P&I Announces First-ever Global Conference: World Leaders In Retirement Industry To Explore Challenges And Opportunities

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Pensions & Investments ("P&I"), the global media brand for institutional investors, has announced the launch of Investment Innovation & the Global Future of Retirement, the first-ever global conference bringing together international thought leaders, policy makers and top-level executives to address critical issues and solutions for retirement in developed and developing countries. The two-day conference will be held at The Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York City, June 23 – 24, 2014; attendance is by invitation only.

Among the distinguished speakers who will appear at Investment Innovation & the Global Future of Retirement are John Clifton "Jack" Bogle, Founder and Retired CEO, Vanguard Group; Mellody Hobson, President, Ariel Investments; Don Ezra, Co-Chair, Russell Investments Worldwide; Karen Friedman, Executive Vice President and Policy Direction, Pensions Rights Center; and Dallas L. Salisbury, President and CEO, Employee Benefit Research Institute. Aon Hewitt is the conference's Launch Partner; Prudential and Vanguard are Lead Sponsors.

"Drawing upon the insights and expertise of some of the world's most renowned asset owners, money managers, economists, and policy leaders, P&I's Investment Innovation & the Global Future of Retirement will open a compelling debate regarding the critical issues facing today's retirement industry executives," said Christopher J. Battaglia, Publisher. "Launching this ground-breaking new conference enables us to build a dynamic global forum in which to explore ways to improve outcomes for participants worldwide, as well as the social, demographic and economic imperatives that are driving change in our industry."

P&I has assembled an impressive advisory board to assist in developing the conference's agenda and to select speakers for the keynotes and panel discussions. Among its members are Pablo Antolin-Nicolas, Principal Economist-Financial Affairs Division, OECD, Paris, France; Ray Kanner, CIO, IBM; Greg Williamson, CIO and Director of Investment Trusts, BP; Andreas Hilka, Managing Director, Head of Pensions, Allianz Global Investors Europe, Frankfurt, Germany; Roger Urwin, Global Head-Investments, Towers Watson, London, England; and Barbara G. Novick, Vice Chair and Head of Government Relations, BlackRock.

A robust dedicated website (www.pionline.com/globalretirement) will provide updates to the 2014 conference's agenda and speakers. Additionally, the site will serve as an information portal for global retirement issues, both before and after the conference, offering timely news, white papers and an ongoing moderated forum for high-level discussions.

For more information about P&I's Investment Innovation & the Global Future of Retirement conference, please contact Lauren Bielski at [email protected] or 646-922-7766.

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