Morning
08:30 – 09:00
Registration and networking
09:00 – 09:05
Welcome & Opening Remarks
Chair
Sarah Smart
The Pensions Expert DC and Master Trust Summit
09:05 – 09:40
Keynote: Building a DC system that is fit for the future
09:40 – 10:20
Panel: What DC schemes need and want – the executive view
10:20 – 10:40
Break
10:40 – 11:20
Panel: TBC
11:20 – 12:00
Panel: Delivering more than just returns
How should schemes think about delivering and stewarding investments that go beyond returns and support people, society and the planet?
12:00 – 12:15
Devil’s Advocate Summaries
12:15 – 13:15
Lunch
Afternoon
13:15 – 13:55
Panel: TBC
13:55 – 14:35
Panel: Investing for an income in retirement
A decade after pension freedoms and with default retirement strategies now a requirement, how can DC funds invest to help their members get the most from their savings?
14:35 – 15:25
Panel: Will VFM become VAR?
Will the new Value for Money (VFM) framework move the dial when it comes to improving member outcomes, or does it risk becoming what the Video Assistant Referee is to football?
15:25 – 15:40
Break
15:40 – 16:20
Panel: Innovation – turning talk into action
Innovation is a popular buzzword – but what new things is the pensions and retirement industry actually doing? How can we turn an industry that is built ion inertia to one that helps people make decisions and provides a better experience for customers?
16:20 – 17:15
Roundtable: Developing a “Manifesto for Change”
In this final session, it’s time for the audience to do the hard work! We’ll bring together the themes of the day to identify some practical solutions to take away, and the key targets for us all to focus on ahead of next year’s summit.
17:15 – 17:25
Devil’s Advocate Summaries
17:25 – 17:30
Closing Remarks
Chair
Sarah Smart
The Pensions Expert DC and Master Trust Summit
