Summary

 ㅁ Titles: The 3rd Pension Experts Meeting in Asia/Pacific Region
  ㅁ Dates: 25-26 June 2008
  ㅁ Venue: Sheraton Grand Walkerhill Hotel  in Seoul, Korea
  ㅁ Participating parties: 64 Experts from 22 countries and organizations.
     ㅇ OECD member countries in Asia-Pacific : Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand
     ㅇ Non-OECD member countries : Bhutan, China, Chinese Taipei, Hong Kong SAR, India, Indonesia, Maldives,   
                                                       Malaysia, Nepal, Singapore, Philippines, Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam
     ㅇ International Organizations : OECD, The World Bank, ILO, ADB
     ㅇ Other Organizations & Observer : Ministry of Health and Welfare, National Pension Service , BBVA, BGI etc. 

  Programme Summary

 
  ㅁ25 June 2008
        
          1. OPENING
           a) Welcome remarks : Cho Giwon,
           b) Opening remarks : Robert Holzmann, (World Bank)

 
     ㅇSession I
          2. Pension systems in Asia and thePacific: Policies at a Glance
           a) Presentation by EdwardWhitehouse, OECD
           b) Presentation by Andrew Reilly,OECD
          3. Implications and Limitationsof International Comparison of Income Replacement Rates
           a) Presentation by Yong-ha Lee, NPRI, Korea
          4.  Ageing Asia’s LoomingPension Crisis
           a) Presentation by  DonghyunPark, ADB

  ㅁ26 June 2008

     ㅇSession I continued
          5. Country presentations in implications for reformof national pension systems
           a) PaKistan: Brig Akhtar Zamin
           b) Chinese Taipei : Ping-Lung Hsin
           c) China: Yvonne Shin, Watson Wyatt,Hong Kong SAR
 
        ㅇSession II
           6. Innovations - New Ideas inPension Reform Automatic enrolment: KiwiSaver in New Zealand
           a) Presentation by GeoffRashbrooke, MSD, New Zealand
           b) Discussion

          7. LAUNCH MEETING ISSUES
           a) Case of Vietnam:  SonTran Van, Ministry of Finance
           b) Innovations in pension reformsfor low-income workers In Inida : Ashish Aggarwal, IIMPS
           c) The pension system and its reformin China : Dewen Wang, CASS

       ㅇSession IV
          8. Civil service pensions
           a) options and argumentsCivil-service pension reform in Japan
                - Presentation by JunichiSakamoto, NRI, Tokyo
           b) Civil-service pension reform inIndia
                - Presentation by Renuka Sane,Invest India Micro Pension Services
           c) Civil-service pension reform inIndonesia
                - Presentation by HasbullahThabrany University of Indonesia, School of Public Health