GIC Presents: Food and Water - Basic Challenges to International Stability
2009 Global Conference Series • Part IV – Singapore • November 19, 2009

Charles Plosser, President, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia
Food or Commodity Price Shocks and Inflation: A Central Banker's Perspective
Charles I. Plosser became the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia's 10th president and chief executive officer on August 1, 2006. Before coming to Philadelphia, he was the John M. Olin Distinguished Professor of Economics and Public Policy and director of the Bradley Policy Research Center at the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration, where he also served as dean from 1993 to 2003. He was also a professor of economics in the Department of Economics at the University of Rochester, a senior research associate at the Rochester Center for Economic Research in the university's College of Arts and Science, and a research associate at the National Bureau of Economic Research in Cambridge, Massachusetts. He has also been a visiting scholar at the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

Colin Chapman, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Strategic Forecasting Inc.
“Lost Opportunities in Australian Agriculture”
Under recent government’s, one of the world’s biggest granaries and food producers has failed to seize the initiative and increase its food supply to the growing Asian markets. It is not enough to blame the failure of the Doha round of trade talks and persistent drought. Had the government addressed the food issue with the zeal shown in expanding the resources sector and the economic downturn, a transformation might have been possible. But there are few voters in the sparsely populated north of the country. Colin Chapman is vice-president, Asia Pacific, of the Strategic Forecasting Group. Previously he was chief executive of Financial Times Television, and economics correspondent of BBC Television News. He has also been an executive producer with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, held posts with the Washington Post, the Sunday Times, London, The Observer, and The Australian.

Seetharam Kallidaikurichi E., Visiting Professor and Director, Institute of Water Policy, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore
“Living Cities”: New Insights for Water and Food Security for Rapidly Urbanizing Asia
Seetharam Kallidaikurichi E. is an internationally recognized expert with over 20 years of professional experience in development cooperation, infrastructure, integrated planning for economic growth, participatory social development, diplomacy, and Human Values. He is seconded from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) where he was the Principal Water Supply and Sanitation specialist, and a focal point guiding ADB’s operations in water supply, sanitation and wastewater management in line with ADB’s Water Policy.

David Kotok, Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors
“Financial Market Pressures and the Difficulty of Financing Food and Water”
David R. Kotok is the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Cumberland Advisors. He co-founded the firm in 1973 and has guided its investment strategy from inception. Mr. Kotok holds a B.S. degree in economics from The Wharton School as well as dual master’s degrees from the University of Pennsylvania. Mr. Kotok’s articles and financial market commentary have appeared in The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, and other publications. He is a frequent contributor to CNBC programs, including Morning Call, Power Lunch, Kudlow & Company, Squawk on the Street, Squawk Box Asia, and Worldwide Exchange.

Moderated by Sri Jegarajah, Market Reporter, CNBC Asia Pacific
Sri Jegarajah is an experienced business and financial markets reporter at CNBC’s Asian headquarters in Singapore. He reports for CNBC’s morning programs: Squawk Australia, CNBC’s flagship show, Squawk Box (Asia) and CNBC’s Cashflow. With a decade of experience in Journalism, Sri joined CNBC from Bloomberg, where he filed oil and energy market reports for wires, print, television and radio services. Prior to Bloomberg, Sri was with Dow Jones Newswires, in London as a commodities reporter and subsequently as a Singapore-based energy reporter. He was a regular commentator on CNBC during his time at Dow Jones. In 2009, he won a Bronze World Medal for Best News Reporter/ Correspondent at the New York Festivals Programming and Promotion Awards.

Peter Demirali , Vice President & Portfolio Manager, Cumberland Advisors
"Food and Water Companies: Before, During and After"

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