Ten years ago, the US Treasury Department first announced that automatic saving mechanisms (such as “opt out” 401(k) plans) were legal. In the ensuing decade, the structure of 401(k) plans has shifted dramatically to embrace automatic features. The conference highlighted the implications of these changes for American workers and companies and the prospects for the future, through presentations and discussions with leading practitioners, policy makers and researchers.
Speakers and panelists took audience questions.
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Agenda
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June 10
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Welcome
William G. Gale Senior Fellow - Economic Studies, The Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy, Co-Director - Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center -
Opening Comments
The Honorable Anna Escobedo Cabral Treasurer of the United States -
Panel One: Automatic 401(k)s: Moving in the Right Direction
Terri Hill Executive Vice President and Chief Administrative Officer, NationwideGregory T. Long Executive Director, Federal Thrift Investment BoardMike Butler Senior Vice President, Compensation and Benefits, Cablevision -
Lunch Panel Moderator
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Panel Two: Pursuing Universal Retirement Security through Automatic IRAs
Roger Campos President and CEO, Minority Business RoundtableTim Jones Chief Executive, Personal Delivery Authority, United KingdomDr. Thomas Nelson Chief Operating Officer, AARP -
Panel Two Moderators
David C. John Deputy Director - Retirement Security Project, Nonresident Senior Fellow - Economic Studies @dcjretiresecure -
Panel Three: Expanding Lifetime Income Options
Olivia S. Mitchell International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor - The Wharton School at the University of PennsylvaniaJane Bryant Quinn Contributing Editor, <i>Newsweek</i> -
Lunch and Retirement Policy Outlook
Dr. Martin Feldstein President and CEO, National Bureau of Economic ResearchDr. Peter Orszag Director, Congressional Budget Office
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