2010 Summit on the Future of Pensions

Tuesday April 13 - Wednesday April 14 2010 • The Sutton Place Hotel • Toronto, Ontario

Conference Overview

After one of the worst years ever for many pension funds—what’s next?

According to the National Post, “Pensions have been centre stage in many of the dramas that played out in the recession, from retirement portfolios wiped out in the stock market crash to the bankruptcies of high-profile corporations . . . which have left massive underfunded pension liabilities in their wake. No one was immune, not even blue-chip funds like the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board.”

While governments, the Bank of Canada, and independent economists have declared the recession over, many organizations’ pension shortfalls could impede their recovery.

The 2010 Summit on the Future of Pensions will provide an up-to-date perspective on the recent recession-triggered pension crisis, and insights into how you can address the long-term structural challenges in your pension plan.

Since 2003, the Conference Board’s pension summit has provided vital information for senior executives involved in pension strategy development and plan management, including:

• Chief Financial Officers
• Chief Executive Officers
• Vice Presidents of human resources, compensation, investor relations,
  and public relations
• fund and asset managers
• actuaries
• trustees
• corporate and independent counsel
• senior accounting and audit personnel
• Vice Presidents of risk management
• Vice Presidents and Directors of employee communications
• Vice Presidents of business strategy

> View conference agendas from previous years: 2007 | 2008 | 2009 
> View list of previous attending organizations 

Assess the proposed regulatory changes and their potential impact.

Now that the federal government has concluded its national consultation on pensions, change is very much on the agenda. Don’t miss this opportunity to meet the regulators, discuss the issues with your peers, and refine your perspective on your best long-term options.

How are your peers rethinking their pension risk and management strategies?

Get answers for your toughest pension planning and management questions, and collaborate on today’s top issues:

• pension underfunding’s impact on corporate performance
• the impact of regulatory changes on pension fund management
• accounting for current and future pension shortfalls
• ensuring compliance in funding and investment decisions
• balancing competitive reward needs with pension realities
• comparing the risk profiles of defined contribution and defined benefit plans
• can organizations really afford pensions?
• risk management and asset allocation

Examine your near-term challenges and long-term opportunities with top Canadian and international pension practitioners.

Business leaders, regulators, advisors, labour leaders, and others will share their experiences and proven best practices. Find out how they’re applying learning from the last funding crisis to today’s problems, and what they think is different about the current situation.

This is Canada’s top Pensions Summit, and if your organization is feeling any level of uncertainty, anxiety, or even fear when it comes to your pensions fund you can’t afford to miss it.

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