Many of the most influential governing and lead plan sponsor investors from the institutional investment industry will be providing their valued insights at the Pension Bridge Annual Conference in San Francisco. The industry’s only controlled attendance structured event will be held on April 18th and 19th at Four Seasons Hotel, San Francisco. The exclusive conference will attract over 225 pension plans, corporate funds, foundations, endowments and consultants, while limiting the investment manager firms.

Jim Keohane, President and CEO of the Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan, will be the keynote speaker. The leader of the $47.72 billion plan (US Dollars), will be discussing the success of the Canadian Model with assets being managed internally. Mr. Keohane’s HOOPP Toronto-based plan is well positioned with a funded ratio of 122% and statistical outperformance of a 9.32% 10-year return rate. With returns that have far exceeded every U.S. state pension plan over the past decade, Mr. Keohane will discuss the benefits that could be necessary for pension fiscal sustainability and the long-term fund management process.

Staying on the governance side, highly regarded leaders from the industry will be speaking on the Executive Director/CEO Roundtable Panel. Steve Yoakum of the Public School & Education Employee Retirement Systems of Missouri, David Wescoe from San Diego County Employees Retirement Association, Brian Guthrie of Teacher Retirement System of Texas and Ruth Ryerson with Wyoming Retirement System will be discussing various topics that will provide an industry health status check-up. Panel moderator and the President of Wilshire Consulting, Andrew Junkin, will be pitching the group questions on demographics, defined contribution plan considerations, efforts to cut investment costs, best governance practices and future industry expectations.

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