Speaking Engagements

We have a passion for education! Our team regularly speaks at industry conferences, professional association meetings, and client educational events, offering practical, real-world insights on issues impacting employee benefit plans.

Foster & Foster is proud to partner with the below organizations as routine speakers. Please make a point to say hello if you are attending an upcoming conference!

FPPTA – Florida Public Pension Trustees Association

http://fppta.org/

The FPPTA has been established for the purpose of providing education and information for the public pension system and protecting Defined Benefit Pension Plans.

SALGBA – The State and Local Government Benefits Association

http://www.salgba.org/

The State and Local Government Benefits Association (SALGBA) is a national organization whose purpose is to provide its members with educational and collaborative support. Since its inception in 1982, SALGBA members have held informative and eventful conferences in major cities across the country.

NCPERS – National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems

http://www.ncpers.org/

The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) is the largest trade association for public sector pension funds, representing more than 500 funds throughout the United States and Canada. It is a unique non-profit network of trustees, administrators, public officials, and investment professionals who collectively manage nearly $3.7 trillion in pension assets held in trust for approximately 21 million public employees and retirees — including firefighters, law enforcement officers, teachers, and other public servants.

Founded in 1941, NCPERS is the principal trade association working to promote and protect pensions by focusing on Advocacy, Research and Education for the benefit of public sector pension stakeholders…It is who we ARE!

TEXpers – Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems

http://www.texpers.org/

The Texas Association of Public Employee Retirement Systems (TEXPERS) is a statewide voluntary non-profit association that provides education and legislative advisory services to Trustees, administrators, professional service providers, and employee groups that manage the retirement money of police, firefighters, municipal and district employees in cities across Texas.

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GAPPT – Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees

https://www.gappt.org/

The Georgia Association of Public Pension Trustees is a nonprofit organization formed to promote and develop education for Georgia’s public retirement fiduciaries in the areas of:

Applicable Laws
Trustee Roles, Duties and Responsibilities
Ethics
Plan Governance and Administration
Investments
Actuarial Principles

The GAPPT has been established to offer a forum for the discussion of retirement plan issues; to foster a network for sharing solutions and resources; and to provide support and information for education, training, advancement and accreditation for public retirement fiduciaries and personnel. Individuals elected or appointed to serve on the Board of one of Georgia’s many public retirement plans or plan staff members may join the Association. The GAPPT also welcomes affiliates who serve public retirement plans of the state of Georgia.

IPPFA – Illinois Public Pension Fund Association

http://www.ippfa.org/

The IPPFA was founded in 1985 as a not-for-profit organization whose mandate was to educate public pension fund trustees. In 2009 the IPPFA became the primary education provider for public pension fund trustees in the state of Illinois. Our members manage over eighteen billion dollars in pension assets.

IFEBP – International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans

https://www.ifebp.org

The International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans is the premier educational organization dedicated to providing the diverse employee benefits community with objective, solution-oriented education, research, and information to ensure the health and financial security of plan beneficiaries worldwide.

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