18 November 2008
European Pension Funds Congress
Congress Center Messe Frankfurt
Programme
| 09:00 a.m. |
Welcome & Opening |
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Chris Verhaegen,
Secretary General, EFRP – European Federation for Retirement Provision, Brussels |
| 09:10 a.m. |
Keynote Speech |
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Dr. Gertrude Tumpel-Gugerell,
Member of the Executive Board, European Central Bank, Frankfurt am Main |
| 09:30 a.m. |
Session I: "Moving DC workplace pensions forward in Europe" |
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Pierre Bollon,
Director General, AFG -Association Française de la Gestion Financičre, Paris
Dace Brencena,
CEO and President, SEB Open Pension Fund, Riga; Member of the Executive Board, SEB Life Insurance, Riga
Fiona Stewart,
Administrator, OECD - Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development, Paris
Joanne Segars,
Chief Executive, NAPF - National Association of Pension Funds Ltd., London
Moderator:
Patrick Burke,
Head of Institutional Client Services, Irish Life Investment Managers, Dublin; Chairman, IAPF – Irish Association of Pension Funds, Dublin |
| 11:10 a.m. |
Session II: "Market turbulence and pension solidity" |
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Speech:
Dr. Thomas Steffen,
Chief Executive Director, Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienst-leistungsaufsicht (BaFin), Bonn; Chairman, CEIOPS, Frankfurt am Main
Panel Discussion:
Wim Barentsen,
Chief Strategist – Allocation and Research, APG Investments, Amsterdam
Dr. Leonie Bell,
Managing Consultant, Oxera Consulting Limited, Brussels
Peter Moon,
Chief Investment Officer, USS - Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited, London
Moderator:
Christian Böhm,
Chief Executive Officer, APK-Pensionskasse AG, Vienna; Chairman, Fachverband der Pensionskassen; Second Vice-Chairman EFRP - European Federation for Retirement Provision, Brussels |
| 12:30 p.m. |
Keynote Speech: "Role of workplace pensions in a modern innovative and sustainable European Social Model" |
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Georg Fischer,
Head of Unit Social Protection, Social Services, DG Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities, Directorate E Social Protection and Integration, European Commission, Brussels |
| 02:00 p.m. |
Keynote Speech: "EU Commission consultation on Solvency for IORPs" |
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Karel Van Hulle,
Head of Unit Insurance and Pensions, DG Internal Market and Services, Directorate H Financial Institutions, European Commission, Brussels |
| 02:25 p.m. |
Session III: "Changes triggered by the IORP Directive" |
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Jörg Ambrosius,
Managing Director, State Street Bank GmbH, Munich
Tony Hobman,
Chief Executive, The Pensions Regulator, Brighton; Chairman, Occupational Pensions Committee, CEIOPS, Frankfurt am Main
Barry D. Mack,
Head of Pan-European Task Force, Mercer Ltd., London
Roland van den Brink,
Member of the Executive Board, Mn Services N.V., Rijswijk
Gavin Watkins,
Principal, Towers Perrin, London
Moderator:
Ángel Martínez-Aldama,
Director General, Inverco, Madrid; Chairman, EFRP – European Federation for Retirement Provision, Brussels |
| 04:05 p.m. |
Closing Remarks |
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Ángel Martínez-Aldama,
Director General, Inverco, Madrid; Chairman, EFRP – European Federation for Retirement Provision, Brussels |
| 04:45 p.m. |
Session IV: Joint session with European Banking Federation "Financial sector priorities for the next EU Commission" |
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Alberto Corinti,
Deputy Director General and Director Economics and Finance, CEA - Comité Européen des Assurances, Brussels
Peter de Proft,
Director General, EFAMA – European Fund and Asset Management Association, Brussels
Guido Ravoet,
Secretary General, EBF – European Banking Federation, Brussels
Chris Verhaegen,
Secretary General, EFRP – European Federation for Retirement Provision, Brussels
Moderator:
Karel Lannoo,
Chief Executive Officer, CEPS - Centre for European Policy Studies, Brussels |
| 06:00 p.m. |
End of Conference |
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