National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems

The Voice for Public Pensions

Forum Education

FINAL AGENDA
(As of March 1, 2024)
 
SUNDAY, AUGUST 18
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm REGISTRATION             
                                                                                  
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm  When will the Demographic Challenge Posed by Boomers be Over?
Diana Elliott, Population Reference Bureau      
    
 
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm WELCOME RECEPTION                                                                                         
 

MONDAY, AUGUST 19
6:30 am – 4:30 pm REGISTRATION
 
7:00 am – 8:00 am BREAKFAST
 
8:00 am – 5:30 pm GENERAL SESSION I
 
8:00 am – 8:15 am Welcome & Opening Remarks
Hank Kim, NCPERS

 
8:15 am – 9:00 am  Understanding Artificial Intelligence
Pia Malaney, Institute for New Economic Thinking

 
9:00 am – 9:45 am Artificial Intelligence and Future of Public Pensions
Andrew Roth, Teacher Retirement System of Texas

 
9:45 am – 10: 45 am Funding Strategies for Mature with Negative Cash flow Plans
Dan Doonan, National Institute on Retirement Security
Russell Kamp, Ryan Alm

 
10:45 am – 11:00 am BREAK
 
11:00 am – 11:45 am Can Private Debt Minimize Negative Cash Flow Problem in Mature Plans?
Jean Hsu, CalPERS

 
11:45 am – 12:30 pm  Private Debt: A Survey of Private Debt Funds
Young Soo Jang, University of Chicago

 
12:30 pm – 1:30pm LUNCH 
 
1:30 pm – 2:15 pm How did Connecticut’s Mature State Employees Retirement System Become a Success Story?
John Herrington, Division of Pensions, Office of the State Comptroller, State of Connecticut

 
2:15 pm – 3:00 pm States Have Shored Up Funding, What Else Can They Do?
David Draine, PEW

 
3:00 pm – 3:15 pm   BREAK
 
3:15 pm – 4:00 pm Emerging State Restrictions on ESG Investing and Dollar Value of
Environmental Sustainability
Kendal Killian, NPPC (TBD)
Mariem Mhadhbi, Valuecometrics

 
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm Where will the Money to Adequately Fund Pensions Come From?
Greg LeRoy, Good Jobs First

 
5:30 pm – 6:30 pm NETWORKING RECEPTION
 
         
TUESDAY, AUGUST 20 
7:00 am – 12:00 pm REGISTRATION                                                                                                                           
 
7:00 am – 8:00 am BREAKFAST
 
8:00 am – 11:30 am GENERAL SESSION II
 
8:00 am – 8:45 am   Fiscal Sustainability Valuation of Athens-Clark County Employees’ Retirement System
Jeff Hale, Human Resources Director, Athens-Clark County
Eric Atwater, AON

 
8:45 am – 9:30 am Funding Strategies for Mature Plan: An Actuarial Perspective
Gene Kalwarski, Cheiron

 
9:30 am – 10:00 am Funding Strategies for Mature Plan: An Investment Perspective
David Wilson, Nuveen

 
10:00 am – 10:15 am BREAK
 
10:15 am – 11:00 am Political and Economic Consequences of So-Called Pensions Reforms
Robert Kuttner, Brandies University

 
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Outlook for the U.S. Economy in 2024 and Beyond
David Altig, Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta

 
12:00 pm THANK YOU & CLOSING REMARKS
Hank Kim and Michael Kahn, NCPERS
 
CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS
 
By attending the Forum, you will earn up to 10 continuing education hours towards your Accredited Fiduciary (AF) recertification and/or state mandated continuing education requirements.

CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS


Education

The Forum showcases emerging funding solutions for pensions and delves into case studies that offer a practical perspective on which pension reform initiatives have and haven’t worked. Forum participants examine the short-term effects of tweaking public pension benefits and formulas, as well as the long-term, negative implications for communities and economic growth if advocates of dismantling public pensions get their way.

Networking
Connect, share ideas and best practices with your colleagues and or clients at the conference. 
 

NCPERS is recognized as a learning provider and is an accredited sponsor of continuing education in several states.