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The 2026 PAPERS Fall Workshop opens on Wednesday, November 18 with lunch and continues through the morning on Thursday, November 19.
PAPERS has arranged a special room rate for attendees at the conference who desire overnight lodging on Tuesday, Nov. 17 and/or Wednesday, Nov. 18. To receive the group rate of $169 per night and pending remaining room availability, reservations must be made on or before 11:59 p.m. on Monday, October 26, 2026.
To make room reservations by phone, please call the Harrisburg Hilton at 1-717-233-6000, enter Option 1 for new reservations and provide the group code 911 or click the link below:
https://group.hilton.com/fsdpik
Booking within the PAPERS hotel block helps us meet our hotel commitments and strengthens our ability to negotiate favorable rates and contract terms for future PAPERS events. Strong participation in our room blocks also helps us continue providing attendees with the best overall value. We appreciate your support and encourage you to book within the official PAPERS hotel block. Last minute cancellations in the block may incur an Association fee.
Please note, discounted rates and availability in the room block are not guaranteed. |
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TENTATIVE AGENDA
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 18
11:00 AM REGISTRATION
12:00 – 1:00 PM LUNCH 1:00 - 1:50 PM Work Smarter Using Technology to Strengthen Pension Administration Pension Technology Inc. and Deloitte Practical ways automation can simplify administrative tasks, improve oversight, and give trustees better tools to fulfill their fiduciary responsibilities.
1:50 - 2:40 PM Stable Value Fund What Are They and Where Do They Fit The Standard The basics of stable value, how changing interest rates affect performance, and where this option may fit within a diversified retirement portfolio.
2:40 – 3:00 PM BREAK
3:00 - 3:50 PM Making It Last Turning Retirement Savings into Lifetime Income Lifetime income strategies, periodic income lock-ins, comparisons with traditional annuities, and actuarial considerations including longevity risk and payout sustainability.
3:50 - 4:40 PM Protecting Plan Assets What Trustees Need to Know About Securities Litigation The role of securities litigation in protecting and recovering plan assets, when trustees should pay attention, and the questions every board should ask.
5:00 PM SOCIAL
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER19
7:45 - 8:30 AM BREAKFAST
8:30 - 9:20 AM Beyond the Benefit Statement Keeping Members Informed and Engaged What to communicate, when and how often to communicate, and why staying connected throughout a member’s career and retirement matters.
9:20 – 10:00 AM Turning the Tide Philadelphia’s Pension Success Story How collaboration among city leadership, labor unions, legislators, management, and other stakeholders improved the plan’s funded status and built lasting momentum.
10:00 – 10:20 AM BREAK
10:20 – 11:10 AM Private Markets Are Coming to DC Plans Are Fiduciaries Ready Opportunities, risks, practical next steps, and six safe-harbor factors for fiduciaries considering private markets and alternative investments.
11:10 – 12:00 PM Fiduciary Training and the Legislative Landscape What Trustees Need to Know Proposed fiduciary training requirements for Pennsylvania’s public pension trustees and what current legislative developments could mean for pension boards. |