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NASRA Annual Conference

Start Date: 8/3/2024 11:00 AM EDT
End Date: 8/7/2024 10:00 AM EDT

Venue Name: Omni William Penn Hotel

Location:
530 William Penn Place
Pittsburgh, PA  United States  15219

Organization Name: NASRA

Contact:
Mary Hiatte
Email: mary@nasra.org
Phone: 202-624-1418

Sponsor: NASRA

Email: mary@nasra.org


Forging the Future: Public Pensions!  Moving forward effectively to serve our stakeholders—the 14 million working and 9 million retired employees of state and local government, the thousands of public employers, and the millions who rely on the services they provide—requires a focused approach, attention to detail and a dedication to management that is second to none.
 
Join us for the 70th NASRA Annual Conference in PIttsburgh, Pennsylvania to learn, share, and network -- Forging the Future: Public Pensions --  to make a difference in the public retirement community.
 
For any questions, contact Mary Hiatte via e-mail or call 202.624.1418.

PRELIMINARY AGENDA - SUBJECT TO CHANGE
Saturday, August 3
9:00 am - 5:00 pm   Registration
10:00 am - Past Presidents' Committee Meeting 
11:00 am  Member Connections - A session to learn more about NASRA.  The session is open to all members and focuses on information targeted to newer members. This is a great session to attend before our Leadership lunch.
11:00 am   Senior Staff Workshop - for State and Education Alliance System Senior Staff Only.  Targeted time for retirement system staff members to network and learn from each other about topics in administration and operations. 
12:00 pm   Leadership Lunch - for system directors, all system senior staff, education alliance directors and staff, and premium associate members 
1:00 pm     Directors' Workshop – for System and Education Alliance Directors only.   System Directors discuss strategies, flexibility and responses to practices, common barriers and opportunities needed to successfully meet tomorrow's challenges.
5:30 pm     Welcome reception for all conference attendees and registered guests (dinner on your own, 6:30 pm)

Sunday, August 4
7:30 am-5:00 pm   Registration
7:30 am    Breakfast – A Breakfast Roundtable discussion (topic TBD) will be held separately but at the same time as the general attendee breakfast  
8:30 am    Opening Ceremonies and First General Session  
8:45 am    Keynote:  Sarah De LeGard, Janus Henderson
10:15 am  NASRA Reports:  Research/State Updates - NASRA staff reports on the states and what's playing in the media, highlighting issues and the latest research relevant to public pension administration and policy.
1:00 pm    CIO Panel Discussion -  Steel-Crafted Strategies:  Enhancing Portfolio Construction and Risk Control - Panel discussion of new trends in investment program management.
2:15 pm    Roll Call of the States, Part I - The core of our conference, NASRA members provide insight on developments in their retirement plans over the last year and what lies ahead.
4:15 pm    NASRA Regional, Education Alliance and Associates' Meetings - concurrent meetings 
6:00 pm    Reception and dinner at the Omni William Penn Hotel (Open to all conference attendees and registered guests.)

Monday, August 5
7:30 am-11:30 am  Registration
7:30 am     Breakfast – A Breakfast Roundtable discussion (topic TBD) will be held separately but at the same time as the general attendee breakfast  
8:30 am     Second General Session 
8:35 am     NASRA Reports - Federal Relations Update
10:15 am   Panel discussion - Tech-Savvy and Steel-Strong:  Advancing Pension Administration
12:00 pm   Optional networking activities 
5:45 pm     NASRA President's reception (open to all registered attendees and guests - dinner on your own, 6:45 pm)

Tuesday, August 6
7:30 am-3:45 pm  Registration
7:30 am     Breakfast - A Breakfast Roundtable discussion (topic TBD) will be held separately but at the same time as the general attendee breakfast  
8:30 am     Third General Session 
8:35 am     Keynote - Arthur Brooks, Harvard Professor
10:00 am   CIO Panel Discussion - The Steel Edge:  Enhancing Portfolios with Alternative Investment Strategies 
11:05 am   Panel Discussion - Iron Will:  Resilient Approaches to Actuarial Management
12:15 pm   Networking Lunch
1:30 pm     Roll Call of the States, Part 2
3:45 pm     Annual NASRA business meeting (open to all system, premium associate, and associate members)
6:30 pm     NASRA's Final Event - Celebrating the Steel City! Location TBD - (Reception and dinner) Open to all conference attendees and registered guests.

Wednesday, August 7
7:30 am     Breakfast - One last chance to share with colleagues before saying, "See you next year in Seattle, Washington!"

Registration  and Hotel Pricing

System Members and Education Alliance Members: $1650 (Early Bird registration through June 30, 2024: $1550)
Associates and Premium Associates: $3040 (Early Bird registration through June 30, 2024: $2940)

Conference Room Rate at the Omni William Penn Hotel - $219 plus tax.  The room block closed July 13, 2024.

For more information click here, for FAQs on the Annual Conference.
 

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Closed: 8/7/2024 10:00 AM

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