13th Annual NEPC Client Conference Agenda

 

    NEPC Client Conference Agenda

    Wednesday, May 14
    9:30 – 10:00 a.m. Registration
    10:00 – 10:45 a.m. Welcome and “State of the Firm”
    10:45 – 12:00 p.m. “Issues and Opportunities in Investing – The Stanford Perspective”
    John Powers,
    President and Chief Executive Officer, Stanford Management Company
    12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch
    1:00 – 2:15 p.m.

    Concurrent Sessions:

     
       
      A. Opportunistic Credit      
    B. Applications of Risk Budgeting
    C. Innovative Defined Contribution Default Investments
       
    2:15 – 2:30 p.m. Break
    2:30 – 3:45 p.m.

    Concurrent Sessions:

     
       
      A. Opportunistic Credit
    B. Alternative Alternatives
    C. Redesigning Defined Contribution Programs with Automation
       
    3:45 – 4:00 p.m. Break
    4:00 – 5:00 p.m. "Retirements at Risk: The Changing Landscape of Retirement in the U.S."
    Alicia Munnell,
    Director, Center for Retirement Research at Boston College
    6:00 – 9:00 p.m.
    Reception: The Exchange Conference Center    
    Thursday, May 15
    8:00 – 8:30 a.m. Registration/Breakfast
    8:30 – 9:30 a.m. “The Credit Crisis: Is it Safe to Come Out Yet”
    John Paulson, President and Senior Portfolio Manager, Paulson & Co. Inc.                
    9:30 – 9:45 a.m. Break
    9:45 – 11:30 a.m.
    Client Roundtable Discussions:    
      A. Public Funds and Taft Hartley
    B. Defined Contribution
    C. Corporate
    D. Endowment, Foundation, and Family Office
       
    11:30 – 12:00 p.m. Closing Remarks
    12:00 – 1:00 p.m. Lunch