Nonstandard Work and Social Insurance:
Designing Risk Protections for a Changing Workforce
The 30th Annual Policy Research Conference of the
National Academy of Social Insurance
National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045
Monday, January 29, 2018
5:00 PM Opening Reception
5:30 PM 2018 John Heinz Dissertation Award Presentation
5:45 PM Roundtable on the Greenspan Commission
Moderator: William Arnone, Chief Executive Officer, National Academy of Social Insurance
7:00 PM Reception Adjourns
Tuesday, January 30, 2018
7:30 AM Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:00 AM Welcoming Remarks
8:10 AM Opening Keynote: How Can Social Insurance Better Address the Risks of Nonstandard Work?
8:40 AM Panel 1: What Do We Know about the Extent and Structure of Nonstandard Work?
Derecka Mehrens, Executive Director, Working Partnerships USA
Moderator: Sarah Donovan, Analyst, Labor Policy, Congressional Research Service
9:45 AM Break
9:55 AM Panel 2: The Risks of Workplace Injury in Nonstandard Work and Policy Options
Moderator: Michael Grabell, Reporter, ProPublica
10:55 AM Break
11:05 AM Panel 3: How Can Nonstandard Workers be Protected against the Economic Risks of Unemployment?
Moderator: Indivar Dutta Gupta, Co-Executive Director, Georgetown Center on Poverty and Inequality
12:05 PM Lunch
12:45 PM Luncheon Keynote on Social Security
Discussants:
Nancy Altman, President, Social Security Works, and Chair, Strengthen Social Security Coalition​
Moderator: William Arnone, CEO, National Academy of Social Insurance
1:45 PM Break
2:00 PM Panel 4: Economic Security for Nonstandard Workers in Retirement and Disability
Shayna Strom, Senior Fellow, The Century Foundation
Moderator: Kathryn Edwards, Associate Economist, RAND Corporation
2:55 PM Break
3:05 PM Panel 5: Mitigating the Economic Risks of Caregiving: Access to Paid Leave for Nonstandard Workers, Job Quality for Care Workers
Caitlin Connolly, Director of Social Insurance, National Employment Law Project
Moderator: Anna Wadia, Senior Program Officer, Inclusive Economies, Ford Foundation
4:00 PM Panel 6: Where do we go from here?
Moderator: Benjamin Veghte, Vice President for Policy, National Academy of Social Insurance
5:20 PM Conference Adjourns