TEDS Agenda
FINAL AGENDA
As of 5/9/24
SATURDAY, MAY 18
| 6:30 am – 2:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 1:15 pm | DAY 1 - GENERAL SESSION |
| 8:15 am – 9:00 am | Plan Governance: Roles of Trustees and Staff Speaker: Steven Cottle, Segal Marco Advisors |
| 9:00 am – 9:45 am | Navigating Your Investment Role as Trustee Speaker: Jennifer Mink, Investment Performance Services, LLC |
| 9:45 am – 10:00 am | Break |
| 10:00 am – 11:00 am | Investments 101: Fixed Income & Public Equities Speaker: Luis Sierra, Marquette Associates |
| 11:00 am – 12:00 pm | Investments 201: Alternatives Speaker: Daniel Hennessy, NEPC |
| 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm | Break |
| 12:15 pm – 1:15 pm | Back to Basics: Actuarial Valuations Speakers: Danny White, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company Thomas Lyle, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company |
| 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm | University Networking Reception |
SUNDAY, MAY 19
| 6:30 am – 1:00 pm | Registration |
| 7:00 am – 8:00 am | Breakfast |
| 8:00 am – 1:00 pm | DAY 2 – GENERAL SESSION |
| 8:00 am – 8:30 am | The Current State of Public Pensions: A Review of the 2024 NCPERS Public Retirement Systems (PRS) Study Speaker: Hank Kim, NCPERS |
| 8:30 am – 9:30 am | Understanding Your Actuarial Funding Policy Speakers: Paul Angelo, Segal Molly Calcagno, Segal |
| 9:30 am – 9:45 am | Break |
| 9:45 am – 10:30 am | Pension and OPEB Go Together like Peas and Carrots Speakers: Joe Newton, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company Blake Orth, Gabriel, Roeder, Smith & Company |
| 10:30 am – 11:15 am | The Nuts & Bolts of Fiduciary Duties Speaker: Lisa Strejlau, Labaton Keller Sucharow |
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11:15 am – 11:30 am
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Break |
| 11:30 am – 12:50 pm | The Asset Allocation Challenge (Interactive computer-based investment training session) Speaker: Bob Parise, Northern Trust Asset Management |
| 12:50 pm – 12:55 pm | What's Next? Continued Learning Speakers: Peter Landers, Global Governance Advisors Brad Kelly, Global Governance Advisors |
| 12:55 pm - 1:00 pm |
Closing Remarks
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CONTINUING EDUCATION HOURS
By attending TEDS, you can earn up to 9 continuing education hours towards your Accredited Fiduciary (AF) recertification and/or state mandated continuing education requirements.
TEDS HIGHLIGHTS
CONTINUING EDUCATION (CE) SPONSOR
NCPERS is accredited by the State Pension Review Board as a Minimum Educational Training (MET) sponsor for Texas public retirement systems. This accreditation does not constitute an endorsement by the Board as to the quality of our MET program.
TEDS HIGHLIGHTS
Education
The TEDS curriculum was developed to build and strengthen the basic foundational knowledge of pensions and governance. Designed to address the educational needs of new and novice trustees, this program focuses on investing principles, understanding actuarial science, board policies, and fundamental concepts that every trustee should know. Click the "Agenda" button to view the current agenda.
Networking
Connect, share ideas and best practices with your colleagues and or clients at the conference. If this is your first time attending TEDS, join us for our President's Reception where you can mix and mingle with the NCPERS executive board and advisors.
Connect, share ideas and best practices with your colleagues and or clients at the conference. If this is your first time attending TEDS, join us for our President's Reception where you can mix and mingle with the NCPERS executive board and advisors.
NCPERS is recognized as a learning provider and is an accredited sponsor of continuing education in several states.