2022 World Pension Alliance Conference
June 07, 2022
Virtual
The Transatlantic Conference is a joint effort with the Multi-Employer Benefit Plan Council of Canada and the European Association of Paritarian Institutions as part of the International Consortium of Advocates for Worker Benefit Security to consider topics of broad interest to jointly trusteed pension and health plans across the US, Canada and Europe.The conference brings together leading experts in pension and health benefits, trustees and plan professionals from around the world to share knowledge and experiences relating to jointly trusteed benefit plans.
We look forward to welcoming you to our 2023 World Pension Alliance and Transatlantic Conference on June 14-16, 2023 at the Hilton Back Bay in historic Boston, Massachusetts.
This event will brought together leading experts in pension and health benefits, as well as Trustees and plan professionals from around the world to share their knowledge and expertise. The conference included two days devoted to global topics of interest in the areas of pension and healthcare including:
– the increased global focus on ESG factors and “Green” investing in selecting and evaluating investments
– pension solvency metrics, plan management tools, and pension backstops throughout the world
– innovations in risk sharing plan designs
– mental health in the workplace, including the opioid epidemic
– approaches to medical marijuana with a particular focus on the changing legal landscapes in the United States and Canada, and
– a case study from Finland on the effectiveness of their holistic approach to disability
The final morning of the conference was devoted to the state of labor/management relations and bargaining throughout the world including the challenges in dealing with new forms of employment and the mobility of workers.