Speakers and moderators
Kazakhstan
Abylkassymova Madina
Chairperson of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
Kazakhstan
Abylkassymova Madina
Chairperson of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
Madina Abylkassymova has begun her career at the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Strategic Planning as a chief specialist in 1999.
From 2003 to 2004, she worked as the Head of the strategic planning department of the Ministry of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Between 2004 and 2006 held the position of Director of the Department for Analysis of Public Policy of the Center for Marketing and Analytical Research.
From 2006 to 2008 worked as Deputy Head of the Social and Economic Department of the Office of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From 2008 to 2011 held the position of Deputy Head of the Center for Strategic Research and Analysis of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Between 2011 and 2018 held the posts of Vice-Minister of Economic Development and trade of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Vice-Minister of Economy and Budget Planning of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Vice-Minister of National Economy of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
In 2018 was appointed asa Minister of Labor and Social Protection of the Population of the Republic of Kazakhstan From March to December 2019 served as Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
By decree of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan No. 217 dated December 18, 2019 Madina Abylkassymova was appointed the Chairperson of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for regulation and development of the financial market.
She was awarded the anniversary medals «10 years of Astana» (2008), «20 years of Kazakhstan’s independence» (2011), medals «Eren ebegi Ushin» (2012), «For contribution to the creation of the Eurasian Economic Union» II degree (2015).
Kazakhstan
Khajiyeva Mariya
Vice-Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
Kazakhstan
Khajiyeva Mariya
Vice-Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
She began her career in 1995 as a leading consultant at the Office for constitutional and socio-cultural legislation of the Main Department of Legislation of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
She began her activities on the securities market in 2000 as the chief specialist of the Division of Legal Support for Securities Market Regulation and Pension Savings Funds of the Legal Department of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
In 2006 – 2008 worked as Deputy Director of the Department for Supervision of Securities Market and Accumulative Pension Funds of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Supervision of the Financial Market and Financial Organizations. In May 2008, she was appointed as a Director of the Department, where she worked until 2011.
In 2011 Ms. Khajiyeva assumed a position of the Vice-Chairman of the Committee for Control and Supervision of the Financial Market and Financial Organizations of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. Since 2014, she held the position of the Director of the Department for Supervision of Securities Market Entities of the National Bank of Kazakhstan. In 2016 she headed the Department of the Securities Market. In 2017, she left for the position of Vice-Chairman of the Management Board of the Unified Securities Registrar, which she headed in a year.
Over the years, she was a member of the Board of Directors of Kazkommerts Securities, the Central Securities Depository, the Unified Registrar of Securities, the Insurance Payments Guarantee Fund, and the Kazakhstan Stock Exchange.
In May 2019, Mariya Khajiyeva was appointed as First Vice-Chairman of the Council of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan.
By order of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated December 26, 2019, Mariya Khajieva was appointed as a Vice-Chairman of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market.
Kazakhstan
Tutushkin Vitaliy
Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Head of the Permanent Representative office of the National Bank of Kazakhstan in Almaty
Kazakhstan
Tutushkin Vitaliy
Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Head of the Permanent Representative office of the National Bank of Kazakhstan in Almaty
Date of birth: December 19, 1976.
A Graduate of Al-Farabi Kazakh State National University with a degree in Economics and Management (BA), Macro-microeconomics and Mathematical Modeling (MSc. in Economics), as well as in Executive Management from Lomonosov Moscow State University.
Mr. Tutushkin’s career started in May 1998 as an economist at the Department of Economic Research and Statistics, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
July 1998 – December 2010 – economist, lead analyst, senior analyst, head of unit, head of division, deputy director at the Department of Research and Statistics, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
December 2010 – May 2011 – Head of Financial Stability Division, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
May 2011 – June 2014 – Deputy Director, Department of Financial Stability, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
June – November 2014 – Deputy Director, Department of Financial Stability and Risk Management, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
November 2014 – December 2015 – Director, Department of Financial Stability and Risk Management, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
December 2015 – February 2016 – Director, Department of Research and Strategic Analysis, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
February 2016 – May 2019 – Director, Department of Research and Statistics, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
May 2019 – June 2020 – Director, Monetary Policy Department, National Bank of Kazakhstan.
June 2020 – March 2022 – Director, Department of Interaction with the Financial Market, Permanent Representative Office of the National Bank of Kazakhstan in Almaty.
March 11, 2022, by the Presidential Decree No 285 was appointed the Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Kazakhstan.
By the Order of the Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan dated 14 march 2022, Mr. Vitaliy Tutushkin was appointed Deputy Governor of the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Head of the Permanent Representative Office of the National Bank of Kazakhstan in Almaty.
Awards: Medal “Eren Enbegi Ushin”, Jubilee medals “20 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “20 Years of Tenge”, “25 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”, “25 Years of the Assembly of People of Kazakhstan”, ”30 Years of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan”.
