In Pursuit of Excellence<\/span> \/\/<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text]The Government Employees Pension Fund (GEPF) Annual Thought Leadership Conference co-hosted with the Reserves Advisory and Management Program (RAMP) of the World Bank Treasury is part of the GEPF\u2019s commitment to stimulate dialogue on the challenges that face the global pension industry.<\/p>\n
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The conference is a gathering of the leading pension funds, experts in pension funds, investment and economic industries decision-makers in Africa and across the globe. It is aimed at embracing knowledge sharing and fulfilling the needs of various stakeholders through providing thought provoking leadership discussions to source solutions, generate business and to connect with new and existing pension networks.<\/p>\n
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Themed \u201cin Pursuit of Excellence\u201d, the conference this year will focus on issues related to governance and the benefits provided by pension funds with the aim of seeking solutions to achieve excellence in the industry in these critical areas.<\/p>\n
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The conference will feature a series of panel discussions moderated by leading experts in relevant subject matter from various parts of the globe.<\/p>\n
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This is a unique opportunity for creating networks, generating business opportunities, knowledge sharing and robust discussions with some of the leading world experts in the pension and investment industries.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1531381463074{margin-left: 20px !important;border-left-width: 20px !important;padding-left: 20px !important;}”][vc_single_image image=”1034″ img_size=”full” qode_css_animation=””][vc_column_text]The following panels will be held over the two days:<\/p>\n
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\n- Pension Funds \u2013 a critical role in stimulating economic growth<\/li>\n
- How to ensure a pension for all upon retirement?<\/li>\n
- Defined Benefits (DB) and Defined Contributions (DC) Conundrum: what are the innovations and trends?<\/li>\n
- Building Sustainable Defined Benefit Pension Funds<\/li>\n
- Impact investing and ESG integration: incorporating environmental, social and governance considerations in pension fund investment decision making<\/li>\n
- Prescribed Investments and Co-investing<\/li>\n
- Governance and fiduciary duty and public trust<\/li>\n
- International investing by Pension Fund Managers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Speakers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\/\/<\/span>\u00a0Panelists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\/\/\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span><\/span><\/span>oderators<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”7px”][vc_column_text]Trailblazers in Finance: Meet some of our most revered Thought Leaders<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” row_negative_margin=”disable_negative_margin” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1519825855773{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]
Dr David Masondo<\/h6>Deputy Minister of Finance<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
AYMERIC SAHA<\/h6>Managing Director Mobilizing Institutional Investors to Develop Africa\u2019s Infrastructure<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
NICKY NEWTON KING<\/h6>Chief Executive Officer Johannesburg Stocks Exchange (JSE)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
DAVID ASHIAGBOR<\/h6>Coordinator of Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
MARCELO GIUGALE<\/h6>Director of the World Bank\u2019s Department of Financial Advisory and Banking Services<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
FABIANA FEDELI<\/h6>Managing Director and Global Head of Fundamental Equity at Robeco<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
NICOLE MARTENS<\/h6>Head of Africa and Middle East at the UNPRI<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
ROB RUSCONI<\/h6>Independent Actuary<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
DR. COLIN V. HABBERTON<\/h6>Co-Founder of the Relativ Group<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
LOUIS VAN VUREN<\/h6>CEO of the Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
ERIC GIRES<\/h6>Principal Actuary within the Pension department of the World Bank Treasury<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
ARABILE GUMEDE<\/h6>Financial Journalist and Economic Analyst<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
GABRIEL PETRE<\/h6>Lead Investment Strategist<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
PETRI GREEFF<\/h6>Head: Investment Advisory and Administration, RisCura<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1519825860517{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]
HOWARD BUCK<\/h6>Director: Keystone Actuarial Solutions<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
