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GIC abroad is particularly tailored to promote face-to-face dialogue
with leaders in monetary, political, and social policy, throughout the
globe. Many sessions are private and closed to the press so
that
GIC delegates may engage in open conversation with officials and among
themselves. Nearly all trips have a public conference
component.
GIC abroad trips are frequently limited in size and registrants
must be GIC members. Registrations are on a first come, first
served basis for our membership. Events
occur several times
a year and are truly global.
The Global Interdependence Center (GIC) is proud to announce a cycle of five conferences on five continents to address the
critical issues of food and water security.
Philadelphia, USA - February 5, 2009: This half day conference will be held at the Philadelphia Federal Reserve Bank in
partnership with the CFA Society of Philadelphia. This forum will focus on the food price inflation crisis as it pertains to
investment in sectors tied to food and water, and the geopolitical ramifications of increased cost and decreased supply. Confirmed
speakers to date include, Congressman Frank LoBiondo (R-NJ 2nd District) and Congressman Robert Andrews (D-NJ 1st District)
both members of the Armed Services Committee, Paul Walsh, Founder and Principal Consultant of G2 Weather Intelligence, Jim
McTague, Washington Editor of Barron’s, George Friedman, CEO of Stratfor, Matt Hougan, Editor of IndexUniverse.com and
ETFR, Gerry Sweeney Portfolio Manager for Aqua Terra, Sean Egan of Egan-Jones Ratings, and David Kotok, GIC Program
Chair and CIO, Cumberland Advisors. More
Paris, France – March 24-26, 2009: GIC is proud to partner with the Banque de France for the European leg of this series.
Program will begin on March 24th with a three-hour guided panoramic and walking tour followed by an informal bistro dinner.
On the morning of March 25th will be a private roundtable featuring John Silvia, Chief Economist, Wachovia Bank, followed by a
dinner cruise on the River Seine with keynote speaker Mike Horn, Chairman of the Federal Home Loan Bank of New York.
March 26th is a full day program at the BDF with featured speakers BDF Governor Christian Noyer , Atlanta Federal Reserve
Bank President Dennis Lockhart, Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor of Bank Al Maghrib, Caleb Fundanga, Governor of the Bank of
Zambia, Dr. Paul Jensen of Drexel University’s LeBow College of Business, Sean Egan of Egan-Jones Ratings, David Kotok,
GIC Program Chair and CIO, Cumberland Advisors, James Lucier, Managing Director, Capital Alpha Partners LLC, Benoit
Coeuré, Ministry of Economy, Industry and Employment, Laurence Tubiana, Director of Institute of Sustainable Development
and International Relations (IDDRI) Michel Griffon, French Agricultural Research Centre for International Development
(CIRAD) Pierre-Frédéric Teniere-Buchot, Governor of the World Water Council. More
Livingstone, Zambia – May 27-28, 2009: GIC will partner with the Central Bank of Zambia for a conference that will pay
special attention to the impact of the food crisis in the developing world. Speakers will include Caleb Fundanga, Governor of the
Bank of Zambia, Mike Bryan, VP and Senior Economist at the Atlanta Federal Reserve Bank, Paolo Garonna, Deputy Executive
Secretary, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Joseph Mason, Associate Professor of Finance, Louisiana State
University's E. J. Ourso College of Business, and David Kotok, GIC Program Chair and CIO, Cumberland Advisors. This two
night -three day agenda will include a guided tour of Victoria Falls and a tour on the Royal Livingstone Express. Click here for details!
Vietnam - November 13-16, 2009: From November 13th-16th, GIC will partner with Vietnam Television for 5 days of meetings and touring in Hanoi. The theme of these meetings will focus on Vietnam as a case study of nation becoming more internationally engaged and interdependent as it transitions to a market oriented economy. The following events are tentative: Friday, November 13th, visit with representatives from State Securities Commission of Vietnam & Ministry of Finance. The weekend of November 14th &15th, enjoy a tour of Hanoi Temple of Literature, Hoan Kiem Lake & Ngoc Son Pagoda, tour of One pillar Pagoda, Ho Chi Minh’s Mausoleum & Hanoi Old Quarter. Monday, November 16th, tentative meetings are scheduled with Vietnam Television Network, Hanoi Stock Exchange and State Bank of Vietnam and Hanoi Institute of Banking. November 17th & 18th will be used for travel from Hanoi to Singapore.
Singapore - November 19th-20th: In Singapore we will resume our focus on Food and Water with the fourth leg of this global series. The private roundtable will be held on November 19th and the full day program, in partnership with the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, on November 20th. Featured speakers include President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, Charles Plosser, Colin Chapman, Vice President, Asia Pacific, Strategic Forecasting Inc., Terry Cooke, Founder & CEO, GC3 Strategy, and David Kotok, GIC Program Chair and CIO, Cumberland Advisors.
Registration for Vietnam & Singapore is open!
Santiago, Chile – Spring 2010: Details TBA
The Global Interdependence Center, in keeping with its mission of the expansion of global dialogue and the betterment of
worldwide living standards endeavors to bring together parties affected by issues of food and water security to identify the causes
of these problems and developing global strategies to ameliorate them. Each conference is being held in conjunction with a local
partner, who will invite their regional constituencies to join the GIC delegation as attendees. Partners will work collaboratively
with GIC leadership to determine program content and speakers.
GIC would like to acknowledge our partners in the 2009 Conference Series.
GIC would like to thank our sponsors of the 2009 Conference Series.
Santiago, Chile: Strategic Partners in
Business & Trade March 2-5 2007
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