Kazakhstan
Bakhmutova Yelena
Chairman of the Council of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Bakhmutova Yelena
Chairman of the Council of the Association of Financiers of Kazakhstan
Окончила Алма-Атинский институт народного хозяйства (НарХоз), по специальности «экономист» в 1983 году. Работала на разных должностях в государственных и коммерческих структурах, в том числе в Министерстве финансов РК. В 2001 году назначена вице-министром труда и социальной защиты РК. В 2002 году возглавила департамент финансового надзора Национального банка РК. В 2004 году вступила в должность заместителя председателя Агентства по регулированию финансового рынка и финансовых организаций, позже возглавила его. В 2012 году перешла на работу в АО «Самрук-Казына», занимала должности заместителя председателя правления и управляющего директора по финансам и операциям. С 2016 года возглавляла АО «Фонд социального медицинского страхования» в должности председателя правления. Работала членом Совета директоров ЗАО «ГНПФ», председателем Совета директоров АО «Казпочта». За заслуги в государственной и общественной деятельности награждена орденами и медалями, в том числе орденами «Парасат» и «Құрмет», медалями «10 лет Астане», «20 лет Астане» и «10 лет конституции Республики Казахстан», а также благодарностью Президента РК.
Kazakhstan
Amirbayeva Assel
Director of DIMAC ARDFM
Kazakhstan
Amirbayeva Assel
Director of DIMAC ARDFM
В 1999 году окончила Казахский государственный национальный университет
имени Аль-Фараби по специальности прикладная математика. В 2001 году
получила степень магистра математики и в 2005 году степень магистра
экономики.
Является сертифицированным актуарием (сданы все экзамены по программе
обучения актуариев).
Карьера
Амирбаева А.М. начала трудовую деятельность в Национальном Банке
Республики Казахстан в качестве ведущего экономиста отдела развития
финансовых услуг Департамента банковского и страхового надзора в 2001 году. В
период с 2004 года по 2013 год занимала различные должности, начиная от
ведущего экономиста до начальника актуарного отдела в Агентстве Республики
Казахстан по регулированию и надзору финансового рынка и финансовых
организаций. С 2013 года по 2022 год работала заместителем директора
надзорного подразделения Национального Банка Республики Казахстан и
Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию и развитию финансового
рынка. В октябре 2022 года назначена Директором Департамента страхового
рынка и актуарных расчетов Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию и
развитию финансового рынка. Является представителем Агентства Республики
Казахстан по регулированию и развитию финансового рынка в совете Директоров
АО «Фонд гарантирования страховых выплат».
Награждена нагрудным знаком «Заслуженный работник Национального Банка
Республики Казахстан» (2012), Благодарностью Председателя Национального
Банка Республики Казахстан (2014), Юбилейными медалями «Теңгеге 20 жыл»
(2013), «Қазақстан Конституциясына 25 жыл» (2020), Почетной грамотой
Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию и надзору финансового рынка
и финансовых организаций (2020), медалью «Ерең енбегі ушін» (2021).
Kazakhstan
Filimonova Elena Anatolievna
Deputy Director of the Department of the Insurance Market and Actuarial Calculations of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
Kazakhstan
Filimonova Elena Anatolievna
Deputy Director of the Department of the Insurance Market and Actuarial Calculations of the Agency of the Republic of Kazakhstan for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market
В 1999 году окончила Казахскую государственную академию управления по
специальности маркетинг и коммерция. В 2002 году получила ученую степень
кандидата экономических наук. В 2009 году степень доктора экономических наук.
Карьера
Трудовую деятельность Филимонова Е.А. начала в 2000 году в Национальной
комиссии Республики Казахстан по ценным бумагам. В период с 2004 года по 2011
год занимала различные должности, начиная от главного специалиста до
заместителя директора департамента в Агентстве Республики Казахстан по
регулированию и надзору финансового рынка и финансовых организаций. С 2011
года по 2019 год занимала руководящие должности в структурных
подразделениях Национального Банка Республики Казахстан. С 2020 года
является заместителем Директора Департамента страхового рынка и актуарных
расчетов Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию и развитию
финансового рынка. Является представителем Агентства Республики Казахстан
по регулированию и развитию финансового рынка в совете Директоров АО «Фонд
гарантирования страховых выплат».
Награждена нагрудным знаком «Заслуженный работник Национального Банка
Республики Казахстан» (2012), Юбилейными медалями «Қазақстан
Республикасының тәуелсіздігіне 20 жыл» (2011), «Теңгеге 20 жыл» (2013),
Почетной грамотой Республики Казахстан (декабрь 2016 года), Почетной грамотой
Агентства Республики Казахстан по регулированию и надзору финансового рынка
и финансовых организаций (2008, 2020).
