Forum Education
FINAL AGENDA
(As of March 1, 2024)
(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
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. Networking
NCPERS is recognized as a learning provider and is an accredited sponsor of continuing education in several states.