This plenary session explores one of the greatest challenges facing public authorities today: how to finance social protection, which is equitable and sustainable in the face of demographic change, economic uncertainty, and rising social needs.
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Herwig Immervoll, OECD senior economist, will analyse trends in social spending, labour markets, and tax–benefit design, highlighting how countries can balance fiscal responsibility with robust social protection, and the surprising effects of integrating finance and social ministries representatives into a network.
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Cassandra Simmons, World Bank Health Economist for the Europe & Central Asia Region, will share the latest World Bank insights on more effective, financially sustainable social services systems and outline the need for improved statistics on social services financing to support evidence-based decision-making in funding allocation.
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Adelina Comas-Herrera will offer insights from her internationally recognised work on long-term care financing, examining the pressures ageing populations place on care systems and the funding models that can ensure accessibility and quality.
Together, they will highlight the approaches to building stronger, fairer, and financially sustainable social services systems for the future.
Moderator: David Brindle, Adviser, Centre for Care, United Kingdom
Speakers:
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Herwig Immervol, Senior Economist, Head of Social Benefits and Green Transition, Directorate for Employment, Labour and Social Affairs, OECD, France
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Cassandra Simmons, Health Economist for the Europe & Central Asia Region, World Bank
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Adelina Comas-Herrera, Director, Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC)
Presentation Language: English
Interpretation Languages: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish