Álvaro Vargas Llosa is a prolific author and distinguished speaker known for his work in journalism, politics, and international affairs. Vargas Llosa is recognized for his keen political analysis and contributions to literature. As a Senior Fellow at the Independent Institute and former Director of the Center for Global Prosperity, he has influenced discussions on economic and political issues worldwide. Son of the renowned Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mario Vargas Llosa, Álvaro was exposed to a rich intellectual environment from an early age, undoubtedly shaping his career and perspective. He is currently a regular contributor to prestigious outlets such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times. From the World Economic Forum to renowned universities, his voice resonates in debates on topics ranging from global geopolitics to liberalism in Latin America. He has received recognitions such as the Thomas Jefferson Award and the Templeton Freedom Award.

David Kaplan has been a lead specialist in the Labor Markets and Social Security Division of the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) since 2010. Before joining the IDB, David was a research economist at the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, assistant professor of Economics at the Mexican Institute of Technology, and a specialist in private sector development for the World Bank. David is an expert in labor markets in developing countries, particularly in the areas of labor regulation and social security. David has published research articles in journals such as the Journal of Economic Perspectives, the Journal of Development Economics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics. David received a Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 1998.

Diego Valero is a Professor at the University of Barcelona and a Professor at the London School of Economics in specialized pension and behavioral economics programs. He also teaches Behavioral Finance at IE University. He holds a PhD in Economics and is an Actuary, with a diploma in Advanced Business Management from IESE. He is also the Honorary President of the 2008 MBA and Executive MBA class of ICADE. In addition to his academic career, Diego Valero has a broad trajectory in the business world. He is co-founder and president of Novaster and BeWay. He was President of OCOPEN (Organization of Pension Consultants of Spain). He was also Vice President of Spainsif (Spanish Forum for Socially Responsible Investment). He was President of the Scientific Committee of the LIFE Colloquium 2017. He is an Academic Adviser to the IPE Scholarship Fund. He has been called on several occasions by the Parliamentary Commission of the Toledo Pact in Spain, and other parliamentary pension commissions in Latin America. He is the only Spaniard who is a member of the American Academy of Social Insurance. Author of several books and over a hundred articles. He translated the book by Peter Diamond (Nobel Prize in Economics 2010) and Nicholas Barr “The Needed Reform: The Future of Pensions”. In 2018, he published with Drs. Guillén and Ayuso the document “Efficient Management of Savings After Retirement”, awarded the XIII Age and Life Higinio Raventós Award.

Secretary General at the Cross Border Benefits Alliance-Europe (CBBA-Europe)

Francesco Briganti serves as the Secretary General of the Cross Border Benefits Alliance–Europe (CBBA-Europe), a prominent Brussels based EU advocacy association comprising pension funds, insurance companies, asset managers, pension administrators, law firms, and other national and international associations. The primary mission of CBBA-Europe is to promote cross-border and pan-European arrangements for pensions and other employee and social benefit plans. The organization aims to eliminate the persistent national fragmentation and barriers to worker mobility within the EU concerning social benefits.

Francesco is also a member of the Stakeholders Group on Occupational Pensions (OPSG) of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). From June 2016 to 2018, he coordinated the World Pension Alliance (WPA), of which CBBA-Europe is also a member. Prior to this, he was the Director of the European Association of Paritarian Institutions of Social Protection (AEIP). AEIP represents those social protection institutions, including pension funds, jointly managed by employers’ and employees’ representatives.

Francesco holds a law degree from the University of Bologna (Italy), a master’s degree in international political economy from the University of Kent (UK), and a Ph.D. in EU law from the University Foundation Marco Biagi in Modena (Italy), where he focused on creating a pan-European Occupational Pension Plan.

He has delivered numerous lectures on the EU at various universities and has spoken at over 300 public events worldwide.

In addition to his mother tongue, Italian, Francesco also speaks English, French, and Spanish.

CEO of Savings and Retirement, SURA Asset Management

He is a commercial engineer from the Adolfo Ibáñez Business School. He began his professional career in 1985 at Citibank, an entity in which he held various positions in the financial area, including Citibank Local Currency Treasury Manager and Citicorp Citibank Local Currency Treasury Manager.

He then developed in the Santander Group, holding various positions such as Investments and Studies Manager at AFP Bansander; General Manager of the same Administrator; director of the Pension and Insurance Area; corporate director of Human Resources; manager of the Commercial Banking Division, and in March 2012 as manager of the Human Resources and Media Division.

In 2013 he became Executive President of SURA Asset Management in Chile, where he was responsible for managing the business through his companies Seguros de Vida SURA, Corredores de Bolsa SURA, Gestión General de Fondos SURA, and in the pension industry through AFP Capital.

Currently, he holds the regional position of CEO of Savings and Retirement in the same company, for Mexico, Colombia, Peru, Chile and Uruguay, where one of his main challenges is to contribute to improving pensions in Latin America through sustainable pension systems.

With more than 27 years of experience in the Market, Ignacio Azpiroz is the General Manager of AFAP Itaú, one of the four Pension Savings Fund Administrators companies in Uruguay. He currently holds the position of President of ANAFAP (National Association of AFAP of Uruguay), a union that brings together the Pension Savings Fund Administrators. Ignacio has a degree in Economics from the Faculty of Economic and Administration Sciences (FCEA) of the University of the Republic Uruguay, and has the Senior Management Program (PAD) 2014 from the IEEM Business School of the University of Montevideo, Uruguay.

