The Aging of Korea: Challenges and Choices for Tomorrow

 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