PAST WINNERS 2020

As part of the week-long summit, the annual Innovation Awards recognised asset owner achievements in communication, investment, technology and plan design. Using the 2020 summit theme as a guide, pension funds and other asset owners based in five continents presented the various ways they were working to “Futureproof Retirement”. In 2020, P&I’s WPS introduced a new category: Brightest Idea. This live-pitched event highlighted innovation in investment towards limiting the impact of climate change. This category was judged live via the WorldPensionSummit platform by attendees – and resulted in a three-way tie.

We congratulate all winners in all our Innovation Award categories and thank every nominee for their dedication to futureproofing retirement.

DOWNLOAD here the jury reports of all nominations
5-Word-Acceptance-Speeches: watch here

PLAN DESIGN INNOVATION

WINNER: Advantages Retirement Plan™
Preya Singh-Cushnie, director, Insurance Advisory & Education Services,Ontario Medical Association / OMA Insurance | Canada

RUNNER UP: Collective Variable Pension (CVP)
A collaboration by Shell Pension Fund (SNPS, Shell NL Pensioen Stichting),SBZ Pensioen, Achmea Pension Services (APS) | Netherlands

Dynamic Life-Cycle Funds' Strategy
Tadas Gudaitis, CEO Swedbank Asset Management Lithuania | Lithuania

Growth through Governance and Sustainability
Ignacio Hernandez Valiñani, Chairman, Pensions Caixa 30, F.P. | Spain

HESTA Impact
Debby Blakey, Chief Executive Officer HESTA | Australia

COMMUNICATION & ENGAGEMENT INNOVATION

WINNER: First rewards program for all pension users: “GanAhorro de AforeMóvil” ¡Shop like always and earn free savings!
Víctor Rafael Baeza Bravo, Vice-president of Operations, Comisión Nacional delSistema de Ahorro para el Retiro (CONSAR) | Mexico

RUNNER UP: Staying Connect to our members
Bongi Mkhize, Chief Operations Officer/ Principal Officer, KwaZulu-Natal JointMunicipal Pension/Provident Funds | South Africa

MOBIKEZA
Godwin Simba, Managing Director, Octagon Pension Services Limited | Kenya

Voluntary contribution starter gift voucher
Marius Esparon, Assistant Risk Manager, Seychelles Pension Fund | Seychelles

TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION

WINNER: GoalTracker 
Ian Morante, CEO, Nationwide Super | Australia

RUNNER UP: Mijnwaardeoverdracht.nl
A collaboration by APG, Blue Sky Group, Hyfen, Nationale Nederlanden, PGGM | The Netherlands

Grandhood
Jon Lieberkind, Founder & co-CEO, Grandhood | Denmark

Unique booking-app
Torben Möger Pedersen, CEO, PensionDanmark | Denmark

INVESTMENT INNOVATION

WINNER: Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC/CRA Sustainable Report
Sergio Carfizzi, General Manager, Fondo Pensione Nazionale BCC/CRA | Italy

RUNNER UP: Cbus' innovative investment approach that is contributing positivelyto broader economic, societal and environmental outcomes
Kristian Fok, Chief Investment Officer, Cbus (United Super) | Australia

Climate leadership: AP1 divests from fossil fuels
Urban Hansson Brusewitz, Chairman, AP1 (Första AP-fonden) | Sweden

Nest goes tobacco free across all its portfolios
Helen Dean, CEO, Nest | United Kingdom

BRIGHTEST IDEA AWARD
Investing for the Environment
Five finalist nominees pitched their Brightest Idea before an expert jury and our critical audience. The winners of the Brightest Idea are:
● Bringing Science-based Impacts Innovations to Industry | Activate Global, Inc, Robert Ethier
● Strategic Risk Management: MPT meets the SDGs - Let's integrate our thinking about climate (and other) risks | Ario Advisory, Mike Clark
● Element6™ Climate Risk Platform | Urgentem, Girish Narula

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