OK here are the details:

Navigating Global Economic and Financial Change

Date: Tuesday 11 November 2008
Time: 6.30-8pm
Venue: Sheikh Zayed Theatre, New Academic Building
Speaker: Mohamed A El-Erian
Chair: Professor Willem Buiter

The global economy is experiencing a number of consequential transformations that impact long-standing economic and financial relationships. The resulting change goes well beyond the emergence of a new destination for the global economy; it is also reflected in what is an inevitably bumpy journey that is prone to a series of market accidents and policy mistakes.

In his presentation, Mohamed A. El-Erian will discuss the nature of the transformations. He will detail the drivers, and illustrate how they relate to the unusual developments being experienced by international markets. He will conclude by identifying some of the retooling challenges that confront investors, firms, governments, and the multilateral system.

Mohamed A. El-Erian is co-CEO and co-CIO of PIMCO. He was previously the President and CEO of Harvard Management Company, and a member of the faculty of Harvard Business School. He obtained masters and doctorate degrees from Oxford after completing his undergraduate studies at Cambridge. He is the author of a recent book featured on the New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestsellers lists: When Markets Collide: Investment Strategies for the World of Global Economic Change (July 2008, McGraw Hill).

This event is free and open to all with no ticket required. Entry is on a first come, first served basis. For more information, email events@lse.ac.uk or phone 020 7955 6043.

I am going to organise this for all A level students at EF BUt the ONLY people I will take will be those who show their interest by putting their name in the comments box. The reason for this is simple.

If you put your name in the comment box then it shows me you read the blog and - I hope - are a serious student.

I will be giving a list of names to Ian in about 2 weeks time and the trip will then be formally organised. I am HOPING there will be a bus provided but if not then we go by coach. You would have to pay for your own transport.

The ONLY people allowed to go will be people who sign up here.

If no-one signs then it's simple - we don't go. (There will be no advertisng)

The event is on a first come first served basis so we will have to be early up there - this means leaving Oxford around mid-day I suspect.

Example of what it may be like: