Welcome and introduction of MC
Professor Mark Brown, Director Forest Research Institute
Charlotte Raven, Student Representative – Forest Research Institute Leadership Group

Student research presentations (10 minutes each including questions)

• Rodrigo Oliveira – Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• Juan Roberto Vargas - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• Alison Hayman – UTAS
• Will Haigh - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• Thomas Farrall - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• Babatunde Olatunbosun – Centre for Future Materials, USQ
• Sigyel Delma - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• Duc Bui - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
  
  

Student research presentations (continued)

• Somia Afzal - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• James Grimsdale – UTAS
• Charlotte Raven - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
• Patrick Grant – QUT
• Jady Smith - Forest Research Institute, UniSC
  
• Nana Yaw Sarpong, University of Tasmania
• Yuhao Zhang, University of Queensland

Student poster session

Networking lunch

From Brand to Network: Your Path to Professional Success
Michelle Redfern

Afternoon tea

From Brand to Network: Your Path to Professional Success (continued)

Social event and networking at the Bower Tree

Keynote address
Strategic Vision: Where the sector should be aiming for 2050

• Where the Durable Timber and Wood Products Sector Should be Aiming for 2050– Angela Pappin, Quality Specialist, Hyne
• Research and innovation needs for plantation management and timber production to 2050 – Steve Walker, Chief Operating Officer, HQPlantations
  

Networking lunch and poster display

Institute presentations: Timber durability
Chair: Professor Tripti Singh, Director – National Centre for Timber Durability and Design Life

• Director overview of research area and vision
• Accelerated decay testing methods for low durability Australian hardwoods – Juan Vargas Garcia, Copper indicator’s detection limits in solution and slash pine sapwood for timber quality assurance– Dr Tengfei Yi
• Fire behaviour of Australian hardwood timber species for possible classification as BAL 29 species – Dr Luis Yerman
• Enhancing Timber Circularity in the Frame and Truss Industry: Transforming Unused Materials into Valuable Resources – Dr Pene Mitchell and Kersten Gentle (CEO, Frame and Truss Manufacturers Association)

Networking afternoon tea and poster display

Institute presentations: Forestry and wood production
Chair: Professor Mark Brown, Director – Forest Research Institute

• Director overview of research area and vision
• A Forest Pest Management Research Consortium to optimise pest control solutions in forestry – Dr Sam Van Holsbeeck
• Collaboration: the building blocks of resilient forest health and biosecurity – Dr Madaline Healey
• Radiata Pine thinning residue fire risk mitigation – Dr Martin Strandgard
• Overview of the non-destructive wood quality research using Resi– Associate Professor David Lee and Ian Last (HQPlantations)
  

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Professor Mark Brown

Institute presentations: Nature based solution, carbon and forest management in a changing climate
Chair: Professor John Herbohn, Director – Tropical Forests and People Research Centre

• Director overview of research area and vision
• Improving carbon gains and reforestation efficiency for Nature Based Solutions by incorporating tree water use dynamics into plantation design – Dr Adriana Vega Grau
• The role of Remote Sensing and GIS in Nature-Based Solutions – Dr Nick Kokkas

Natural forest restoration and conservation
Chair: Professor Jack Putz

• Director overview of research area and vision
• Carbon stocks and sequestration potential of community forests in Bhutan - Sigyel Delma
• Climate, size and competition: interactions explain growth of Tasmanian eucalypts – Dr Alexandra Catling
• FoRCE project: Emerging insights into rainforest recovery, management and measurement following disturbance and vine infestation. – Professor Andrew Marshall
• Policy Initiatives, Regulatory Burdens, Market Mechanisms, Illegality, and the Wicked Problem of Tropical Forest Degradation – Professor Francis (Jack) Putz

Panel and Roundtable: The Australian forestry research environment into the future emerging priorities, focus, and vision from here to 2050

Chair: Professor Ross Young

Panel:

• Dr Dean Williams, Interim Director – Australian Forest and Wood Innovations
• Professor Mark Brown
• Professor John Herbohn
• Professor Tripti Singh

Showcase summary

Presentation of student awards 

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Closing remarks
Professor Ross Young

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Professor Mark Brown