Toward a Sustainable Retirement System: Choices That Shape the Future

America’s retirement system faces urgent challenges, and the public policy choices made in the near term, from Social Security solvency to retirement plan design, will determine whether it remains a sustainable system that workers and retirees can count on. The Academy’s annual retirement symposium will bring together leaders in retirement and lifetime income to examine the critical choices that will define the future of retirement security in the United States—join us to be a part of that conversation.

The agenda features interactive panel discussions, along with insights into recent and current work by the Academy, offering balanced and objective analyses on key concerns in the retirement and lifetime income public policy landscape. Experts will explore:

• The sustainability of Social Security. With trust fund depletion projected between 2032 and 2034, what are the potential courses of action to maintain the sustainability of this popular government program?
• The retirement gap. Who is doing well in the current system, who is being left behind in the current system, and what are the possible solutions that can better support workers and retirees at every stage?
• The durability of employer retirement program. How can policy frameworks adapt to enable retirement programs that align retirement security objectives with employer cost constraints?

Who Should Attend
This symposium is open to all but will be of particular interest to federal legislative and regulatory staff, trade and association staff, actuaries, consumer advocates, and others who work in the retirement and lifetime income space.

Agenda at a Glance
Doors open at 12:30 p.m.

• Welcome and Keynote (1 to 1:25 p.m.)
• Panel Discussions (1:30 to 4:30 p.m.)
• Reception (4:30 to 5:30 p.m.)