Program
Please note this is the preliminary program which will be updated regularly.
Monday 29 September 2008
| 8.30am-9.00am |
Registration Tea and Coffee will be available in the Hotel Foyer |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| 9.00am - 9.05am |
Welcome - Professor Mark Gabbott, Executive Dean, Division of Economic & Financial Studies |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| 9.05am-10.05am |
Actuarial Studies as a Career and Vocation | Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
Dr Anthony Asher - Principal, Deloitte Actuaries and Consultants |
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How diverse are the personality types of actuaries....and does it matter? Associate Professor Leonie Tickle - Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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Current and Recently Graduated Students Brian Chu Michael Donovan and Werner Fortmann |
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| Chair: |
Associate Professor Leonie Tickle - Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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| 10.05am-11.05am |
Actuarial Teachers - Views from the lectern - Part 1 | Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
Actuarial Education at ANU: Student skills and other observations Tim Higgins - Lecturer, School of Finance & Applied Statistics, Australian National University |
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The Institute of Actuaries of Australia Part II Course: The UNSW Experience and Some Observations Associate Professor John Evans - School of Actuarial Studies, University of New South Wales |
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In the firing line:actuarial educators and education Dr Leigh Roberts - Senior Lecturer, School of Economics and Finance, Victoria University, Wellington |
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| 11.05am-11.25am |
MORNING TEA | Hotel Foyer |
| 11.25am-12.40pm |
Actuarial Teachers - Views from the lectern - Part 2 |
Amphitheatre 103 |
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Graduates’ use of spreadsheet tools in learning and applying financial mathematics Timothy Kyng - Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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Statistical Problems, Statistical Solutions Dr Glen Barnett - Insureware |
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Carol Dolan - Actuarial Education Consultant, Institute of Actuaries of Australia |
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| Chair: |
Associate Professor John Shepherd - Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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| 12.40pm-1.40pm |
LUNCH |
Macquarie Room |
| 1.40pm-2.30pm |
Role of Academics in Actuarial Research |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
The need for Relevance Science and Paradigm Development Richard Fitzherbert |
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Actuarial research - an outlaw's perspective Associate Professor Frank Ashe - Macquarie University Applied Finance Centre |
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| Chair: |
Professor Piet de Jong - Head, Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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| 2.30pm-3.30pm |
The Needs of Employers - Actuarial Degrees - about right or are there gaps? |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
Actuarial Education - The Business Need: A Case Study from the General Insurance Industry Dave Finnis - Financial Services, Ernst & Young |
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The Needs of Employers - The Role of Actuaries at APRA Dr Katrina Ellis - Head of Research, Australian Prudential Regulation Authority |
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The Needs of Employers - Actuarial Degrees - about right or are there gaps? Jenny Lyon - Director, QED Actuarial |
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| Chair: |
Dr Andrew Geue - Senior Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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| 3.30pm-3.50pm |
AFTERNOON TEA |
Hotel Foyer |
| 3.50pm-4.30pm |
What the Institute Wants from Actuarial Education |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
What the Institute Wants from Actuarial Education Stephen Wright - Director, Professional Education, Institute of Actuaries of Australia and Martin Stevenson - Convenor, Institute of Actuaries of Australia Education Council Committee |
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| Chair: |
Bruce Edwards - Director, Actuarius |
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| 4.30pm-5.05pm |
International Developments in Actuarial Education |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
Actuarial education in universities: Where to now in the big wide world? Dr David Knox - Worldwide Partner, Mercer |
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International Developments in Actuarial Education: A Brief Snapshot Trevor Thompson - Vice President, Institute of Actuaries of Australia |
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| Chair: |
Shauna Ferris - Senior Lecturer, Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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| 5.05pm-5.50pm | Plenary Discussion - The Future: Moving towards a shared perspective |
Amphitheatre 103 |
| Speakers: |
Associate Professor John Shepherd - Department of Actuarial Studies, Macquarie University |
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| Jenny Lyon - Director, QED Actuarial |
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| Stephen Wright - Director, Professional Education, Institute of Actuaries of Australia |
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| Chair: |
Dr David Knox - Worldwide Partner, Mercer |
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| 7.00pm |
Pre Dinner Drinks |
U@MQ - by the Lake |
| 7.30pm |
DINNER Speakers Welcome - Associate Professor John Shepherd Special Presentation Institute of Actuaries of Australia presents the 2008 Actuary of the Year |
U@MQ - Level 3 - Whiteley Room - Building C10A |