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May 2024 Policy Forum #93
2024 Spring Policy Forum
Thursday, May 16, 2024
10 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Courtyard by Marriott Washington Downtown Convention Center
901 L Street NW, Washington, D.C.
The Employee Benefit Research Institute and American Benefits Council mark the 50th anniversary of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) with a special event. You are invited to the 2024 Spring Policy Forum, which will feature new research and panel discussions about ERISA-enabled employee benefits innovation and plan sponsor views on ERISA preemption.
9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. — Registration & Coffee
10:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m. — Welcome
10:15 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. — Keynote
10:45 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. — What ERISA Was Meant to Do: A Historical Perspective
11:30 a.m. – 11:45 a.m. — History of Auto-Enrollment
11:45 a.m. – 11:55 a.m. — EBRI Research: ERISA and Auto-Enrollment
11:55 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. — Multistakeholder View on Benefits of Auto-Enrollment: What Else Could Be Automated Going Forward?
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. — Lunch & Keynote
1:30 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. — Pop-Up Talk
1:45 p.m. – 1:55 p.m. — EBRI & ABC Research: Benefits of ERISA Preemption for Employer-Provided Health Plans
1:55 p.m. – 2:15 p.m. — Fireside Chat
2:15 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. — Livestream Ends & Break
2:30 p.m. – 3:15 p.m. — Health ERISA Preemption Panel
3:15 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. — Retirement Policy Discussion With Hill Staff
3:45 p.m. — Closing Remarks