DC Plan Summit 2024 - Vancouver | Benefits Canada | 27 February 2024 | Fairmont Waterfront, 900 Canada Pl, Vancouver, BC V6C 3L5, Canada

As Canada’s defined contribution pension industry grows, the longstanding focus on accumulation is naturally moving to decumulation, a problem even more mature DC industries around the world are struggling to solve. This summit will explore various challenges and solutions for DC plan sponsors across both phases, including how to cater to different generations’ needs and what innovative investment and drawdown options are available, as well as case studies featuring leading plan sponsors’ approaches to accumulation and decumulation.

2024 Speakers

KEYNOTE SPEAKER:

Lisa Kramer
Professor of finance, Rotman School of Managment, University of Toronto

SPEAKERS:

John Bradley
Director of Emerging Technologies, Fidelity Investments

Shannan Corey
Executive Director, Saskatchewan Pension Plan

Kathrin Forrest
Equity Investment Director, Capital Group

Mark Iwry
Executive Director, Non-Resident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; Visiting Scholar, The University of Pennsylvania’s Wharton School; Former Senior Advisor to the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury for National Retirement and Health Policy

Jennifer Katzsch
Regional Vice-President, Client Relationships and Education, Desjardins Insurance

Andrew D. Knox
Managing Director, Franklin Global Real Assets Fund, Franklin Templeton Investments

Roman Kosarenko
Senior Director, Pension Investments, Loblaw Companies Ltd.

Jean-Michel Lavoie
Vice-President, Strategy and Market Development Group Retirement Services, Sun Life

Nicole Mellin
Executive Director, Association of Ontario Midwives Benefits Trust

Marc-Antoine Morin
Assistant Vice-President, Product Development, Group Retirement Solutions, Manulife

Brent Perdue
Senior Manager, Pension and Benefits, ATCO Ltd.

Elisha Ribeiro
National Sales Director, Integrated and Group Retirement Services, Canada Life

Randi Topp
Executive Director, Pensions and Plan Governance, University of Victoria

Christine van Staden
Regional Vice-President, Group Customer, National Accounts, Canada Life

Brnic Van Wyk
Head of Asset Liability Management, Australian Retirement Trust

2024 Sponsors

SPONSORS:
• Canada Life
• Capital Group
• Desjardins
• Fidelity
• Franklin Templeton
• Manulife
• Sun Life

SUPPORTING SPONSOR:
• Eckler

KEYNOTE SPONSOR:
• T.Rowe Price