Presentations from the many educational sessions presented at the conference are available below. Please note that presentations posted represent all those that were received from the presenters. Due to internal compliance issues, some presentations will not be made available.
3:00 PM - 5:00 PM
ETHICS TRAINING FOR TRUSTEES AND STAFF: MORE THAN A CONCEPT - Ashley Dunning and Amber Maltbie, Partner, Nossaman LLP
SEXUAL HARASSMENT PREVENTION TRAINING FOR LOCAL AGENCY OFFICIALS - Allison Callaghan and Julia Botezatu, Nossaman LLP
DISABILITY TRAINING | BEYOND THE APPLICATION: THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE OF DISABILITY RETIREMENT - Jack Rothberg, Psychiatrist, Jack Rothberg MD a Medical Corp, Nancy Schwartz, Consultant, Nicole McIntosh, Director of Disability, Orange CERS, and Tamara Caldwell, Disability Retirement Specialist, Supervisor, Los Angeles CERA
9:00 AM - 10:00 AM
KEYNOTE GENERAL SESSION | DEFYING THE ODDS: MOLLY BLOOM’S ODYSSEY OF ADVERSITY, REINVENTION, AND TRIUMPH - Molly Bloom, Subject of the Oscar-nominated film, “Molly’s Game”, Bestselling Author, U.S. Ski Team Alum, and Host of Award-Winning Podcast, “Torched”
10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
GENERAL SESSION | TAKE A VIRTUAL FARM TOUR WITH CARL EVERS - Carl Evers, Jr., Senior Director of Farmland Acquisitions, Pacific West, Manulife Investment Management
11:40 AM - 12:40 PM
GENERAL SESSION | BITCOIN, SOUND MONEY, AND INSTITUTIONAL ADOPTION: A CONVERSATION WITH ADAM BACK - Adam Back, Chief Executive Officer and Cryptographer, Blockstream and Gina Sanchez, Chief Executive Officer, Chantico Global, LLC
2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
Administrators Breakout
Affiliate Breakout
Attorney Breakout - Agenda, Insurance Coverages and Limits Survey, Insurance Coverages and LImits Results, Insurance Review Prelim, Using AI
Internal Auditors Breakout - GASB, Strategic Planning
Investment Breakout
Ops/Benefits and Disability Breakout
Safety Breakout
Trustee Breakout
GENERAL SESSION | GEOPOLITICS AND INTERNATIONAL FINANCE - GET THE FULL SCOOP ON WHAT’S HAPPENING NOW - Michael O’Hanlon, Author, Senior Fellow of Foreign Policy, Brookings Institution
GENERAL SESSION | A HOLISTIC VIEW ON INVESTING IN ASIA AND HO W ASIA IMPACTS EARNINGS AROUND THE GLOBE - Vivian Lin Thurston, CFA, Partner, Portfolio Manager, William Blair, Naomi Fink, Chief Global Strategist, Nikko Asset Management, Arvind Chari, Chief Investment Officer, Q India, and Ian Toner, Chief Investment Officer, Verus Investments
GENERAL SESSION | OUTSIDE THE BO X: CIO PANEL DISCUSSION - Cynthia Tusan, Chief Executive Officer, Senior Portfolio Manager, Strategic Global Advisors, Donald Pierce, Chief Investment Officer, San Bernardino CERA, and Sam Austin, Partner, New England Pension Consulting (NEPC)
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION A | CURRENCY: I SEE NOTHING, I KNOW NOTHING - Phillip Lawson, Portfolio Management, Adrian Lee & Partners, Dori Levanoni, Senior Portfolio Manager, Capstone Investment Advisors, and Ian Toner, Chief Investment Officer, Verus Investments
CONCURRENT SESSION B | CORPORATE GOVERNANCE LITIGATION: A FIDUCIARY FRAMEWORK - Anya Freedman, Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossmann LLP, Christopher Orrico, Partner, Bernstein Litowitz Berger & Grossman LLP, Michael Herrera, Senior Staff Counsel, Los Angeles CERA, and Michael Calabrese, Partner, Foley & Lardner, LLP
CONCURRENT SESSION C | WHY SOPHISTICATED INVESTORS SHOULD CONSIDER AN ALLOCATION OF BITCOIN IN THEIR PORTFOLIOS - Sean Bill, Chief Investment Officer, Blockstream, and Scott Draper, Partner, Algert Global LLC
3:30 PM - 4:30 PM
CONCURRENT SESSION A | LEGISLATIVE UPDATE 2025 - Laurie Johnson, LJ Consulting, SACRS Legislative Advocate, Cara Martinson, Public House Consulting, Inc., SACRS Legislative Advocate, Eric Stern, Chief Executive Officer, Sacramento CERS, SACRS Legislative Committee Chair, and Dave Nelsen, Chief Executive Officer, Alameda CERA
CONCURRENT SESSION B | THE ROLE OF PRIVATE REAL ESTATE AND IT’S PRIMARY STRATEGIES IN A PORTFOLIO - Ryan Swehla, CCIM, CPM, Co-Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder at Graceada Partners
CONCURRENT SESSION C | IN SOLIDARITY - Michael Ring, Capital Stewardship Program, Service Employees International Union, Adele Lopez Tagaloa, Trustee, Orange CERS, SACRS Vice President, Alysia Bonner, Trustee, Fresno CERA, and Vivian Gray, Retired, SACRS Past President
GENERAL SESSION | PUBLIC PENSION PL AN HEALTH CHECK: SACRS VS. THE NATION - Bill Hallmark, Consulting Actuary, Cheiron, Inc., Graham Schmidt, Principal Consulting Actuary, Cheiron, Inc., SACRS CAAP Representative, and David MacDonald, Trustee, Contra Costa CERA and SACRS President
10:15 AM - 11:30 AM
SACRS ANNUAL SPRING BUSINESS MEETING