NDABAZINHLE MKHIZE<\/h6>Chief Investment Officer Eskom Pension and Provident Fund<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
FIONA STEWART<\/h6>Lead Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
RAMOTSHUDI ISAAC RAMPUTA<\/h6>CEO of the Financial Sector Charter Council of South Africa<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
SHOLTO DOLAMO<\/h6>Executive Head of Research & Project Development and Fund of Funds at the Public Investment Corporation of South Africa<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
DAVID NUYOMA<\/h6>CEO & Principal Officer of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (Namibia)<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
OLGA FUENTES<\/h6>Deputy Chair of Regulation, Superintendence of Pensions, Chile<\/span><\/div><\/div>
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- Pension Funds \u2013 a critical role in stimulating economic growth<\/li>\n
- How to ensure a pension for all upon retirement?<\/li>\n
- Defined Benefits (DB) and Defined Contributions (DC) Conundrum: what are the innovations and trends?<\/li>\n
- Building Sustainable Defined Benefit Pension Funds<\/li>\n
- Impact investing and ESG integration: incorporating environmental, social and governance considerations in pension fund investment decision making<\/li>\n
- Prescribed Investments and Co-investing<\/li>\n
- Governance and fiduciary duty and public trust<\/li>\n
- International investing by Pension Fund Managers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
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Speakers<\/span>\u00a0<\/span>\/\/<\/span>\u00a0Panelists<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span>\/\/\u00a0<\/span>M<\/span><\/span><\/span>oderators<\/span><\/h1>\n
[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”7px”][vc_column_text]Trailblazers in Finance: Meet some of our most revered Thought Leaders<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space height=”60px”][vc_row_inner row_type=”row” type=”full_width” text_align=”left” row_negative_margin=”disable_negative_margin” css_animation=””][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1519825855773{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]
Dr David Masondo<\/h6>Deputy Minister of Finance<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>AYMERIC SAHA<\/h6>Managing Director Mobilizing Institutional Investors to Develop Africa\u2019s Infrastructure<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NICKY NEWTON KING<\/h6>Chief Executive Officer Johannesburg Stocks Exchange (JSE)<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>DAVID ASHIAGBOR<\/h6>Coordinator of Making Finance Work for Africa (MFW4A)<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>MARCELO GIUGALE<\/h6>Director of the World Bank\u2019s Department of Financial Advisory and Banking Services<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>FABIANA FEDELI<\/h6>Managing Director and Global Head of Fundamental Equity at Robeco<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NICOLE MARTENS<\/h6>Head of Africa and Middle East at the UNPRI<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>ROB RUSCONI<\/h6>Independent Actuary<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>DR. COLIN V. HABBERTON<\/h6>Co-Founder of the Relativ Group<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>LOUIS VAN VUREN<\/h6>CEO of the Fiduciary Institute of Southern Africa (FISA)<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>ERIC GIRES<\/h6>Principal Actuary within the Pension department of the World Bank Treasury<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>ARABILE GUMEDE<\/h6>Financial Journalist and Economic Analyst<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>GABRIEL PETRE<\/h6>Lead Investment Strategist<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>PETRI GREEFF<\/h6>Head: Investment Advisory and Administration, RisCura<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1519825860517{padding-right: 0px !important;padding-left: 0px !important;}”]HOWARD BUCK<\/h6>Director: Keystone Actuarial Solutions<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>NDABAZINHLE MKHIZE<\/h6>Chief Investment Officer Eskom Pension and Provident Fund<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>FIONA STEWART<\/h6>Lead Financial Sector Specialist at the World Bank<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>RAMOTSHUDI ISAAC RAMPUTA<\/h6>CEO of the Financial Sector Charter Council of South Africa<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>SHOLTO DOLAMO<\/h6>Executive Head of Research & Project Development and Fund of Funds at the Public Investment Corporation of South Africa<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>DAVID NUYOMA<\/h6>CEO & Principal Officer of the Government Institutions Pension Fund (Namibia)<\/span><\/div><\/div>
<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>OLGA FUENTES<\/h6>Deputy Chair of Regulation, Superintendence of Pensions, Chile<\/span><\/div><\/div>