Virtual Conference

Public Sector Mid-Year Update

Tuesday, April 25 - Wednesday, April 26, 2023
International Foundation Training Center, Brookfield, WI
Public Sector Mid-Year Update

​Virtual Conference Session Schedule

  • Available in person
  • Available virtually
  • Health
  • Retirement
  • Canadian
  • General
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Tuesday April 25, 2023
9:00-10:00 a.m. ET
Economic Outlook
9:00-10:00 a.m. ET

This session will review the economic circumstances impacting public sector health and retirement plans and provide insight into how to prepare and protect against challenges.

  • Inflation and interest rates
  • Jobs outlook
  • Global economic disruption and supply chain
  • Impact on investment decisions for plan sponsors and participants (DB and DC)
Category: Health and Welfare
Josh Bivens
Speaker
Josh Bivens
Director of Research
Economic Policy Institute
10:15-11:15 a.m. ET
Coordinating an Effective Messaging Strategy
10:15-11:15 a.m. ET

Does the key to effective member communications lie in the coordination of a strategic communications plan? This session will identify opportunities to improve member communications by closing gaps in coordination and messaging among stakeholders.

  • Strategic communications plan
  • Deliberate messaging for different stakeholder groups
  • Budget alignment and resources
  • Messaging techniques
  • Measuring success
Category: Retirement
Karen Scattergood
Speaker
Karen Scattergood
Senior Account Executive
Spitfire Communications
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET
Addressing the Mental Health of Public Employees
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET

Public sector employees face unique mental health challenges given the frequent high risk and community-centered nature of the work. How can plans better address the needs of members? This session will discuss:

  • Prevalence, treatment, and the health care landscape
  • Substance use and suicide prevention
  • Strategies for reducing stigma.
Category: Health and Welfare
Gareen Hamalian, M.D.
Speaker
Gareen Hamalian, M.D.
Associate Medical Director of Behavioral Health
Included Health
1:30-2:30 p.m. ET
Defining a Strategy for Wellness and Prevention
1:30-2:30 p.m. ET

There is no shortage of products and services designed to improve well-being and prevent disease, but how do leaders of public sector plans sort through the options and set a strategy that will yield the greatest results for members? This session will discuss:

  • Best practices in lifestyle medicine
  • Plan design strategies to reduce health risks
  • Meeting plan participants where they are
Category: Health & Wellness
Staci A. Rossi
Speaker
Staci A. Rossi
Senior Consultant, National Health Practice
Segal
Wednesday April 26, 2023
9:00-10:00 a.m. ET
Legislative & Regulatory Outlook
9:00-10:00 a.m. ET

Sort through the political noise and identify the legislative and regulatory updates that will impact your plan and how to respond strategically. This session will cover mid-term takeaways and noteworthy state initiatives (state sponsored DC plan in CA), as well as:

  • MHPAEA opt out
  • Inflation Reduction Act
  • Secure Act 2.0 2022
Category: Legal/Legislative Update
Alisa Bennett, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA
Speaker
Alisa Bennett, FSA, EA, MAAA, FCA
President and Consulting Actuary
Cavanaugh Macdonald Consulting LLC
10:15-11:15 a.m. ET
Preserving Retiree Benefits & Medicare
10:15-11:15 a.m. ET

Providing a secure retirement is fundamental to the value proposition of public sector employment, but in today’s world that value proposition is being challenged. This session will examine opportunities to maintain and improve retiree benefits.

  • Understanding and supporting retiree transitions to Medicare
  • HELPS Act
  • Evaluating post-employment benefits
Category: Retirement
Marianne Steger, M.S., CEBS
Speaker
Marianne Steger, M.S., CEBS
Director of Public Sector and Labor Strategy
Via Benefits of Willis Towers Watson
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET
Cybersecurity and Reducing Risks
11:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. ET

Running benefit plans is already technical work, but now plan leaders must also have a working knowledge of cybersecurity. So let’s break down this work to increase stakeholder confidence ensuring plan information is private and secure.

  • Fund office best practices
  • Compliance and privacy issues
  • What to expect from your plan professional
  • What to do in case of a breach
Category: General Topics
Idrissa Davis
Speaker
Idrissa Davis
VP - Cybersecurity Delivery Services
Linea Secure
1:30-2:30 p.m. ET
Public Sector Investment Strategy
1:30-2:30 p.m. ET

This session will begin with an overview of the state of public sector pension plans, followed by an analysis of trends in returns and assumptions, investing philosophies, and recent regulations. This session will prepare leaders of public sector pension plans to lead an impactful investment strategy.

  • Returns and assumptions in today’s environment.
  • ESG
  • DOL/PBGC reguslations
  • What should trustees be doing?
Category: Investments
Russell D. Kamp
Speaker
Russell D. Kamp
Managing Director
Ryan ALM Inc.

​Benefits of Attending

  • Learn from a wide range of industry experts and interact with your peers.
  • Hear from industry experts, regulators and government representatives.
  • Focus on the critical information you need to know now with fresh and relevant topics.
  • Gain a deeper understanding of the issues affecting the retirement and health care plans and the members you represent.

Who Should Attend

This program is designed for U.S. public sector trustees, administrators, and staff from PE funds and employers that are plan sponsors for health and retirement benefits.

​Features

Ignite your learning experience by attending sessions whenever it is convenient for you.

  • Session recordings—Not able to watch the sessions right away? Return to the virtual environment to watch recorded sessions at any time until May 26, 2023.
  • Ask the experts—Answers to questions posed during the sessions will be posted in the virtual conference website as a resource for all attendees.
  • Session handouts and documents—Download session handouts and other resources ahead of time so that you are prepared to follow along with each presentation.
  • Access anytime—The virtual environment will be open 24/7 giving you the opportunity to access everything in the environment on your time.

Session Details and Handouts

Speakers

Speakers

Speakers for the 2020 conference will be announced in fall of 2019. Please check back soon




Continuing Education

cebs cpe.jpgEach session is worth one credit toward CEBS Compliance. By the conclusion of the conference, you should self-report your attendance depending on how many full sessions you watch.


Pricing

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US $495.00 US $595.00
 
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