About the conference

about the conference

Shaping Ideas, Inspiring Futures

Najat El Mekkaoui

University Paris Dauphine

The Conference on Pensions, Insurance and Savings, organized by Najat El Mekkaoui (Université Paris-Dauphine, PSL, Economics Department LEDA-DIAL) since 2003. It focuses on exploring policies, models and methodologies for effectively mobilizing savings, investing pension assets, and managing retirement funds. This interdisciplinary conference addresses the challenges posed by demographic trends and old-age dependency risks, while also examining the broader context of global challenges like energy transition, digitalization etc. It emphasizes the development of tools, policies and strategies for better managing financial and non-financial risks of the demographic transition. By bringing together a diverse range of participants including researchers, academics, practitioners, and policymakers, the conference fosters collaboration and knowledge exchange at the intersection of finance, inssurance, economics, and social policy.

  • 2012:Co-organized with NETSPAR in Paris, France
  • 2013:Co-organized with The Pension Institute (David Blake) in Paris, France
  • 2014:Co-organized with Harvard University (Larry W. Beeferman) in Cambridge, MA USA
  • 2015:Co-organized with Harvard University in Paris, France
  • 2016:Co-organized with the University of California at Berkeley (Ronald Lee)
  • 2017:Co-organized with The Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, University of Oxford (Gordon Clark)
  • 2018:Organized with IMS Nova, Nova University in Lisbon, Portugal (Jorge Bravo)
  • 2019:Co-organized with Paris School of Economics (PSE), Singapour Management University (SMU), Hosted at Paris-Dauphine University
  • 2022:Co-organized with Paris School of Economics (PSE), Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA), IMS Nova, and Singapore Management University, hosted in Rabat, Morocco
  • 2023:Co-organized with Hitotsubashi University (as a joint event with the Annual SIGMA Research Symposium 2023, held in Tokyo, Japan.
  • 2024:Co-organized with Renmin University (as a joint event with the Annual SIGMA Research Symposium 2023, held in Beijing, China.