2024 IOPS/OECD/CONSAR International Conference on Private Pensions

The 2024 International Conference on Private Pensions was organised jointly by the OECD, the International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS) and the National Commission of the Retirement Savings System (CONSAR) of Mexico. It gathered high-level officials from regulatory and supervisory authorities, leading experts from pension fund industry and research institutes from both OECD and IOPS Member jurisdictions as well as from Mexico and the Latin American region. Representatives from international organisations also took part in the IOPS/OECD/CONSAR International Conference. Discussions focused on:

• Pension reform in Mexico, trends in the labour market and new social security policies

• Trends in the labour market, pension coverage and new social security policies in the Latin America

• Digitalization and inclusion in pension systems 

• Disclosure of ESG factors in the investment of pension funds

• Implementation of ESG factors in the investment management of pension funds in Latin America 

This event was held back-to-back with the IOPS Committee Meetings on 13 February 2024.

Participation to the International Conference is by invitation only.

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Opening remarks

• Mr Julio César Cervantes, President of the National Commission of the Retirement Savings System (CONSAR)

• Mr Ambrogio Rinaldi, President of the International Organisations of Pension Supervisors (IOPS)

• Mr Luis Antonio Ramirez Pineda, General Director of Nacional Financiera (NAFIN) and the National Bank of Foreign Trade (BANCOMEXT)

• Ms Gloria Lugo, Chief Operations Office at Inter-American Development Bank, Mexico (IDB)

Inaugural speech:

• H.E. Gabriel Yorio, Deputy Minister of the Treasury and Public Credit (SHCP), Mexico

SESSION 1: Pension reform in Mexico, trends in the labour market and new social security policies

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

Speakers:

• Mr Julio César Cervantes, President of the Natioanl Commission of the Retirement Savings System (CONSAR)

• Mr Héctor Santana, Head of the Insurance, Pensions and Social Security Unit, Ministry of Finance and Public Credit

• Dr Luis Felipe Munguía Corella, President of the National Minimum Wages Commission (CONASAMI)

SESSION 2: Trends in the labour market, pension coverage and new social security policies in the Latin America

Moderator: Ms Laura Ripani, Chief, Labor Markets and Social Security Division at the Inter-America Development Bank (IDB)

Speakers:

• Mr Leonardo Campani, COO, Administration Director, Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC), Brazil 

• Mr Luis A. Martínez, Actuary II, National Planning Directorate, PanamaDr Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy and Research, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

SESSION 3: Digitalization and inclusion in pension systems

Moderator: Mr Ali Khawar, Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary, Department of Labor, the United States, and IOPS Vice President

Speakers:

• Mr Eric Cheng, Executive Director (Policy), Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Authority, Hong Kong, China

• Mr Charles Machira, CEO, Retirement Benefits Authority, Kenya (tbc)

SESSION 4: Disclosure of ESG factors in the investment of pension funds

Moderator: Dr. Dariusz Stanko, Head of Secretariat, The International Organisation of Pension Supervisors (IOPS)

Speakers:

• Prof. Francisco Estrada Porrúa, Climrisk integrated evaluation model, Researcher at the Department of Atmospheric Sciences of the Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM)

• Mr David Carlin, Head of climate risk and TCFD for the UN Environment Programme's - Finance. Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)

• International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) (tbc)

• Dr Margarita Pirovska, Director of Policy and Research, Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)

SESSION 5: Implementation of ESG factors in the investment management of pension funds in Latin America

Moderator: Dr Pablo Antolin, Head of Insurance and Pensions, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) 

Speakers:

• Ms Úrsula Schwartzhaupt, Head of Regulation Intendancy, Pensions Supervisor, Superintendent, Pension Superintendency of Chile and IOPS Vice President

• Ms Ingrid Magaly Muñetones Suarez, Deputy Superintendent of Pensions, Financial Superintendency of Colombia

• Ms Martha Angélica León Alvarado, Vice President of Finance, CONSAR

Closing remarks:

• Mr Julio César Cervantes, President of the National Commission of the Retirement Savings System (CONSAR)

• Ms Laura Ripani, Chief, Labor Markets and Social Security Division at the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB)

• Mr Serdar Celik, Head of Capital Markets and Financial Institutions Division, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)

• Ms Úrsula Schwarzhaupt, Head of Regulation Intendancy, Pensions Supervisor, Chile, and IOPS Vice President 

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MEETING DOCUMENTS

Agenda

Speaker biographies 

Speaker presentations

CONTACT

Johanna PALMI: johanna.palmi@oecd.org