Paul F. Jannke, FEA
Principal, Lumber
Paul Jannke is a founder and Principal of Forest Economic Advisors LLC, with a main area of expertise in North American lumber markets. Having spent over 30 years analyzing lumber markets and providing reliable, insightful forecasts, Paul is the industry’s top economic analyst. Beyond North American lumber, Paul has co-authored numerous studies on the international lumber and engineered lumber, timber, bioenergy, and panel industries. Paul holds a master’s degree in economics from Boston University and bachelor’s degrees in economics and German from the University of Connecticut. Prior to starting his career in the forest products industry, Paul was a research economist at the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden, specializing in econometric modeling.
Wednesday June 3, 1:15pm – Navigating Global Trade Realities in a Soft Domestic Market
Mitch Villeneuve
Director, Economic Policy
ScotiaBank
Mitch Villeneuve joined Scotiabank in February 2025 as Director, Economic Policy. In this role, he leads Scotiabank’s provincial economic and fiscal analysis as well as provides analysis on major economic issues related to Canada and other large economies. Prior to joining Scotiabank, Mitch was a Senior Advisor at the International Monetary Fund. Previous to that, he served in a range of domestic and international economic policy roles at the Department of Finance Canada—most recently Director of International Monetary and Financial Policy. He holds an undergraduate degree in finance from the University of Saskatchewan and a master’s degree in economics from Queen’s University and is a member of Métis Nation of Ontario.
Thursday June 4. 10:45am
Louis Allard
Research assistant,Université Laval
Louis Allard is a research assistant at the FORAC Research Consortium (Université Laval). His work focuses on the development of a web-based platform enabling the geolocation of forest sourcing areas and the structuring of data required for regulatory compliance, particularly in the context of the EUDR.
His interests include geospatial data integration, sylviculture and forest ecology. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Forest Engineering from Université Laval and is currently completing a Master’s degree on the recruitment dynamics of American beech and sugar maple in response to partial harvesting.
