Demystifying Social Insurance:

Summer Seminar Series

Join the Academy’s premier educational programming for young professionals interested in social insurance policy!

In addition to their work at placement organizations, students in the Academy’s summer internship programs participate in Demystifying Social Insurance, a lunchtime seminar series designed to introduce interns to the breadth of topics across the social insurance field. These sessions feature presentations and discussions with leading experts from the Academy’s Membership, offering interns the opportunity to deepen their understanding of current policy issues and engage directly with leaders shaping the field.

Seminars are open to interns, Fellows, and young professionals from other organizations, creating a unique space to learn alongside peers from across the social insurance ecosystem.

All seminars will take place from 11:00AM–1:00PM at Academy HQ (1441 L St NW, Washington, DC 20005). Lunch will be provided!

For more information, please contact Ariella Jailal, Director of Leadership Development & Events, at ajailal@nasi.org.

Summer Seminar Schedule

June 4 | The Philosophical Underpinnings of Social Insurance

  • Rebecca Vallas, Academy CEO
  • Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Academy Senior Fellow

June 11 | Demystifying Social Security

  • Speakers to be announced!

June 17 | Demystifying Employee Benefits

  • Speakers to be announced!

June 25 | Medicare & Medicaid

  • Speakers to be announced!

July 2 | Long-Term Care

  • Speakers to be announced!

July 9 | Workers’ Compensation

  • Tyler Welch, Temple University Fox School of Business
  • Emily Spieler, Northeastern University School of Law

July 16 | Unemployment Insurance

  • Speakers to be announced!

July 23 | Tax Credits

  • Speakers to be announced!

July 29 | Defining Disability

  • Kim Knackstedt, Unlock Access
  • Bethany Lilly, Blood Cancer United

August 6 | Administrative Burden & Public Trust

  • Speakers to be announced!

August 13 | Demystifying Capitol Hill

  • Speakers to be announced!