Third World Studies Center
College of Social Sciences and Philosophy
University of the Philippines Diliman
invites you to a roundtable discussion on
Commodities Trading and the Global Economic Crisis
with
Grenville Craig
(PhD, Yale University /
President, Tiverton Trading Inc.)
April 20, 2009
10:00AM – 11:30AM
Third World Studies Conference Room
Lower Ground Floor
University of the Philippines
Diliman, Quezon City
Grenville Craig is the President of Tiverton Trading Inc, and prior to this was a pioneer commodities trader with the Commodities Corporation in Princeton, New Jersey. Craig received a BA in History from Harvard University, an MBA from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a PhD in Economics from Yale University.
In this roundtable discussion, Dr. Craig will discuss the basics of commodities trading, its growth and development as an alternative area of economic activity, its relationship with past crises on food and energy, and its prospects amidst the current global economic crisis.
Interested attendees may also send their questions in advance by posting on the blog or thru email at uptwsc@gmail.com.
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