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Pacific investment conference in Nov.
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Posted on May 22 2006
TAMUNING, Guam—Corazon S. de la Paz, president of the Geneva-based International Social Security Association and concurrent president and chief executive officer of the Philippine Social Security System, has joined a line up of internationally recognized speakers at the 6th Annual Pacific Region Investment Conference to be held on Nov. 9 and 10, 2006, in Manila, the Philippines.
Mrs. de la Paz has an MBA from Cornell University, New York. She is a CPA and was formerly Chairperson and Senior Partner of Price Waterhouse Coopers, Philippines, and a member of the Price Waterhouse World Board.
“We are delighted that Mrs. de la Paz has agreed to speak at our conference. With her experience and overview of social security funds throughout the world, she is sure to offer unique insight into the challenges that all large funds and their boards face,” said Gerard Cruz, chairman of the Asia Pacific Association for Fiduciary Studies, which hosts the conferences.
Daniel A. Roland, Executive Director of APAFS, said, “Many nations in the region are members of ISSA, and will welcome the chance to listen to Mrs. de la Paz, and no doubt raise issues that confront social security and other funds in the region.”
Other speakers scheduled to date at the conference include:
* David B. Cohen, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Insular Affairs of the U.S. Department of Interior;
* Norman E. Nabhan, CIMA, Immediate Past President and Member of the Board of Directors, Investment Management Consultants Association;
* Louis Boulanger, CFA, former Chief Executive of Mercer Investment Consulting, New Zealand;
* Ruby Menon, General Counsel for two large multi-employer retirement plans for over 10 years;
* Philip Erquiaga, Director General, Pacific Department, Asian Development Bank; and
* Robert Bestani, Director General, Private Sector Finance Department, Asian Development Bank.
For more information on the Pacific Region Investment Conference, visit www.apafs.org. To register to attend or for sponsorship opportunities, e-mail admin@apafs.org. Registration deadline is Oct. 31, 2006. (PR)
