Agenda

10:50-11:40 Panel 1: DC Focus: Shaping your DC Scheme for 2012 and Beyond

• How does your pension schemes current DC strategy fit within auto- enrolment?
• Has lifestyling had its day? Should lifestyling be replaced with alternatives such as target funds?
• Should DC Default funds be more diversified? What assets can they invest in? Should and could alternatives be included?
• What impact will larger DC schemes have on standards of governance?
• Will a post retirement market in investment products develop? Should pension schemes be preparing members for it?

Moderator: William Hutchings, Asset Management Editor, Financial News
Speakers:  Paul D Bannister, CEO, BlueSky Pension Scheme
Speakers: Emma Douglas, Head, Mercer Workplace Savings
Speakers: Catherine Doyle, DC Specialist, Bank of New York Mellon
Speakers: Jerry Gandhi, Chief Operating Officer, NOW! Pensions
Speakers: Patrick Heath-Lay, Director of Finance and Strategic Delivery, B&CE

12:00-12:50 Panel 2: DB Focus: Increasing Value and Eliminating Risk

• Assessing risk in your investment portfolio
• Exploring and selecting effective de-risking methods in hedging longevity and LDI strategies
• The hunt for yield: where can pension schemes best find the income they need, infrastructure, real estate, high yield bonds, emerging markets?
• LDI strategies have performed remarkably well in recent years. Is now a good time to hedge using LDI’s if you haven’t done so already?
• Banks derivatives structure verses Insurance contracts, what are the most effective ways to hedge longevity?
• Will buyouts become more affordable again? If so when? Buy-outs Vs Buy-in.

Moderator: Mark Cobley, Pensions Editor, Financial News
Speakers:  Martin Bird, Managing Principal, Aon Hewitt
Speakers: Clive Gilchrist, Deputy Chairman, BESTrustees
Speakers: Paul Haines, Chief Investment Officer, Trafalgar House Pensions Administration
Speakers: Stephen Ingle, Global Derivatives Product Manager, BNY Mellon Asset Servicing
Speakers: Steven Robson, Head of Pensions, United Utilities Group PLC

14:10-14:50 Panel 3: Pension Funds in the Eye of the Storm
A discussion of the findings from Financial News’ Pension Fund Barometer survey, conducted over the past two months. Discussion points include:

• Europe’s sovereign debt crisis is pension funds’ top investment concern. But is the crisis passing, or is there more to come?
• Will life expectancy keep rising, and what can we do about it?
• A tenth of schemes we surveyed are currently looking at infrastructure - making it one of the most popular investment ideas. Will the reality live up to the political hype?
• Almost a quarter of schemes are “interested” in fiduciary management, or some form of implemented consulting. Is this the future, or is it simply not appropriate for some?

Moderator: Sophie Baker, Investor Services Reporter, Financial News
Speakers: Rob Brown, Senior Consultant & Member of Global Investment Committee,
Speakers: Towers Watson
Speakers: Rob Gardner, Co-Chief Executive, Redington
Speakers:Andrew Kirton, Global Chief Investment Officer, Mercer

15:30-16:20 Panel 4: Communication – Overcoming the Challenges of Member Engagement

• DB Case Study – Putting together an effective communication strategy for your DB and DC plan.
• What are the differences in communicating DC and DB plans
• How and when to use multiple communication channels.
• Choosing the right communication specialist

Moderator: Mark Cobley, Pensions Editor, Financial News
Speakers:  Matt Gore, Chief Administration Officer at Pension Corporation
Speakers: Patrick Heath-Lay, Director of Finance and Strategic Delivery, B&CE
Speakers:  Stuart Stephen, Group Pensions Director, Lloyds Banking Group
Speakers:  Kirsten Watts, Senior Communications Consultant, Hymans Robertson