Is diversification the right strategy for a forest based industry?

	Dr. Hans-Peter Sollinger Member of the Board of Management Voith AG and President of Voith Paper After graduating from Stuttgart University as a mechanical engineer he had various management positions in companies such as Continental Forest Industries in Augusta, USA and Feldmühle in Düsseldorf, Germany. In 1982 Dr. Hans-Peter Sollinger began his career at Voith as an application engineer for coating machines. After various positions he was appointed to the executive board of Voith AG in 2000 and since 2005 he is president of Voith Paper.	Summary Panel discussion:
	Dr. Ainomaija Haarla President and CEO of Technology Academy, Finland (a sister organization to acatech). Dr. Haarla is also the Chairman of the Board of Korona Invest Oy (health care) and a Member of the Board of Neste Oil Corp. (oil refining and bio-fuels) and Altia Corp. (alcoholic beverages). Mrs. Haarla has following degrees: Doctor of Science in Technology from the Helsinki University of Technology and MBA. Dr Haarla has worked for 30 years for paper and related industries in Finland, Germany and in the U.S.A.	Is diversification the strategy for the future of forest products companies? Finland’s tribute to life-enhancing technological innovations
	Dr. Gerd Papier Senior Vice President R+D Felix Schoeller Dr Papier joined Felix Schoeller in 2005. Based on his education in chemistry (PHD), he started working for the paper industry in 1980. He worked for the company Zanders Feinpapiere, including the times when it was owned by International Paper Co and M-real Oy. Centered around the main focus on R+D, the former positions included Innovation Management, Quality Control, Environmental Affairs and Product Portfolio Management.	How to manage Diversification in a mid-sized Company
	Dr. Hartmut Wurster Executive Vice President, UPM-Kymmene Corporation Dr. Wurster graduated in mechanical engineering / paper engineering from the Technical University of Darmstadt (Germany). He has more than 25 years experience in working for paper industry in Germany, Finland and Austria. In 2001 Wurster joined UPM and was promoted in 2002 to Member of the Group Executive Team. Dr. Wurster is a member of the boards of German Paper Industry Federation (VDP), German Federation of Industrial Energy Consumers (VIK) as well as the Chairman of the Board of Trustees of Papiertechnische Stiftung, the German R & D Institute for Pulp and Paper.	Is diversification the strategy for the future of the forest products companies?
	Mr Rainer Häggblom M.Sc. (For.), M. Sc. (Econ. and Business Adm.) 29 years experience in Forest Industry worldwide, of which 24 years in Jaakko Pöyry Group. Currently he is Chairman of The Forest Company Ltd as well as Chairman and Founder of Vision Hunters Ltd and Häggblom&Partners Ltd. Specialised in strategies and M&A in forest industry and energy.	Resources and capabilities in the changing paper industry
	Professor Kalevi Kyläheiko Vice rector at Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland Dr. Kalevi Kyläheiko is a professor of economics, especially strategy research at the School of Business of Lappeenranta University of Technology, Finland. He is the former vice rector of the University and the dean of the School of Business. Professor Kyläheiko has published more than 40 scientific articles in the leading refereed journals in the field of strategic management, production economics, and logistics.	How to Sustain Competitive Advantage? - Economies of Scope instead of Economies of Scale?
	Robert Wilson Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Ltd, UK Robert Wilson holds a Masters degree in Business and Forest Management from Oregon State University, as well as a BSc (Forestry) Hons from the Australian National University. He held different positions within the paper and the petroleum industry. In 1997, he became President of Jaakko Pöyry Management Consulting in the UK and is now Chairman of Pöyry Forest Industry Consulting Ltd.	The Shape of Things to Come

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