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2009 Annual Conference Videos
[Saturday, October 3, 2009] || [Monday, October 5, 2009] || Tuesday, October 6, 2009 || [Wednesday, October 7, 2009]
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
General Session (8:30 am – 10:00 am)
HEALTH CARE REFORM: A Review of the Major Elements
of Health Care Reform and the concerns of particular interest to multiemployer plans, participants and contributing employers.
Among the issues discussed are: Key Elements, Reducing the Tax Exclusion, Taxing Plans – Survey of COBRA Rates, Small Business Exclusion, Misclassification of Employees, and Subrogation
- Randy G. DeFrehn,
Executive Director – NCCMP
- Moderator: Lorraine Lewis,
Executive Director,
UMWA Health and Retirement Funds
- James S. Ray,
The Law Offices of James S. Ray
- Edward A. Kaplan,
Senior Vice President and National Health Practice Leader,
The Segal Company
- Vincent Panvini,
Political Director,
Political Director
- Dana Thompson,
Director of Political Affairs, Assistant Director of Legislation,
Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors National Association (SMACNA)
- Michael Monroe,
Director, Government Affairs,
Building and Construction Trades Department, AFL-CIO
- Questions and Answers
General Session (10:15 am – 12:00 pm)
Panel Presentation
The World Response to the Global Financial Economic Crisis
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Moderator: Robert D. Krinsky,
Chairman Emeritus,
Segal
- Francesco Briganti,
Director, Brussels Office,
AEIP
- Robert Blakely,
Member, Board of Directors,
MEBCO
- Matti Leppälä,
Director,
International Investment and Legal Affairs The Finnish Pension Alliance, TELA, Helsinki, Finland
- Olivier Schumacher,
Legal Advisor for European Affairs,
SOKA-BAU, Wiesbaden, Germany
- Questions and Answers
General Session (1:30 pm – 3:00 pm)
Workshop: Ask the Regulators
A perennial favorite, this workshop provided an opportunity for an open dialogue regarding issues facing our plans between Conference participants and representatives of the regulatory agencies with jurisdiction over our plans.
- Moderator: Joyce Mader,
Partner,
O'Donoghue & O'Donoghue
- Diane Bloom,
Tax Law Specialist,
Employee Plans Division of IRS
- Louis Campagna,
Chief, Division of Fiduciary Interpretations, Office of Regulations and Interpretations, Employee Benefits Security Administration,
United States Department of Labor
- Connie Markakis,
Attorney Adviser,
Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation
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