2021 International Social Security Conference (ISSC)

HIGHLIGHT ISWC 2021: THE NEW NARRATIVE: TURNING THE TIDE ON INEQUALITY

Day 1 – SETTING THE SCENE
23rd November 2021
Venue: Virtual platform

 

Highlight Session I:
Understanding and Addressing Inequalities
Professor Joseph E. Stiglitz 
2001 Winner of Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics

Highlight Session II: 
Income Inequality: A Case in Malaysia
Professor Dr. Geoffrey Williams
Economist and Professor at Malaysia University of Science and Technology (MUST)

Highlight Session III:
Education and Social Inequalities 
Anas Zubedy
Managing Director at Zubedy (M) Sdn Bhd

Panel Session 1: 
Disparities in Healthcare

Moderator:
Muhammad Afhzal Abdul Rahman
Chief Digital Technology Officer
Employees Provident Fund

Speakers: 
Dato’ Dr. Anas Alam Faizli 
CEO of ProtectHealth
Nadiah Wan
CEO of TMC Life Sciences

Highlight Session IV:
Pension Policies for the People
Baroness Ross Altmann
UK Minister of State for Pensions in 2015 

Highlight Session V:
Making Progress on Global Goals
Michael Green
CEO of the Social Progress Imperative

Day 2 – CALL-TO-ACTION: CRAFTING THE RIGHT POLICIES
24th November 2021
Venue: Virtual platform

Highlight Session VI:
Rethinking Social Assistance
Joe Huston
Managing Director at GiveDirectly
 
Highlight Session VII:
Reducing Inequality with Social Protection
Dr. Stephen Kidd
Senior Social Policy Specialist at Development Pathways

Highlight Session VIII:
Reshaping Public-Private Dynamics
Mariana Mazzucato
Author of Mission Economy and The Value of Everything

Panel Session II:
Accelerating Efforts for Inclusive Societies

Moderator:  
Nelleita Omar
Research Director
The Centre

Speakers:
Joe Huston 
Managing Director at GiveDirectly
Dr. Stephen Kidd
Senior Social Policy Specialist at Development Pathways

Breakout Room 1: 
Reimagine Ageing in a Changing World
Dr Roger Wong 
Clinical Professor at University of British Columbia (UBC) Department of Medicine
Prof Dr Tan Maw Pin
Consultant Geriatrician, UMMC

Breakout Room 2: 
Gender-sensitive Policy Design
Sumitra Visvanathan 
Executive Director at WAO
Aura Sevilla
Programme Consultant for WIEGO

 

Breakout Room 3:
Innovative and Responsive Solutions for a Better Future
Cheryl Goh
Group VP of Marketing of GRAB
Nadira Yusoff
CEO of KiddoCare

Panel Session III:
Social Contract for Recovery and Resilience

Moderator:
Maribel D. Ortiz
Senior Specialist in Social Security
International Social Security Association (ISSA)

Speakers: 
Dr. Kenneth Simler 
Former Senior Economist
World Bank's Global Knowledge and Research Hub in Malaysia
Hawati Abdul Hamid
Deputy Director of Research, Khazanah Research Institute

Highlight Session IX:
Exploring Universal Basic Income
Scott Santens
Founding member of the Economic Security Project

Highlight Session X:
Navigating Opportunities for All
Nick Vujicic
New York Times Best-selling Author