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Dr. Alan Potter is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia's Faculty of Forestry (part-time) and a senior advisor at FPInnovations in Vancouver, Canada. With over 30 years of experience in forest industry R&D, he has held leadership roles in strategic technologies and product development across companies like Crown Zellerbach and Norbord Inc.
His expertise focuses on technology-driven business solutions, including FPInnovations' Forestry 4.0 initiative—a transformative framework integrating real-time data analytics, IoT-enabled forest monitoring (Internet of Forests), smart harvesting systems, and adaptive supply chain management. This initiative aims to modernize Canada's forest value chain through data-driven decision-making.
Dr. Potter actively collaborates with UBC faculty on research proposals and shares his industry insights. His career spans roles in both academia and industry, emphasizing innovation in wood products, pulp & paper, and packaging technologies.
