Welcome – Opening Remarks:
Hugh O’Brian, Tissue World Conference Chairman

Keynote Speaker:
Suhas Apte, Global Vice President of Sustainability, Kimberly-Clark Corp., USA

We Lifecycle - Environmentally and Socially! Do You?
Mats Berencreutz, President, SCA Tissue Europe, SCA Hygiene Products SE, Germany

Steps for Achieving a Strong Sustainable Foundation in the Tissue Business
Riccardo Balducci, Environment Manager, Sofidel SpA, Italy

Market Pulp Supply/Demand Outlook
Kurt Schaefer, Vice President, Fiber, RISI, USA

The World’s Recovered Paper Supply for Tissue Manufacturing
Bill Moore, President, Moore & Associates, USA

The Value of Brands in the Tissue Business
Lesley Cordial, Vice President, Corporate Branding, SCA Hygiene Products, Germany

Innovation is Alive and Well . . . and Living in Private Label
Peter Irish, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, WEPA Hygieneprodukte, Germany

Brands vs Private Labels: What Makes a Winner?
Esko Uutela, Principal, Tissue, RISI, Germany

Startup of the First ATMOS Machine in North America
Suzanne Blanchet, President & CEO, Guy Plaisance, Technical Director, Cascades Tissue Group,
Canada and Christian Münch, Voith Paper, Germany

Advantage SoftReel B for Bulk and Converting Efficiency
Johan Björn, Sales Manager, Tissue Busienss Line, Metso, Sweden

Yankee Coatings – Combining the Latest Chemistry and Monitoring Techniques
Gary S. Furman, Research Associate, Nalco, USA.

Reduced Pulp and Energy Consumption with Improved Sheet Properties
Maurizio Gatti, Sr. Technical Director, A. Celli Paper, Italy

Tips and Tools for Better Creping
John Stitt, Market Manager – Creped Technology, Buckman, USA

Identifying and Controlling Process Instability in Tissue Mills: Case Histories
Ian Padley, Tissue Applications Mgr. – Europe, BTG Eclépens SA, Switzerland

Predicting Yankee Coating Performance
Timothy Patterson, Researcher, Ashland Inc., USA.

Why Tissue Producers Appreciate the Compact Screening Line
Antonio Borrego, Process Manager Tissue Market, Kadant Lamort, France.

Dial-a-Coat™ Approach to Yankee Coating Optimization
Vladimir Grigoriev, Principal Scientist, R&D Tissue Chemistry, Kemira, USA.

World´s First Tissue Machine with a Compact Wet End and Active Degassing
Topi Helle, Sales & Marketing Director, POM Technology Oy, Finland.

The Latest Techniques in Converting Tissue Using Additives and Printing Specialties
Susan Stansbury, Executive Director, Converting Influence LLC, USA

Innovation in Converting, Making the Best Technology available to all
Manrico Giusfredi, Marketing Director, Machinery, Fabio Perini SpA, Italy

Improved Technology to Meet Market Demands and Competitive Challenges
Trefor Hughes, Sr. Sales Manager, Paper Converting Machine Company, United Kingdom.

Handling PM Output on a Single Combining Line
Daniele Langella, R&D Manager, A.Celli Paper, Italy

The Swing Line: Flexibility Redefined
Chris Sear, Sales Manager, Futura SpA, Italy

RFID & Re-usable Cores in Tambour Reel Logistics
Markku Ronnila, Product Manager, Paper Mill Cores & Manolis Mavroudakis,
Segment & Sales Manager Paper Mill Cores, Sonoco Alcore, Belgium

The Importance of Packaging: Regional Differences, Same Importance
Lorna Vatta, Chief Marketing Officer, Fabio Perini SpA, Italy

Compact Packaging of Tissue Paper
Wilfried Laser, Sr. Sales & Marketing Manager, OPTIMA Filling and Packaging Machines, Germany

Tissue Packaging Process: Solutions Across the Line
Davide Pasqualotto, Sales Manager, Tissue Machinery Company - TMC, Italy

Conveying Lines: Optimizing Energy, Maintenance, Product Quality and Safety
Massimo Franzaroli, President, Pulsar, Italy

Cogeneration and Energy Savings in Tissue: A Case History
Luca Linari, General Manager, Milltech, Italy & Juan Fernando Moreno, Production Manager, LC Paper 1881, Spain

Superior Boiler Treatment to Improve Efficiency and Energy Usage on the Yankee
Barry Bartles, Platform Launch Manager, Ashland Industries UK.