Lawyer and Master in Pension Law. Current CEO of Abrapp, Financial Director (AETQ) of OABPREV-SP, and Director of Mutuoprev. He was president at Banesprev-Fundo Banespa de Seguridade Social, Fiscal Counselor and Deliberative Counselor of ENERPREV – Entidade de Previdência Privada do Grupo EDP. President of Sindapp – National Union of Closed Supplementary Pension Entities, Executive Director of Abrapp. Member of CGPC – Supplementary Pension Management Council, Member of the Supplementary Pension Resource Chamber – CRPC, and Full Member of the National Supplementary Pension Council – CNPC, representing Closed Supplementary Pension Entities.

PhD in Economics from UNICAMP and master’s degree from UFRJ. Post-doctorate in Public Administration from the University of Lisbon. Professor at IDP and ISCSP in Lisbon. Vice President of FIBE. Consultant, including founder of FINANCE, in Brazil, and AB, in Portugal.

Graduated in Economics from the Autonomous Technological Institute of Mexico (ITAM), she has a Master’s degree in Comparative Public Policies from the Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences, FLACSO México, and a diploma in Marketing from the Institute of Technology and Higher Studies of Monterrey (ITESM).

She is currently Vice President of Liaison at the Mexican Association of Pension Fund Managers (AMAFORE), where, among other things, she has made efforts to involve more people in the Retirement Savings System, draw attention to retirement for young people, and address gaps. by gender and by type of employment.

She has collaborated in various institutions mainly in the development of skills, positioning and knowledge of financial instruments in both the public and private sectors. She has also been a consultant on regulatory and public policy strategy and analysis. She is also passionate about improving people’s quality of life through the development of financial capabilities, she has been actively involved in gender inclusion issues.

Lawyer from the University of Chile and Master’s degree holder from the University of Oxford, Senior Associate at Arteaga Gorziglia Attorneys at Law, specializing in regulated markets, corporate affairs, and public policies, with over 9 years of experience in both the public and private sectors, nationally and internationally (Spain – Iberic American Organisation of Social Security “OISS” – and England –  The Society of Pension Professionals  ). Practice focused on legal counsel and strategic project management in the energy sector, pension fund administration (Chile, Spain, and England), telecommunications, and transportation. Member of the Oxford Latam Dialogue and Training Data Lab – External Expert for OISS.

Pablo Antolín is Head of Insurance and Pensions at the OECD Directorate for Financial and Enterprise Affairs. He manages the research and policy program of the Working Party on Private Pensions (http://www.oecd.org/daf/fin/private-pensions/) and contributes to the Insurance and Private Pensions Committee, bodies that bring together policymakers, regulators, and the private sector of almost 40 countries around the world. His work covers issues related to the operation, regulation, and design of asset-backed pension systems. Pablo Antolín has a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Oxford and an undergraduate degree in Economics from the University of Alicante (Spain).

Paulina Yazigi is a mother of 3 children and has dedicated her professional life to macroeconomics and financial markets, working in the public and private sectors. She is an economist from the Pontifical Catholic University of Chile, with a master’s degree in Applied Macroeconomics from the same university and a master’s degree in Mathematics in Finance from New York University. Between 2021 and 2022 she led the Financial Markets Division at the Central Bank of Chile, participated as an advisor to the Ministry of Finance in the Financial Committee of the Sovereign Funds between 2018 and 2021 and was part of the Tax Commission convened in 2020. In 2021 she was the first female director of the Electronic Stock Exchange, in the 32 years of the institution. Before taking over at the Central Bank, Paulina was Investment Manager at Inversiones Nogaleda and director of Redbanc. Paulina Yazigi was recognized among the 100 Women Leaders in 2018 and 2023, which confirms that one of her commitments and work throughout her different roles has been gender equality and co-responsibility. She is also a WoomUp mentor. During her professional career she has also worked as a macroeconomic analyst and portfolio manager at BBVA and Compass Group in Chile and New York, she has been Investment Manager and Research and Economics Manager at Credicorp Capital. In addition, she has developed teaching activities at the Pontificia Universidad Católica and at the Adolfo Ibáñez University, and has been a columnist in different media dedicated to economic information. As president of the Chilean AFP Association, Paulina has promoted a public agenda to improve present and future pensions in a sustainable manner, through the Roadmap 555, which the institution launched in 2023. She has also placed special emphasis on the need to confront labor informality, which in Chile affects 2.5 million workers who do not contribute to their social security. In turn, Paulina has promoted new social security education programs for students and workers, and she has active public participation through her social networks, where she explains “in simple” the complex issues of social security.

Peter R. Fisher is a Managing Director at BlackRock, in the Strategy Function, leading the firm’s global retirement initiative. Peter re-joined the firm in January 2022 having spent the previous eight years teaching at the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth. From 2004 to 2013, Peter held a variety of roles at BlackRock, including Chairman of Asia and Head of the Fixed Income Portfolio ManagementGroup. From 2001 to 2003 Peter served as the Under Secretary of the U.S. Treasury for Domestic Finance. From 1985 to 2001 he worked at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, concluding his service as an executive vice president and Manager of the Federal Reserve System Open Market Account.  He has previously served as a non-executive director of the Financial Services Authority of the United Kingdom, as a member of the Strategic Advisory Committee of the Agence France Tresor of the French Treasury, as a member of the Board of Directors of AIG, as a member of the Board of Directors of the John F. Kennedy Library Foundation, and as a member of the Board of Governors of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA).  He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Peterson Institute for International Economics.

Rodolfo Saldain is a lawyer specializing in labor law and social security. He is a former president of the Social Security Bank of Uruguay, co-author of the Uruguayan pension reform of 1995, and a consultant for the Costa Rican reform of 1997. He is the author of dozens of academic works, among his recent works is the book “The Age of the New Old: Longevity, Work, and Retirement in the 21st Century”, published in 2020. He chaired the Expert Commission on Social Security appointed by the Uruguayan government and coordinated the drafting team of the pension reform that came into force on August 1, 2023.