Longevity 21 Programme

Longevity 21 Conference Programme

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

Longevity 21 - Floor Plan of  Faculty of Economics

You can download the floor plan of the Conference venue here.

Tuesday 8th September 2026

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

TimeTopic
08:00 – 09:00

Registration and Refreshments - Sponsored by Generali and Prudential Financial

09:00 – 09:20Opening 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)

  • Longevity Risk: From Idea to Systemic Challenge
    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 and Capital Markets: A Regulatory Perspective
    Rita D'Ecclesia (Italian Insurance Regulator, IVASS)
  • Body Weight, Novel Therapies and Longevity
    Annamaria Colao (Federico II University of Naples)
10:30 – 11:00Coffee Break - Sponsored by Canada Life Re
11:00 – 12:30
Parallel Session I
12:30 – 14:00Lunch - Sponsored by EY
14:00 – 15:30
Parallel Session II
15:30 – 16:00Tea Break - Sponsored by Club Vita
16:00 – 17:50

Plenary Session 2 – Longevity Risk and its Management (Chair: David Blake)

  • Global Pension Plan Derisking Trends
    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)

18:10 – 22:30Coaches 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

TimeTopic
08:00 - 09:00Tea and Coffee on arrival - Sponsored by Generali and Prudential Financial
09:00 – 10:30
Parallel Session III
10:30 – 11:00Coffee 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 Markets
    Natalie Gleed  and Steven Baxter (Club Vita)
  • US Mortality Indices from Insurance Data - Setting a Global Standard
    Dale Hall (SOA Research Institute)

Panel Session -  Mortality Risk and its Management - Developing a Mortality Risk Transfer Market

Valeria D'Amato, Luca Tres (Chair, Guy Carpenter), Michele Rendine (Generali), Leonie Kinold (SCOR), Craig Gillespie (Leadenhall Capital Partners)

12:50 – 14:00Lunch - Sponsored by RGA
14:00 – 15:30
Parallel Session IV
15:30 – 16:00Tea Break - Sponsored by SOA Research Institute
16:00 – 17:40

Plenary Session 4 - Understanding Tomorrow's Longevity Risk (Chair: David Blake)

  • From Sparse Data to Transferable Risk: Expanding the Longevity Frontier
    Cara Dowell (RGA)
  • Exploring Differences in Mortality Improvements by Socioeconomic Group
    Roshan Tajapra (SCOR) and Nay Wynn (SCOR)
  • Drivers of Future Mortality Improvements in Europe
    Sheila Harney (Canada Life Re) and Stuart McDonald (LCP)
  • Mortality Improvement Models and Implications for the Longevity Market in Europe
    Cobus Daneel (RGA) and Michael Anderson (RGA)
17:40Closing remarks from Valeria D’Amato and David Blake