8:00 Registration
9:00 Conference Welcome
- John J. Hamre, President & CEO, Center for Strategic and International Studies
- Changkeuk Moon, Vice Publisher & Chief Editor, JoongAng Ilbo
- William J. Toppeta, President, MetLife International
9:30 Panel 1: The Dimensions of Korea’s Aging Challenge
Moderator
- Yonghyun Kim, Deputy Minister, Office for Aging Society & Population Policies, Ministry of Health & Welfare
Speakers
- Shinae Jeon, Director General, Social Statistics Bureau, Korea National Statistical Office
“The Aging of Korea: The Magnitude, Timing, and Causes of the Coming Demographic Transformation”
- Richard Jackson and Neil Howe, Director and Senior Associate, Global Aging Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies
“Korea and the Challenge of Global Aging: Findings of the CSIS-MetLife Study”
10:45 Contact Break
11:00 Panel 2: Government’s Role in Retirement Security
Moderator
- Sangkyun Kim, Professor of Social Welfare, Seoul National University
Speakers
- Hyungpyo Moon, Senior Research Fellow, Korea Development Institute “The National Pension System: Sustainability and Options for Reform”
- Yongha Kim, Professor of Economics, Finance, & Insurance, Soonchunhyang University
“The National Pension System: The Case for Fundamental Restructuring”
12:15 Luncheon
13:30 Keynote Address
- Simin Rhyu, Minister of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea
“Prospering While Aging: New Strategies for Confronting Korea’s Aging Challenge”
14:00 Panel 3: Broader Policy Choices for an Aging Korea
Moderator
- Stuart B. Solomon, President & CEO, MetLife Korea
Speakers
- Jaeryong Woo, President & CEO, Korea Fund Ratings
“The Imperative of Raising Private-Sector Retirement Savings: Overcoming the Regulatory and Financial Market Obstacles”
- Hanam S. Phang, Senior Research Fellow and Director, Labor Market Research Division, Korea Labor Institute
“Korea’s New Corporate Pension System: Progress and Next Steps”
- Randall S. Jones, Senior Economist, Economics Department, OECD
“Leveraging Korea’s Untapped Human Capital: Strategies to Encourage Longer Work Lives and Help Women Balance Jobs and Family”
- Hyunsook Yoon, Professor of Social Welfare, Hallym University
“Caring for the Elderly: The Crucial Role of Family in an Aging Korea”
15:45 Closing Remarks
- Richard Jackson and Neil Howe, Director and Senior Associate, Global Aging Initiative, Center for Strategic and International Studies