UNLOCKING PRODUCTIVITY
11 NOVEMBER 2026
Join FICA and OneFortyOne (OFO) for a practical post-conference workshop at HarvestTech 2026
Date: 11 November | 2:00pm (following lunch)
Major disruptions test every part of our supply chain. The real question is: how do we use those challenges to become more productive, resilient, and profitable?
FICA, in partnership with OFO, will be presenting a highly practical workshop that examines how one of the industry's largest windblow events became a catalyst for significant productivity gains across the forestry supply chain.
Workshop Theme: Why Waste a Good Crisis? How We Have Unlocked Productivity
Using OFO's windblow recovery as a real-world case study, this session will explore the decisions, innovations, and collaborations that helped deliver productivity improvements from forest to port.
Attendees will gain insights into:
Managing large-scale disruption while maintaining performance
Improving productivity through better supply chain coordination
Contractor and forest owner collaboration
Harvesting, transport, logistics, and port optimisation
Lessons that can be applied to operations of any scale
Whether you're a forest owner, harvesting contractor, transport operator, or involved in supply chain management, this workshop offers practical learnings and proven approaches that can be applied directly to your business.
Speaker Line-up
Introduction and Industry Context: Rowan Struthers, FICA
Forest Owner Perspective: Sam Nuske, OneFortyOne
Harvesting Contractor Perspective
Cartage Contractor Perspective: Steve Borlase, Borlase Transport
Port and Shipping Perspective: Ian Leslie, PFP
Interactive Panel Discussion and Q&A
Registration Options
FICA Members and Sponsors
Attend the workshop at no cost
Attend the full conference at a discounted rate through the FICA member offer
Non-FICA Members
Workshop-only registration: $90 per person
Conference Information
The latest programme and conference registration details can be found here.
For FICA member conference discounts, please contact Rowan for the member discount code.
Don't miss this opportunity to hear directly from the people who managed one of the industry's most significant operational challenges and discover how crisis-driven innovation delivered measurable productivity gains across the supply chain.
