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MAY 10 - 13, 2016 | THE WESTIN SOUTH COAST PLAZA | COSTA MESA, CA
PRELIMINARY AGENDA
TUESDAY, MAY 10, 2016
WEDNESDAY, CONTINUED
1:00PM - 6:30PM | Registration
10:00AM - 10:30AM | Networking Break
3:00PM - 5:00PM | Breakout Sessions
• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and Disability
10:30AM - 11:30AM | General Session
One of the most disabling anxiety disorders that individuals suffer with
is a mental condition referred to as PTSD. It was first brought to public
attention by war veterans, but it can result from any number of traumatic
incidents including assault, domestic abuse, trauma from terrorism, and
natural disasters. What causes PTSD? What are the Myths and Facts
about PTSD? Attend this informative session to have these questions
answered and more.
Dr. Perry Maloff
• Ethics
Annual Ethics Certification
Ashley Dunning & Michael Toumanoff, Nossman LLP
Honorable Henry Cisneros
11:40AM - 12:40PM | General Session
Risk Management Techniques to Improve Investor Outcomes
How will your portfolio perform in the next crisis? How will it make money in
a rising rate environment? How will it fair in choppy/volatile markets driven
by geo political and economic growth uncertainty? This session will seek
to define risk and how decision makers should think about it to optimize
investment outcomes. The uncertainties faced by the world and the capital
markets today speak to the timeliness of this topic.
Jeff MacLean, Verus Investment Consulting
•T
he Impact (Pros and Cons) of Personal Mobile Devices in
the Workplace
Ready or not, the use of mobile electronic devices such as smartphones
and tablets is steadily becoming the norm in most workplaces. By 2017
it is expected that the number of people globally who will bring and use
a smartphone or tablet for work will reach 328 million. This session will
explore this phenomenon and provide an overview of the practical and
legal challenges associated with this practice, such as security, privacy,
litigation, and compliance with open meeting and public record laws.
Jeffrey MacLean
Chief Executive Officer, Verus
Michael D. Herrera, Los Angeles CERA
5:30PM - 7:00PM | SACRS Welcome Reception
WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016
6:45AM - 7:45AM | SACRS Yoga
Mr. MacLean joined Verus (previously known as Wurts & Associates)
in 1992 and is primarily responsible for managing the firm and
providing investment advice to several clients. He has over 25 years
of investment and consulting experience, working with all asset
classes for a range of clients including corporate defined benefit
plans, public institutions, multi-employer trusts, endowments, and
foundations. He also chairs the firm’s management committee and
is a member of the alternative investments committee.
7:15AM - 8:15AM | Breakfast
7:30AM - 5:00PM | Registration
8:30AM - 9:00AM | General Session
Welcome & Awards
Honor Guard, Singer, Pledge, San Bernardino Memoriam
Yves Chery, SACRS President, Honor Guard, Macy Lites
Marvin Adams, Los Angeles CERA, Greg Devereaux, San Bernardino County
9:00AM - 10:00AM | General Session
Global Economic Update and Investment Implications
Mr. Paulsen will share his views on the U.S. and global economies and
outlook for the capital markets.
James Paulsen, Wells Capital Management
12:40PM - 1:50PM | Lunch
2:00PM - 5:00PM | Breakout Sessions
• Ops/Benefits
• Administrators
• Affiliate
• Investment
• Attorney
• Trustee
• Disability
• Safety
• Internal Auditors
4:30PM - 5:30PM | Legislative Committee Meeting
Richard Stensrud, Legislative Chair
6:30PM - 10:00PM | Wednesday Event
James Paulsen
Chief Investment Strategist,
Wells Capital Management
Mr. Paulsen is the chief investment strategist at Wells Capital
Management. He is internationally recognized for his views on the
economy and he frequently appears on financial television outlets
such as CNBC and Bloomberg TV in addition to being quoted
prolifically in major financial publications and web outlets.
Enjoy an evening with friends...reception, dinner and entertainment for all
registered conference attendees.
This event is included in the “official conference day”.
SACRS
SPRING
CONFERENCE
THURSDAY, MAY 12, 2016
THURSDAY, CONTINUED
6:45AM - 7:45AM | SACRS 5K Fun Run/Walk
3:40PM - 4:40PM | Concurrent Sessions
7:15AM - 8:15AM | Breakfast
7:30AM - 5:00PM | Registration
8:30AM - 9:00AM | General Session
Welcome & Awards
Yves Chery, SACRS President
9:00AM - 10:00AM | General Session
Troy Simmons, Nationwide Retirement Institute
10:00AM - 10:30AM | Networking Break
10:30AM - 11:30AM | General Session
ILPA Panel
Private Equity & Hedge Funds: Fee transparency, accountability, and
standardized disclosures in agreement with general partner.
