Bluford (Blu) Putnam is Managing Director and Chief Economist of CME Group. He is responsible for leading global economic analysis and monitoring developments in the price patterns, volatility and correlations of futures and options markets.
Academic Keynote:
Professor Charles W. Calomiris
Charles W. Calomiris is Henry Kaufman Professor at Columbia Business School and a Research Associate of NBER. He also recently served as the Chief Economist at Office of the Comptroller of the Currency.
Academic Paper Themes
Economics of Energy Markets
Trading and Price Shocks on Commodity Markets
Market Structure on Commodity Markets
Manipulation and Risk Premia on Commodity Derivatives