Kazakhstan
Omarov Ruslan
General Director of the First Credit Bureau
Kazakhstan
Omarov Ruslan
General Director of the First Credit Bureau
Руслан Омаров – генеральный директор Первого кредитного бюро, член Комитета финтех при Ассоциации финансистов Казахстана. Cofounder стартап проектов Onebill (биллинговая и учетная система в сфере ЖКХ), FacePay (система приема биометрических платежей), HeRo Study (платформа для системы образования). Инноватор, эксперт в области финансовых технологий. В 2020 году ПКБ под руководством Руслана было признано Лучшей BigData Компанией года по версии Министерства цифрового развития, инноваций и аэрокосмической промышленности. Свою карьеру начинал в Национальном Банке РК. Участвовал в разработках многих внедрений и инноваций в АО «Казкоммерцбанк». С 2012 года возглавляет Первое кредитное бюро, в том числе в 2018-2019 гг. в должности Председателя Наблюдательного Совета. В 2018-2019 гг. работал в АО «ForteBank», в должности заместителя председателя правления Банка. С 2020 года входит в состав Совета Директоров МФО «Алматы» (при СПК г. Алматы). За 10 лет управления ПКБ выросло из картотеки кредитных историй в полноценный финансово-технологичный хаб для кредитного рынка. ПКБ сейчас является одним из Национальных ИТ-чемпионов. За это время было реализовано свыше 70 продуктов для кредитного рынка. ПКБ сегодня является лидером в области предиктивной аналитики, в том числе разработки скоринговых моделей разной сложности и обладателем одной из самых больших и актуальных баз данных (Big Data). Под руководством менеджмента ПКБ работает команда R&D, ведущая работы в области аналитики, машинного обучения, использования различных данных при оценке заемщика, биометрические технологии и многое другое. С 2021 года ПКБ успешно осуществляет консалтинговую деятельность в своей сфере в Республиках Молдова, Таджикистан и Узбекистан, а также для Национального Банка Республики Беларусь,. В кредитной экосистеме ПКБ – свыше 800 поставщиков-получателей кредитной информации. Учредителями ПКБ являются отечественные банки (Народный банк Казахстана, Fortebank, Банк ЦентрКредит, First Heartland Jýsan Bank), а также международный оператор кредитных бюро Creditinfo.
Kazakhstan
Burabayev Yerlan
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IPGF
Kazakhstan
Burabayev Yerlan
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the IPGF
29 лет опыта работы в финансовой системе Казахстана. C 1994 года по 2003 год работал в Национальном банке РК на различных должностях. С 2003 года по 2009 год занимал руководящие должности в различных организациях профессиональных участников рынка ценных бумаг и пенсионной системы. С 2009 года по 2014 год занимал руководящие должности в различных страховых организациях. С 2014 года работает в Ассоциации финансистов Казахстана управляющим директором по взаимодействию со страховым и фондовым рынками.
Kazakhstan
Imanzhanov Dauren
Chairman of the Board JSC "Insurance company "Nomad Insurance"
Kazakhstan
Imanzhanov Dauren
Chairman of the Board JSC "Insurance company "Nomad Insurance"
Kazakhstan
Kambetbayev Yerlan
Chairman of the Board of Nomad life life insurance company
Kazakhstan
Kambetbayev Yerlan
Chairman of the Board of Nomad life life insurance company
Kazakhstan
Daulenov Miras
Chairman of the Board of Narxoz University
Kazakhstan
Daulenov Miras
Chairman of the Board of Narxoz University
Miras Daulenov is the Chairman of the Board and carries out the general management of the University: he makes decisions on the implementation of the University Development Strategy and the achievement of the set goals. Controls the work of structural divisions, introduces the necessary changes in business processes, attracts investors, represents the interests of the university in relations with partners, government agencies and organizations of any form of ownership. Contributes to improving the quality of the educational process, competitiveness and recognition of the university.
He holds bachelor's, master's and PhD degrees in law. For many years he worked in various positions in Kazakhstani law firms, at the University of Wrocław (Poland) and the University of KAZSUM named after. M. Narikbaeva. He has held the positions of lecturer, head of the department of international law, vice-rector for research, director of the Academy of Legal and Economic Research. S. Zimanov, was the Deputy Chairman of the Board, as well as the Provost.
In the period from 2019 to 2021, he served as Vice Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Kazakhstan, supervised issues of higher education and science.
He is a member of the Asian Society of International Law and a member of the Executive Council of the Society, a member of the Advisory Councils under the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Council and the Economic Court of the CIS. Acted as an expert witness on various legal issues of the International Center for the Settlement of Investment Disputes.
Author of numerous publications on public international law, EU law and AIFC law.
Speaks Kazakh, Russian, Polish and English.
Indonesia
Herman Saheruddin
Group Director, Indonesia Deposit Insurance Company
Indonesia
Herman Saheruddin
Group Director, Indonesia Deposit Insurance Company
HERMAN SAHERUDDIN, S.E., M.S.M., Ph.D.