Real Savings via Smart Management of Yankee Hood/Dryer Energy Split
Stefano Pecchia, Technical Manager, Novimpianti Drying Technology, Italy

AC Drive System Efficiencies for Tissue Machines
Darren Honaker, Global Paper Industry Leader, TMEIC-GE, USA

First NipcoFlexT in Operation in the UK
Stefano Marenco, Technology Manager, NTG, UK & Joao Victor Boechat, Voith, Germany

5. Softness, Strength and Surface Treatment

Producing High Quality Soft Tissue with Optimized Softwood and Hardwood Ratio and Furnish Treatment
Paul Watson, Director of Research, Canfor Pulp, Canada.

How Enzymes can make Sustainability Profitable
James G., Tausche, CEO, EDT - Enzymatic Deinking Technologies, USA

From Fibers to Paper: Towards Tissue Properties Optimization
Jean Ruiz, Project Leader, Centre Technique du Papier (CTP), France

Rapid Characterization of the Surface of Tissue Products
Hans Christiansson, Consultant, Innventia AB, Sweden. Co-author: Mattias Drotz, Project Manager, Innventia AB, Sweden

A New and Objective Measuring Technique to Analyze the Softness of Tissue
Giselher Gruener, General Manager, Emtec Electronic GmbH, Germany

6. Process Control, Fabrics, Testing and Maintenance

Relationship Between Pulp Fiber Quality and Paper Tissue Properties
Roland J. Trepanier, President, OpTest Equipment Inc., Canada

Production Increases Using Internal Dust Cleaning Systems
John Kelyman, General Manager, Brunnschweiler ,USA

Iron versus Steel Yankee Dryers
Clive Butler, Engineering Manager, PMT Industries, Italy

Efficiency Improvement via Tissue Inspection and Web Break Monitoring Systems
Andrea Friedrich, Account Director Europe Pulp & Paper, ISRA PARSYTEC, Germany

Green Microbe Control on Tissue Machines
Jukka Savolainen, Sr. Specialist, Applications, Deposit Control, Paper EMEA, Kemira Oyj, Finland

Avantiss Plus: A New Forming Fabric for Tissue
Bernd A. Pütz, Executive Sales Manager, Andritz Kufferath GmbH, Germany

Practical Field Results of a New Reservoir Design in Circulating Oil Lubrication Systems
Asko Nyman, Area Sales Manager, Oy SKF AB, Finland

Structure Optimized Tissue Press Felts
Klaus Gruseman, Product Manager, Tissue Press Fabrics, Voith Paper Fabrics, Germany

Yankee Dryer Reliability Workshop:
Focus on Methods for Chatter Elimination and Condensate System Optimization

Workshop Leader: John Holton, Operations Director, Yankee Services, Metso Paper Ltd., UK

Yankee Surface Chatter – Mechanics, Monitoring and Methods to Minimize Impact
Sam Archer, Gary Furman, William Von Drasek, Nalco Company, USA

Chatter Marks forecast and detection through the examination of the harmonic behaviour
and evaluation of the friction coefficient
Piero Pagani, Oradoc, Italy

Practical Methodology for Handling Chatter Issues
Flourent Bougerolle, Product Manager, Creping DUROBLADE, BTG, Switzerland

Improving Yankee Reliability with High Speed Precision Thermal Imaging
John Tyburski, President, ProDry Technology Inc. , USA

Identifying and Correcting Yankee Condensate System Problems
Al Coons, Clearwater, USA

Troubleshooting Yankee Dryer Condensate Removal Systems
Gary Marzullo, Sjaak Melkert , msquared