ㅁ Titles: The 5th Pension Experts Meeting in Asia/Pacific Region
  ㅁ Dates: 22-25 November 2010
  ㅁ Venue: The Hotel President (Seoul, Korea)
  ㅁ Participating parties: 23 people
     ㅇ Asian-Pacific(reported on and discussed): China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia/Singapore, Pakistan, the Philippines, 

                                                                           Thailand, Viet Nam
     ㅇ International Organizations : Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and  

                                                      Development (OECD).
     ㅇ Other Organizations & Observer : Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Organisation for Economic Cooperation
                                                               and Development (OECD).   

  Programme Summary

 ㅁ22 November 2010
       
          1. Welcome and Introduction
              Dr. Donghyun PARK and Ms. Gemma Esther ESTRADA  

     ㅇSession I

          2. Developing Asia’s Pension Systems: Overview and Reform Directions (ADB RETA 7357)
           a) PRC’s Pension Systems
               Presentation by Stuart LECKIE (Stirling Finance Limited), Hong Kong

           b) Indonesia’s Pension Systems 
               Presentation by Yves GUERARD (Independent Consultant)
           c) Korea’s Pension Systems
               Presentation by Seong Sook KIM (National Pension Research Institute), Korea

           d) Pension System
               Presentation by Mukul ASHER (National University of Singapore)
           e) Philippines’ Pension Systems
               Presentation by Ernesto REYES (Independent Consultant)

             f) Singapore’s Pension Systems
                 Presentation by Mukul ASHER

             g) Thailand’s Pension Systems
                 Presentation by Orin BRUSTAD (Miller Canefield), USA
             h) Viet Nam’s Pension Systems
                 Presentation by Long Thanh GIANG (National Economics University), Viet Nam

     ㅇSession II
          3. Welcome Remarks

              - Sookyoung Kwak, Director, Health and Social Programme of the OECD-Korea Policy Centre

              - Mr. Andrew Reilly, Programmer and Statistician, Social Policy Division,

                                              Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social), Affairs (DELSA OECD)
          

          4. Pension Modeling Study: an update
            Presentation by ADB

          5. Pensions at a Glance: Asia-Pacific 

            Presentation by Mr. Andrew Reilly (OECD)

          6. Country Presentations

           a) Contrasting Approaches to Old-Age Income Protection in Korea and Chinese Taipei.

               Presentation by Dr.Young-jun CHOI (Korea)  

           b) Which Policy Measure Would Be Effective to Reduce Gaps in Coverage?

              - With Special Focus on NPS (National Pension Scheme) in Korea

               Presentation by Dr. Suk-myung YUN (Korea)

           c) Korean Retirement Pension Scheme: Current State and Next Step

               Presentation by Dr. Hanam PHANG (Korea)

             d) Changes in Government Pension Scheme of Pakistan during 2010

                 Presentation by Mr. Tanveer ALAM (Pakistan)

           e) Policy Outlook and Response to Old Age Poverty in Pakistan

               Presentation by Dr. Nasir WHAIND (Pakistan)

ㅁ24 November 2010

     ㅇSession III

          7. Pensions at a Glance: Asia-Pacific

          8. Closing Remarks 

              - Sookyoung Kwak, Director, Health and Social Programme of the OECD-Korea Policy Centre

              - Mr. Andrew Reilly, Programmer and Statistician, Social Policy Division,

                                              Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social), Affairs (DELSA OECD)

  ㅁ Closes