Food Supply and Demand Trend and Outlook in This Transition Year
CQG (Tokyo, Japan) will once again co-host the Commodity Seminar with the CME Group. The theme of this year's seminar is "Agricultural Products."
Topics
2024 is an election year, which is a turning point as policies around the world undergo significant changes. Understanding the fundamentals, including political risks, geopolitical risks, and issues directly connected to these such as food and energy security, will be crucial.
We are honored to have Mr. Akio Shibata, the CEO of Natural Resource Research Institute Inc., as our guest speaker. He will broadly discuss global agricultural supply and demand, food security, and the environment surrounding agriculture. In addition, from the CME Group, we will have presentations from Chief Economist Erik Norland and Executive Director of Agricultural Products Mr. Nelson.
This year has also seen significant movements toward historic yen depreciation, which has heightened the need for currency hedging. Ms. Shereen, CME Group's Senior Director of FX Products, will discuss currency futures. Also, Anthony Cohen, Head of Product Specialist from CQG, will also give a presentation.
A reception event will be after the seminar. Mr. Shibata and other speakers will attend, so please join us for casual discussions.
For those who are overseas or far away, we will also offer an online seminar.
For those participating online, a Zoom link will be sent a few days before the seminar after registration.
Agenda
| Title | Food Supply and Demand Trend and Outlook In Transition Year |
|---|---|
| Date and Time | Oct 7, 2024. Monday Seminar: 3pm~6pm JST (10am~1pm GST) |
| Venue | Station Conference Tokyo Address: 〒100-0005 Tokyo-to Chiyoda-ku 1-1-12 Sapia Tower 5F Direct access from Tokyo Station |
| Seminar Style | Hybrid |
| Targets | Corporations and financial institutions etc. * Individual investors and media representatives are not permitted to attend. |
| Language | Japanese and English (Simultaneous interpretation applies) For those attending the venue, you can listen to the simultaneous interpretation via Zoom on your own smartphone. We kindly ask you to bring your own earphones. |
| Entrance Fee | Free |
| Capacity | 50 people (Venue) |
| Organized by | CME Group CQG |
| Admin | CQG Tokyo Event Team cqgtokyoevent@cqg.com |
Important Points for Registration and Attendance
The registration page could be filled out in English and Japanese. We are also accepting questions for Mr. Shibata in advance. Please feel free to submit your questions.
If you wish to attend the networking session, please select the networking option. If you have any questions, please contact us at cqgtokyoevent@cqg.com.
For online participants, a Zoom link will be sent a few days before the seminar date.
Simultaneous interpretation will be provided via Zoom. For those attending the venue, you can listen to the simultaneous interpretation on your own smartphone via Zoom. We kindly ask you to bring your own earphones.
Program
| Time JST (Time GST) | Session | Speakers |
|---|---|---|
| 14:30 (9:30 AM) | Reception opens | |
| 15:00 - 15:05 (10:00 AM - 10:05 AM) | Opening | MC: Yoko Seki, CQG Tokyo Managing Director |
| 15:05 - 15:50 (10:05 AM - 10:50 AM) | Global Supply and Demand of Agricultural products and aspects of food security in Japan | Akio Shibata, CEO of Natural Resource Research Institute Inc. |
| Q&A Session 15:50-16:05 (10:50 AM - 11:05 AM) | Q&A Session Moderator: Hideki Sato CME Group Tokyo Director | |
| 16:05-16:30 (11:05 AM - 11:30 AM) | CME Group/CBOT Annual Agricultural Update | Nelson Low, CME Group Executive Director, Agricultural Products |
| 16:30-16:40 (11:30 AM - 11:40 AM) | Coffee Break | |
| 16:40-17:00 (11:40 AM - 12:00 PM) | Grains futures: Quantifying fundamentals | Anthony Cohen, CQG Head of Product Specialist, APAC |
| 17:00-17:15 (12:00 PM - 12:15 PM) | CME FX Futures - Replicating forwards with futures | Shereen Lewejohann, CME Group Senior Director, FX Products, Asia Pacific |
| 17:15:17:45 (12:15 PM - 12:45 PM) | The Macroeconomics of Agricultural Markets | Erik Norland, CME Group Managing Director and Chief Economist |
| 17:45-17:50 (12:45 PM - 12:50 PM) | Closing | |
| 18:00-20:00 (1:00 PM - 3:00 PM) | Networking Session starts |
Guest Speaker Introduction
Akio Shibata
CEO of Natural Resource Research Institute Inc
- Born in 1951 (Tochigi Prefecture)
- March 1976: Graduated from the University of Tokyo, Faculty of Agriculture (Department of Agricultural Economics)
- April 1976: Joined Marubeni Corporation, assigned to the First Steel Division
- April 1980: Transferred to the Research Department, through the Economic Research and Industrial Research Sections
- April 2000: Head of the Industrial Research Team at the Economic Research Institute, Business Department
- April 2001: Chief Researcher at the Marubeni Institute
- April 2003: Deputy Director of the Marubeni Institute
- April 2006: Director of the Marubeni Institute
- April 2010: CEO of the Marubeni Institute
- October 2011: CEO of Natural Resource Research Institute Inc.
