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Day 1 Monday, May 5, 2003
Principles of Public Pension Fund Management

Registration | Coffee Break

Welcome | Introduction

Chairperson
Robert Palacios
Senior Economist (Pension), Social Protection Team | The World Bank

Opening Address
Cesare Calari
Vice President Finance | The World Bank
Robert Holzmann
Director, Social Protection Team | The World Bank

Overview of Public Pension Fund Management
Jeffrey Carmichael
Chairman | Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
Robert Palacios
Senior Economist, Pensions | The World Bank
Paper | Slides | ABP Investment Code

Discussant
Olivia Mitchell
Professor of Insurance and Risk Management | University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School of Business

Coffee Break

Panel Discussion: Governance of Public Pension Funds
David Hess
Professor | Rutgers University
Gregorio Impávido
Senior Financial Economist | The World Bank
Paper | Slides

Discussant
Anne Simpson
Program Manager | The World Bank

Lunch (MC East Dining Room)
Keynote Speaker
Samuel Halpern
Executive Vice President & General Counsel | Independent Fiduciary Services, Inc.

Chairperson
Richard Hinz
Adviser, Social Protection Team | The World Bank

Panel Discussion: Transparency and Accountability
Anne Maher
Chief Executive | Pensions Board, Ireland
Paper | Slides

Discussants
Anwar M. Shah
Lead Public Sector Management Specialist | The World Bank Institute
Richard Hinz
Adviser, Social Protection Team | The World Bank

Coffee Break

Panel Discussion: Investment Policy and Processes
John Ilkiw
Frank Russell Company
Paper | Slides

Discussants
Afsaneh Beschloss
Carlyle Asset Management Group
Slides
Yee Mun Sin
Senior Social Protection Specialist | The World Bank

Reception (H Building Terrace, in case of bad weather - H lobby)


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Day 2 Tuesday, May 6, 2003
Recent Reforms in Public Pension Funds: Case Studies

Coffee Break

Chairperson
Alberto Musalem
Lead Economist, Human Development Network | The World Bank

Canada's CPP Investment Board
John MacNaughton
President and CEO | Canada Pension Plan Investment Board
Slides

Discussants
Agnieszka Chlon-Dominczak
Department Director | Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, Poland
Moh’d Jawad Hadid
Chairman, Social Security Corporation | The Investment Commission, Jordan

Coffee Break

New Zealand's Superannuation Fund
Brian McCulloch
Principal Advisor | New Zealand Treasury
Paper

Discussants
David Snelbecker
Manager | The Services Group
Advisor | The Government of Kosovo and the Kosovo Pension Savings Trust
Slides
Ajai Singh
Central Provident Fund Commissioner | Employees' Provident Fund Organization, India

Lunch (MC Dining Room East)
Keynote Speaker
Nancy C. Everett
Chief Investment Officer | Virginia Retirement System

Ireland’s National Pension Reserve
Anne Maher
Chief Executive | Pensions Board, Ireland
Paper | Slides

Discussants
Krzysztof Pater
Deputy Minister of Labor | Poland
Frits Konigferander
Chief of the Pension Fund | Central Bank of Suriname

Coffee Break

Investment Policy and Processes: Norwegian Case
Knut Kjaer
Managing Director | Norway’s Petroleum Fund
Slides

Discussants
Abdelaadim Guerrouj
Director Asset Management | Caisse de Dépôt et de Gestion, Morocco
Maru Tjihumino
Chairman, Board of Trustees | GIPF, Namibia

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Day 3 Wednesday, May 7, 2003
Developing Countries: Reforming Public Pension Funds

Coffee Break

Chairperson
Gregorio Impavido
Senior Financial Economist, Financial Sector Operations and Policy | The World Bank

Investment Strategies of State Pension Funds in Malaysia
R. Thillainathan
Director of Finance | Genting Berhad
Paper | Slides | Notes

Pension Fund Management in Singapore and India
Mukul G. Asher
Associate Professor of Economics and Public Policy | National University in Singapore
Slides

Coffee Break

National Pension Fund in Korea
Sung-Yun Han
Head of Pension Policy Team | National Pension Research Center
Slides

Lunch (MC East Dining Room)

Public Pension Fund Supervision in Kenya
Edward Odundo
Chief Executive, Retirement Benefits Authority | Kenya
Slides

The Challenges of Pension Fund Supervision in Costa Rica
Edgar Robles Cordero
SuperIntendent of Pension Funds | Costa Rica

Coffee Break

Plenary Session: Challenges of Public Pension Fund Management: Summary and Steps Forward
Michael Orszag
Head of Research | Watson Wyatt LLP
Slides
Anne Maher
Chief Executive, Pensions Board | Ireland
Hernando Montas
Representative | International Social Security Administration

Closing Speech
Ruben Lamdany
Director, Sector and Thematic Programs | The World Bank Institute

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