THEME; Navigating the Future of Pensions Industry

Collaboration. Investment Innovation. Good Governance. Climate change mitigation.

Africa Festival of Pensions 2022 will be the largest gathering of key stakeholders in the pension industry in Africa. We aim to bring the great minds within the industry together to exchange ideas, learn and celebrate success through an award programme. The Festival will bring together the brightest and most innovative thinkers in the pension’s ecosystem and beyond to deliver actionable insight and inspiration to help tackle the most immediate challenges in the industry and careers.

The conference is organized by the Association of Pension Trustees and Administrators of Kenya (APTAK) and co-hosted by Brands and Beyond Ltd. The Association seeks to provide a multi-stakeholder platform for discussions and consultations on prudent trusteeship and administration as well as make recommendations if any to policymakers in a bid to improve the Social Security sector in Kenya.

APTAK’s membership comprises Trustees, Administrators and Retirement Benefits Schemes registered under the Retirement Benefits Act and other interested individuals who qualify to be members under the Association’s constitution.

From Wednesday 23rd to Friday 25th February 2022 at Pride Inn Paradise, Mombasa.

The key guest we expect include:  Cabinet secretaries, Embassies, donor agencies, schemes, advisers, asset managers, technology partners, administrators and communication specialists who strive to meet the needs of their members in these unpredictable times.

The association will also host the first Kenya Pension awards in partnership with Brands &Beyond Ltd a pension communication firm. The awards seek to Inspire, recognize and reward individuals and organizations that are making an impact in the industry. The awards will be driven by innovation, performance and service levels recognizing those firms and individuals who are the best achievers and have brought about desired changes to the pension industry. The nominations are ongoing and will close on February 14^th 2022

The key conference objectives include:

1. Seeking to explore a variety of investment strategies/solutions for pension funds, examining the opportunities and issues associated with each in the current challenging environment.
2. Discuss a range of factors such as global and local macroeconomic trends/policy, long-term funding objectives, performance, costs, implementation issues, climate change and other ESG requirements as well as the implication of new developments in the Kenya pension system.
3. The Conference will also address legal issues facing pension plans, ethics regulations and the importance of ongoing education for plan sponsors and their fiduciaries.
4. The conference will seek collaboration beyond borders seeking how to grow membership and access to pension products across the region.