in San Francisco as we uncover solutions to these new challenges. The 4th Timberland Investing World Summit will lay the foundation for what you need to know to take advantage of these exciting new developments.
From finding new opportunities in the US and overseas, to capitalizing on new opportunities and markets for forest products such as carbon and woody biomass, the 4th Timberland Investing World Summit is where you need be to learn how to succeed in this evolving marketplace.
By attending this conference you will hear key strategies and insights into:
1. The prospect of a US timber market “bubble”
2. Investor perspectives on investing in timber and hiring a TIMO
3. New alternative investing and financing structures such as T-REITs and Timber ETFs
4. Developing markets for carbon credits, woody biomass, ecosystems projects, and cellulosic ethanol
5. Strategies for maximizing timber investments
6. Asset valuations that incorporate new revenue streams
7. Investments in emerging markets and building partnerships with local organizations overseas
8. The global timber market and considerations of risk and return for overseas investments
9. Developing Latin American, Australian, and Southeast Asian timber markets
Don’t miss this opportunity to meet and hear the investors, managers, and policy and market makers that are expanding the influence of timber worldwide share their knowledge, experience, and insight on this growing asset class.
Confirmed Industry Leaders:
Farouki Majeed, Senior Investment Officer, CalPERS
Liane Luke, Managing Director, Four Winds Capital Management
Andrew Kelsen, Director of Alternative Investments, Gray & Co.
Jim Hubbard, Deputy Chief, USDA Forest Service
Corey Brinkema, President, Forest Stewardship Council
David Bischel, President, California Forestry Association
John Stewart, Biomass and Forest Health Program Manager, U.S. Department of Interior
Burl Carraway, Program Manager,
Sustainable Forestry & Economic Development, Texas Forest Service
Bruce Cabarle, Managing Director, Global Forest Program, WWF Global Forest and Trade Network
Juan Santori, Investment Manager, Union Capital Group
Brian Kernohan, Manager of Wildlife and Forest Stewardship, Forest Capital Partners, LLC on behalf of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative
To register over the phone please contact: Roshan Polepalli, Finance IQ: 212-855-2724
