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José Piñera José Piñera

As Minister of Labor and Social Security in 1980, Dr. Piñera was the architect of Chile's successful social security reform. As founder and president of the International Center for Pension Reform (www.pensionreform.org), Dr. Piñera promotes the Chilean model of personal retirement accounts around the world. He has published numerous articles and is the author of six books. His personal website can be found at www.josepinera.com. José Piñera holds an M.A. and a Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University (1974).

Speaking Topics

  • The Case for Social Security Choice in America
  • The Case for Paradigmatic Pension Reform in Europe
  • How Ideas can Transform a Country: The Case of Chile




William ShipmanWilliam G. Shipman

William G. Shipman is Chairman of CarriageOaks Partners, LLC. He has spent more than twenty years in institutional financial research and consulting. Shipman was general partner of H. C. Wainwright & Company. He also established BRS Capital Management Inc. and served as its president and managing director. Shipman’s numerous studies on investment and business strategy have been published in the Financial Analysts Journal, Pensions & Investments, the Congressional Record, and the Journal of Investing. He has testified before the Joint Economic Committee and the House Ways and Means Committee. Shipman is a graduate of Syracuse University.

Speaking Topics

  • The Need for Reform of the Current Social Security System
  • The Case for Social Security Privatization
  • The Effects of Privatization on the Economy
  • Dangers of Government Investment
  • Structuring the System of Personal Retirement Accounts
  • Paying for the Transition
  • International Social Security Reform




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  Social Security faces an unfunded liability of more than $12.8 trillion.
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