Jennifer Choi, ILPA
Kimberly Woods
Private Equity Growth Capital Council
11:40AM - 12:40PM | General Session
CIO Panel – Investment Wisdom for Volatile Markets
Allan Martin will moderate our panel of investment experts as they share
their perspectives on asset allocation and risk management in the face
of increasingly volatile and stingy markets. We are planning for audience
participation, so bring your questions to try to stump the experts!
Tim Barrett, Texas Tech University System
Jim Failor, Sonoma County CERA
Rod June, Los Angeles CERS
A Legislative Update
Richard Stensrud, Legislative committee chair
Mike Robson & Trent Smith, SACRS Lobbyist
B Disability
Lessons Learned from the City of Bell, California
Corruption Scandal
In 2010, the Los Angeles Times exposed one of the largest municipal
corruption scandals in the United States in the City of Bell, California.
In 2014, several former City of Bell officials, including the former mayor,
city council members, city manager and assistant city manager were
sentenced to prison and ordered to pay millions in restitution to the
City of Bell. While the penalties brought justice to the city and its
residents, the fact that such a massive corruption scandal occurred
in a small city situated just miles from downtown Los Angeles begs a
greater question: What could/should have been done to prevent it from
happening in the first place?
Michael Herrera, Los Angeles CERA
Anthony R. Taylor, Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
C When Do Consultants Agree to See the Markets
Differently?
Ed Hoffman, Verus
Leo Festino, Meketa
David Sancewich, PCA
4:30PM - 5:30PM | Education Committee Meeting
Christie Porter, Education Committee Chair
5:30PM - 6:30PM | SACRS Reception
FRIDAY, MAY 13, 2016
12:40PM - 2:00PM | Lunch
7:15AM - 8:15AM | Breakfast
2:00PM - 3:00PM | Concurrent Sessions
8:30AM - 8:45AM | General Session Welcome
A Having Your Cake and Eating It Too: Add a pinch
of this to your portfolio recipe to cope with market
indigestion.
Since the Great Financial Crisis, many plan sponsors and consultants
have worked hard to come up with different ingredients to add to
their asset allocations to help mitigate the impact of significant equity
market volatility. Our panelists/pastry chefs will discuss different
recipes for baking the optimally risk-adjusted portfolio to protect
plan assets, to preserve short term liquidity and to produce long-term
positive gains.
Tim Price, Contra Costa CERA
Don Pierce, San Bernardino CERA
John Linder, PCA
B Capitalizing on the Current Investment Environment
for Real Estate
What is commercial real estate’s role in today’s uncertain, low-yield
environment?
How does real estate’s hybrid nature benefit a multi asset portfolio?
Is now the time to be making out-sized gains or minimizing risk?
What key investment decisions should your plan be making right now?
Yves Chery, SACRS President
8:45AM - 9:45AM | General Session
How You Can Use Research to Win in Life (and Improve
Customer Care)
Best practices of 3 systems, garner new ideas that impact all system.
John Nienstedt, Competitive Edge Research & Communications, Inc,
Steve Delaney, Orange CERA
Gary Amelio, San Bernardino CERA
9:45AM - 10:00AM | Break
10:00AM - Adjournment | Business Meeting
SACRS Board of Directors
Upon Adjournment | SACRS Post Con
Chris Macke, American Realty Advisors
C Pension Reboot: The Capital of Silicon Valley Hits
CTRL-ALT-DEL
Harvey Leiderman, Reed Smith
Sean Kaldor, San Jose Fire Fighters, IAFF Local 230
3:00PM - 3:30PM | Networking Break
Check the website for updates.
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Henry Cisneros
Ashley Dunning
CityView
Nossaman, LLP
Henry Cisneros co-chairs BPC’s Housing Commission,
Immigration Task Force, and Senior Health and Housing Task Force.
He served as the secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) in President Bill Clinton’s administration. Cisneros was
credited with initiating the revitalization of many of the nation’s public
housing developments and formulating policies which contributed to
achieving the nation’s highest ever homeownership rate.
He is currently executive chairman of the CityView companies, which
work with urban homebuilders to create homes priced within the range of
average families.
