May 30 – June 1, 2018
The 2018 Transatlantic Conference was held on May 30 – June 1, 2018 in Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
The highlight of the conference this year was the Global Pension Day, held on May 30, 2018. The Global Pension Day was a combined conference of four global organizations – the Australian Institute of Superannuation Trustees (AIST), the European Association of Paritarian Institutions (AEIP), the Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds, and the World Pension Alliance (WPA) including the NCCMP – presenting a consolidated agenda covering pension topics affecting pension plans throughout the world.
The Transatlantic Conference also included a day devoted to global topics of interest on healthcare, and a day devoted to the state of labor/management relations and bargaining throughout the world.
The Global Pension Dialogue on May 30, 2018 was held at the Stadsschouwburg of Amsterdam. The Transatlantic Conference on May 31 – June 1, 2018 was held at the NH Amsterdam Centre Hotel.
Download Global Pension Dialogue Agenda (Day 1)
Download Transatlantic Conference Agenda (Days 2 and 3)
Preliminary Agenda
May 30, 2018 - Global Pension Dialogue
Welcome and Opening
Olivier Guersent
Director General – Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union
European Commission
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
Plenary 1 - Setting the Scene
Nicholas Davis
Head of Society and Innovation
Member of the Executive Committee
World Economic Forum
Michael Jantzi
Chief Executive Officer
Sustainalytics
Saker Nusseibeh
Chief Executive Officer
Hermes Investment Management
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
Plenary 2 - Pension Technology: Harnessing the Power of Data and Technology
Jean-Claude Barboul
Board Member
Agirc-Arrco – France
David Hudson
Global Head of Markets Execution
J.P. Morgan
Martijn van Eck
PensionTech Lead
Holland FinTech
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
Workshop 1A - Infrastructure
Brett Himbury
Chief Executive
IFM Investors
Edward M. Smith
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ullico Inc.
Erik van de Brake
Head of Infrastructure
PGGM Investment Management
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
Workshop 1B - What Retirement?
Nigel Aston
Global Head of DC Proposition and Strategy
State Street Global Advisors (UK)
Amlan Roy
Chief Retirement Strategist SSGA
SMD (UK)
Host: Harry Mitchell
Chief Executive Officer
Mine Wealth + Wellbeing
Workshop 1C - Investment Management Fees
Colin Meech
National Officer
UNISON Capital Stewardship Programme
Frits Meerdink
Manager Fund Management
PGGM Investments
Dr. Benita von Lindeiner
Senior Consultant
c-alm AG
Host: Sam Sicilia
Chief Investment Officer
Hostplus
Workshop 1D - Special Interest Meeting: Responsible Business Conduct
Facilitator: Barbara Bijelic
Legal Expert on RBC
OECD
Workshop 1E - Special Interest Meeting: Member Engagement Case Study
Facilitators:
Joyce Augustus-Vonken
Marketing Intelligence Specialist
APG
Ester Iking
Senior Communications Advisor
ABP
Host: Richard Pauw
Manager Public Affairs
Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds
Workshop 2A - Putting the 'S' in ESG
Matt Christensen
Global Head of Responsible Investment
AXA Investment Managers
Jessica Ground
Global Head of Stewardship
Schroders
Claudia Kruse
Managing Director Governance & Sustainability
APG Asset Management
April LaRusse
Head of Fixed Income Product Management
Insight Investment
Host: Kristof Woutters
Head of Pensions & Insurance Relations
Candriam Investors Group
Workshop 2B - Adequacy for Pension Fund Members
Marike Knoef
Associate Professor, Leiden University
Board Member, Netspar
Christian Lemaire
Head of Retirement Solutions
Amundi
Ettore Marchetti
Policy Officer
European Commission
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
Workshop 2C - Engagement, Financial Literacy, and Education
Joyce Augustus-Vonken
Marketing Intelligence Specialist
APG
Jonathan Bland
Director
Pension Geeks
Matt Licheri
Executive Manager, Strategy & Customer Experience
