Day 1: Tuesday, December 14, 2021
14.00 - 14.15 GMT
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Professor George Skiadopoulos, IFFR Director
& Conference Organizer | University of Piraeus & Queen Mary University of London
Didier Millerot, Head of Insurance and Pensions Unit, European Commission
14.15 - 15.00 GMT
Track Record & Developments
Chair: Professor Nikolaos Tessaromatis, EDHEC Business School
Martijn Vos, Chief Operating Officer, Ortec Finance
Pensions Industry: Overview of its Recent Performance
Pensions Industry: Overview of its Recent Performance
Eduard van Gelderen, Chief Investment Officer, Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
How do Successful Occupational Pensions manage Contributions?
How do Successful Occupational Pensions manage Contributions?
Justin Wray, EIOPA, Head of Policy
Occupational Pensions: A European Perspective
Occupational Pensions: A European Perspective
15.00 - 15.30 GMT
Q & A with speakers
15.30 - 15.45 GMT
Reforms: A Case Study
Chair: Professor George Skiadopoulos, IFFR Director
Professor Dimitri Vayanos, London School of Economics
Reforming the 2nd Pillar: International Evidence and the case of Greece
Reforming the 2nd Pillar: International Evidence and the case of Greece
15.45 - 16.00 GMT
Q & A with speaker
Day 2: Wednesday, December 15, 2021
14.00 - 14.45 GMT
Strategies
Chair: Violeta Spyropoulou, Alpha Asset Management M.F.M.C & President CFA Society Greece
Sebastien Betermier, Associate Professor of Finance, Desautels Faculty of Management, McGill University
Drivers of Successful Pension Fund Performance: Insights from the Canadian Model
Drivers of Successful Pension Fund Performance: Insights from the Canadian Model
Professor David Blake, Bayes Business School, City, University of London
Smart Defaults: Determining the Number of Default Funds in a Pension Scheme
Smart Defaults: Determining the Number of Default Funds in a Pension Scheme
Claudia Kruse, Managing Director Global Responsible Investment & Governance, APG Asset Management
Do Pensions take ESG into account?
Do Pensions take ESG into account?
14.45 - 15.15 GMT
Q & A with speakers
15.15 - 16.15 GMT
Roundtable discussion
Panel on Best Practices for Asset Management at Occupational Pensions
Moderator: Théodore Economou, IFFR Fellow, Board Member and Advisor | Conference Organizer
Pavlina Karasiotou, Secretary General for Social Security, Greece
Elena Manola-Bonthond, Chief Investment Officer, CERN Pension Fund
Olivier Rousseau, Executive Director, French Pension Reserve Fund
Karen Shackleton, Director and Chair of the Board, Pensions for Purpose
16.15 GMT
Closing Remarks
Professor George Skiadopoulos, IFFR Director
& Conference Organizer | University of Piraeus & Queen Mary University of London
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