Cisneros was elected mayor of San Antonio, Texas in 1981, becoming the
first Hispanic-American mayor of a major U.S. city. During his four terms as
mayor, he helped rebuild the city’s economic base and spurred the creation
of jobs through massive infrastructure and downtown improvements. He
was selected as the “Outstanding Mayor” in the nation by City and State
Magazine in 1986.
Ms. Dunning is a partner with the national law firm,
Nossaman, LLP. She specializes in representing trustees, public entities and
their boards, and nonprofit organizations, in resolving complex disputes
and advising on issues involving fiduciary obligations and governance, as
well as California’s public retirement, conflict of interest, open meetings,
and public records laws. She appears regularly before boards and in court
proceedings throughout California on these issues. Ms. Dunning also
provides training on these topics to clients and at conferences throughout
the country. Ms. Dunning presently serves as fiduciary, investment and/
or litigation counsel for numerous 1937 Act and other public retirement
systems in California. She also is general counsel to the Marin County
Employees’ Retirement Association.
Ms. Dunning is on the Program Committee of SACRS and presents
regularly at SACRS conferences on various legal issues impacting public
retirement systems and their boards and staff. She is Chair of the Fiduciary
and Governance Section of the National Association of Public Pension
Attorneys (NAPPA) and also presents regularly at NAPPA conferences,
as well as at conferences and roundtables sponsored by the California
Association of Public Retirement Systems (CalAPRS). Ms. Dunning is a
member of the Board of Directors of Habitot Children’s Museum.
Jennifer Choi
Institutional Limited Partners Association
(ILPA).
As Managing Director of Industry Affairs for the Institutional Limited
Partners Association (ILPA), Jennifer Choi directs the association’s
engagement with external industry stakeholders to inform and enhance
ILPA’s education, research, membership and advocacy platforms. Ms. Choi
also leads the implementation of ILPA’s responses to emerging issues
impacting the asset class, including efforts to establish and promote
industry best practices.
Prior to joining the ILPA, Ms. Choi served as Vice President of Industry
and External Affairs for the Emerging Markets Private Equity Association
(EMPEA), where she led the association’s member and industry
engagement activities, including efforts to encourage policy frameworks
that support the growth of the asset class. As EMPEA’s Research Director,
she built the industry’s first global database of private equity activity
in the emerging markets. Previously, Ms. Choi was a consultant with
Boston-based Stax Inc., leading due diligence engagements and providing
advisory services for the U.S. private equity and venture capital industry.
Harvey L. Leiderman,
Partner
Reed Smith, LLP
Harvey Leiderman is a San Francisco-based partner in Reed Smith LLP, a
global law firm. He serves as general, fiduciary, litigation and investment
counsel to multiple state, county and city retirement systems in California
and across the United States. He also has substantial experience in
representing financial institutions and bondholders in complex bankruptcy
reorganization cases and in creditors’ rights law, including in Chapter
9 proceedings for municipalities. Currently Harvey chairs the Funding
Challenges Working Group for the National Association of Public Pension
Attorneys (NAPPA), addressing the consequences of funding shortfalls on
public employee pension funds and their plan sponsors.
Jeffrey MacLean
Chief Executive Officer, Verus
Mr. MacLean joined Verus (previously known as Wurts
& Associates) in 1992 and is primarily responsible for
managing the firm and providing investment advice to several clients.
He has over 25 years of investment and consulting experience, working
with all asset classes for a range of clients including corporate defined
benefit plans, public institutions, multi-employer trusts, endowments, and
foundations. He also chairs the firm’s management committee and is a
member of the alternative investments committee.
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Christopher Macke
Troy Simmons
Managing Director, Research & Strategy
Nationwide Retirement Institute
Christopher Macke is American Realty Advisors’
Managing Director, Research and Strategy, responsible for leading the
firm’s research efforts and working closely with the firm’s Investment
and Portfolio Management Teams in developing investment analysis to
support acquisitions and strategy implementation for its commingled
funds. Mr. Macke also serves as a member of the firm’s Investment
Committee. Prior to joining American, Mr. Macke was a Senior Research
Strategist with CB Richard Ellis Global Research & Consulting as part of
the firm’s macroeconomic, property market, and capital market outlook
and strategy effort. Mr. Macke’s previous real estate experience includes
working for large institutional investors such as G.E. Real Estate, providing
investment strategy consulting services to large institutional investors such
as CalPERS, and advising regulatory agencies, including the U.S. Federal
Reserve and the U.S. Treasury Department. He is currently a contributor
to the Federal Reserve’s Beige Book and a member of the PREA Research
Advisory Council.
