Programme
Programme
| Welcome and Registration | |
| 08:15 |
Setting the Conference Scene – Programme Director, Mr Jeremy Maggs
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| 08:30 – 08:40 |
Welcome Remarks: Mr Musa Mabesa, Principal Executive Officer – Government Employees Pension Fund Opening Remarks: Mr Dondo Mogajane, Chairperson – GEPF Mrs Thérèse L. Couture, Director, Asset Management and Advisory, WB Treasury
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| 09:00 – 09:30 |
Keynote Address: The impact of a changing global geopolitical landscape on the global economy and financial system Mr. Enoch Godongwana, Minister of Finance, South Africa |
| 09:30 – 10:50 |
Panel Discussion: The Outlook for the Global Economy and Financial Markets in the Post COVID-19 Era A discussion on the global economic outlook, economic and financial risks, decelerating growth, high and persistent inflation and their implications on the global economy and financial markets Moderator: Daniela Klingebiel, Manager, Reserve Advisory and Management Partnership (RAMP), WB Treasury Discussants: Patrick Kirby, Senior Economist, World Bank Sonja Keller, Chief Economist for South Africa, JPMorgan Olano Makhubela, Divisional Executive: Retirement Funds Supervision, Financial Services Conduct Authority Ezekial Chidi Odiogo, Head Private Sector Operations, African Development Bank |
| 10:50 – 11:25 | Networking break/Refreshments |
| 11:25 – 13:30 |
Panel Discussion: Navigating an Uncertain Environment Using diversification and the strategic asset allocation for pension funds to navigate a challenging outlook for markets with high levels of sovereign debt, inflation pressures, rising interest rates, and geopolitical uncertainty Moderator:Philip Dongsoo Hong, Senior Financial Officer, Reserve Advisory and Management Partnership (RAMP), World Bank Treasury Discussants: Gabriel Petre, Lead Investment Strategist & Asset Allocation, Pension & Endowments, World Bank Sifiso Sibiya, Head of Investments, GEPF Onno Steenbeek, Managing Director of Strategic Portfolio Advice at APG Asset Management and part-time Chair in Pension Fund Risk Management at the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam, The Netherlands Shafeeq Abrahams, Chief Executive Officer, Eskom Pension and Provident Fund |
| 13:30 – 14:30 | Lunch |
| 14:30 – 16:00 |
Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges in Private Debt and Equity Investments A discussion on outlook and trends and suitable governance arrangement for private debt and private equity investment for pension funds Moderator: Mark Colegate – Editorial Director, Asset TV Discussants: Richard Byarugaba, Managing Director, National Social Security Fund, Uganda Kabelo Rikhotso, Chief Investment Officer, Public Investment Corporation Arunkumar Vadivelu, Senior Investment Officer, International Monetary Fund
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| 16:00 – 16:10 |
Networking Break/Refreshment |
| 16:10 – 17:30 |
Keynote address: Navigating Challenges for Pensions Fund Administration and Benefit Management as a Consequence of the Impact of the Covid-19 Pandemic Nicolas J. Firzl, Director-General, World Pensions Council (WPC)
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| 18:30 |
Conference Dinner |
| 09:00 – 09:50 |
Keynote address: Climate Change and Transition to a Green Economy Daniel Mminele, Head of the Presidential Climate Finance Task Team, South Africa |
| 09:50 – 11:20 |
Panel discussion: The Global Environmental and Energy Transition: Challenges and Opportunities for Pension Fund Investment Building Portfolios aligned with the Paris objective of a net-zero carbon, and other sustainability goals Moderator: Fulu Makwetla, Managing Director, Third Way Investment Partners Discussants: Adrian Bertrand, Co-founder and Practice Head: ESG Education, Alternative Prosperity Holdings Abel Sithole, Chief Executive Officer, PIC David Nuyoma, Chief Executive Officer, Government Institutions Pension Fund Namibia Daniel Tenengauzer, Head of Markets Strategy, BNY Mellon |
| 11:20 – 11:30 | Networking break/Refreshments |
| 11:30 – 12:50 |
Keynote address The Future of Pension Fund Administration in Light of Technological Advances Ms. Lebo Mokgabudi, Leading Digital Financial Services Expert and Independent Trustee on the Board of the Government Employees Pension Fund |
| 12:50 |
Closing Remarks Mr. Musa Mabesa, Principal Executive Officer, GEPF |
| 13:00 | Lunch |