It is essential that the issues of why to defend and how to defend the public pension systems be considered jointly, not separately. In this panel we will discuss the challenges in defending Public Pension Systems arising from the continues changes in populations, societies, and markets.

Panelists:

• Matt Gurden, Deputy Government Actuary, Government Actuary’s Department
• Effrosyni Kouskouna, Chairperson, National Actuarial Authority
• John Pender, Actuary, Department of Public Expenditure, National Development Delivery, and Reform
• André Picard, Head, Actuarial Services Unit, Social Protection Department, ILO

Chair: Mark Lee, Chair WG Methodology & Projections
Moderator: Chris Daykin, Past-Chairperson, Actuarial Association of Europe (AAE)