CME Group to Host Second Annual Global Financial Leadership Conference
2009年10月27日 - 12:10AM
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CHICAGO, Oct. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- CME Group, the world's
largest and most diverse derivatives marketplace, will host its
second annual Global Financial Leadership Conference (GFLC) from
Nov. 2-4, 2009, at the Ritz Carlton Beach Resort in Naples, Fla.
The GFLC is an exclusive event that brings together decision makers
from the world's leading financial institutions to discuss emerging
geopolitical trends, debate critical economic issues and provide
insightful perspectives on future developments in the financial
marketplace. Keynote speakers include Paul Volcker, chairman of the
White House Economic Recovery Advisory Board and former chairman of
the Federal Reserve, and Fareed Zakaria, editor of Newsweek
International, columnist and CNN host of "GPS". "This year's event
will prove to be particularly relevant in the wake of one of the
worst financial crises most of us have ever experienced," said CME
Group Executive Chairman Terry Duffy. "Many questions remain
regarding the future of financial services. Our conference will
provide a forum for leaders of the industry to discuss the future
of financial markets and the global economy." "We are fortunate to
have the opportunity to hear from such esteemed global leaders who
will share their experiences and insights with conference
attendees," said CME Group Chief Executive Officer Craig Donohue.
"The financial crisis has triggered a chain reaction throughout
economies around the globe, and decisions today will reshape the
future of finance. Our conference will help provide unique
perspectives as to what's ahead, how we can be prepared and what
should be done." Other speakers at this year's conference include:
Chrystia Freeland, U.S. managing editor of the Financial Times;
John Gapper, associate editor and chief business commentator of the
Financial Times; T. Boone Pickens, energy activist and chairman of
BP Capital Management; Kiyohiko Nishimura, deputy governor of Bank
of Japan; David McCormick, former undersecretary for financial
stability of the U.S. Department of the Treasury; Gary Becker,
Nobel-prize winning economist from the University of Chicago; and
Mark Dalton, vice chairman and president of Tudor Investment
Management. Topics planned to be discussed this year include: --
The impact of the bailout on short- and long-term economic
stability; -- How the financial crisis has realigned the market
structure of crucial segments in the financial industry; -- The
actions of investors as sovereign wealth funds take larger stakes
in the economy; -- How the shifting role of central banks affect
corporate governance and financial markets; -- The direction of
current and proposed regulatory policies; and -- The emerging asset
classes that hold the most opportunity. For more information,
including a list of speakers, podcasts and agenda please visit the
conference website at http://www.gflc.com/. As the world's largest
and most diverse derivatives marketplace, CME Group
(http://www.cmegroup.com/) is where the world comes to manage risk.
CME Group exchanges offer the widest range of global benchmark
products across all major asset classes, including futures and
options based on interest rates, equity indexes, foreign exchange,
energy, agricultural commodities, metals, weather and real estate.
CME Group brings buyers and sellers together through its CME
Globex® electronic trading platform and its trading facilities in
New York and Chicago. CME Group also operates CME Clearing, one of
the largest central counterparty clearing services in the world,
which provides clearing and settlement services for exchange-traded
contracts, as well as for over-the-counter derivatives transactions
through CME ClearPort®. These products and services ensure that
businesses everywhere can substantially mitigate counterparty
credit risk in both listed and over-the-counter derivatives
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