The Financial Times and Vale Present:
The FT Executive Dinner Forum: The Commodity Price Surge: Impact on the Global Economy and Society
April 27, 2011
Sofitel Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

The current sustained rise in commodity prices is fuelling inflationary pressures, particularly in emerging markets, and is feeding through to food prices, one of the key reasons for the growing social unrest in many parts of the world. The situation has been aggravated by a climate of increasing geopolitical risk, with the spike in the prices of oil, metals and other commodities prompting renewed concerns about market volatility and potentially threatening the fragile global economic recovery. At the same time, the rise in commodity prices is propelling growth in producer countries such as Brazil and others in the Latin America region.

Chaired by Javier Blas, Commodities Editor, Financial Times, this executive dinner will gather world-class speakers and senior-level delegates to examine the surge in commodity prices and its impact on the global economy and society. How will policy-makers respond? How long will the spike last? What needs to happen for markets to stabilize? How much of a role is speculation playing in the commodity price rise, and how much is it due to fundamental factors of supply and demand? What are the implications of the price surge for big commodities producers?

Featured Panelists Include:

Cláudio Berquó, CEO, Banco J.P. Morgan Brazil S.A. 
Pedro Parente, President and CEO, Bunge Brazil
Marcos Aguiar, Senior Partner and Managing Director, The Boston Consulting Group
Roberto Castello Branco, Director of Investor Relations, Vale

This elite dinner is designed for a cross-sector audience of C-Suite level delegates. Places are limited and by invitation only. Additional senior applicants will be considered subject to availability.

For further information or registration inquiries, please contact Bryan Ulrich at +1 646 498 2302 or bryan.ulrich@ft.com.

There is no cost to attend this event.