As pensions change rapidly, it's more important than ever to take a long-term view. How can we make sure workplace pensions deliver decent retirement income for today's workers ? What role will pension funds play in transitioning to a low carbon economy? And is an ever-rising state pension age really an inevitability?

The TUC Pensions Conference will tackle all these issues and more. The event takes place at Congress Centre in central London on 24th March. The registration desk is open from 09:00 and the conference runs form 09:30-16:15.

AGENDA

09:30-09:40 Welcome

Paul Nowak, TUC deputy general secretary

09:40-10:20 Pensions priorities for the new government

Guy Opperman MP, minister for pensions and financial inclusion

10:20-11:00 The future of defined benefit funding

Fiona Frobisher, head of policy, The Pensions Regulator

Hilary Salt, founder, First Actuarial

Deborah Mabbett, professor of public policy, Birkbeck university and UCU-nominated member of the USS Joint Expert Panel

Naomi L’estrange, managing director, 2020 Trustees

11:00-11:15 Coffee

11:15-11:50 The green new deal

Keynote speak TBC

11:50-12:30 Investing in a Just Transition

Nick Robins, professor in practice for sustainable finance, Grantham Research Institute, LSE

Tim Page, senior policy officer, TUC

Caroline Escott, policy lead for investment and stewardship, Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association

12:30-13:10 Challenging state pension changes in France: trade union strategies

Lasserre Romain, legal counsellor, Confédération Force Ouvrière

13:10-14:00 Lunch

14:00-14:45 Collective defined contribution: the next steps

Ray Ellis, national officer, CWU

Julian Barker, private pensions policy manager, DWP

14:45-15:30 Streams

DC: How to get more in and more out

Gregg McClymont, director of policy and external affairs, B&CE

Zoe Alexander, director of strategy and corporate affairs, NEST

DB: Understanding your sponsor risk

Duncan Hale, senior data and analytics consultant, Dun and Brad Street

David Shaw, director of strategy and policy, Pension Protection Fund

Public sector: McCloud update

Bryn Davies, director, Union Pension Services

15:30-16:15 Pensions policy: the view from the opposition

Jack Dromey MP, shadow pensions minister