John Nienstedt
Competitive Edge Research &
Communications, Inc
Early in his career, John Nienstedt worked in local political campaigns,
was an aide to a San Diego County Supervisor and managed a mammoth
political phone center. He and a partner founded Competitive Edge
Research & Communication, Inc. in 1987. John acquired sole ownership of
the firm in 1991 and computerized the operation with predictive dialers
in 1992. He expanded calling capacity in 1995 and again in 1998 when he
purchased Competitive Edge’s current headquarters.
John earned his master’s degree in political science with an emphasis in
social science research, writing a thesis entitled, “A Practical Strategy for
Predicting Voter Turnout in Pre-Election Polling.” In 2003, he launched the
KPBS/Competitive Edge Research San Diego County Opinion Assessment,
which took the monthly pulse of local residents. In 2007, Competitive Edge
partnered with the San Diego Institute for Policy Research to conduct
regular surveys of county residents.
James Paulsen
Chief Investment Strategist,
Wells Capital Management
Mr. Paulsen is the chief investment strategist at Wells Capital Management.
He is internationally recognized for his views on the economy and he
frequently appears on financial television outlets such as CNBC and
Bloomberg TV in addition to being quoted prolifically in major financial
publications and web outlets.
Troy Simmons joined Nationwide in June 2011 with more
than 20 years of financial industry experience. As a Vice President for
the Retirement Institute, Troy is dedicated to educating advisors, clients,
plan sponsors and plan participants about the latest in retirement income
planning trends. He stimulates the thinking and actions of professionals as
they navigate the changing world of retirement.
Troy annually addresses thousands of financial professionals, clients and
plan participants, and his sessions are customized to meet the needs of
each group. Troy’s polished style,engaging message and proven ability as a
business professional assures top-notch engagement. Troy’s responsibilities
include the sale of immediate annuity products. These products can create
unique income streams to help solve clients’ retirement needs. Prior to
Nationwide, Troy worked as a Regional Vice President for AIG/American
General in their Broker General Agent channel covering the West Region.
He also spent over nine years at Allstate Financial, where he was most
recently a Senior Vice President and Divisional Manager overseeing twelve
wholesalers covering 26 states.
Michel Tamayo
Tamayo Group, Inc
Michele Tamayo is President of The Tamayo Group, Inc., a
consulting firm specializing in leadership and organizational performance.
We are seasoned professionals with extensive experience in both the
public and private sectors. As a no-nonsense, no-frills firm, we use practical
strategies to help our clients achieve positive results.
Michele has over 25 years consulting experience. She has worked with a
wide variety of organizational cultures and with many different leadership
styles. She uses a collaborative approach with clients to create innovative
strategies that result in practical solutions.
Michele has served on the faculties at San Diego State University,
University of California, San Diego, and Miramar College. Her educational
background includes an M.A. in Organizational Communication and a B.A.
in Speech Communication and Public Relations, both from San Diego State
University. She has a certificate in Intercultural Relations from Stanford
University.
FEATURED SPEAKERS Continued
Anthony R. Taylor
Aleshire & Wynder, LLP
Anthony R. Taylor is a partner of Aleshire & Wynder,
LLP in Irvine, California. Mr. Taylor was named a 2015 Attorney of the
Year by California Lawyer Magazine in the category of Municipal Law for
his work assisting the City of Bell after its corruption scandal. Mr. Taylor
was lead litigation counsel and argued appeals for the City of Bell in two
published Court of Appeal decisions. Additionally, Mr. Taylor argued at all
seven criminal restitution hearings for the City of Bell to obtain restitution
awards against the convicted former officials. The Court awarded Bell
approximately $8.8 Million in restitution against former city manager
Robert Rizzo, $8.2 Million in restitution against former assistant city
manager Angela Spaccia and approximately $1 Million combined against all
of the convicted former Bell City Council members, all payable to the City
of Bell.
JOIN SACRS WELLNESS SESSIONS
SACRS YOGA
Wednesday, May 11, 2016 | 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
Want to impress your benefits manager when you go back to
the office? Participate in the SACRS Wellness Sessions! Yoga
with SACRS is open to all levels, from beginner to expert.
Although yoga poses are physical exercise, they have the
added benefit of bringing great balance to the mind, body
and spirit. A morning yoga session is a great way to energize
before our busy conference day.
