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Agenda Day 1 | Agenda Day 2

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Monday, May 28
8:00 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Registration and Welcome Break
9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. Welcome Remarks Presenter(s): Susan Blanck, FSA, MAAA, SOA Board Member and International Committee Chair, Society of Actuaries Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
9:10 a.m. – 10:10 a.m. Keynote Speech 1: Actuaries in China: Actuarial Techniques as an Important Cornerstone of Insurance Business Presentation(s): View Presentation - English View Presentation - Chinese Presenter(s): Yulong Zhao, HFIA, Ph.D., Director General, Finance & Accounting/Solvency Regulation Department of Former China Insurance Regulatory Commission Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
10:10 a.m. – 10:40 a.m. Coffee Break
10:40 a.m. – 11:40 a.m. Keynote Speech 2: An Outlook on China’s Economy and Capital Market in the Second Half of 2018 Presenter(s): Chao Jian, Chief Economist Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
11:40 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Session 1: Technology Rebuilds Insurance Value Chain Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Wei Chen, CEO, Zhongan Technology Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. Lunch
1:30 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. Concurrent (A) PRACTICE OF INVESTMENTS IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY Moderator(s): Tao Jiang, General Manager of Actuarial Department, China Life Insurance Company Limited Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 2: Regulatory Rules of Insurance Asset Liability Management Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Lin Du, Deputy Director of Fund Regulatory Supervisory Division of Insurance Fund Management Regulatory Department, China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Concurrent (B) FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Moderator(s): Zhikang Yan, FSA, FCAA, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Actuary, Taiping Life Insurance Co., Ltd Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 2: Experience Sharing Insurance Industry M&A Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Xiao Hu, FSA , CRO, Manulife-Sinochem Lif Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
2:15 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Concurrent (A) PRACTICE OF INVESTMENTS IN THE INSURANCE INDUSTRY Moderator(s): Tao Jiang, General Manager of Actuarial Department, China Life Insurance Company Limited Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 3: Trend and Fluctuation for the Bond Market in 2018 Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Jiqiang Zhang, Head of Fixed Income Team, Managing Director Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Concurrent (B) FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT AND MANAGEMENT Moderator(s): Zhikang Yan, FSA, FCAA, Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Chief Actuary, Taiping Life Insurance Co., Ltd Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 3: Experience of European Solvency II: possible lessons for Chinese solvency management at home and overseas. Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Hans Wagner, Chief Actuary, ICBC-AXA Life Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
3:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. Coffee Break
3:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m. Concurrent (C) APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ACTUARIAL PRACTICE Moderator(s): Hanjie Sun, FSA, FCAA, Assistant General Manager and Chief Actuary Ping An Life Insurance Company Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 4: Insurtech in China - Trend and Future Presenter Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Yi Liu, FSA, Managing Director of Ping An Global Voyager Fund Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Concurrent (D) INSURANCE FOR CRITICAL ILLNESSES Moderator(s): Meipan Tian, FSA, FCAA, General Manager, China Life Reinsurance Company Limited Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 4: Incidence Rate of Critical Illness: Today & Future Presenter(s): Qi Li, FSA, Head of Product Actuarial Department, China Reinsurance Company Ltd. & Lei Zhang, FSA, Executive Actuary, Product Actuarial Department, China Reinsurance Company Ltd. Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
4:00 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Concurrent (C) APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ACTUARIAL PRACTICE Moderator(s): Hanjie Sun, FSA, FCAA, Assistant General Manager and Chief Actuary Ping An Life Insurance Company Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) People-oriented technology – Experience sharing about the new technology applications on domestic and international insurance industries Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Ziqian Huang, Ph.D. Data Scientist and Consultant, Milliman Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Concurrent (D) INSURANCE FOR CRITICAL ILLNESSES Moderator(s): Meipan Tian, FSA, FCAA, General Manager, China Life Reinsurance Company Limited Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 5: Big Data Driven Health Policy and Clinical Study Presenter(s): Haibo Wang, MBBS (SUMS), MSc (UMBC), MPH(Harvard) Founding Director China Organ Transplant Response System (COTRS) Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
4:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. Concurrent (C) APPLICATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGIES IN ACTUARIAL PRACTICE Moderator(s): Hanjie Sun, FSA, FCAA, Assistant General Manager and Chief Actuary Ping An Life Insurance Company Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 6: Biometric New World Presenter(s): Haifei Chen, FSA, MSc, General Manager of Gen Re Life/Health China Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Concurrent (D) INSURANCE FOR CRITICAL ILLNESSES Moderator(s): Meipan Tian, FSA, FCAA, General Manager, China Life Reinsurance Company Limited Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s) Session 6: U.S. Critical Illness and Long Term Care Presentation(s): View Presentation Presenter(s): Sue Blanck, FSA, MAAA, SOA Board Member and International Committee Chair, Society of Actuaries Session Coordinator(s) Facilitator(s)
5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. Reception