I´m very impressed by the level of cool and sophistication of this BM&F (Brazilian Mercantile & Futures Exchange) conference. It was about 3 hours drive from Sao Paulo to this little mountain town, filled with Swiss style villas and hotels. Charming downtown core with great shops and restaraunts. On the hill-tops all around there are nice homes looking into the valley of Campos do Jordao.
The event is in a very modern conference center, managed by a team of expert staff and workers. When I arrived and registered I was given a great swag (lap-top bag) filled with course material, dinner invitations and hat shirt etc. Then they printed out my Press Pass, and next I found Mario, my contact, head of Internet for BM&F, he was glad to see me, and showed me all over the facility - TV studios, lounges, special entrances for Press, then brought me to this super high-tech media room, set-up with 24 new IBM computers on the high-speed network.
Here´s the press release from the BM&F website;
The II International Derivatives and Financial Market Conference gets underway in Campos do Jordão
Conference attracts renowned economists, financial analysts and risk managers
The II International Derivatives and Financial Market Conference began Wednesday, August 24th. The inaugural dinner was held at the Cláudio Santoro Auditorium, in Campos do Jordão, Brazil. Approximately 700 people are participating in the event.
Economist Paul Krugman opened the plenary sessions and roundtables, on Thursday, August 25th, with a lecture on the global economic outlook. In the afternoon, Kenneth Rogoff, professor of economics at Harvard University, lectures on the challenges for the new international financial system.
On Friday, August 26th, professors Emanuel Durman, from Columbia University, and John Hull, from the University of Toronto, will discuss financial models and the latest trends in derivatives.
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