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8th Annual IIEF Pension Policy Conference
Implementing an Equitable and Inclusive pension Policy for India
30 April 2008, The Park Hotel, Parliament Street, New Delhi, India
08.45 Registration and coffee
Opening
09.30 Theme address
Gautam Bhardwaj
Director, Invest India Economic Foundation
09.50 Keynote address
D. Swarup
Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
10.10 Release of the IIMS Dataworks Research Report:
The Demand for Private Pensions in India
10.15 Coffee break
Session One: Equitable Opportunities to Maximise Retirement outcomes in the Formal Sector
Chair
Dr. K.P. Krishnan
Joint Secretary (CM & PR), Department of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Finance, Government of India
10.45 Opening remarks by the Chair
10.55 Regulatory and policy imperatives for delivering equitable
and optimum retirement outcomes to the formal sector workforce
Dr. Ajay Shah
Senior Fellow, National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
11.15 Discussants
A. Viswanathan
Central Provident Fund Commissioner, Employees Provident Fund Organisation
Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of India
Shikha Sharma
Managing Director, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company
Milind Barve
Managing Director, HDFC Asset Management Company
12.05 Questions
12.25 Closing remarks by the Chair
Pre-Lunch Address : Banking And The Common Person
12.35 Usha Thorat
Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India
12.05 Questions
12.25 Lunch break
Session Two: Maximising Voluntary Pension Coverage Among Formal And Informal Sector Workers
Chair
Arun Ramanathan
Secretary (Financial Services), Ministry of Finance, Government of India
14.10 Opening remarks by the Chair
14.20 The role for NPS, mutual funds and life insurance firms in delivering
broad-based voluntary pension coverage in India
U.K. Sinha
Chairman and Managing Director, UTI AMC
14.40 Discussants
Gary Bennett
Managing Director, Max New York Life Insurance Co.
Dr. Robert Palacios
Senior Pensions Economist, The World Bank
Gary A. Amelio
Former Executive Director, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board (US)
Gautam Bhardwaj
Director, Invest India Economic Foundation
15.20 Questions
15.40 Closing remarks by the Chair
15.40 Coffee Break
Session Three: India's Pension Sector In 2020: A View Through The Crystal Ball
Moderator
Dr. Vijay Kelkar
Chairman, 13th Finance Commission
16.20 Opening remarks by the Moderator
16.30 Panel discussion
D. Swarup
Chairman, Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority
Dr. Shubhashis Gangopadhyay
Advisor to the Union Finance Minister, Government of India
Renana Jhabvala
National Coordinator, Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA)
and Director, Invest India Micro Pension Services
Sam Ghosh
Chief Executive Officer, Reliance Capital
15.20 Questions
15.40 Closing remarks by the Chair
15.40 Close of Conference
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