Director of Research Group
Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation (IDIC)
Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan (LPS)
Equity Tower, 21th fl., Jakarta, Indonesia
Phone: (+62) 515 1000, E-mail: herman.saheruddin@lps.go.id
Dr. Saheruddin is the Director of Research Group of the Indonesia Deposit Insurance Corporation
(IDIC) / Lembaga Penjamin Simpanan (LPS). He holds a Bachelor of Economics (majoring in
Finance, 2006) and a Master of Management Science (majoring in Banking and Finance, 2009)
from the University of Indonesia. In 2017, he earns a Ph.D. degree majoring in Banking and
Finance, from the Darla Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina, USA.
As a Research Director, Dr. Saheruddin is responsible to direct and manage the IDIC’s research
group to produce high-quality research in banking, deposit insurance, bank resolution, and
financial system stability. He has published research articles in well-respected international journals,
including Research in International Business and Finance, Eurasian Economic Review,
International Journal of Economics & Management, Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance,
as well as national journal such as Jurnal Keuangan dan Perbankan. His research articles have also
been presented at several prestigious research conferences, including the Financial Intermediation
Research Society (FIRS) annual conference, Southern Finance Association (SFA) annual
conference, Financial Management Association (FMA) annual conference, and others. He has
been actively involved in the IADI (International Association of Deposit Insurers) research
activities and has recently contributed as one of the technical committee members for the
“Evaluation of Differential Premium Systems for Deposit Insurance” IADI Research Paper (2020).
He has received several awards including the Best Paper at The 5th Indonesian Finance Association
(IFA) International Conference (2019), the Best Master Thesis in Finance from University of
Indonesia (2010), Best Paper at The 5th International Conference on Business and Management
Research (ICBMR)—a joint academic conference of ABEST 21 and University of Indonesia (2010),
and Emerging Scholar Award at the 3rd Annual Community Banking Research and Policy
Conference—CSBS and Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis (2015). Besides his research activities,
he has frequently been invited to contribute as a speaker at national and international events, as
well as an ad-hoc referee in several well-respected journals.
Germany
Joerg Westphal
Advisor to the Board of Management, Protektor Lebensversicherungs-AG
Germany
Joerg Westphal
Advisor to the Board of Management, Protektor Lebensversicherungs-AG
Advisor to the Board of Management of Protektor Lebensversicherungs-AG, Berlin/Germany (The German Life Insurance Guarantee Scheme) Jörg Westphal (born in 1961) first completed a bank clerk training and in 1986 qualified as a commercial graduate in Berlin and Kiel. He started his career in the auditing department of KPMG in Hamburg. In 1997 he passed the Certified Tax Consultant and the Certified Public Accountant examinations. From 1997 he was Authorised Signatory in the KPMG auditing department where he was responsible in particular for the management of the sections of primary insurance and reinsurance. In 2000 Westphal joined BDO in Hamburg as a partner and chaired the sections of insurance and statutary insurance in the northern part of Germany. His area of responsibility included primary insurance, insurance brokers and substitute and company health insurance funds. On 20 October 2003 he was appointed as member of the Board of Management and on 1 October 2005 as Chairman of the Board of Management of Protektor Lebensversicherungs-AG, the Life Insurance Guarantee Scheme in Germany. At the end of April 2023, he retired and acts as an advisor to the management at the moment.
Taiwan
Hermes Sheng-zhang Yang
Deputy Manager, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund
Taiwan
Hermes Sheng-zhang Yang
Deputy Manager, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund
Hermes Sheng-zhang Yang is a deputy manager of Business Department in Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund (TIGF). He participated in receivership tasks for insolvent insurance companies and early warning system working group. He is also a member of investment team assisting establishing ETF investing strategies for TIGF. Hermes oversees macroeconomic risks and conducts researches on systemic risks and the effects on insurance companies. In IFIGS conferences, Hermes shared insurance guarantee scheme experiences of Taiwan as a speaker. Before joining TIGF, Hermes was an economist in equity and fixed income departments of securities companies and conducted researches on global and local politics, economies and financial industries. He was also the author of book Survival Rules in Financial Jungles (in Traditional Chinese) and lecturer in some CFA, CFP, and FRM programs. His articles were published in newspapers in Taiwan. Hermes graduated from National Taiwan University with an MA in Economics and a BBA in Finance. His academic papers were published in Public Choice (in English) and Taiwan Economic Review (in Traditional Chinese).
