- Employee Benefit Research Institute Event to be Held on Thursday, December 1st at U.S. Chamber of Commerce in Washington, D.C. -

The Employee Benefit Research Institute (EBRI), along with representatives of the U.S. Department of Labor and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, will be hosting the 2022 Retirement Summit on Thursday, December 1, 2022. The event will feature top retirement industry experts from the public and private sectors, including U.S. Labor Secretary Martin Walsh, Principal Chairman Dan Houston and Empower President Ed Murphy.

EBRI is working to strengthen the retirement system by bringing together policy experts, thought leaders and other stakeholders in the industry. This is the first Retirement Summit organized by EBRI, seeking to build on recent innovations in the U.S. retirement system and fill gaps.

When: Thursday, December 1, 2022, from 8:30 a.m. - 2 p.m.
Where: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, 1615 H Street NW, Washington, D.C.
Registration: Complimentary virtual summit registration can be viewed at https://events.uschamber.com/EBRIRetirementSummit--Virtual . News media seeking in-person attendance at the morning event and luncheon awards, should email dresner@ebri.org?subject=Regarding%20Retirement%20Summit to RSVP.

The 2022 Retirement Summit agenda will include public morning panel discussions and afternoon closed-door roundtables. The event agenda includes:

8:50-9:30 a.m. - Welcome: Outlining the Challenge.
9:30-10:30 a.m. - Big Ideas Panel: Access to the System. How do we broadly re-envision the structure of the private and public retirement systems so that together they cover American workersincluding self-employed workers?
10:30-11:30 a.m. - Big Ideas Panel: Leakage from the System. How do we address leakage from the retirement system through loans, withdrawals and cashouts, including the larger financial wellness needs of American workers, including debt, medical expenses and emergency savings?
12-1 p.m. - Big Ideas Panel: Spending in Retirement. How do we tackle the needs of a growing population of retirees as they draw down from the retirement system?
1-2 p.m. - Networking Lunch & Ray Lillywhite Awards. Recipients are U.S. Senators Cardin and Portman.

To view event updates and speaker information, visit www.ebri.org/retirement/ebri-2022-retirement-summit/public .

The Employee Benefit Research Institute is a non-profit, independent and unbiased resource organization that provides the most authoritative and object information about critical issues relating to employee benefit programs in the United States. For more information, visit www.ebri.org.

Media Advisory: 11/22/22
For more information: Ron Dresner
dresner@ebri.org