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Longevity 20 Conference Programme

Plenary Sessions/Presentations (Heliconia 3401AB-2, 3501AB-2)

Monday 8th September 2025

Chair of morning session: David Blake
Chair of afternoon session: Guy Coughlan

Time	Topic
08:00 - 09:00	Registration and Refreshments
09:00 - 09:30	Opening Remarks Jun Yang (Dean of Nanyang Business School, NTU), David Blake (Bayes Business School and Pensions Institute) and Wenjun Zhu (NTU)
09:30 - 11:00	Plenary Session 1 – Hot Topics in Longevity - Longevity horizons: Emerging life expectancy trends and disparities in the Asia-Pacific *Region* Tim Adair (Demographer and Principal Research Fellow, University of Melbourne) *- Strategic responses of the Asian insurance industry to the Longevity Era* Tiger Li (CEO & Executive Director, BeeTech and Head of Business Development Asia, SCOR Digital Solutions) *- Medically underwritten annuities and how alternative product design can lead to better outcomes for the insurer and consumer* Han Yan (Senior Actuary, Longevity Research, SCOR) and Mark Flint (Head of Product Development, Global Longevity, SCOR)
11:00 - 11:30	Coffee break – Sponsored by EY
11:30 - 12:30	Parallel Session I
12:30 - 14:00	Lunch – Sponsored by RGA
14:00 - 15:30	Parallel Session II
15:30 - 16:00	Tea break - Sponsored by Canada Life Re
16:00 - 17:45	Plenary Session 2 – Global derisking and reinsurance trends: US, Europe and Asia *- Longevity in Asia: Mortality improvements and longevity risk transfer opportunities in Asia* Patrick Cheung (RGA) - Is the time for Index Based Longevity Hedging here – and the case for capital relief? Paul Kitson (EY) - Global derisking and reinsurance trends: US, Europe and Asia Rohit Mathur (Prudential Financial) and Paul Forestell (Brookfield)
18:00 - 22:30	Drinks Reception and Gala Dinner - Sponsored by Prudential Financial

Tuesday 9th September 2025

Chair of morning session: Guy Coughlan
Chair of afternoon session: David Blake

Time	Topic
08:00 - 09:00	Tea and Coffee on arrival – Sponsored by GAIP
09:00 - 10:30	Parallel Session III
10:30 - 11:00	Coffee Break – Sponsored by Club Vita
11:00 - 12:30	Plenary Session 3 – Longevity issues in Asia *- Mortality improvements and post-pandemic mortality in a selection of Asian populations* Mark Woods (Head of Research & Development, Canada Life Re) *- The applications of address-based mortality models to emerging markets* Douglas Anderson (Club Vita) *- Navigating longevity risk in Asia (overview of some relevant Asian markets, their markets, problems, challenges and opportunities)* Cord-Roland Rinke (Hannover Re)
12:30 – 14:00	Lunch - Sponsored by SCOR
14:00 – 15:30	Parallel Session IV
15:30 – 16:00	Tea Break - Sponsored by Hannover Re
16:00 - 17:30	Plenary Session 4 – Hot Topics in Longevity II *- Findings from the GAIP Retirement Protection Gap Project (focusing on longevity, long-term care, healthcare, pension systems, public health insurance, and private markets)* Shinichi Kamiya and Joey Zhou (NTU, Singapore) *- Benjamin Gompertz: the Financial Economist* Moshe Milevsky (York University, Canada) *- Biohacking meets luxury: The science and business of longevity in the wellness economy* Guy Coughlan (COO, Clota Varde)
17:30	Closing remarks from David Blake, Wenjun Zhu and Valeria D’Amato