Taiwan
Jerry Hsu
Senior Research Fellow, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund (TIGF)
Taiwan
Jerry Hsu
Senior Research Fellow, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund (TIGF)
Jerry Hsu is a Senior Research Fellow at the Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund (TIGF). He has over 30 years of experience in the financial industry, with a focus on receivership, insurance, and banking. Jerry began his career in banking at Citibank N.A. Taipei Branch in 1990, where he held various positions in risk management and strategy. Later, he then joined Fubon Commercial Bank, where he was responsible for individual banking and credit risk management. He also joined Ta Chong Commercial Bank as Chief Credit Officer of Consumer Banking Credit Department. Jerry also has extensive experience in the insurance industry, having joined AIG in 2004 in various positions including product management and sales. During this period, he worked as a business manager and representative at the Taiwan branch of United Guarantee Mortgage Indemnity Corporation (UG) - AIG. He then served as Vice President of PCM for the AIU. Later, he was also responsible for the development of credit insurance business at Fubon Insurance. In 2009, Jerry joined TIFG as a member of the Receivership Investment Task Force. He has since been involved in several receivership cases, including Kuo Hua Life Insurance, Singfor Life Insurance, Global Life Insurance, and Sunny Life Insurance. In his role at TIFG, Jerry has played a key role in managing the real estate and loan assets of failed insurers and ensuring that policyholders are compensated. Jerry graduated from National Sun Yat-Sen University with a MBA degree and Tamkang University with a Bachelor of Civil Engineering. He is also a recipient of the 2020 Excellent Financial Staff Award of The Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). Jerry is a highly skilled and experienced professional with a proven track record of success in the financial industry. He is a valuable asset to TIFG and the financial industry as a whole.
Malaysia
Lee Yee Ming
Executive Vice President, Perbadanan Insurance Deposit Malaysia
Malaysia
Lee Yee Ming
Executive Vice President, Perbadanan Insurance Deposit Malaysia
Appointed to this role in January 2022, Lee Yee Ming is responsible for the overall digital transformation initiative for PIDM. Her roles include setting up the Digital Transformation Department, leading and setting up initiatives in process reengineering, technology, capability and culture that would strengthen the Corporation’s digital foundation and enhance process efficiency to maintain the Corporation’s positioning in sync with the evolving financial and regulatory industry. Other than Information Technology, Cybersecurity and Training & Capability functions, she also oversees the data collection, assessment, planning, liquidation and reimbursement of protected benefits and insured deposits of PIDM’s member institutions. Yee Ming joined PIDM in 2007 as Chief Risk Officer. She was subsequently appointed as General Manager, Policy and International Division in 2011, and appointed as Senior General Manager, Resolution Planning Unit in December 2016. From January 2018 till Dec 2021, as Senior General Manager of Risk Assessment Resolution Division, she was responsible for the integration and implementation of the end-to-end spectrum of risk assessment and monitoring, early intervention, resolution planning, resolution execution, reimbursement of protected benefits and insured deposits, and the premium and levy collection functions at PIDM. Yee Ming was one of the founding members and an elected EXCO member of the International Forum of Insurance Guarantee Schemes (IFIGS) from 2013 – 2015. She has also served as an elected EXCO member of the International Association of Deposit Insurers (IADI) for two terms from 2011-2017.
Taiwan
Lin Ming-kuan Michael
Chairman, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund
Taiwan
Lin Ming-kuan Michael
Chairman, Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund
Mr. Lin has been the Chairman of Taiwan Insurance Guaranty Fund (TIGF) since October 2021. Before taking the position at TIGF, he served in the Central Deposit Insurance Corporation (CDIC) as Chairman (September 2018 to September 2021) and President (September 2013 to September 2018). Prior to joining the CDIC, Mr. Lin had a long career in the Central Bank of Republic of China (CBC) since 1981. Mr. Lin had an abundant experience in financial examination and supervision at the CBC from the grassroots level, and served as the Assistant Director General of the Department of Financial Inspection and the Advisor of the CBC. Mr. Lin combines an extensive scholarship with deep experience in financial regulation. His areas of specialization include the practice and inspection of financial institutions, analysis of financial fraud and corruption, prevention of money laundering and other aspects of banking regulation. Mr. Lin is also an honourable speaker of the Taiwan Academy of Banking and Finance, a national education and research institution in banking and finance. Mr. Lin holds a Bachelor degree in Economics (1978) from Tunghai University, Taiwan and a Master degree in Business Administration (1995) From Soochow University, Taiwan.
Estonia
Mart Jesse
Chief Executive Officer, Estonian Insurance Association
Estonia
Mart Jesse
Chief Executive Officer, Estonian Insurance Association
Mart Jesse (49) has been working since 2001 as the CEO of the Estonian Motor Insurance Bureau and
since 2010 also as the CEO of the Estonian Insurance Association. Since 2019 he has been also acting
as a consultant at the World Bank.
Before joining insurance sector he worked in banking and leasing, holding different positions. During his
career, he has also worked as a consultant running change management and corporate restructuring
projects.
He has acquired bachelor’s degree in law from Tartu University (Estonia), master’s degree in Public
Administration from Syracuse University (USA) and master’s degree in Science of Engineering from
Tallinn Technical University (Estonia). Due to time constraints he did not finish his PhD journey in
business administration in Tartu University (Estonia).
During his career he has published numerous articles regarding financial services, social insurance and
public sector reform. He is married and has three children.
