Trustee Educational Development Seminar
 

Opening Ceremonies
Presentation of Colors by the Honor Guard, City of Hollywood Fire and Rescue Department
National Anthem, Raul Fernandez, fire fighter from the City of Miami Fire and Rescue Department
Pledge of Allegiance
Remembrance of 9-11 - "Instructions" by J. Scott Bond
Introduction of NCPERS Officers and Executive Board

President’s Annual Report 
Elmer J. Khal
President, NCPERS

Keynote Address, Gloria Borger
Political Reporter/Columnist
U.S. News & World Report

Legislative Overview of the 107th Congress
Frederick H. Nesbitt
NCPERS Executive Director/Legislative Counsel

What Has Last Summer’s Tax Bill Done for Public Pension Plans and What Opportunities Has It Created?
Robert J. Architect
Senior Tax Law Specialist
Internal Revenue Service

2002 National Summit on Retirement Savings
Mel Aaronson
1st Vice President, NCPERS

Breakout Session:  Healthcare Problems and Costs
John D. Abraham
Senior Associate Director, Research Department
American Federation of Teachers

B. Shana Saichek, Esq.
Employee Benefits Law, ERISA
Carney, Badley & Spellman, PS
 

2002-2003 NCPERS National Committee
States elected delegates to the NCPERS National Committee

Pension Trustees and the New Economic Order–Predicting the Future
Dr. Lowell Catlett
Futurist
New Mexico State University

Legal Issues Facing Pension Funds
Robert D. Klausner
Attorney-at-Law
Robert D. Klausner, PA

Continuing Evolution of the Securities Industry
Howard J. Schwartz
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Lynch, Jones & Ryan, Inc.

Breakout Session: Trends in Public Sector Funds
Paul Zorn
Director, Governmental Research
Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company

Leslie L. Thompson
Senior Vice President, Consulting Actuary
The Segal Company
 

2002-2003 NCPERS Officers and Executive Board
Officers and Executive Board members are elected to one-year terms

Energy Today and Energy Investments
Matthew Simmons
President
Simmons and Company

The Impact of Enron on Auditing Practices
James C. Kokolas, CPA
Partner
Thomas Havey LLP

Trustee Empowerment through Capital Stewardship
Joel Solomon
Assistant Director
Center for Working Capital

Regulatory and Legislative Responses to the Enron Scandal
Peter A. Pease
Attorney-at-Law
Berman DeValerio Pease Tabacco Burt & Pucillo, LLP