After graduating from the University of Tokyo's Faculty of Agriculture in 1976, he joined Marubeni Corporation. Worked in the First Steel Division and Research Department, became Head of the Industrial Research Team at the Economic Research Institute, Business Department in 2000. Appointed Chief Researcher at the Marubeni Institute in 2001, Deputy Director in 2003, Director in 2006, and CEO in April 2010.
Since October 2011, he has been the CEO of Natural Resource Research Institute Inc.
Speakers
| Bio | |
|---|---|
 | CME Group Erik Norland Managing Director and Chief Economist Erik Norland is Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for generating economic analysis on global financial markets by identifying emerging trends, evaluating economic factors and forecasting their potential impact on CME Group's various asset classes, ranging from interest rate products to energy and agriculture. He is also one of CME Group's spokespeople on global economic, financial and geopolitical developments. Norland has been working in the financial services industry since 1996. Prior to joining CME Group in 2015, he worked for investment banks and hedge funds both in the United States and France, with coverage including the field of quantitative research. He was in sales roles at BEAM Bayesian Efficient Asset Management LLC, and was Head of Research at EQA Partners, both of which are global macro hedge funds. He also worked with IXIS Corporate & Investment Bank in Paris (now called Natixis), covering central banks and supranational institutions for the fixed income sales business, and also worked as a market economist and strategist. Norland began his career at Bankers Trust, Global Investment Management in New York with the tactical asset allocation group. Norland holds a bachelor's degree in Economics and Political Science from St. Mary's College of Maryland and an M.A. in Statistics with a concentration in finance from Columbia University. He is also a CFA Charterholder. |
 | CME Group Nelson Low Executive Director, Agricultural Products Nelson Low serves as Executive Director, Agricultural Products, for CME Group. He is responsible for growing CME Group's agricultural commodities business, including driving product strategy, marketing, education, developing existing partnerships and identifying new business opportunities throughout the Asia Pacific region. Low joined CME Group in April 2008 and he has more than 25 years of experience in the global commodities markets. Prior to joining CME Group, Low served as Vice President, Product and Business Development at the Singapore Exchange (SGX) where he was responsible for expanding the footprint of the exchange's global agricultural commodity derivatives business. Prior to SGX, Low worked in various physical commodity trading roles at Avebe U.A. and Andre & CIE S.A, where he covered agricultural products ranging from raw bulk commodities like corn and soybeans, to food grade materials such as starches and proteins. Low earned a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the National University of Singapore. He is also a CFA Charterholder. |
 | CME Group Shereen Lewejohann Senior Director, FX Products, Asia Pacific Shereen Lewejohann serves as Senior Director, FX Products, Asia Pacific, for CME Group, based in Singapore. She is responsible for expanding CME Group's existing FX business and developing new opportunities across the region. Lewejohann joined CME Group in November 2022, and she has close to 20 years of experience in the financial markets. Prior to joining CME Group, Lewejohann was the strategy execution lead at MarketAxess Singapore, where she was responsible for driving the strategy for electronic trading of fixed income products across the region. Before that, Lewejohann worked in various senior roles in global markets electronic trading, FX prime brokerage and clearing, market structure, operations as well as regulatory reform roles at UBS across Singapore and Zurich for more than 15 years. Lewejohann holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore, majoring in Banking and Finance |
 | CQG Anthony Cohen Head of Product Specialist, APAC Anthony Cohen currently serves as the Head of Product Specialists for the APAC region. He is responsible on providing expertise, client training/education on CQG Products and engagement of product development. Cohen joined CQG in Sept 2001 and with more than 23 years of experience in the financial services industry. He provides support to hedge funds, institutional investors, and proprietary traders in market analysis and automated trading. He also assists firms with market-making integration for various Asian exchanges. Prior to his tenure at CQG, he worked on the dealing desk at Fidelity Investments. Cohen holds a Master's Degree in Global Banking and Finance from King's Business School and is a certified technical analyst. |
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