Media Advisory - 2010 Summit on the Future of Pensions (Day 2)
TORONTO, April 12 /CNW Telbec/ - Ontario's Minster of Finance and representatives from government, business and labour provide their perspectives on pension reform on Day 2 of the 2010 Summit on the Future of Pensions, hosted by The Conference Board of Canada.
When: Wednesday, April 14, 2010 Who: Ian Markham, Canadian Retirement Innovation Leader, Towers Watson, will provide survey results on the future of defined benefit plans, at 8:45 a.m. John A. Crocker, President and Chief Executive Officer, Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, will discuss the importance of pension adequacy in light of the emerging retirement income crisis, at 9:20 a.m. The Hon. Dwight Duncan, Minister, Ontario Ministry of Finance, will deliver the keynote presentation, Pension Reform in Ontario, at 10:30 a.m. Keith Ambachtsheer, KPA Advisory Services Ltd. and Director Rotman International Centre for Pension Management, University of Toronto, will address the current pension crisis and design flaws in both defined contribution and defined benefit plans, as well as offering an agenda for change that takes into account the needs of all stakeholders, at 11:00 a.m. Sym Gill, Director, Pension and Benefits, Canadian Auto Workers Union, will discuss pension reform from a labour perspective, at 12:15 p.m. Where: The Sutton Place Hotel, 955 Bay Street, Toronto
For Day 1 speakers, visit: http://www.newswire.ca/en/releases/archive/April2010/09/c9132.html or
http://www.conferenceboard.ca/conf/10-0076/agendaataglance.aspx
The conference is sponsored by Towers Watson, Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP, Standard Life, National Post, Bullfrog Power, and Zerofootprint.
Media must register in advance.
For further information: or media accreditation, contact: Yvonne Squires, Marketing and Communications Coordinator, Tel.: (613) 526-3090, ext. 221, E-mail: [email protected]
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