March 8, 2010
Convocation Hall,
Universityof 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 SchwartzCenterfor
Economic Policy Analysis at the NewSchoolfor 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, CanadaResearch Chair in Public Policy,
Johnson-ShoyamaGraduateSchoolof 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
For more information, contact us at 306-585-5869 or via email at
js_outreach@uregina.ca.
This event could not take place without the generous support of the
following sponsors:
Universityof Saskatchewan
Johnson-ShoyamaGraduateSchoolof Public Policy
Universityof Regina
IPAC Saskatchewan
Canadian Pension and Benefits Institute
Sent by:
Karen Jaster-Laforge
Outreach Officer
Johnson-Shoyama Graduate School of Public Policy
2nd Floor, Gallery Building
University of Regina
Regina, SK S4S 0A2
Phone: (306) 585-5869
Fax: (306) 585-5780
