Programme Committee

The Programme Committee is a Sub-Committee of the Member Support Executive Committee (MSEC) and is responsible for arranging the Sessional Research Programme of meetings.

Membership:

Area of expertise: Representative:
Annals of Actuarial Science Angus Macdonald
British Actuarial Journal Richard Muckart, Shane Whelan & Cathy Robertson
Member Support Executive Committee Trevor Jones
Scottish Board Elaine Stevenson
Qualifications Executive Committee Chris O’Brien
ERM Andrew Hitchcox
Finance and investment Jon Hatchett
General Insurance To be confirmed
Health and care Emily Demetriades
Life Trevor Jones & Chris O’Brien
Pensions To be confirmed
Communications Division Barbara Beebee
Events Team Amanda Davey
Member Support Division Memoria Lewis
Research Pauline Simpson/Maria Lyons
Journals support Nicky Wilkinson/Maria Lyons
Regions Beth Montgomery

 

Terms of reference:

  • To arrange a high quality and varied annual programme of research and thought leadership meetings, stimulating the production of papers and other material for presentation.
  • To monitor actuarial research, both member-led and university-based, working with PECs and other groups as appropriate, in order to identify and promote work appropriate for presentation at meetings.
  • To recommend a meeting format appropriate to the subject matter of each meeting, for example a small seminar or formal presentation, and a suitable venue, for example a venue outside London, Staple Inn or a university.
  • To engage with individuals and groups outwith the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, for example other Professional bodies, to ensure a lively, stimulating and mutually beneficial interchange of knowledge and potentially holding joint events.
  • To recommend how the output from each meeting should be written up and disseminated, for example as a paper in one of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries’ journals or as a podcast, subject to the refereeing process.
  • To co-ordinate the production of BAJ as a vehicle for promulgating modern actuarial thinking, encouraging contributions and commissioning review papers on topics of importance to the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries.
  • To report regularly to MSEC, with updates to QEC and other groups as appropriate.