Major Actuarial Congress to be Held in Cape

International Congress of Actuaries congress to be held in Cape Town This is to be held next year, and the theme will be "United in Our Diversity".

Over 1000 actuaries from all over the world will converge on Cape Town for the International Congress of Actuaries next year.

Next year's annual congress will carry the theme "United in Our Diversity" - recognizing the multiple fields in the actuarial profession but uniting them under one umbrella.

"Our challenge is to deliver a program that is diverse, relevant and stimulating to an audience of actuaries that specialize in fields including health insurance, life insurance, pensions and social security, and enterprise risk management," said the president elect of the Actuarial Society of South Africa, Peter Doyle.

The five day congress will take place from March 8 to 12, 2010, with more than 90 countries represented.

Many interesting talks are planned, including presentations such as "The Credit Crunch - A Lesson From Poker History" and "Financial Markets Crisis - Lessons Learnt and Future Implications."

"Participants will be able to pick and choose from more than 200 presentations to be delivered during 90 sessions," promised Doyle.

The congress is being organized by the International Actuarial Association, in conjunction with the Actuarial Society of South Africa - the actuarial representative of the host country.

Trevor Manuel, the minister who heads the National Planning Commission, will be keynote speaker for the congress.