Romania
Maria Gratiela Arnautu
Department Director, Polisyholders Guarantee Fund
Romania
Maria Gratiela Arnautu
Department Director, Polisyholders Guarantee Fund
My name is Arnăutu Grațiela Maria, i am 34 years old, i was born in Romania, Bucharest, which is also the place i reside. For the last seven years i have been working at the Policy Guarantee Fund as a Complaints Representative and currently as Responsible for Guarantee Schemes. I have a Bachelor degree in Economics obtained at The Bucharest University of Economic Studies. My personal traits are that i am adaptable, compassionate, competent, determined, friendly and onest. I always finish the tasks that i am assigned with. I am best known for Positive energy and willing to help but also for my temper. I have been on maternity leave for 1 year and 4 months, and I am now getting used to the life of a working parent, which turns out to be great.
I am looking forward for the new challenges and opportunities that may come.
IAIS
Manuela Zweimueller
Head of Implementation and a member of the Senior Management Team IAIS
IAIS
Manuela Zweimueller
Head of Implementation and a member of the Senior Management Team IAIS
Head of Implementation
Manuela Zweimueller joined the IAIS Secretariat on 1 January 2020. She is the Head of Implementation and a member of the Senior Management Team. Most recently, she was the IAIS’ Head of Supervisory Practices where she led the organisation’s efforts in supervisory practices, infrastructure investments, LIBOR and Covid-19 measures. In addition, she is responsible for the implementation and assessment of supervisory materials, in particular, those relating to ComFrame and the Holistic Framework for mitigating systemic risk, which are key focus areas under the IAIS 2020-2024 Strategic Plan.
Manuela has a breadth of experience in insurance, pension and consumer protection policy development as well as insurance supervision. Prior to joining the IAIS, she was Head of the Policy Department at the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA). She also worked for more than 15 years in the (re)insurance industry and held various senior leadership roles, overseeing areas such as enterprise and emerging risk management, corporate governance and innovative technologies, including green technology, sustainable finance, disaster scenarios, protection gap, cyber risk, terrorism exposure and money laundering.
Manuela holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry from the University of Munich, Germany. In addition, she holds a certificate in Business Administration and Operational Management from the University of Hagen, Germany.
Canada
Paul Petrelli
Chairman International Forum of Insurance Guarantee Schemes /President Assuris
Canada
Paul Petrelli
Chairman International Forum of Insurance Guarantee Schemes /President Assuris
Paul Petrelli is the President & CEO of Assuris. Prior to his appointment in 2021, Mr. Petrelli held a wide variety of senior leadership roles at Sun Life. Mr. Petrelli was responsible for the global M&A, securities, technology and intellectual property legal teams, corporate secretarial and legal operations. His extensive experience also includes being Sun Life’s Global Head of Compliance, CFO of its Canadian business, and Head of Investor Relations. He obtained his B.A. (Honours) from the University of Toronto in 1991, his LL.B. from the University of Windsor School of Law and was admitted to Law Society of Upper Canada as a member in 1997. He also obtained a Master of Law degree from the University of Toronto School of Law in 2019, specializing in Innovation, Technology and Law. Assuris is an independent not for profit, industry-funded compensation organization. Our mission is to protect Canadian policyholders if their life insurance company fails. Assuris is designated by the federal Minister of Finance under the Insurance Companies Act of Canada (ICA) and recognized by the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) as the compensation body whose members are Quebec-chartered life insurers. Assuris protects policyholders by minimizing the loss of benefits and seeking a quick transfer of their policies to a solvent company, where their benefits will continue. Founded in 1990, Assuris has been called upon to deal with four failures in its history. In all four cases, all Canadian policies were transferred to solvent life insurance companies. Assuris has protected almost three million policyholders. Assuris has developed expertise in solving unique, and largely unprecedented, issues in life insurance company insolvencies. For more information on Assuris, please visit www.assuris.ca.
Spain
Raquel Lopez Lopez
Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros
Spain
Raquel Lopez Lopez
Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros
Raquel López López is Head of the Eastern Andalusia Regional Branch at the Consorcio de Compensación de Seguros (CCS), a role she has been in since January 2022. The CCS´s structure is decentralised into 13 regional branches all over Spain, which meet the target of bringing the processing of the matters closer to the insured parties. Raquel joined CCS in 2005, has a Degree in Law and has served, among other posts, Head of the Spanish Information Centre.