TWUSUPER
Anders Lundstrom
Chief Executive Officer
MinPension
Host: Matti Leppälä
Secretary General
PensionsEurope
Workshop 2D - Special Interest Meeting: Pension Policy Around the World
Facilitator: Theo Nijman
Scientific Director
Netspar
Host: Gerard Riemen
Managing Director
Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds
Workshop 2E - Special Interest Meeting: The Best Practice Board
Facilitator: Roos Vermeij
Executive Board Member
PME
Plenary 3 - Mercer Global Pension Index
Jaakko Kiander
Chief Communications Officer
Ilmarinen Mutual Pension Insurance Company
Per Bremer Rasmussen
Chief Executive Officer
Forsikring & Pension Denmark
Gerard Riemen
Managing Director
Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds
Eva Scheerlinck
Chief Executive Officer
AIST
Facilitator: David Knox
Senior Partner
Mercer
Plenary 4 - Climate Change: More Than Just the Weather
Sharan Burrow
General Secretary
International Trade Union Confederation
Fiona Reynolds
Managing Director
PRI Association (UK)
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
Closing Remarks
Susan Bird
Chair
World Pension Alliance
Michel Dieu
President
AEIP
Kick van der Pol
Chairman
Federation of the Dutch Pension Funds
Eva Scheerlinck
Chief Executive Officer
AIST
Host: Liam Kennedy
Editorial Director
Investment & Pensions Europe
May 31, 2018 - Global Focus on Healthcare
Opening the Day
Michel Dieu
President
AEIP – France
Alex McKinnon
United Steel Workers
MEBCO – Canada
Michael D. Scott
Executive Director
NCCMP – the USA
Session I: The future of healthcare – policy objectives from the US, Canada, Europe
Keynote speech: The Honorable Earl Pomeroy
Senior Counsel
Alston and Bird
Keynote speech: Bertrand Boivin-Champeaux
Director
French Technical Centre of Provident Institutions
Frido Kraanen
Principal Director Societal Impact
PGGM
Earl Pomeroy
Senior Counsel
Alston and Bird
Hugh C. Hart
Vice President
NexgenrX
Moderator: U.S. Representative
NCCMP
Session II: Occupational Mental Health – expected impacts, trends and innovative approaches on promotion and prevention
Key note speech: Bonnie Summers
Executive Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield National Labor Office
Key note speech: Martin Jefflen
President
Eurocadres (TBC)
Richard Lavergne
Direction du Développement
Directeur PSYA
Joseph Rucciuti
Co-founder of Mental Health International
Bonnie Summers
Executive Director
Blue Cross Blue Shield National Labor Office
Moderator: Dutch Association of Mental Health and Addiction Care
What Future for Health Spending?
Christine de La Maisonneuve
Economist
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Session III: Addressing the New Challenges of an Ageing Society
Keynote Speech: Douglas Anderson
Founder of Club Vita
Menno Aarnout
Director
International Association of Mutual Benefit Societies
Freek Lapré, PhD
Member Board of Directors, European Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (EAHSA)
Member of the European Working Group LTC 2030
Katja Bjerstedt
Chief Economist
Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company
US Representative, NCCMP
Closing Remarks
Susan Bird
MEBCO
Morning of June 1, 2018 - Social Dialogue/Collective Bargaining
Opening of the Day
Alex McKinnon
United Steel Workers
MEBCO
Social Dialogue - State of Play
ETUC
Sustainable Social Protection - The Role of the Social Dialogue/Collective Bargaining and the Steps Ahead
Keynote speech: Bernd Merz
BG BAU
ISSA Construction Section
AEIP member
Enrique Corral Álvarez
Director General
Labour Foundation for Construction / The Fundación Laboral de la Construcción
Dana Schaefer
SOKA BAU
Alex McKinnon
United Steel Workers
Allen Spears
National Director
Elevator Industry Work Preservation Fund
Moderator: Bernd Merz
BG BAU
ISSA Construction Section
AEIP member
Werner Buelen
EFBWW European Secretary Construction
Domenico Campogrande
Director Social Affairs
European Construction Industry Federation
Closing Remarks
Michel Dieu
President AEIP
Alex McKinnon
United Steel Workers
MEBCO
Michael D. Scott
Executive Director
NCCMP