2012 BC Pension Forum Agenda

7:30am - 8:30am - Registration & Full Breakfast served

8:30am - 8:40am - Opening Remarks

Day Host Welcome:

• Tamara Connell, Program Director of Shareholder Association for Research and Education (SHARE)

Welcome Message from Organizers:

• Dennis Blatchford (bio), Trustee, BC Municipal Pension Plan and SHARE Board Member
• Irene Lanzinger (bio), Secretary Treasurer, BC Federation of Labour

8:40am - 9:00am - Opening Keynote Speech

Managing Risks to Pension Funds During Periods of Global Instability - A Union Trustee's Perspective

• David Blitzstein (bio), Special Assistant for Multiemployer Funds, Collective Bargaining Department, UFCW International Union

9:00am -10:15am - Morning Plenary Panel Presentation

The Future of Retirement Security for British Columbians: Understanding the Challenge

• Equity market returns: Bryan Thomson (bio), Vice President, Equity Investments, bcIMC
• Private v. Public, Voluntary v. Mandatory Pensions: Rhys Kesselman (bio), Professor, SFU School of Public Policy
• Providing Pension Security in an Uncertain World: Shelley Engman (bio), Consulting Actuary, Aon Hewitt
• Growing ESG risks from climate change: Paula Barrios (bio), Senior Research Analyst, SHARE

10:30am -10:50am - Health Break

10:50am - 12:00pm - Morning Breakout Sessions

Breakout Room 1

• Defending Good Pensions: Diane Oakley (bio), Executive Director, The National Institute on Retirement Security

Breakout Room 2

• Legal Update: Murray Campbell (bio), Lawson Lundell LLP
• Last 15 minutes - Securities Litigation: Update on U.S., Canadian & International Opportunities: Mark Solomon (bio), Partner, Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd LLP

Breakout Room 3

• Private Equity & Infrastructure Investing: David Podmore, Chairman & CEO, Concert Properties & TBA

12:00 - 12:45pm - Lunch Break

12:45pm - 1:30pm - Afternoon Plenary

• Investing for Social Impact in the Community: Garth Davis (bio), Vice President of Community Capital, Vancity (10 min)
• The Future of Pensions – Key Issues for Canada: Murray Gold (bio), Partner, Koskie Minsky LLP (30 min)

1:40pm -2:45pm - Afternoon Breakout Sessions

Breakout Room 1:

• Investing in Decent Work: Occupational Health and Safety and Investment Decision-Making: Priya Bala Miller (bio), Program Officer, Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital & Noushin Khushrushahi (bio), Research Analyst, SHARE

Breakout Room 2:

• Economic Update: Helmut Pastrick (bio), Chief Economist, Central Credit Union 1

Breakout Room 3:

• Services Canada presentation on CPP/OAS: Nancy Moran (bio), Citizen Services Specialist, Services Canada

2:45-3:05pm - Health Break

3:05pm - 4:15pm - Closing Panel Session

The Future of Retirement Security for British Columbians: Tools for Change

• Pension Plan Policy (an NDP Perspective): Bruce Ralston (bio), MLA for Surrey-Whalley, Critic for Finance and Public Accounts
• SHARE Engagement Programme: Laura O’Neill (bio), Director of Law and Policy, SHARE
• Moving from Defined Contribution to Defined Benefit: Brian Schramm (bio), Staff Representative, BCGEU
• CLC Campaign to Expand the CPP: Ken Georgetti (bio), President, Canadian Labour Congress

4:15pm – 4:30pm - Closing Remarks & Door Prizes

 

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