Conference Agenda

Registration

Welcome Cocktail Reception

Registration and Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors

Welcome and Opening Remarks

- Chris Battaglia, Publisher, Pensions & Investments
- Marla Kreindler (Conference Co-Chair), Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP

Keynote Address:
- Robert Ernest "Rob" Andrews,  D-N.J., chairman of the Health, Employment, Labor and Pensions subcommittee of the House Education and Labor Committee

Transition Break

How DC Plan Executives are Rethinking their Plans’ Investments as a Result of the Financial Crisis:

• Altering asset allocations
• Moving more into passive
• Adding options such as TIPS, REITS, annuities, emerging markets, commodities, global fixed income
• Scrutinizing target-date funds to make sure their equity exposure is appropriate
• Aligning target allocations with objectives and risk tolerance
• Responding to a rebounding economy

Moderator:
-  Troy K. Saharic, Principal, Mercer

Panelists:
-  Marla Kreindler, Partner, Winston & Strawn, LLP
- Judy Mares, Chief Investment Officer, Alliant Techsystems (ATK)
- John Sturiale CFP®, AIF®, Managing Director, Investment Services and Portfolio Manager, Charles Schwab
-  Linc Walworth, Director of Investments, AAA NCNU

Networking Break

Fees - Plan Executives in the Driver's Seat
Many believe DC plan executives are in the driver’s seat when it comes to fees. Here’s what you need to know to use that position to your full advantage:

• Record keeping: You can lower your fees and improve service
• Fee benchmarks – should they change?
• Active vs. passive fees
• Jones vs. Harris Associates – The Supreme Court will weigh in on the reasonableness of mutual fund fees
• New mutual fund share classes such as Fidelity’s K-class and American Funds’ K6 class with no revenue sharing
• Performance-based fees: Do they work in DC plans?

Moderator:
- Thomas Harty, Senior Consultant, Plan Sponsor Advisors, Inc.

Panelists:
- Stuart I. Odell, Director, Retirement Investments, Intel Corporation
-  Scott Senseney,  Vice President, Investment Services/Consultant Relations,  Fidelity Investments
- Dona Helle, Senior Manager, Retirement Programs, DIRECTV

Luncheon and Keynote Address
Retirement and Race: Analyzing and Narrowing the Savings Gap

-  Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments, LLC

Concurrent Tracks
TRACK A:
Implementing a Custom Target Date Fund Solution: A Case Study
Many DC plans executives are considering using custom target-date funds. Learn what went into WalMart’s decision and implementation process.

• Factors to consider when selecting a target date provider
• Implementation; what to expect
• What benchmark is appropriate
• Communicating the custom target-date decision

Moderator:
- Tom Idzorek, Chief Investment Officer and Director of Research, Ibbotson Associates

Panelists:
- Nathan Voris, Senior Manager Global Benefits Design, WalMart
- Ronald J. Surz, Principal, Target Date Analytics

TRACK B:
Putting Research into Action
How to get all employees to plan, save and invest for retirement

• Learn from plan sponsors who are addressing the issues surrounding the savings gap with their own participants. 
• Discover how they have engaged even the most challenging group of employees
• Take away specifics you can use to bridge the gap in your own plan.

Moderator:
- Barbara J. Hogg, Retirement Communication Leader, Hewitt Associates

Panelists:
- Diane C. Savage , CFP®, CRC®,  President, Goodlife
- Alison Borland, Retirement Outsourcing Strategy Leader, Hewitt Associates
- Richard Floersch, Executive Vice President & Cheif Human Resources Officer, McDonald's

Networking Break

Concurrent Tracks
TRACK A:
Communicating to Participants when Times are Tough
What you need to communicate hasn’t necessarily changed (asset allocation, diversification, planning for retirement, etc.). What has changed, however, is the economic environment. Learn ways to effectively communicate to people who have seen their account balances decimated. Hear from award-winning communication experts how to make a difference under difficult circumstances.

Moderator:
- Gay Lynn Bath, Deferred Compensation Manager, Oregon Savings Growth Plan

Panelists:
- Ed Gleason, Senior Specialist – 401(k) Plan Retirement Strategy, American Airlines
- Scott Coopersmith,  Vice President of Participant Communication,  Diversified Investment Advisors
- Greg Walker, Vice President and Manager, Creative Communications, J.P. Morgan Retirement Plan Services

Networking Break

Concurrent Tracks
TRACK A:
Plan Sponsors Report from the Trenches
How participant behavior changes when the employer match is suspended

• How do deferral rates, loans and hardship withdrawals change?
• How much does participation decline? Are there significantly fewer dropouts in plans with automatic enrollment – or not?
• Is there any relationship between financially hard times and participants’ asset allocations in the plan?
• What extra investment education and communication are needed during tough times?
• What have plan sponsors learned from having to go through this?
• What happens next?

