After more than 2 years of lockdowns, this was the first regional pension gathering with physical attendance, with around 500 delegates, and ample learning and networking opportunities.
We’ve brought the entire social insurance and retirement industry (both public and private pension sectors) and their associated service providers – asset managers, investment solution providers, actuaries, risk analysts, benchmarking, trustees, fintech and technology providers – all under one roof.
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9:00 am - 10:20 pm
Session 1
Opening Remarks
H.E. Mr. Adel Al Asoom
Arab Parliament Speaker
H.E. Maj. Gen. Gamal Awad
Chairman of the National Organisation of Social Insurance
Major General Khaled Fouda
Governor of South Sinai
H.E. Ms. Nivine El-Qabbage
Minister of Social Solidarity, Egypt
H.E. Mohamed Ahmed Maait
Minister of Finance of Arab Republic of Egypt
H.E. Lieutenant Dr. Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulla Al Khalifa
Chairman of the Supreme Council for Health, and Chairman
of Al-Hekma Retired Society.
10:20 am - 11:20 am
Session 2
- Pension Economics & Spending by 2050
Dr. Majed Al Helou
Chairman & CEO, Pension Fund, Palestine
Dr. Adel Sultan
CEO, Libyan Social Security Insurance Company,
Libya
Dr. George Maarawi
General Director, Ministry of Finance, Lebanon
Prof. Gamal Shahata
Dean of Business College, Cairo University, Egypt
H.E. Mohamed Ahmed Maait
Minister of Finance of Arab Republic of Egypt
11:40 am - 12:40 pm
Session 3
Challenges and Reforms for the Delivery of Sustainable Pensions in the Arab World
Dr. Kamel Maddori
Director General, Social Security Fund
for Public Sector, Tunisia
Mr. Abdulla Al Sheleki
GM of Communication Channels,General Organization for Social Insurance,
Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohammad Karaki
Director General, Social Security Fund for
Government Sector, Lebanon
Mr. Sami Abdulhadi
Vice Chairman, NOSI, Egypt
H.E. Maj. Gen. Gamal Awad
Chairman of the National Organisation of Social Insurance
12:40 pm - 1:40 pm
Session 4
The Tale of Two Worlds of Pension
Mr. Csaba Feher
Senior Economist, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Mr. Mohammed Soudi
Vice Chairman, NOSI, Egypt
Mr. Uluc Icoz
Vice President, Insurance & Private Pension Regulation & Supervision Authority (SEDDK), Turkey
2:40 pm - 3:50 pm
Session 5
Going Beyond Equality to Equity
Dr. Mohamed Al Owni
Adviser to the Assistant Governor for Insurance
Affairs, GOSI, Saudi Arabia
Mr. Haitham Taher
MD, MetLife, Egypt
William Price
Senior Advisor, UN Capital Development Fund, UN
Andrew Reilly
Pension Analyst
Anush Bezhanyan
Regional Manager, Social Protection & Jobs, MENA
3:50 pm - 5:00 pm
Session 6
Impact of COVID-19 on social insurance systems
Mr. Emad Nasr
Chairman, Human Power Association, and Board Member at American Chamber of Commerce, Egypt
Dr. Idris Al Mubrook
Chairman, Libyan Social Security Fund, Libya
Mr. Abdulaziz Al Shaikh
Director of Insurance & Actuarial Research, General Organization for
Social Insurance, Saudi Arabia
Dr. Mohamed Mahmoud Youssef
Head of Experts Committee,National Organisation of
Social Insurance, Egypt
Ms. Laila Al Moshneb
Social Inclusion Adviser, US AID Agency, Egypt
9:30 am - 10:40 am
Session 7
IT Platforms for Social Insurance & Pension Systems
Maj. Gen. Faheem Idris
Advisor to the Chairman on Digital Transformation,
NOSI, Egypt
Mr. Christian Pedak
Founder & CEO,Lamie, Austria
Mr. Asim Al Jareed
d, Director of Registration & Subscription Solutions,
GOSI, Saudi Ara
Mr. Sam Barton
Chief Technology Officer, Smart Pension, UK
Ms. Nahla Osman
Program Manager, Atos
Eng. Khaled El Attar
Deputy Minister for AdministrativeDevelopment, Digital Transformation
and Automation, Egyp
10:40 am - 11:40 am
Session 8
Managing Private Pension Funds: How Complex Can it be?
Mr. Tarek Sakr
Investment Manager, Egypt Air Pension Fund, Egypt
Mr. Hicham Abouyoub
Managing Director & Board Member, Wafa Life Insurance, Egypt
Mr. Hazem Abdelrahman
CEO & Chief Actuary, Equevu, UAE
Ebrahim K. Ebrahim
Founder & CEO
12:00 pm - 1:20 pm
Session 9
The Art and Science of Actuarial Assumptions
Mr. Ahmed Rashwan
Actuary & Member of ExpertsCounsel, NOSI, Egypt
Ms. Montserrat PallaresMiralles
Senior Social Protection Economist, World Bank
Dr. Mohammed Abdelmonem Jowdah
Chairman of Insurance & Actuarial Sciences,
Cairo University, Egypt
Mr. Abdelfattah El Gebally
Al Ahram Research Centre, Egypt
Simon Herborn
Associate Partner
2:20 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 10
Post-Pandemic Investing: Where Now? War in Europe, Global Trade Issues and Geopolitics
Ms. Anastasia Anastassiades
Associate Partner, AON, Cyprus
Mr. Ahmed Abou El Saad
CEO, Azimut Egypt Asset Management, Egypt
Mr. Mohamed Mejai,
Director, Investments Department, Islamic Development Bank
Karim Chedid
Head of Investment Strategy for iShares EMEA
3:30 pm - 4:40 pm
Session 11
Should Pension Funds Search for Higher Yield?
Mr. Gaurav Malik
Chief Investment Strategist, SSGA, USA
Mr. Mike Heale
Co-founder and Head of Business Development, CEM Benchmarking, USA
Mr. Amr Raouf
Executive Director, NOSI Investment Fund,
Egypt
Ms. Mai Abdel Hamid
CEO, Social Housing and Finance Support Fund, Egypt
Abdulatif Alseif
Co-founder, Managing Director
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