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Monday, September 19

	Health	Retirement	General Benefits	Canadian
8:00-9:15	The Global Economy: Trends and Predictions Turning Today Into Tomorrow
8:00-9:15	Session Evaluation
9:30-10:30	U.S. Legislative Update			Canadian Legislative Update
9:30-10:30	Session Evaluation			Session Evaluation
11:00-12:00	ACA and Other Developments--What To Keep Your Eye On	Using Behavioral Finance to Improve Retirement Outcomes	One Employer's Journey to Reinvent Time Off	Drug Plan Sustainability and Current Trends - What You Need to Know
11:00-12:00	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
1:30-2:30	ACA Reporting Compliance and Helpful Tips for Year Two and Beyond	The Final DOL Conflict of Interest Rule: What It Means for Qualified Retirement Plans	HR's New Competencies	Pension Innovation in Canada: Where Are We and What Is Still Needed?
1:30-2:30	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
2:45-3:45	The 2016 Consumer Health Mindset: Four Consumer Perspectives	Derisking Your Defined Benefit Pension Plan	Best Practices for Productive Vendor Relationships	A Wellness Reboot: Simplifying Wellness Programs in the Workplace
2:45-3:45	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
4:00-5:00	Conducting a Self-Audit of Your Health and Welfare Plan Additional handout	Preparing for a DOL Audit	Cyberhacking Data Breach: Who Is Winning the War on PHI and PII?	What's Next? Best Practices in Employee Wellness and Health Promotion
4:00-5:00	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation

Tuesday, September 20

	Health	Retirement	General Benefits	Canadian
8:30-9:30	U.S. Legal Update: Spotlight on Fiduciary Issues
	Session Evaluation
10:00-11:00	You've Been Appointed as a HIPAA Officer - Now What?	Fiduciary Tidal Wave: Navigating Defined Contribution Plans' Uncharted Waters	Beyond Open Enrollment: Communication Strategies to Engage Your Workforce		Canadian Legal Update
	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation		Session Evaluation
11:15-12:15	A Prescription for Pharmacy Innovation	401(k) Fee Litigation: Sorting It All Out	Merging Benefit Cultures: The Q&A of M&A	Financial Education--Let's Get Personal
	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
1:30-2:30	Rebranding Your EAP	The End of IRS Determination Letters for Retirement Plans	Globally Vocal: Real Talk From Experienced Globally Mobiles	Mental Health in the Workplace
	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
2:45-3:45	Health and Welfare Nondiscrimination Testing: Forecast of an Eventual Requirement	Retirement Planning in a DC World: How to Succeed	Effectively Leading an FLSA Reclassification Project: Case Study		CPP Expansion--What's New and What's Next?
	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation		Session Evaluation
4:00-5:00	Ask the Health Care Expert	Let's Talk Retirement Benefits	Let’s Talk Benefit Challenges (Open Discussion for Employers/Plan Sponsors)	Let's Talk Global Benefits	U.S. Legal Update: Followup and Discussion	Let's Talk Canadian Benefits
	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation

Wednesday, September 21

	Health	Retirement	General	Canadian
8:00-9:00	Predictions About the Future of Work
8:00-9:00	Session Evaluation
9:30-10:30	Retiree Health Options: The Decline of Group Retiree Health Plans: What's Next?	The Influence of Gender on Retirement Savings	Employee Benefit Group Captives: A Gateway to Self-Funding	The Sun Life Canadian Health Index: Key Learnings From Five Years of Study
9:30-10:30	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
10:45-11:45	Tackling Chronic Health Conditions: A Case Study	A Cheap ERISA Audit May Cost More Than You Think--The Department of Labor's Recent Study on Audit Quality EBPAQC \| Audit Quality	Healthy, Wealthy and Wise: Improving the Financial Well-Being of Your Workforce	Medical Marijuana: Considerations for Plan Sponsors
10:45-11:45	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
12:00 noon - 1:00	Moving to an Outcomes-Based Wellness Program: Best Practices and Case Study	Findings From the 2015 Society of Actuaries Retirement Risk Survey	Long-Term Care and Caregiving in the Workplace	A Digital Property Review: Communicating Effectively in a Digital Age
12:00 noon - 1:00	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation	Session Evaluation
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