What: “End of the Commodities Super Cycle: Implications for the U.S. Presidential Election, the World Economy, and Beyond,” a panel discussion featuring Jim McCaughan and Bob Baur (Principal Financial Group), Paul Schickler (DuPont Pioneer), and moderator Kavilash Chawla (Bâton Global).
When: Tuesday, March 8, 7-8:30 p.m.
Where: Sussman Theater, Olmsted Center

The panel will provide an economist’s view on what is driving the end of the commodity super cycle and the implications for the broader global economy for 2016. Attendees will also learn how the decline in commodity prices is affecting a global commodity-related business like DuPont Pioneer and how some of the global, macroeconomic forces may impact strategic investments, growth, expansion, and strategy decisions. The panel may touch on what the end of the commodity super cycle means for a financial services firm, especially as it relates to pension and asset management. It will address how changes in the commodity sector are impacting portfolio flows, financial investors, and strategic investors. More information on panelists is available online.

Sponsored by The Principal Financial Group and the Principal Financial Group Center for Global Citizenship at Drake University.

— Denise Ganpat, Center for Global Citizenship