*Professional Yoga instructor will lead class, no fee to
participate for conference attendees & guests, preregistration required, towels and water will be available, and
all participants must submit a waiver prior to class.
Michael Toumanoff
Mr. Toumanoff has specialized, for over 20 years, in the
law affecting public retirement system fiduciaries, and has represented
and advised several California public pension systems, including ACERA,
LACERA, SBCERA, and the Pasadena Fire & Police Retirement System, on
a variety of issues.
Mr. Toumanoff has also spoken before SACRS, the California Association
of Public Retirement Systems, and the Institutional Investor Institute on
various issues over the years, including Proposition 162, system funding,
and conflicts of interest, and has addressed some of the particular
fiduciary issues facing counsel to public retirement systems before the
National Association of Public Pension Attorneys, where he has served as
lead chair of the Fiduciary and Plan Governance Section, and is a member
of the Executive Board.
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FUN
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COSTA MESA SPRING 2016
SACRS 5K FUN RUN/WALK
Thursday, May 12, 2016 | 6:45 AM - 7:45 AM
Don’t miss SACRS 5K Fun Run/Walk! Enjoy the beautiful
Costa Mesa morning with an invigorating walk, jog or run with
fellow SACRS conference attendees along an easy 5K (3.1
miles) course. The 5K Fun Run/Walk is a great way for SACRS
conference attendees and guests to come together and get
moving before the day’s educational sessions. All participants
receive a SACRS Fun Run/Walk T-Shirt, water and a snack at
the end of the Run/Walk.
*Registration is $10 per person, the course is flat and paved,
direction signs will be along course along with pocket maps,
pre-registration required, and all participants must submit a
waiver prior to Run/Walk.
CONFERENCE CANCELLATION POLICY
In order to receive a Conference Registration refund, you
must cancel your registration by APRIL 1, 2016. Please email
cancellation to: [email protected].
HOTEL INFORMATION
HOTEL INFORMATION & REGISTRATION
The Westin South Coast Plaza
686 Anton Boulevard
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 540-2500
www.starwoodhotels.com
CONFERENCE ROOM RATE
$226 per night
(not including tax and service fees)
PARKING
Self-Parking: $10 Daily and $20 overnight rate for hotel guests
(SACRS discounted rate)
Valet Parking: $32 overnight rate for hotel guests
(No discount offered for valet)
OVERFLOW HOTEL
Avenue of the Arts Hotel
3350 Avenue of the Arts
Costa Mesa, CA 92626
(714) 751-5100
SACRS does not have a room block at this hotel, the following
information is for your convenience.
AIRPORT INFORMATION AND DIRECTIONS
Complimentary Hotel Shuttle Service
To/From John Wayne/Orange County Airport
Arrival: Upon arrival at John Wayne/Orange County Airport,
proceed downstairs to the baggage claim area. In each of the
baggage claim areas is a courtesy phone board that lists all
the hotels that provide complimentary airport shuttle service.
After retrieving any checked luggage from the carousel, pick
up the courtesy phone and dial the listed code from The Westin
South Coast Plaza. The hotel operator will confirm that you have
claimed your luggage, tell you where the shuttle pick-up area is
and notify the driver that a party is waiting for pick-up. The wait
time will vary depending on the timing of the guest arrival and
whether the driver is on his way to or from the airport. Should a
guest wish not to wait for the complimentary hotel shuttle, taxis
are available and the fare is only around $12.
OFFICIAL CONFERENCE HOURS
Attendees may not host/attend any marketing or social function
during periods when official SACRS functions are scheduled and/
or during the SACRS official day.
CONFERENCE ATTIRE
Business Casual dress is encouraged throughout the conference,
with the following exceptions:
• Business attire, i.e. coats and ties for gentlemen and comparable
dress for women, is requested for speakers, moderators,
panelist and presenters
during their portion of the program.
• Coats and ties for gentlemen and comparable dress for women
are expected for the SACRS Receptions.
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ETHICS TRAINING
I will be taking the Ethics Training on Tuesday, May 10, 2016 from 3:00 p.m. – 5:00 p.m.
PLEASE NOTE: Registration fees are per person. An Affiliate firm may register two (2) representatives, Non-Profit Systems may
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the program, meals, beverage and official functions associated with the annual conference for each attendee.
REFUND POLICY: Cancellation requests must be made in writing to SACRS. Registration will be refunded in full (after the conference)
if notice of cancellation is received before April 1, 2016. No refunds will be made for cancellations after April 1, 2016.