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Venue:
Pan Pacific Singapore
7 Raffles Boulevard Marina Square
Singapore 039595

 
   
 
 

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Platinum Sponsor:
The Hartford
Supported by:
Singapore Exhibition & Convention Bureau
Held in:
Uniquely Singapore
 

Wednesday,
January 7

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Agenda
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1800-2000
Ocean 4 & 5, Level 2
Pre-Conference Networking Party

Thursday,
January 8

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Agenda
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0830-0915
Foyer, Level 1
Registration
0915-0925
Pacific 3, Level 1
Guests to be seated
0930

Arrival of Guest-of-Honour:
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
0935-0945
Pacific 3, Level 1
Welcome Remarks

Mr Gerard Ee, Chairman, Council for Third Age, Singapore

Dr William (Bill) Hall, Member, Board of Directors, AARP, USA
0945-1005

Keynote Address by Guest-of-Honour:
Mr Lee Hsien Loong, Prime Minister of Singapore
1005-1030
Foyer, Level 1
Tea and Coffee Break
1030-1050
Pacific 3, Level 1
Opening Remarks

Dr William (Bill) Hall, Member, Board of Directors, AARP, USA
1050-1215
Pacific 3, Level 1

Opening Plenary

Four Pillars of Economic Security
Moderator: Dr Adele Hayutin, Director, Global Ageing Programme, Stanford Center on Longevity, USA

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1.Ms Vanessa Wang, Head, Retirement Business, Asia (Ex-Japan), Mercer, China

  World Economic Forum’s World Scenario Series
The Future of Pensions and Healthcare in a Rapidly Ageing World: Scenarios to 2030

2.Mr Gregory Boyko, Chairman, Hartford Life Insurance K.K., Japan
1215-1400
Brunch, Level 4
Lunch
1400-1515

Panel Discussion Sessions I
(Concurrent Sessions):
Pacific 1, Level 1

1. Financial Education & Literacy
Moderator: Mr Michael Herndon, Manager, Financial Security Institutional Outreach, AARP, USA

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a) Dr Flore-Anne Messy, Administrator, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD, France

b) Mr Shane Tregillis, Deputy Managing Director, Market Conduct Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore

c) Professor Mukul G. Asher, Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Pacific 2, Level 1

2. Human Resources Strategies for Engaging and Retaining Older Workers
Moderator: Mr Mirko Sporket, Research Manager, Institute of Gerontology, University of Dortmund, Germany

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a) Mr Edward Whitehouse, Principal Economist, Head, Pension Policy Analysis Employment, OECD, France

b) Professor Tan Ser Kiat, Group Chief Executive Officer, Singapore Health Services Pte Ltd, Singapore

c) Professor Masaharu Kumashiro, Professor, University of Occupational and Environment Health, Kitakyushu, Japan

Pacific 3, Level 1

3. Lifelong Learning & Training of Older Workers
Moderator: Associate Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Vice-Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore; and Board Member of Council for Third Age, Singapore

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a) Dr Judy McGregor, Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission, New Zealand

b) Dr Allen Edwards, President, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, USA

c) Mr Goh Eng Ghee, Deputy Chief Executive, Singapore Workforce Development Agency, Singapore

1515-1545
Foyer, Level 1
Tea & Coffee Break
1545-1700

Panel Discussion Sessions II
(Concurrent Sessions):
Pacific 1, Level 1

4. Workplace Design for the Ageing Workforce
Moderator: Dr Milton Tan, Executive Director, Design Council Singapore, Singapore

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a) Prof Jeremy Myerson, Co-Director of the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art, UK

b) Mr Gary Moulton, Product Manager, Accessibility Business Unit, Microsoft Corporation, USA

c) Mr Tan Hock Soon, General Secretary of Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU); and Central Committee Member, National Trades Union Congress, Singapore

Pacific 2, Level 1

5. Opportunities of an Ageing Population
Moderator: Mr Michael Herndon, Manager, Financial Security Institutional Outreach, AARP, USA

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a) Prof Sarah Harper, Director, Oxford Institute of Ageing, University of Oxford, UK

b) Dr Sheilu Sreenivasan, Founder-President, Dignity Foundation, India

c) Mr Marc Freedman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Civic Ventures, USA

Pacific 3, Level 1

6. Cultural Change & Intergenerational Cooperation
Moderator: Associate Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Vice-Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore; and Board Member of Council for Third Age, Singapore

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a) Dr Ailing Zhuang, Chair and Executive Director, NPO Development Centre, China

b) Mr Mirko Sporket, Research Manager, Institute of Gerontology, University of Dortmund, Germany

c) Dr Thang Leng Leng, Vice-President, International Consortium for Intergenerational Programmes; and Associate Professor and Head of Department of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore, Singapore

Ocean 4 & 5, Level 2

7. Media & Messaging: Changing Attitudes & Perceptions
Moderator: Mr Kim Walker, Founder, Silver Group Pte Ltd, Singapore

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a) Mr Tadaaki Masuda, Director of International Affairs, Japan NGO Council on Aging (JANCA), Japan

b) Dr Marcie Pitts-Catsouphes, Director, Sloan Center on Aging and Work, Boston College, USA

c) Mr Jean Paul Treguer, President and Founder, Senioragency Paris, France

1700 – 1900

Free Time
1900-2100
Pacific 1-3, Level 1
Gala Dinner

Guest-of-Honour:
Mr Gan Kim Yong, Acting Minister, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

