F.O. Licht's 11th European Sugar Conference provides a complete analysis of the global sugar market and the key factors impacting the European sugar industry right now. Sugar may have been a late starter in the global commodities boom that started in early 2007,but it has been among the strongest ofcommodities in the first quarter of 2008.

The depreciation of the US dollar, an increase in freight rates, high oil prices and the re-emergence of India as a sugar exporter are having a significant impact on world sugar trade. In Europe, the ongoing implementation of the EU sugar reform is causing far-reaching changes in the industry and leading to long-term shifts in international trade patterns.

Fears over the state of the US economy have meant that hedge funds and other institutional investors have moved away from uncertain equity and government bond markets and increased speculative activity in sugar markets. This has pushed sugar prices skyward despite a huge global surplus, tightening the link between equities, bonds and agricultural commodities.

F.O. Licht's 11th European Sugar Conference offers you the opportunity to share the insights of experts around the world and to prepare for what may lie ahead. Join us in Brussels along with key policy makers, opinion formers and senior industry executives to assess the future of the European sugar industry and global trade.