Moderator:
-Toni L. Brown, Director of U.S. Client Consulting, Mercer Investment Consulting

Panelists:
- Patti Yurkovich, Director, Retirement and Compliance, US Airways, Inc.
- Dana L. McCullough, Assistant Vice President and Manager of Participant Education, The Hartford Investment Retirement Division
- Mary Ann Tweddle, Retirement & Portfolio Manager, United Parcel Services Inc.

TRACK B:
Collective Investment Trusts
Hear from a team of experts familiar with these vehicles and those currently using these in their plans:

• How and why they made the decision
• How to implement them, including what pitfalls to avoid
• Pros and cons of CITs to know if they’re right for your plan

Moderator:
- Lisa Laird, Investment Consultant, Watson Wyatt Investment Consulting

Panelists:
- Laurie Nordquist, Director, Wells Fargo Institutional Retirement and Trust
- Mark Preston, Director of Investments, Humana, Inc.
-- Jonathan Hubbard, Director, Defined Contribution Investments, MFS Investment Management

Networking Cocktail Reception

Networking Breakfast with Exhibitors

Opening Remarks and Recap of Day One

- Stuart I. Odell (Conference Co-Chair), Director, Retirement Investments, Intel Corporation

Keynote Address
Creating 21st Century Retirement Savings

-   Robert L. Reynolds, President and CEO, Putnam

Since the market crash of 2008, investors are seeking ways to secure reliable lifelong income.

Putnam CEO Robert Reynolds suggests financial service providers need to respond by creating new investment styles that go beyond traditional asset allocation and by developing income solutions that can help solve the "annuity puzzle" -- the reluctance of many investors to commit a sizable share of their nest eggs to lifelong income products.

Although solutions are already emerging in both areas, fully realizing the potential of workplace savings will require new legislation to complete the work started by the Pension Protection Act of 2006.

Now, says Mr. Reynolds, is the time to act and to and lay the foundation for a more robust, resilient 21st century workplace savings structure in America.

Networking Break

Strengthening DC Plans
Improving defined contribution plans is more important than ever because the DC plan has become the major retirement plan for most Americans. Hear panelists debate what changes should be made, such as:

• Major reforms on the table, including Retirement USA
• Annuities as an investment option, as well as, some sort of annuitization at distribution – or should you just have a money purchase plan for that?
• Investment advice: Has it become more important than ever? If so, how should the advice participants are given change, e.g. large allocations to equities because they outperform over time?
• Fees: What still needs to be done?

Moderator:
-   Ruth E. Schau, FSA, EA, MAAA, Consulting Lead for West Region, Hewitt

Panelists:
- Jingmei Li, Senior Benefits Manager, Global Pension & Retirement Services, Sun Microsystems, Inc.
- Jamie McInnes, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Development, Prudential Retirement
- Kristi Mitchem, Head of Defined Contribution, Barclays Global Investors

Transition Break

Helping Participants Minimize Risk

• How do you minimize risk to participants while at the same time provide them with some investment return, no matter how incremental?
• What are the various principal-protection investment options and what do they return? 
• How should stable value offerings be structured?
• In stable value, what steps should DC plan executives take to evaluate performance of the underlying managers and monitor the market-to-book ratio?
• 2010 and 2015 Target Date Funds Are they really low risk? Are they designed to protect principal? What should participants understand about the risk and return expectations compared with other low risk options?

Moderator:
- Steve Ferber, Senior Vice President, DC Business Development Leader, PIMCO

Panelists:
- John D. Axtell, Managing Director, Head of Stable Value Group, DB Advisors/DWS Investments
- Kenneth J. Frier, CFA, Chief Investment Officer, Hewlett-Packard Company
- Kamila Kowalke, Director, Institutional Markets, Dow Jones Indexes
- Lucy K. Moffitt, Vice President, Director of Retirement Programs, SAIC

Luncheon and Keynote Address
Inside the Beltway: A Washington Update

- James M. Delaplane, Jr., Partner, Davis & Harman LLP

P&I’s favorite insider gives his take on what's going on in the retirement plan arena within the three branches of government

Post Conference Plan Sponsor Round Tables
(Open to defined contribution plan executives only)

Small Plans (under $1 billion in assets)
Moderated by:
- Julia Durand, Deferred Compensation Administrator, CalSTRS
- David A. Hildebrandt, Attorney at Law, Kirton & McConki,e PC
- Rita Holder, Principal, Towers Perrin
- Denis Ducey, Principal & Chief Financial Officer, Gensler Design Worldwide

Large Plans ($1 billion or more in assets)
Moderated by:
- Annie Corrao, Savings Plan Administrator, Nestle USA
- Lori Lucas, Executive Vice President and Defined Contribution Practice Leader, Callan Associates
- Richard P. McHugh, Partner, Dow Lohnes, PLLC
- Renee C. Wilder, Director, Office of Research & Strategic Planning, Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board
     

Conference Adjourns