BPAS Partner Conference 2016
 

CONFERENCE AGENDA
Monday, June 6, 2016
12:00 pm - 1:00 pmRegistration.
1:00 pm - 1:45 pmUpdate on BPAS as Your Retirement Plan Partner
Barry Kublin, CEO, BPAS
1:45 pm - 2:40 pmChasing Excellence - the Future of DC Plans
Guest Speaker: Ken Haman, Managing Director of the AB Institute
2:40 pm - 2:55 pmBreak
2:55 pm - 3:50 pmFiduciary Benchmarks
Tom Kmak, Co-founder & CEO, Fiduciary Benchmarks
3:50 pm - 4:45 pmInvestment Panel Discussion: Managing Investment Return Experiences and Expectations
Moderator: Greg Woods, VP, BPAS Fiduciary Services and 3 Investment Panelists
4:45 pm - 5:00 pmBreak
5:00 pm - 5:55 pmAre MEP Changes Finally Coming?
Guest Speaker: Brad Campbell, Counsel, Drinker Biddle & Reath, LLP
6:00 pm - 7:00 pmCocktail Reception
7:00 pmDinner

Tuesday, June 7, 2016
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 9:55 amTechnical and Legal Update
Guest Speaker: Steve Saxon, Chair, Groom Law Group
9:55 am - 10:50 amMaking Sense of Capital Preservation for Defined Contribution Plans
Guest Speaker: Erik Karpinski, CFA, CPA, Client Portfolio Manager, Goldman Sachs Asset Management
10:50 am - 11:00 amBreak
11:00 am - 11:45 pm Adding HSA to your 401(k) Advisory Practice
David Ritchie, VP, Sales, BPAS VEBA & HRA/HSA Services
Ryan Tiernan, Senior HSA Consultant, Access Point HSA
Cash Balance Plans
Kenneth M. Prell, CEBS, ERPA, VP, Chief Learning Officer, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services
Jason Disco, Senior Sales Consultant, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services
Panel: Structuring Fee for Service Strategies
Nicholas Petralia, QPFC, AIF, External Wholesaler, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
11:50 pm - 1:05 pmLunch
1:15 pm - 2:10 pmCracking the Code on Financial Wellness: How to Use New Technology to Build Your Retirement Business
Guest Speaker: Mark Singer, CFP®, AIF®, Author
2:10 pm - 3:05 pmMarket Insights
Guest Speaker: Ralph Acampora, Director of Technical Analysis Studies, New York Institute of Finance
3:05 pm - 3:15 pmBreak
3:15 pm - 4:10 pmDB/DC Plan Design, Dealing with Required Reduction in Return, and Top Compliance Issues We See in DC Plans
Vincent F Spina, ASA, EA, MAAA, President, BPAS Actuarial & Pension Services, BPAS Healthcare Consulting Services
Maryann Geary, CPC, ERPA, Executive Vice President, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
4:15 pm - 5:00pm Winning Plans through Value Added Administration
Brian Douglas, External Wholesaler, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
Joe Boyle, External Wholesaler, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
Sean Arnold, Product Manager, BPAS AutoRollovers & MyPlanLoan Services
Participant Advice Options / Transform Your Website from a Pretty Face to a Lead Generating Machine
Sean Ruehl, President , RJ20, Inc.
Avin Kline, President, SUCCESS Agency
Panel: Conducting A Successful Enrollment Meeting
Melissa Varvarezis, Communication/Education Specialist, BPAS Fiduciary Services
5:15 pm - 6:00 pmManaging Participants Beyond Termination of Employment
Robert Malczyk, VP, Sales, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
METs/MEPs
Brian Nicholson, CRSP, Senior Sales Relationship Manager, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
Panel: Dealing with Difficult Clients
Krystal Kirlis-Brochu, Sales Relationship Manager, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
6:00 pm - 7:00 pmCocktail Reception Followed by Dinners Hosted by our Fund Family Partners
7:00 pmDinners to be hosted by our Fund Family partners

Wednesday, June 8, 2016
8:00 am - 9:00 amBreakfast
9:00 am - 9:55 amBPAS Partner Best Practices
Paul Neveu, CEBS, President, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
10:00 am - 10:45 amAdding HSA to your 401(k) Advisory Practice
David Ritchie, VP, Sales, BPAS VEBA & HRA/HSA Services
Ryan Tiernan, Senior HSA Consultant, Access Point HSA
MEPs/METs
Brian Nicholson, CRSP, Senior Sales Relationship Manager, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
Strategies to Overcome Objections to Auto Plans
Elizabeth (Liz) Kaido, QKA, Senior Sales Relationship Manager, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services
10:45 am - 11:00 amBreak
11:00 am - 12:00 pmAdvisor Defined Session
12:00 pm Closing Remarks
Paul Neveu, CEBS, President, BPAS Plan Administration & Recordkeeping Services