Skip Navigation LinksSymposiumHandouts Symposium Handouts

2022 Symposium

Symposium Session Materials

This page is available to provide access to Symposium session materials. Session materials are available below (in .pdf format) by clicking on the session title. 

Overall Evaluation

The Symposium overall evaluation is online. Please take a moment to provide your feedback.

Monday, August 8 

   Health Retirement General Benefits Canadian

8:00-9:15

Keynote: Building the Postpandemic Future of Work

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Feinsod
Speaker Bio - Wright

 9:30-10:30

U.S. Legislative Update
Additional resources

Canadian Legal/ Legislative Update

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Chandani
Speaker Bio - Boctor

11:00-12:00

The Cost of Delayed Cancer Care: How to Create a Benefit to Give Employees the Right Cancer Care
Statutory and Regulatory Outlook for Retirement Plans

Additional resources
WA Cares Fund: Legislating Long-Term Care
Understanding Gene Therapy and Its Impact on Private Drug Plans

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Westra
Speaker Bio - Nienhuis

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

1:30-2:30

Real Health Care Improvement That Embraces Social Determinants

Multiple Employer Arrangements: Evolution or Revolution?

Seven Things for Benefits Professionals to Avoid During HR System Implementation



Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Delaney
Speaker Bio - Allen

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Jones
Speaker Bio - Brennan

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio 

2:45-3:45

Don’t Be Surprised by the No Surprises Act
Evolution of the DC Plan Investment Menu
Moneyball: Strategic Framework for Compensation and Benefits
Watch Your Language: Are Words Unintentionally Harming Your DEI Efforts?

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio 

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Atkinson
Speaker Bio - Moreno

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

4:00-5:00

Recovery-Friendly Strategies to Address Substance Use Disorders in the Workplace

A Look at the New Long-Term Part-Time Employees Rules
Total Rewards: Essential to a Total Inclusion Solution

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Tuesday, August 9

   Health Retirement General Benefits Canadian
7:45-8:30President's Report ​
8:30-9:30

U.S. Legal Update

The Future of Retirement: How Plan Sponsors and Advisors Can Improve the Plan Member Experience Through Longevity Lifestyle Design
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Chan
Speaker Bio - Drak
10:00-11:00 Mental Health Parity: Updates on the New Rules
DOL Retirement Enforcement Update 
Fringe Benefits Taking Center Stage
Cybersecurity in a World of Remote and Hybrid Work
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Polus
Speaker Bio - Sharma
11:15-12:15ACA Reporting: From Uncertainty to Increased Scrutiny
What Is Your Data Telling You About Participants' Retirement Readiness?
Smarter Benefit Choices Can Improve Retirement Readiness
Transparency as a Retention Tool
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Kaplan
Speaker Bio - Black
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
1:30-2:30ERISA Compliance: To Wrap or Not to Wrap
Financial Caregiving: Promoting Planning and Resources to Help Employees
Forensic Benefits - Assessing Your Benefit Department's Compliance

What We Know About Resilience and Its Application in Workplaces
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Beedon
Speaker Bio - Stone
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Ritter
Speaker Bio - Brewer
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
2:45-3:45Steering Participants to High-Performing Networks
Does Your Retirement Plan Reflect Your DEI Efforts?
Wellness and Financial Education Survey Results: What's Changing and What's Working?
Why You Should Care If Your Benefits Are Braggable

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Zutter
Speaker Bio - Weinstein
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio - Held
Speaker Bio - Stich
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
4:00-5:00

Let's Talk Mental Health: Facilitated Discussion U.S. Legal Update: Follow-up 
Let's Talk Canadian Benefits: Facilitated Discussion
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Facilitator Bio
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
Session Evaluation
Facilitator Bio

​Let's Talk Retirement Readiness: Facilitated Discussion

​Session Evaluation
Facilitator Bio

Wednesday, August 10

 Health Retirement General Benefits Canadian
8:00-9:00

Economic Outlook in Today's World

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
9:30-10:30 Group Health Plan Service Provider Compensation Disclosure
Cybersecurity Is a Fiduciary Duty
Global Benefits: Challenges and Opportunities
Innovations in DC Decumulation Options
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

​Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

​Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio
10:45-11:45 Managing Specialty Pharmacy Costs
Aiming at the Wrong Target - What's Holding Employers Back When It Comes to Older Workers?
Disaster Planning: Using Benefits to Alleviate the Impact
How Meaningful Employee Benefit Surveys and Focus Groups Drive Engagement
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

​Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

​Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

​​Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

12-1Putting Virtual Care to the Test: Can It Truly Deliver Integrated Care for Mind and Body?
Understanding Your Retirement Plan Fees
The Beat Goes On: The Continuing Drumbeat of Paid Family and Medical Leave
The Cost of Doing Nothing Different: Are You Managing Absenteeis Effectively?
Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio

Session Evaluation
Speaker Bio


Overall Evaluation

The Symposium overall evaluation is online. Please take a moment to provide your feedback.