The featured speaker for Timber 2009 has not been chosen. This information will be posted as it becomes available. The following speaker was featured in the 2007 show.

Getting Paid in the Export World
Holly Womack, Vice President
CoBank, International Division

Sponsored by Ag Choice Farm Credit

Exports have never been as important to the profitability of hardwoods companies as they are now. Exporting to new markets and customers brings new challenges to your operating environment. Learn the potential pitfalls and implications of international trade finance. How do exporters minimize the risk of non-payment and still make the sale? We'll explore such tools as letters of credit, collections and various types of credit insurance.

COBANK, a member of the $163-billion U.S. Farm Credit System, provides financial solutions and leasing services to Farm Credit associations, and other businesses serving rural America. Directly and through our international network of correspondent banks CoBank is able to assist exporters by providing a variety of financing structures to support international agricultural commodity sales.