The 30th Annual Policy Research Conference of the
National Academy of Social Insurance
National Press Club
529 14th Street NW
Washington, DC 20045
Below are links to download the slidedecks presented during the conference, as well as videos from each session.
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
(Note: This is an audio-only recording of the Roundtable Discusssion.)
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