Program at a Glance

COFI 2024
CONVENTION

View the 2024 Convention Program Below

*Please note that the Ice Breaker Reception is taking place on Wednesday, April 10th at 6:00pm in the Parq Grand Ballroom Prefunction & Parq Salon F

Wednesday, April 2, 2025

1:00 PM – 8:00 PM	Early Registration Opens
6:00 PM	Ice Breaker Reception The official kick-off to the convention, connect with colleagues and friends while enjoying some food and drinks.

Thursday, April 3, 2025

7:30 AM	Continental Breakfast Early risers, come and enjoy some breakfast before an eventful day.
8:00 AM	OFFICIAL WELCOME
8:30 AM	OPENING KEYNOTE
9:00 AM	SESSION 1 BC Forest Sector Economic Outlook
9:20 AM	SESSION 1.5 ADVANTAGE / DISADVANTAGE BC? Where do we stand on forest sector competitiveness and sustainability?
10:00 AM	Refreshment Break
10:15 AM	SESSION 2 Markets: Building resilience through diversification
11:15 AM	SESSION 3 – Spotlight Session HOT TAKE: Spotlight on new building systems and products
11:30 AM	Pre-Luncheon Reception
12:30 PM	LUNCHEON CONVERSATIONS THE NEXT 4 YEARS: Canada / US relations and forest products trade
2:15 PM	THE ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM Let’s talk about fibre
3:00 PM	Refreshment Break
3:30 PM	SESSION 5: FIRESIDE CHAT with BC Forests Minister Ravi Parmar
4:15 PM	Exhibitors Hospitality Hour
5:00 PM	Networking Reception

Friday, April 4, 2025

7:45 AM	Buffet Breakfast
8:10 AM	OPENING / WELCOME
8:15 AM	SESSION 6 LANDSCAPE TO LOCAL: Integrated solutions to conservation, community safety, and wildfire
9:00 AM	SESSION 7 LOOKING THROUGH A DIFFERENT LENS: Transformation through innovation
9:45 AM	Refreshment Break
10:15 AM	SESSION 8 HOT TAKES: New Tech for Productivity and Effectiveness
10:45 AM	SESSION 9 CALM, COOL, AND COLLABORATIVE: Leadership for Turbulent Times
11:30 AM	Pre-Luncheon Exhibitors Reception
12:15 PM	CLOSING LUNCHEON KEYNOTE
1:35 PM	PROGRAM WRAP-UP
1:45 PM	COFI Convention 2025 Concludes

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