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Longevity 21 Conference Programme

Plenary Sessions/Presentations (Plenary Room - Aula Tarantelli - 1st floor)

Longevity 21 - Floor Plan of Faculty of Economics

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Tuesday 8th September 2026

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

Time	Topic
08:00 – 09:00	Registration and Refreshments - Sponsored by Generali and Prudential Financial
09:00 – 09:20	Opening Remarks - Valeria D’Amato (Sapienza University) and David Blake (Bayes Business School and Pensions Institute)
09:20 – 10:30	Plenary Session 1 – Setting the Scene for the Conference (Chair: Guy Coughlan) Twenty-One Years of Longevity Risk Research Richard D. MacMinn & Jennifer Wang (National Chengchi University) Mortality Risk Management: A Challenge for the Actuarial Profession Nino Savelli (Italian Council of Actuaries) Mortality risk, prudential supervision and market innovation Rita D'Ecclesia (Italian Insurance Regulator, IVASS) Body Weight, Novel Therapies and Longevity Annamaria Colao (Federico II University of Naples)
10:30 – 11:00	*Coffee Break -* Sponsored by Canada Life Re
11:00 – 12:30	Parallel Session I
12:30 – 14:00	*Lunch -* Sponsored by EY
14:00 – 15:30	Parallel Session II
15:30 – 16:00	Tea Break - Sponsored by Club Vita
16:00 – 17:50	Plenary Session 2 – Longevity Risk and its Management (Chair: David Blake) Trends in Global De-Risking Rohit Mathur (Prudential) Extreme Longevity: A Science-based Scenario Analysis Guy Coughlan Panel session - Longevity Risk Management: prospects for a broader longevity risk market. Guy Coughlan (Chair), Deven Punjabi (L&G), Paul Kitson (EY), Avery Michaelson (Longitude Solutions) Panel Questions
18:10 – 22:30	Coaches to the Drinks Reception and Gala Dinner at Hostaria Antica Roma - Sponsored by Generali and Prudential Financial

Wednesday 9th September 2026

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 Generali and Prudential Financial
09:00 – 10:30	Parallel Session III
10:30 – 11:00	Coffee Break- Sponsored by SCOR
11:00 – 12:50	Plenary Session 3 - Risk Management: Emerging Markets & Mortality Indices (Chair: Guy Coughlan) Developing Assumptions for Emerging Longevity & Mortality Market Natalie Gleed and Steven Baxter (Club Vita) SOA U.S. Individual Life Indexes Dale Hall (SOA Research Institute) Panel session - Mortality Risk and its Management - Developing a Mortality Risk Transfer Market. Valeria D'Amato - Introduction to the panel session and the panellists: Luca Tres (Chair, Guy Carpenter), Michele Rendine (Generali), Leonie Kinold (SCOR), Craig Gillespie (Leadenhall Capital Partners) Introduction and Panel Questions
12:50 – 14:00	Lunch - Sponsored by RGA
14:00 – 15:30	Parallel Session IV
15:30 – 15:45	Tea Break - Sponsored by SOA Research Institute
15:45 – 17:05	Plenary Session 4 - Understanding Tomorrow's Longevity Risk (Chair: David Blake) Mortality Improvement Models and Implications for the Longevity Market in Europe Cobus Daneel (RGA) and Michael Anderson (RGA) Exploring Mortality Trends by Socio-Economic Group Roshan Tajapra (SCOR) and Nay Wynn (SCOR) Drivers of Future Mortality Improvements in Europe Sheila Harney (Canada Life Re) and Stuart McDonald (LCP) Expanding the Longevity Frontier: Unlocking New Markets Through Longevity Analytics Cara Dowell (RGA)
17:05	Closing remarks from Valeria D’Amato and David Blake