The 17th ISSA International Conference of Social Security Actuaries and Statisticians takes place in Berlin, Germany, 30 May to 1 June 2012, at the invitation of the German Federal Pension Insurance.

In order to meet the needs of social security actuaries, statisticians and other professionals engaged in the financial management of social security schemes, enhancing and promoting actuarial research and applied techniques are major ISSA activities. An important component of these activities is the triennial International Conference of Social Security Actuaries and Statisticians.

The Conference is aimed particularly at actuaries, statisticians, economists and financial experts from member organizations of the International Social Security Association. It may also be of interest for CEOs and managers. The Conference sessions focus on the following topics:

 

• The German state pension scheme: Robust in the face of economic turbulence

Herbert Rische, President, German Federal Pension Insurance, Germany

 

• Eliminating poverty in old age: is social security the answer?

Anna Kwiecinska, Chief Actuary, Social Insurance Institution, Poland
Martha Miranda, Actuary, Inter-American Conference on Social Security, Mexico
Costas Stavrakis, Chief Actuarial Officer, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance, Cyprus
Dermot Grenham, Chief Actuary, Social Security, Demography and Overseas Pensions, Government Actuary's Department, United Kingdom

 

• The impact of economic conditions on the financial sustainability of social security schemes

Bert Rürup, Germany
Monika Queisser, Head, Social Policy Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Anne Drouin, Chief, Financial and Actuarial Service, Social Security Department, International Labour Office (ILO)
Ken Buffin, Chairman, Supranational Relations, International Actuarial Association (IAA)
Tommy Lowén, Analyst, Research and Development, Swedish Pensions Agency, Sweden
Rizaldy Capulong, Deputy Chief Actuary and Assistant Vice President for Actuarial and Securities Trading & Management Departments, Social Security System, Philippines
Derek Osborne, Consultant Actuary, The National Insurance Board, Bahamas
Kevin Page, Parliamentary Budget Officer, Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer, Canada

 

• Actuarial and financial reporting for social security schemes and its legal implications

Georges Langis, Chief Actuary, Quebec Pension Board, Canada
Assia Billig, Actuary, the Office of the Chief Actuary, Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions, Canada and Florian Léger, Technical Specialist in Social Security, Project Manager, International Social Security Association (ISSA)

Discussant:

Anne Drouin, Chief, Financial and Actuarial Service, Social Security Department, International Labour Office (ILO)

 

• Financial sustainability and affordability of health care systems

Mark Pearson, Head, Health Division, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD)
Ulrich Mohr, Deputy Head of Department, Policy / Self-government, Association of Substitute Health Funds (vdek), Germany
Hiroaki Sato, Deputy Director of Actuarial Research Division, Insurance Bureau, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan
Kai Liu, Actuarial Division, Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security, China

   

Further information

 

Further information is available on the ISSA Extranet >>

Background information: 16th International Conference of Social Security Actuaries and Statisticians (Ottawa, 2009) >>

 

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