Friday,
January 9

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Agenda
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0900-1015

Panel Discussion Sessions III
(Concurrent Sessions):
Pacific 1, Level 1

1. Financial Education & Literacy
Moderator: Mr Michael Herndon, Manager, Financial Security Institutional Outreach, AARP, USA

a) Dr Flore-Anne Messy, Administrator, Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs, OECD, France

b) Mr Shane Tregillis, Deputy Managing Director, Market Conduct Group, Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore

c) Professor Mukul G. Asher, Professor, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, Singapore
Pacific 2, Level 1

2. Human Resource Strategies for Engaging/Retaining Older Workers
Moderator: Mr Mirko Sporket, Research Manager, Institute of Gerontology, University of Dortmund, Germany

a) Mr Edward Whitehouse, Head, Pension Policy Analysis Employment, OECD, France

b) Mr Liak Teng Lit, Chief Executive Officer, Alexandra Hospital, Singapore

c) Professor Masaharu Kumashiro, Professor, University of Occupational and Environment Health, Kitakyushu, Japan
Pacific 3, Level 1

3. Lifelong Learning & Training of Older Workers
Moderator: Associate Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Vice-Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore; and Board Member of Council for Third Age, Singapore


a) Dr Judy McGregor, Equal Employment Opportunities (EEO) Commissioner, New Zealand Human Rights Commission, New Zealand

b) Dr Allen Edwards, President, Pellissippi State Technical Community College, USA

c) Mr Goh Eng Ghee, Deputy Chief Executive, Singapore Workforce Development Agency, Singapore
1015-1030
Foyer, Level 1
Tea & Coffee Break
1030-1145

Panel Discussion Sessions IV
(Concurrent Sessions):
Pacific 1, Level 1

4. Workplace Design for the Ageing Workforce
Moderator: Dr Milton Tan, Executive Director, Design Council Singapore, Singapore

a) Prof Jeremy Myerson, Co-Director of the Helen Hamlyn Research Centre, Royal College of Art, UK

b) Mr Gary Moulton, Product Manager, Accessibility Business Unit, Microsoft Corporation, USA

c) Mr Tan Hock Soon, General Secretary of Food, Drinks and Allied Workers Union (FDAWU); and Central Committee Member, National Trades Union Congress, Singapore
Pacific 2, Level 1

5. Opportunities of an Ageing Population
Moderator: Mr Michael Herndon, Manager, Financial Security Institutional Outreach, AARP, USA

a) Prof Sarah Harper, Director, Oxford Institute of Ageing, University of Oxford, UK

b) Dr Sheilu Sreenivasan, Founder-President, Dignity Foundation, India

c) Mr Marc Freedman, Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Civic Ventures, USA
Pacific 3, Level 1

6. Cultural Change & Intergenerational Cooperation
Moderator: Associate Professor Paulin Tay Straughan, Vice-Dean of Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences, National University of Singapore; and Board Member of Council for Third Age, Singapore

a) Dr Ailing Zhuang, Chair and Executive Director, NPO Development Centre, China

b) Mr Mirko Sporket, Research Manager, Institute of Gerontology, University of Dortmund, Germany

c) Dr Thang Leng Leng, Vice-President, International Consortium for Intergenerational Programmes; and Associate Professor and Head of Department of Japanese Studies at the National University of Singapore, Singapore
Ocean 4 & 5, Level 2

7. Media & Messaging: Changing Attitudes & Perceptions
Moderator: Mr Kim Walker, Founder, Silver Group Pte Ltd, Singapore

a) Mr Tadaaki Masuda, Director of International Affairs, Japan NGO Council on Aging (JANCA), Japan

b) Dr Marcie Pitts-Catsouphes, Director, Sloan Center on Aging and Work, Boston College, USA

c) Mr Jean Paul Treguer, President and Founder, Senioragency Paris, France
1145-1245
Brunch, Level 4
Lunch
1245-1445
Pacific 3, Level 1
Roundtable Discussions
1245-1345

Singapore Roundtable
Moderator: Mr Gerard Ee, Chairman, Council for Third Age, Singapore

1. Mr Gan Kim Yong, Acting Minister, Ministry of Manpower, Singapore

2. Mr Heng Chee How, Deputy Secretary-General, National Trades Union Congress, Singapore

3. Mr Stephen Lee, President, Singapore National Employers Federation, Singapore
1345-1445

Asia Pacific Roundtable
Moderator: Dr William (Bill) Hall, Member, Board of Directors, AARP, USA

1. Mr Koh Yamada, Deputy Director, Employment Measures for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities Department, Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan

2. Mr Xie Gongwei, Vice Secretary-General of Commission for The Development of The Elderly Human Resources, Gerontological Society of China, China

3. Mr Phil Gallagher, Manager, Retirement and Intergenerational Modelling Unit, The Australian Treasury, Australia
1445-1500
Foyer, Level 1
Break
1500-1550
Pacific 3, Level 1
Closing Plenary

1. Mr Lim Boon Heng, Minister, Prime Minister’s Office, Singapore

2. Professor Kenneth Apfel, former Commissioner of Social Security Administration; Professor of the Practice, University of Maryland School of Public Policy, USA
1550-1600
Pacific 3, Level 1

Closing Remarks

Dr William (Bill) Hall, Member, Board of Directors, AARP, USA

Mr Gerard Ee, Chairman, Council for Third Age, Singapore

1600 – 1730
Ocean 4 & 5, Level 2
Farewell Reception

 
 
 
 
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