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CMC Meeting Focuses On Forces Of Evolution Within CMC posted on 8/28/2007

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CMC Meeting Focuses On Forces Of Evolution Within the Markets 

The Commodity Markets Council (CMC) will host Opportunity In Evolving Markets, September 5-7, 2007, at the Westin River North in Chicago, Illinois.

"As the commodity markets continue to grow and evolve, it is critical for our members to have access to industry leaders and top thinkers," stated CMC Chairman Dave Lyons, Louis Dreyfus Commodities. This meeting will be an "opportunity to discuss and debate the issues faced by exchanges and exchange-users, from grains and energy to the macro economy and transportation," adds Lyons.

The meeting, co-hosted with the Transportation, Elevator and Grain Merchants Association, will feature a top-notch panel of speakers on the following topics:

  • CME Group Update, Craig Donohue, CEO, CME Group
  • Emerging Biofuels: Outlook of Effects On US Grain, Oilseed and Livestock Markets, Dr. Chad Hart, Iowa State University
  • What Does the 2007 Farm Bill Mean For Doha, Dr. Robert Thompson, University of Illinois
  • US Economic Outlook, William Strauss, Senior Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago
  • Oil & Natural Gas Market Fundamentals, Joel Fingerman, CEO, Oil Analytics,
  • Open Markets, Economic Growth & Shared Prosperity, Al Ambrose, Vice-president Risk Management, Oilseed Processing, CHS, Inc.
  • Regulatory Outlook In A Time Of Change, David Kass, Senior Economist, Division of Market Oversight, Commodity Futures Trading Commission
  • Opportunities For Reform of Accounting Regulation In Commodity Markets (a panel discussion), Bruce Domash, CME Group; Kevin Stoklosa, FASB; Katie Cogley, Kraft
  • Opportunities & Challenges Facing The Feedlot Industry, Paul Colman, Vice-president & Director of Customer Relations, Cactus Feeders
  • Moving Forward In A Time Of Strained Capacity, W. Douglas Buttrey, Vice-chairman, Surface Transportation Board
  • Growth In The Distillers Grains Industry & Its Impact On Transportation, Charles Staff, Executive Director & CEO, Distillers Grains Technology Council

CMC is a trade association whose membership includes commodity futures exchanges, regional boards of trade, and industry counterparts in the agriculture and agriculture-related energy businesses, including domestic and multinational commodity merchandisers, processors, millers, refiners and bioenergy producers; US and internationally-based futures commission merchants; food and beverage manufacturers; major transportation companies; and financial institutions.