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Conference Program

Thursday 12th September 2019

Time	Topic
08:00 - 08:45	R E G I S T R A T I O N
08:45 - 09:00	Opening Remarks
09:00 - 10:30	Plenary Session 1 - Mortality Trends and Forecasts Professor Moshe Milevsky (York University, Toronto) "Biological age vs Chronological Age and Retirement Policy" Paul Kitson (PWC) "Using Technology to Monitor Longevity Trends" Dr Georgina Pascutiu (RGA Re) "Marijuana is now legal: What will the future hold?"
10:30 - 11:00	C O F F E E B R E A K - Sponsored by PWC
11:00 - 12:30	Parallel Session I
12:30 - 14:00	L U N C H - Sponsored by Club Vita
14:00 - 16:00	Parallel Session II
16:00 - 16:30	T E A B R E A K - *Sponsored by PWC*
16:30 - 18:30	Plenary Session 2 - Financial Wellness and its Importance in an Aging Society “Preparing for Longevity: Defining the Financial Wellness Challenge” (15 min) Yanela Frias, SVP, Head of Investment and Pension Solutions, Prudential Retirement (Panel) “The Business Case for Financial Wellness in an Aging Society: How Employers and Employees Both Gain” (30 min) Moderator: Michael Knowling, Head of Client Relations & Business Development. Prudential Retirement. - Jill Vaslow, Director of Global Health and Wellness, CIGNA - Carolyn Kennedy, Vice President of Employee Benefits, Chubb. (Panel) “Policy Perspectives on Longevity, Aging and Retirement Readiness” (1 hour with Q&A) Moderator: Karen Andres, Director of Policy and Market Solutions, Project Director of the Retirement Savings Initiative, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program - Steve Goss, Chief Actuary, Social Security Administration - Lori Lucas, President and CEO, Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI) - Angela M. Antonelli, Research Professor, Executive Director of the Center for Retirement Initiatives, Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy. “From Crisis to Opportunity: A Call to Action for Financial Wellness in the Age of Increased Longevity” (15 min) Phil Waldeck, President, Prudential Retirement
19:00 - 20:00	D R I N K S R E C E P T I O N - Sponsored by RGA
20:00 - 22:30	G A L A D I N N E R - Sponsored by Prudential

Friday 13th September 2019

Time	Topic
08:30 - 10:30	Parallel Session III
10:30 - 11:00	C O F F E E B R E A K - Sponsored by Fasano Associates
11:00 - 12:30	Plenary Session 3 - Market Developments Dale Hall (SOA) "Trends in US Population and Insured Morality Improvement" Douglas Anderson (Club Vita) "Some Animals are More Equal than Others: Latest Insights into Longevity Inequality from UK, Canada and US" Michael Fasano (Fasano Associates) "Life and Structured Settlement Underwriting".
12:30 - 14:00	L U N C H - Sponsored by Pacific Life Re
14:00 - 15:30	Parallel Session IV
15:30 - 16:00	T E A B R E A K - Sponsored by Fasano Associates
16:00 - 18:00	Plenary Session 4 - Longevity Products and the Regulatory Dimension Tim Gordon (AON) "The Longevity Swap Market a Decade on - Lessons Learned and Future Prospects" Bob Diefenbacher (Pacific Life Re) "The Evolution of the Canadian Longevity Market - Successes and Lessons Learned". Thomas Olunloyo (L&G RE). "Longevity Risk on the Blockchain/Blockchain built for Longevity". Patrick F. Tedesco and Kirsty Maclean (Willkie Farr & Gallagher) "Regulatory Issues Impacting the Longevity and Pension Risk Transfer Market - A Global Perspective"
18:00	CLOSING REMARKS