BLB&G's Forum for Institutional Investors
November 15-18, 2023 Conrad New York Downtown
Join Us in New York City for An Engaging and Enlightening Forum for Global Institutional Investors
The Forum will bring together trustees, general counsel, directors, investment officers, administrators, and other distinguished figures from institutions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, the Middle East, and beyond. Attendees will have numerous opportunities to interact, learn, exchange ideas, and network with peers to foster connections and share valuable insights.
This year’s Forum coincides with BLB&G’s 40th anniversary. We hope you can join us for this special event. See you in November!
Event Timeline
Wednesday, November 15
- Check-in and Registration Welcome Reception — Le Bar at Le District
Thursday, November 16
- All-Day General Sessions and Breakouts
- Dinner – ASPIRE at One World Observatory
Friday, November 17
- All-Day General Sessions and Breakouts
- Dine Around — Various Locations
Saturday, November 18 (Optional)
- Small Group Sessions
CLE credit will be available for attorneys.
Key Topics
Forum speakers and panelists will delve into a range of compelling topics, including:
- Our Legal System’s Role in Maintaining the Strength of Our Capital Markets
- Shareholder Litigation: The Case For and Against
- Exploring Current Priorities and Challenges of Pension Leaders
- Investment Strategies for Changing Markets
- Role and Intersection of Activists and Shareholders in Governance and M&A Litigation
- Pension Fund Gatekeepers: The Role of Outside Fiduciary Counsel
- ESG Considerations in Guiding Litigation
- Impact of Workplace Misconduct Litigation – Its Successes and Failures
- Rising Prominence of Female Lawyers in Complex Commercial Litigation
- Current State of Global Litigation: 13 Years After the Morrison Decision
- The Importance of Pension Funds and the Role They Play
- Best Practices for Pension Fund and Institutional Executives and General Counsel
Distinguished Faculty
Shaamini Babu
President
Saltzman & Johnson Law Corporation
Miguel Bahamon
Deputy City Attorney, Public Pensions General Counsel Division
Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Tricia Beale
Special Assistant Attorney General
Office of Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch
Barry H. Berke
Partner and Chair of Litigation
Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP
David Brand
Chair
City of Atlanta Pension Investment Board
Shawn Busken
Deputy First Assistant Attorney General, Director of Outside Counsel
Office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost
Aaron Castle
Partner
VanOverbeke, Michaud & Timmony, P.C.
Christine Chen
General Counsel
University Pension Plan Ontario
Maria Cruz Melendez
Partner
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
Jeff Dana
City Solicitor
City of Providence, on behalf of the Providence Employees Retirement System
Carolina de Onís
Managing Director, General Counsel & Chief Compliance Officer
The University of Texas/Texas A&M Investment Management Company
Gina Di Domenico
Deputy City Attorney
Public Pensions General Counsel Division, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Janis Elliott
Past President
National Council on Teacher Retirement
Vice-Chair
Nebraska Public Employees Retirement Board
Jesse Evans, Jr.
Director
City of New Orleans Employees’ Retirement System
Honorable Valerie Figueredo
Magistrate Judge
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Dr. Carsten Fischer
General Counsel
Union Asset Management AG
Adam Franklin
General Counsel
Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado
Anya Freedman
Assistant City Attorney
Public Pensions General Counsel Division, Office of the Los Angeles City Attorney
Honorable Nicholas G. Garaufis
Senior Judge
U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
Jeff Gill
General Counsel
Indiana Public Employees Retirement System
Gocyk-Farber
Lead Counsel, Litigation
Norges Bank Investment Management
Scott Grinsell
Professor of Law
Elliott Management
Joanna Grossman
Professor of Law
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Michael Herrera
Senior Counsel
Los Angeles County Employees Retirement Association
Ben Huxen
Executive Director and General Counsel
Louisiana Municipal Police Employees’ Retirement System
Honorable Barbara S. Jones
Former Federal Prosecutor and Federal Judge U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Robert D. Klausner
Principal
Klausner, Kaufman, Jensen & Levinson
Kevin Lindahl
Executive Director
Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado
Debbie Lusman
Managing Director, Head of Stewardship Global Value
First Eagle Investment Management
Lori Marks-Esterman
Partner and Chair, Litigation Practice
Olshan Frome Wolosky LLP
Andrew Neidhardt
Assistant Counsel for Securities Litigation and Corporate Governance
New York State Common Retirement Fund
Juan Perez Tejedor
Investment Legal Transaction Manager
Universities Superannuation Scheme Limited
Dr. David Perrott
Founder
David Perrott & Associates LLC
Tiffiny Douglas Pinkstaff
Assistant General Counsel
Office of General Counsel for the City of Jacksonville
Chase Rankin
Executive Director
Oklahoma Firefighters Pension and Retirement System
Tiffany Reeves
Partner
Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP
Staffan Ringvall
Head of Corporate Governance and Company Secretary
Handelsbanken Fonder AB
Jarett Sena
Director of Litigation Analysis
ISS Securities Class Action Services
Tim Shortill
Chief Operating Officer
Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan
Ginger Sigler
Executive Director
Oklahoma Police Pension and Retirement System
Rachel Skaistis
Partner
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
Eric Talley
Isidor and Seville Sulzbacher Professor of Law
Columbia Law School
Mandy Tenner
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Amalgamated Bank
Elmira Tsang
Deputy Attorney General State of Hawaii, Department of the Attorney General
Counsel Employees’ Retirement System of the State of Hawaii
Albert van Lidth de Jeude
Senior Legal Counsel
APG Asset Management
David H. Webber
Professor of Law and Paul M. Siskind Research Scholar
Boston University School of Law
Featured Speakers
Walter Isaacson
Tulane’s Leonard Lauder Professor of American History and Values, Former CEO/Aspen Institute, Chairman/CNN, Editor/TIME magazine
Admiral William H. McRaven
Retired U.S. Navy Four-star Admiral and Best-selling Author
Amy Walter
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief, The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter
Steven Wieting
Chief Investment Strategist and Chief Economist for Citi Global Wealth
Honorable Dave Yost
Attorney General of Ohio
Registration Fee
The Forum registration fee is $850. The fee is intended to cover meals and entertainment in conformity with many jurisdictions' gift/gratitude limitations or restrictions, and represents our best estimate at the pre-event stage. If you are not governed by these restrictions, you may select the "Yes, waive my registration fee" option when registering. For qualified institutional investors from the United Kingdom and Europe, the registration is automatically waived unless required by your jurisdiction.
Event Venues and Hotel Reservations
Conrad New York Downtown
Location for all of the Forum programs and sessions.
ASPIRE at One World Observatory
Location for the dinner on Thursday, November 16, 2023.
Hotel Reservations
BLB&G has secured special hotel rates for Forum guests at the Conrad New York Downtown (event venue) and the nearby New York Marriott Downtown for those who prefer the Marriott hotel.
These rates are available only through this registration site—please do not contact the hotels directly. We will be happy to assist you with any reservations or questions you may have regarding hotel stays.
Conrad New York Downtown ($399/night)
New York Marriott Downtown ($299/night)
The hotels are close to the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, The Freedom Tower, and The National September 11 Memorial & Museum.
For more information, or if you have any questions, please contact:
Please continue to check this website for Forum updates and additional information in the weeks and months ahead. We look forward to welcoming you to New York this November.
