June 07 - June 10, 2023
Fairmont Chateau Whistler, 4599 Chateau Boulevard, Whistler, BC V8E 0Z5, Canada

PACWEST Conference 2023 is set to take place from June 7 to 10 this year. Registration is currently open.

This year, David Eby, the Premier of British Columbia is the feature luncheon speaker.

The event will also feature the following esteemed speakers:

Forum panel moderator

• Ted Bell, P.Eng. – Partner, PwC Associates, National Leader, SR&ED and Incentives – PwC Canada

Forum panel participants

• Honourable Bruce Ralston, B.C. Minister of Forests
• Soile Kilpi, Director – AFRY Management Consulting
• Bill Adams, P.Eng. – vice-president of Sustainability and Innovation at Mercer International
• Davis Chiu, director of Innovation and acting head of Carbon Strategy at Paper Excellence
• Paul Sadler, BASc, P.Eng., general manager and CEO of Nanaimo Forest Products
• Kevin Edgson, president and CEO of Canfor Pulp
• Martin Pudlas, P.Eng., chief executive officer of Red Leaf Pulp

Continuing the long PACWEST tradition of collaboration and technical excellence, the conference will present the following core elements:

• Senior executives forum panel
• Keynote speaker
• Technical sessions
• Short Courses
• Round tables and meetings
  • Managers & Senior Executives Meeting
  • Engineering Managers Roundtable
  • Maintenance Managers Roundtable
  • Lab & Technical Services Roundtable
  • Pulp Machine Superintendents Roundtable
  • Papermaker Managers Roundtable
  • Alkaline Pulping Community Meeting
  • ERMP Steering Committee Meeting
• Supplier trade fair
• Spouse/guest program
• Awards dinner and entertainment
• Sponsors