Summary

  ㅁ Titles: The 6th Pension Experts Meeting in Asia/Pacific Region
  ㅁ Dates: 23-24 November 2011
  ㅁ Venue: The Hotel President (Seoul, Korea)
  ㅁ Participating parties: 28 people
     ㅇ Asian-Pacific(reported on and discussed): China, Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, 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 : Korea Institute for Health and Social Affairs (KIHASA), National Pension

                                                              Research Institute(NPRI) 

  Programme Summary

   
  ㅁ23 November 2011
       
          1. Welcome and Introduction
              Youn-Ok Park, Director, Health and Social Policy Programme of OECD Korea Policy Centre, 
              Donghyun PARK, Principal Economist, ADB Pension Team

     ㅇ Session I

          2. Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Pension Systems (ADB Routledge)
           a) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in PRC’s Pension Systems
              -Presentation by Stuart LECKIE (Stirling Finance Limited), Hong Kong
           b) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Indonesia’s Pension Systems
               -Presentation by Yves GUERARD (Independent Consultant)
           c) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Korea’s Pension Systems
               -Presentation by Seong Sook KIM (National Pension Research Institute), Korea
           d) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Malaysia’ Pension System
               -Presentation by Mukul ASHER (National University of Singapore)
           e) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Philippines’ Pension Systems
                   -Presentation by Ernesto REYES (Independent Consultant)
           f)  Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Singapore’s Pension Systems
               -Presentation by Mukul ASHER
           g) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Thailand’s Pension Systems
               - Presentation by Orin BRUSTAD (Miller Canefield), USA
           h) Promoting Fairness and Sustainability in Viet Nam’s Pension Systems
                -Presentation by Long Thanh GIANG (National Economics University), Viet Nam

  ㅁ24 November 2011

     ㅇ Session II
          3. Welcome Remarks
              - Mr. Andrew Reilly, Programmer and Statistician, Social Policy Division, Directorate for Employment, Labour  
                and Social Affairs (DELSA), OECD          

        4. OECD Presentation
              - Presentation by Andrew Reilly, OECD
           a) Pensions at a Glance Asia/Pacific-main results
           b) Paying for the Past, Preparing for the Future
           c) Pension Policy : Diagnosis and Designing Reforms

        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)

     ㅇ Session III

          7. Pension Modeling Study
              Country Presentation
           a) Social Security in Singapore
              -Presentation by Mr. Eng Soon Khai (Central Provident Fund Board)
           b) Social Security Through Pensions for the Growing Elderly in Sri Lanka
               -Presentation by Anthony Theodore Abeykoon (Institute for Health Policy)
           c) Post Retirement Benefit Structure in Pakistan
               -Presentation by Muhammad Saghir (Nauman Associates)
           d) "Rationalization of Retirement Benefits of Government Workers in the Philippines
                 -Presentation by Melanie S. Milo (Phiippine Institute for Development Studies)

    ㅁ Closes

          8. Closing Remarks 
              - Youn-Ok Park, 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