The American Forestry Conference Discusses the Role of Forest Products in Fueling the Nation’s Economic Recovery

Political and business leaders around the world are looking to America’s forest industry to deliver critical goods for COVID-19 response, encourage economic growth, and offer solutions for climate change.

Join the American Forestry Conference to learn how the U.S. forestry industry, including Georgia-based companies, is leading dramatic changes in global supply chains and helping to shape the direction of the national economy.

Learn from sessions on topics such as:

• Global Markets Update and Trade of U.S. Forest Products
• Forest Products Driving Global Supply Chains
• Opportunities for American Forestry as a Climate Solution
• Legal and Regulatory Changes Impacting Labor Markets and Timberland Transactions
• The Future of Forest Carbon Markets
• Forest Products’ Role in Business Sustainability Strategies

This unique conference brings together a powerful roster of national and local leaders and experts in forest business, government, economics and public policy to provide valuable insight for individuals and organizations interested in building opportunities that leverage the country’s most abundant, renewable, natural resource.

The conference will be keynoted by Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and will feature the CEOs of Georgia-Pacific, WestRock, DS Smith and Weyerhaeuser, plus the governors of Georgia, Arkansas, Louisiana and USDA Secretary Sonny Perdue, discussing how private industry, government and civil society can build a more resilient forest economy in the United States.  High-profile political and economic speakers, including Ivanka Trump, Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Minority Leader), Rep. Sanford Bishop, Rep. Bruce Westerman, U.S. Forestry Service Chief Vicki Christensen and others will discuss the future of American forests and forest investment.

“America’s working forests and forest product industries are poised to play a critical role in fueling the recovery of the U.S. economy and continuing to provide for the ecological and economic health of communities across the United States,” said Andres Villegas, President and CEO of the Georgia Forestry Association, the conference organizer.  He noted that Georgia is the #1 forestry state in the nation, and forestry is among the state’s largest industries, generating $36 billion in economic activity annually and supporting 148,000 jobs across the state.

Conference attendees will have access to key information that will drive value to forestry, manufacturing, services and other businesses throughout Georgia, the United States, and beyond.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to gain key insights into the state of America’s forestry economy.