Canadian Pension Risk Conference 2024 | Pensions & Investments | 14 May 2024 | Shangri-La Toronto, 188 University Ave, Toronto, ON M5H 0A3, Canada

With many Canadian pension funds seeing increases in funded status off the back of interest rate gains, and with the expectation that central banks will keep rates close to the top or start reversing in 2024, they are focused on locking in funded status gains by reassessing fixed income allocations and improving diversification. With annuity purchase discount rates moving higher, plan sponsors are exploring derisking paths – both via pension risk transfers and improved LDI hedging.

2024 Speakers

Michael Andeberhan
ESG Investment Strategist, State Street Global Advisors

Charbel Assal
Senior Director, Retirement Risk Management, WTW

Kathryn Bakos
Managing Director, Climate Finance and Resilience, University of Waterloo

Celine Chiovitti
Chief Pension Officer, OMERS

William da Silva
Head of Wealth - Canada, Aon

Marie Desrochers
AVP, Client Relationships, DB Solutions, Sun Life

Stuart Fiertz
CFA, CAIA, Co-Founder, President and Director of Research, Cheyne Capital

Andrew Fung
Executive Vice-President of Pensions, Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario (FSRA)

Ashwin Gopwani
CAIA, CFA, FCIA, FSA, Managing Director, Head of Retirement Solutions, SLC Management

Alison Gould
CIO, Saskatchewan Teachers Federation

Andrew Grantham
Executive Director and Senior Economist, CIBC Capital Markets Inc.

Andy Greene
Chief Investment Officer, TTC Pension Plan

Daniel Ingram
Partner and Head of Responsible Investing, Aon

Lisa Jankov
Asst Treasurer - Investments, Formerly of GE Canada

Nathan LaPierre
Partner, Aon

Ju Hui Lee CFA, CAIA, FSA, FCIA, CERA, FR
Head of Investment Risk and Performance, United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund

Brian Minns
Senior Managing Director, Responsible Investing, University Pension Plan

Theva Naidoo
Director, Externally Managed Equities, Canada Post Pension Plan

Haripaul Pannu
FCIA, FSA, Deputy Superintendent of Pensions, Government of Alberta

Diane Pastore
Director of Conference Programming, Pensions & Investments

Nikki Pirrello
President and Publisher, Pensions & Investments

Katharine Preston
Vice President, Sustainable Investing, OMERS

Duncan Shand
Senior Managing Director Investment Research and Portfolio Construction, Alberta Investment Management Company (AIMCo)

Marc C. Touchette
CFA, Vice President and Head of Portfolio Implementation -Investment Solutions Group, State Street Global Advisors

Raymond Yerkes
CFA, Associate Director Pension & Benefits Finance, Ford Motor Company

Ivana Zanardo
Head of Plan Services=, HOOPPa Post Pension Plan

2024 Sponsors and Partners

LEAD SPONSORS:
• State Street Global Advisors
• Sun Life
• SLC Management

GENERAL PARTNER:
• Cheyne

MARKETING PARTNER:
• AON