2023 Annual Conference Agenda

Monday, October 16

7:30 AM – 8:15 AM
Registration

7:30 AM – 4:00 PM
Sponsor Exhibits
Foyer

7:00 AM – 8:00 AM
Breakfast (provided)
Cumberland Room

8:00 AM – 8:15 AM
President’s Welcome
Barbie Pearson, NPEA President
Teacher Retirement System of Texas

8:15 AM – 10:15 AM
Keynote: Pulling Each Other Along: Intention. Integrity. Inclusivity.
Dave Clark, Former Professional Baseball Player
Doug Cornfield, Author, Speaker, and Former College Athlete, Director of the Disability, Dream and Do (D3Day) Sports Camps

10:15 AM – 10:30 AM
Break

10:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Session 2:  Sponsor Spotlight

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Session 3:  Changes in Plan Design 
Cathy Terrell, Deputy Executive Director
Employees Retirement System of Texas

12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Lunch (provided)

1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
Session 4:  Current Hacker Tools and Resources
Frank Williams, Chief Information Security Officer
Teacher Retirement System of Texas

2:30 PM – 2:45 PM
Break

2:45 PM – 3:45 PM
Session 5:  Power of Precision: How Bad Data is Threatening Your Pension Plan
Jeff Anderson, Business Development Manager
Cory Cates, Chief Information Officer
PBI Research Services

3:45 PM – 4:00 PM
Break

4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
Session 6:  Staff Recruitment and Retention Panel Discussion
Sonya Kinley, Chief Human Resources Officer
Teachers Retirement System of Georgia
Denise Weeks, Teachers’ Fund for Retirement Programs Manager
North Dakota Retirement and Investment Office
Suzanne Mayer, Executive Director
State Universities Retirement System of Illinois
Colin Bishop, Chief of Member Services for the San Bernardino County Employees’ Retirement Association (SBCERA)

Dinner is on your own.