9.00
Welcome, Prof Philip Powell
9.30
Prof Rita D'Ecclesia, Director, Doctoral Programme in Finance - University Roma la Sapienza
Energy Commodities: Price Relationship US versus Europe
10.40
Dr Robert Doubble, Head, Quantitative Analytics, BP
Underlying Trends and Cycles in Oil and Gas Markets
11.45
Prof Nikos Nomikos, Director, Master of Shipping and Trade, Cass Business School
Managing Shipping Risk in the Global Supply Chain
13.30
Dr Alexander Eydeland, Managing Director, Morgan Stanley
Basics of Modelling: A Commodity Angle
14.20
David Stack, Managing Director Agrimax
Managing Volatility and Risk in the Agribusiness Supply Chain
15.30
George Martin, Wood Creek Capital Management & University of Massachusetts
Commoditiy Price Volatility and Farmland Investment Stategies
16.20
Herve Ott, Institute for Prospective Technological Studies, European Commission
Long Term Forward Prices and Seasonal Effects of Wheat in the EU and the US
17.10
Roundtable and Conclusions
Chair: Prof Hélyette Geman, Director, Commodity Finance Centre, Birkbeck, University of London & Scientific Advisor to the European Commission