USA
Rodolfo Wehrhahn
W&W Consulting USA
USA
Rodolfo Wehrhahn
W&W Consulting USA
My personal expertise comprises insurance, reinsurance and pensions. I have worked, advice and published extensively in the areas of pension, risk-based supervision, reinsurance, insurance and pension sector development, disaster risk financing, inclusive insurance, agriculture insurance and risk management, solvency analysis, stress testing, insurance companies and pension fund valuations and acquisition, restructuring and cost reduction. I have also worked in consumer protection in insurance and pensions. Since January 2014 I co-founded Wehrhahn&Wehrhahn Consulting LLC, a firm based in Florida USA consulting in the financial sector: insurance, reinsurance, pensions, banking and securities. The firm has global reach in advising on reinsurance programs, disaster risk insurance and disaster risk financing, risk-based supervision, stress testing, ORSA, sales, marketing, valuation of insurance companies and pension funds, access to financial services micro-insurance, micro-pensions and IT. The consultant work covered the areas of evaluation of companies for mergers and acquisitions, resolution programs, reinsurance programs designs, disaster risk financing and disaster risk (re)insurance, compliance with the IAIS principles, risk-based supervision, macroprudential supervision, financial stability assessments including stress testing, resolution and recovery frameworks, and the development of early warning systems for insurance and pensions, catastrophic recovery assessments, market development, access to financial services and consumer protection in insurance and pensions in the Americas, Asia, the Pacific Region, Africa, and Europe. Since 2014 I have worked on financial stability assessments, technical assistance and training as a consultant to the IMF, the World Bank, GIZ, A2ii, ADB, Toronto Center, EIOPA and several national supervisors including SUPEN and SUGESE. I have carried out over 50 FSAPs and Technical Assistance for the IMF and World Bank in insurance and pension in several countries like Indonesia, the Philippines, The Netherlands, The U.K., Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Tajikistan, Egypt, Nigeria, Tunisia, Russia, , Kazakhstan, Costa Rica, Chile, Peru, Brazil, Paraguay, Guatemala, Jamaica, Tanzania, Kenya, Bosnia Herzegovina, Turks and Caicos, Thailand, Cambodia, Brunei. I have revised on behalf of the World Bank the IAIS guided self-assessments for Thailand, Morocco, Libya, Palestine and Tunisia. I have also provided several TA for the IMF, ADB and the GIZ on disaster risk financing and disaster risk (re)insurance, risk-based supervision, risk-based capital, IAIS self-assessments, reinsurance supervision and reinsurance programs’ design, pension and insurance development and stress testing in Asia, Africa, America and Europe. I have consulted in the development of the Microinsurance strategy, and insurance sector development for several countries. I have been invited to present in several global conferences, including the annual meetings of EIOPA, CARTAC, IAIS , and provided training on insurance regulation and supervision for governments including The Philippines, Thailand, Brunei as well as in webinars for developing partners including the Toronto Center and the ADB Institute. From October 2010 to December 2013, I was responsible for the International Monetary Fund advice on insurance and pension matters provided to governments. Previously I was employed as a senior insurance specialist at the World Bank for two years. Before joining the Bank, I worked in the private sector for over 18 years in the reinsurance industry including the acquisition and evaluation of insurance companies after a 6 years’ period of lecturing and academic research in the areas of risk theory, stochastic and mathematical physics at the University of Hamburg. I hold a PhD and a Master in Mathematics and a Master in Physics from the University of Hamburg, Germany. During my career, I represent the IMF and World Bank at the IAIS in several Committees including the Technical, the Stability, the Reinsurance and the Market Conduct committees and in the private sector, I was President to FIDES, the Federation of Insurance Associations of Latin-America, Spain, Portugal, and the USA representing the American Council of Life Insurers. I participated in the valuation of insurance companies and pension funds. I was appointed Board Director for two AEGON companies (Brazil and Mexico), CEO of the Latin American reinsurance operations of Transamerica/AEGON and CEO for the Life Reinsurance operations in South America for Munich Re. I worked for Swiss Re in the Life and Health area before my appointment as Principal of the Swiss Insurance Training Center in Zurich, Switzerland.
Armenia
Vaghinak Yeghiazaryan
Chief Executive Officer, Armenian Motor Insurers Bureau
Armenia
Vaghinak Yeghiazaryan
Chief Executive Officer, Armenian Motor Insurers Bureau
In 1993 he graduated from the Yerevan State University of Economics, Faculty of Finance and Accounting; awarded the qualification of an economist-financier.
In 2021 he was awarded Master of Science in Accounting and Finance by UCL, University of London, The United Kingdom Fellow Member of Association of Chartered Certified Accountants of the UK.
He took part in courses and practical classes organized by the banking and insurance supervision bodies of the USA, Canada, the European Union and other countries, as well as in medium-term educational programs of the United Institute of Vienna and the Union of Great Britain.
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
In 1992-1994 he was engaged in entrepreneurial activity.
In 1994-1995, he worked at PJSC "Erebuni" as the chief accountant.
In 1995-1999, he worked in the Central Bank of Armenia as a senior, leading specialist of the bank reflow department.
In 1999-2002 held the position of the Head of the Reporting and Documentary Supervision Division of the Banking Supervision Department of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia; afterwards held the position of the Head of the Risk Control and Reporting Division.
In 2002-2003 held the position of the head of the third and then the second division of the same department of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.
In 2003-2006 held the position of Deputy Chief Executive Officer, then the First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of "UNIBANK" OJSC.
