Valmet Breakfast Seminar London, November 11, 2026

Dear industry professional,

We invite you to our annual Valmet Breakfast Seminar which will be held on Wednesday November 11, 2026, in the Canterbury meeting room at The Clermont Charring Cross, Strand, London WC2N 5HX.

We will start at 07.30 am and the seminar will end by 9.30 am.

Whilst enjoying a delicious breakfast you get to hear about the China pulp and paper market and how AI will help to make mill’s more intelligent and autonomous. 

The breakfast seminar is hosted by Max Luedtke, Executive Vice President, and Kari Remes, Vice President, Commercial Excellence, Pulp, Energy and Circularity, Valmet.

China market development and the implications to global markets

Jinping He, Manager, Sales and Technical Support, China, Pulp, Energy & Circularity, Valmet

Paulo Aguiar, Director, Mill Wide Sales and Solutions, Pulp, Energy and Circularity, Valmet

China is fundamentally reshaping the global pulp and paper market, transitioning from a primary importer of raw materials into a dominant player with increasing self-sufficiency. We will dive into the drivers and shifts on the market.

Towards Industrial Autonomy - role of AI now and in the future

Samuli Lehtonen, Director, Pulp and Paper Systems, Automation Solutions, Valmet

Companies are aiming to increase the autonomy of their mill operations to improved safety and efficiency, lower costs and environmental impact, and reduced need for human intervention. We are already seeing results how AI can help in this process, and have also identified some challenges along the way.