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)

     ㅇ Session I

          2. Pension systems in Asia and the Pacific: Policies at a Glance
            a) Presentation by Edward Whitehouse, OECD
            b) Presentation by Andrew Reilly, OECD

          3. Implications and Limitations of International Comparison of Income Replacement Rates
            a) Presentation by  Yong-ha Lee, NPRI, Korea

          4. Ageing Asia’s Looming Pension Crisis
            a) Presentation by  Donghyun Park, ADB
 
 

ㅁ 26  June 2008

     ㅇ Session I continued
         5. Country presentations in implications for reform of national pension systems
            a) PaKistan: Brig Akhtar Zamin
            b) Chinese Taipei : Ping-Lung Hsin
            c) China: Yvonne Shin, Watson Wyatt, Hong Kong SAR

    ㅇ Session II

          6. Innovations - New Ideas in Pension Reform Automatic enrolment: KiwiSaver in New Zealand
            a) Presentation by Geoff Rashbrooke, MSD, New Zealand
            b) Discussion
    
          7. LAUNCH MEETING ISSUES
            a) Case of Vietnam:  Son Tran Van, Ministry of Finance
            b) Innovations in pension reforms for low-income workers In Inida : Ashish Aggarwal, IIMPS

            c) The pension system and its reform in China : Dewen Wang, CASS
      

     ㅇ Session IV
          8. Civil service pensions
            a) options and arguments Civil-service pension reform in Japan

                - Presentation by Junichi Sakamoto, NRI, Tokyo

            b) Civil-service pension reform in India

               - Presentation by Renuka Sane, Invest India Micro Pension Services

            c) Civil-service pension reform in Indonesia

               - Presentation by Hasbullah Thabrany University of Indonesia, School of Public Health

         Closes