In 2006-2009 held the position of the Head of the Supervision Division of Insurance Companies of the Financial Supervision Department of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia.
In 2009-2020 he held the position of the Head of the First Division for Supervision of Banks of the Financial Supervision Department of the Central Bank of the Republic of Armenia; afterwards held the position of the Head of the Risk and Functional Supervision Service.
In 2020-2021 he has been a Board member of the Office of the Financial System Mediator Foundation.
He holds the position of the Chief Executive Officer of Armenian Motor Insurers’ Bureau since June 1, 2020.
Singapore
Low Kwok Mun
Chief Executive Officer of Singapore DepositInsurance Corporation Limited
Singapore
Low Kwok Mun
Chief Executive Officer of Singapore DepositInsurance Corporation Limited
Mr Low Kwok Mun is the Chief Executive Officer of Singapore Deposit
Insurance Corporation Limited. Mr Low joined the Monetary Authority of
Singapore (MAS) in 1986. Prior to his secondment to the Singapore
Deposit Insurance Corporation Limited in April 2019, Mr Low was the
Assistant Managing Director of the Finance, Risk and Currency Group of
the MAS. His previous appointments at MAS include Head of the Complex
Institutions Department, Head of the Insurance Supervision Department,
Head of the Prudential Policy Department and Head of the Monetary
Management Division. He also headed MAS’ corporate planning and
communications division. Mr Low was attached to the International
Monetary Fund for two years as the Alternate Executive Director for
the Southeast Asia voting group before returning to MAS in November
2002. Mr Low holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours) degree from the
National University of Singapore.
Kazakhstan
Seidigazimov Sairan
IPGF, risk-manager
Kazakhstan
Seidigazimov Sairan
IPGF, risk-manager
In 1987 he graduated the Faculty of Physics of Karaganda State
University. He began his career as a teacher of physics and higher
mathematics at the Pavlodar Pedagogical Institute.
From 1988 to 2000 he worked in the scientific field. He began his
career as a researcher, then as a senior researcher, scientific
secretary at the Institute of Nuclear Physics of the National Nuclear
Center of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Most of the work was carried out
at nuclear reactors. In 1997 he successfully defended the thesis and
was awarded the Candidate of Physical and Mathematical Sciences degree
(Ph.D). He has more than 20 scientific articles in foreign journals.
In 2000 he graduated Karaganda University of Economics with a
specialization in International Economics. Since 2000, he moved to the
financial sector. From 2000 to 2011, he worked as a specialist, chief
specialist, department head, department director, deputy chairman of
the board in the “Halyk-Kazakhinstrakh Insurance Company”.
From 2011 to 2017, he was the head of the actuarial center, first at
the State Accumulative Pension Fund Pension Fund, then at the Unified
Accumulative Pension Fund. He developed actuarial models for the
development of the pension system in Kazakhstan together with the
British Institute and the Faculty of Actuaries. Based on the
parameters of the model were made amendments to the Pension Provision
Law.
From 2018 to 2020, he headed the department of actuarial calculations
of the State Social Insurance Fund. The Law on Social Security of the
Republic of Kazakhstan was amended based on his actuarial
calculations.
From 2020 to 2022, he headed the actuarial division of the state
Compulsory Medical Insurance Fund. He developed a demographic model in
the context of the regions of the Republic of Kazakhstan to calculate
medical costs. An actuarial model was also developed to predict the
development of health insurance in the context of 26 medical services,
including state compulsory free medical care and high-tech
diagnostics. A long-term State program for the development of
healthcare in the Republic of Kazakhstan was adopted on the basis of
actuarial calculations.
Nowadays, he is working as the risk manager in the Insurance Payments
Guarantee Fund. He developed a stochastic model for assessing the risk
of insufficient reserves to guarantee insurance payments.
Kazakhstan
Syrymbayeva Zhanar
Deputy Chairman of the Board IPGF
Kazakhstan
Syrymbayeva Zhanar
Deputy Chairman of the Board IPGF
Zhanar Syrymbaeva has been working since 2021 as Deputy Chairman of
the Board of the Insurance Payments Guarantee Fund. Prior to that, she
worked as the director of the actuarial department at the life
insurance company Halyk Life.
She is Licensed actuary (since 2008), has acquired degree of candidate
of physical and mathematical sciences (2001), degree of master of
business administration (2008).
Kazakhstan
Ashkeev Olzhas Malikuly
Deputy Chairman of the Board IPGF
Kazakhstan
Ashkeev Olzhas Malikuly
Deputy Chairman of the Board IPGF
Olzhas Ashkeyev has been working since 2022 as Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Insurance Payments Guarantee Fund. He graduated from the Master's program of the National Bank of Kazakhstan under the MBA program in 2016. He worked at the National Bank of Kazakhstan from 2016 to 2020. From 2020 to 2022, he worked at Jusan Garant Insurance Company.
