**Key focus areas for 2009** The long term outlook for agriculture global supply and demand Where to invest in the agri value chain Sources of financing for agribusinesses Procurement price risk and corporate hedging techniques Investing in secondary markets including water and fertilizer Global investment, focussed on farmland Institutional investor opportunities » Register for the programme » Reserve your seat now Food, Feed, Fuel – investing in agriculture The World Agri Invest Congress will help you gain a good understanding of potential risks and benefits of investing in agriculture. Learn from top government officials how global macro demand trends are affecting this sector Hear buyers, producers, investors, asset and fund managers discuss and evaluate their experience with investing in agriculture Pose your questions to experienced fund and portfolio managers and find out which solution works for you - where in the agri value chain should you invest? Which country offers the best investment opportunity? Evaluate your options and make the best and most profitable investment decision for your company Understand the diverse range of vehicles available for gaining exposure from agricultural funds, structured products, futures, ETFs and indices to private equity. » Reserve your seat now  “Thank you for the opportunity to be involved in something big, valuable and exciting” Ronald Korpicki, Supply Chain Advisor, World Bank “Very Good. Well attended with people who participated with their experience.” Merritt Cluff, Senior Economist, FAO

OUR SPEAKERS INCLUDE       ALEXANDER SARRIS Director, Trade & Markets Division Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)   JACQUES BLONDY Director, Agricultural Development Total   SUSAN PAYNE Chief Executive Officer Emergent Asset Management   COLIN WAUGH Senior Portfolio Manager Galtere Ltd   PETER HANNEN Chairman MG Global Investment     JOSEPH GLAUBER Chief Economist United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)   GILLES METTETAL Director for Agribusiness European Bank for Reconstruction and Development   MURRAY WISE CEO Westchester Group Inc   JOHN G. BOOTH Managing Partner Conservation Finance International   CHRIS ARMITAGE Head of UK FourWinds Capital Management (UK) Limited     RONALD KOPICKI Supply Chain Advisor World Bank   NICOLA HORLICK Chief Executive Officer Bramdean Asset Management   TIM HORNIBROOK Division Director Macquarie Global Investments   PHILIP JONES Investment Manager London Pension Fund Authority   SHAWN HACKETT President Hackett Financial Advisors Inc.       » See more speakers   » Download the programme  » Reserve your seat now

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