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Older and Wiser? The Future of Pension Policy
March 8, 2010
Convocation Hall,
University of Saskatchewan
Saskatoon, SK
The purpose of this conference is to share insights into the looming challenge of meeting occupational pension obligations. The role of government and the responsibilities of employers will be focal points of discussion. Attendees will leave with an enhanced appreciation of the scale of the challenge, the manner in which different political jurisdictions are approaching it, and the responses that will be required from organizations intent on developing governance arrangements suitable to meet financial, legal and transparency requirements.
This conference is aimed at senior leaders with an active interest in Canadian pension policy, including:
board directors and chief financial officers;
pension regulators and pension committee members;
senior pension managers and administrators; and,
academics.
Speakers include:
Teresa Ghilarducci, author of When I’m Sixty-Four: The Plot Against Pensions and the Plan to Save Them and Director of the Schwartz Center for Economic Policy Analysis at the New School for Social Research in New York
William Robson, President and CEO, C.D. Howe Institute
Scott Sweatman, lawyer and co-chair of the B.C./Alberta Joint Expert Panel on Pensions Standards
Bob Baldwin, pensions consultant and member of advisory panel for the Ontario Expert Commission on Pensions
Daniel Béland, Canada Research Chair in Public Policy, Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
Further details, including the agenda, fees and payment options can be found online here:
http://www.schoolofpublicpolicy.sk.ca/news_events/The-Future-of-Pension-Policy-Symposium.php
Registration will only be accepted through our online registration system. You can access the registration form here: https://jsgs.ohmedia.ca/form/182
This event could not take place without the generous support of the following sponsors:
University of Saskatchewan
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
University of Regina
IPAC Saskatchewan
Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
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