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2011 Summer Educational Forum Agenda |
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Saturday, August 6 |
| 8a.m.-3p.m. |
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Sunday, August 7 |
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Noon- P.M. |
Trustee Workshop: Fighting the 2012 Threat to Texas Pension Systems
Joe Gimenez, g3 Public Relations
Max Patterson, Executive Director-TEXPERS
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| 3:00-6:00 |
Conference Registration |
| 5:00-9:00 |
Members' Reception & Dinner |
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Monday, August 8 |
| 7:00 A.M. |
Registration |
| 8:25-8:50 |
Opening Ceremony:
Invocation -
Dwight Walker, TEXPERS Presidential Advisor, WR Huff Asset Management
Pledge of Allegiance & Texas Pledge -
Rector McCollum, TEXPERS Second Vice President, Dallas Police & Fire Pension System
Singing of National Anthem -
Max Patterson, Executive Director-TEXPERS
John Lawson, Executive Director- Houston Police Officers' Pension System
Opening Remarks -
Eyna Canales-Zarate, TEXPERS President, City of Austin Employees' Retirement System
Welcome & Intro -
The Honorable Vicki Truitt, Texas House of Representatives
Conference Procedures -
Max Patterson, Executive Director-TEXPERS
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8:50-9:15 |
Volatility of Fixed Income "Isn't a Bond Just a Bond?"
Jeff Cummer, SMH Capital Advisors
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9:20-9:45 |
Convergent/Divergent Investing
Andy Fisch, SSgA
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9:50-10:15 |
The Case for Listed Infrastructure
John Vojticek, RREEF
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| 10:35-11:00 |
A Tale of Two Paradigms Volatility and Correlation
Mika Toikka, Credit Suisse
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| 11:05-11:30 |
Long Bias Commodities
Eric S. Goodbar, Mellon Capital Management
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| 11:35-Noon |
The Commodities Story is Changing
Brian Ziv, William Blair & Company
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| Noon-2:00 |
Lunch w/ Keynote Speaker
Topic: Celebrating People of Influence
Michael Hoffman
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| 2:00-2:30 |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
Opportunities in Domestic Market (> $100 M)
Ragen Stienke, Westwood Holdings Group
Endowment Strategy- Will It Work for the Small Plans? (< $100 M)
George Ball, SMH Capital Advisors
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| 2:35-3:05 |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
Inflation/Deflation & Asset Allocation - Buy, Sell or Hold (> $100 M)
Arnold Van Den Berg, Century Management
Consultants Panel (< $100 M)
John Lawson, Houston Police Officers' Pension System
William Harrell,Robert Harrell, Incorporated
John R. Martin, Graystone Consulting
John Robinson, Gray & Company
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| 3:25-4:0 |
Concurrent Breakout Sessions:
Real Estate Panel (> $100 M)
Andrew Junkin, Wilshire Associates
Meredith Despins, NAREIT
Andy Smith, L&B Realty Advisors
Opportunities in Credit Market (< $100 M)
Dave Wetzel, Fund Evaluation Group
James Clarke, Paulson & Co.
Betsi Hill, Citi Capital Advisors
David Deutsch, Zais Group
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| 4:30-6:30 |
Reception |
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Tuesday, August 9 |
| 7:30 A.M. |
Registration |
| 7:00-8:15 |
Buffet Breakfast
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| 8:30-9:45 |
National Campaign to Combat DB vs. DC
Dr. Tom Mackell, Jr.
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| 9:50-10:20 |
The Rhyme and Reason of Public Pension Plans: What Can and Can't Be Changed in Texas
Gary Lawson, Esq
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| 10:35-11:00 |
Texans for Secure Retirement
Max Patterson, Executive Director-TEXPERS
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| 11:00-Noon |
Fiduciary Responsibilities of Trustees
Bob Klausner, Esq.
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| 12:00 |
Closing Remarks & Lunch |
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TEXPER’s members are the trustees,
administrators and participants of public employee retirement
systems in Texas, as well as professional service providers,
employee groups and associations engaged in or interested in the
management of those systems. |
TEXPERS works closely with elected
officials to ensure ongoing improvement to a legislative framework
that contributes to effective investment practices by its member
plans. Ultimately, all Texans’ benefit from the sound investment
policies that start with Texas law. |
Membership to
TEXPERS is open to all Texas public retirement systems. Joining is a
very easy process, just follow the steps. Membership by all other
classifications requires an application. There are current openings
for Consultants, Actuaries and Employee Groups. |
TEXPERS
actively engages with media so that taxpaying Texans can feel
confident in the ability of their public servants to support their
families in retirement. This newsroom contains press releases and
special reports that cover pension issues. |
TEXPERS executes its educational
mission by organizing twice annual conferences for pension trustees
to receive information about investment options, fiduciary duties,
governance, ethics, investment terms and practices, and actuarial
and legal matters |
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