Conference Description

This prestigious conference offers rich content and an immersive learning experience covering geopolitical risks, competitive pressure, and niche investments for pensions and retirement funds. It is tailored for professionals in pension and retirement management and explores the latest developments in technology, artificial intelligence, investment performance, and alternative investments.

Join Pension Fund Managers, Investment Managers, Institutional Leaders, and industry experts in addressing income security, exploring new investment avenues, and overcoming industry challenges.

Benefits of Attending

• Understanding income security for pensions and retirement funds
• Impact of Artificial Intelligence on investment strategies
• Overcoming regulatory hurdles and identifying new opportunities
• Alternative investments in pensions
• Risk rethinking: Alternative asset strategies
• Harnessing digital technologies
• Governance best practices for effective management

Target Audience

• Pension Scheme Owners
• Corporate Pension Scheme Managers
• Actuaries, Trustees, and Board of Directors
• Investment and Risk Managers
• HR and Employee Benefit Professionals
• Program Leaders, Consultants, and Legal Experts in Pensions

Day 1: Conceptualising, Construction Philosophy and Distribution

• What is a pension?
• Pension precepts and operating environment
• Difference between Pension and Retirement Plans
• Scheme Construction & Distribution Channels
• Social Trends and Investment Vehicles
• Growth vs Protection Assets
• Investment Policies and Performance Fees

Day 2: Income Security & Governance

• Main contributors to income security
• Preserving wealth, divorce and death-related pension matters
• Taxation impacts
• Contributory vs Noncontributory systems
• Social pensions and matching schemes in informal sectors
• Coverage, adequacy, and sustainability trade-offs

Best Practice Governance

• Scheme Administration & Fiduciary Duties
• Trusteeship and Stakeholder Communication
• Fair treatment of customers and risk controls

Day 3: Artificial Intelligence & Digital Technologies

• Pensions in the AI Age
• AI for real-time investment decision-making
• Robo-advisors and digital member engagement
• Managing Pension Portfolios and Private Markets
• Defined Benefit Plan Optimization
• Digitization in Developing Economies
• Current system challenges & Economic hurdles

Day 4: Governance, Diversity & Conclusion

• Governance and Compliance
• Diversity, Inclusion, and Inequality
• Networking Lunch & Event Wrap-up