2023 OECD/IOPS Global Forum on Private Pensions

18-19 October 2023 Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

"Entrenching Retirement Security in a Changing World"

The 2023 Global Forum on Private Pensions is organised jointly by the OECD, the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) and the Insurance and Pensions Commission (IPEC) of Zimbabwe. It will gather high-level officials from regulatory and supervisory authorities, leading experts from pension fund industry and research institutes from both OECD and IOPS Member countries and representatives from international organisations. Discussions will focus on:

Design and delivery of adequate DC pensions (1): Revised OECD Core Principles of Private Pension Regulation
Design and delivery of adequate DC pensions (2): A Roundtable on challenges and solutions in the African continent
Performance of African pension funds investment strategies: challenges, opportunities and key trends
Providing pensions for informal employment in developing countries: Challenges and opportunities for policy makers
Strengthening trustees' skills and capacities: market practice, governance and regulatory developments

This event will be held back-to-back with the IOPS Committee Meetings and the IOPS Annual General Meeting on 17-18 October 2023.

Participation to the Global Forum on Private Pensions is by invitation only.

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Opening address

Hon. Prof. Mthuli Ncube, Minister of Finance and Investment Promotion, Zimbabwe

Opening remarks

Dr Grace Muradzikwa, Commissioner, Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe
Mrs Júlia Čillíková, Executive Director for Regulation and Consumer Protection, National Bank of Slovakia, and Chair of the OECD Working Party on Private Pension
Mr Ambrogio Rinaldi, Central Director, Pensions Fund Supervision Commission (COVIP), Italy, IOPS President

SESSION 1: Design and delivery of adequate DC pension (1): Revised OECD Core Principles of Private Pension Regulation

Moderator: Mr Ambrogio Rinaldi, Central Director, Pensions Fund Supervision Commission (COVIP), Italy, IOPS President

Speakers:

Dr Pablo Antolin, Head of Insurance and Pensions Unit, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)
Mrs Júlia Čillíková, Executive Director for Regulation and Consumer Protection, National Bank of Slovakia, and Chair of the OECD Working Party on Private Pension
Mr Ali Khawar, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor, the United States

SESSION 2: Design and delivery of adequate DC pension (2): A Roundtable on challenges and solutions in the African continent

Moderator: Dr Grace Muradzikwa, Commissioner, Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe

Speakers:

Dr Farouk Aminu, Executive Director, the National Pension Commission of Nigeria (PENCOM)
Mr Prakash Seewoosunkur, Chief Operating Officer, Financial Services Commission (FSC) of Mauritius
Mr Gandy Gandidzanwa, Director, UK-Headquartered Association of Professional Fund Investors (APFI), and Director and Principal at Risk and Investment Management Consulting Actuaries (RIMCA)

SESSION 3: Performance of African pension funds investment strategies: challenges, opportunities and key trends

Moderator: Dr Dariusz Stanko, Head, IOPS Secretariat

Speakers:

Ms Zareena Camroodien, Head, Fund Governance and Trustee Conduct, Financial Sector Conduct Authority, South Africa
Dr Dominico Fanizza, Executive Director representing Italy, the Netherlands and the UK, African Development Bank (ADB)
Mr Patrick Kariuki, Member, Pan-African Fund Managers' Association (PAFMA), and Chair. Fund Managers Association, Kenya

SESSION 4: Providing pension for informal employment in developing countries: Challenges and opportunities for policy makers

Moderator: Mr André Laboul, IOPS Chief Policy Advisor

Speakers:

Mr Moch Muchlasin, Executive Director for Pension Fund Supervision, Financial Services Authority (OJK), Indonesia
Mr Will Price, Chief Executive Officer, D3P Global, and Senior Adviser on Insurance and Pensions, United Nations Capital Development Fund (UNCDF)
Dr Elio Sanchez, Deputy Superintendent of Private Pension Funds Administrators, Peru, and Vice President of International Association of the Latin American Pension Fund Supervisors (AIOS)

SESSION 5: Strengthening trustees’ skills and capacities: market practice, governance and regulatory developments

Moderator: Mr Brendan Kennedy, Chair of the IOPS Technical Committee, and CEO, Pensions Authority, Ireland

Speakers:

Mr Wayne Fogarty, Senior Manager, Superannuation Strategic Insights, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), Australia
Mr Yan Chee Cheng, Managing Director, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Hong Kong, China
Mr Charles Cowling, President Elect, International Actuarial Association

Closing remarks:

Dr Grace Muradzikwa, Commissioner, Insurance and Pensions Commission of Zimbabwe
Dr Pablo Antolin, Head of Insurance and Pensions Unit, Directorate for Financial and Enterprice Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD)

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MEETING DOCUMENTS

VIDEOS:

Official Opening (full version)

Session 1: Design and delivery of adequate DC pensions

Session 2: Design and delivery of adequate DC pensions. Challenges & solutions

Session 3: Performance of African pension funds investment strategies

Session 4: Providing pensions for informal employment in developing countries

Session 5: Strengthening trustees' skills and capacities & closing

CONTACT

Johanna PALMI: johanna.palmi@oecd.org