Wisconsin Coalition of Annuitants
VIRTUAL CONFERENCE
Wednesday, May 13, 2025 | 9:30am - 12:00pm
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Thursday, May 14, 2025 | 9:30am - 12:00pm
Please join us for this FREE 2-day event where we will be hearing from:
| Edwin Denson | Executive Director/Chief Investment Officer, State of Wisconsin Investment Board |
| John Voelker | Secretary, Wisconsin Employee Trust Funds |
| Adam Goldberg | AARP Senior Legislative Representative |
| Lisa Lamkins | AARP Campaigns Stategic Advisor |
| Tom Nicholls | AARP Government Affairs Director, Social Security |
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| 9:30 | Welcome - Diane Wilcenski, WCOA President |
| 9:35 |
John Voelker, Secretary of Employee Trust Funds Question & Answer Session with Secretary Voelker |
| 10:40 |
Political Landscape/What AARP is Focusing on this Year?
Adam Goldberg Advocacy and an Update on the AARP Campaign Lisa Lamkins Question & Answer Session with Adam Goldberg and Lisa Lamkins |
| 11:45 | Closing Remarks - Diane Wilcenski, WCOA President |
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| 9:30 | Welcome - Diane Wilcenski, WCOA President |
| 9:35 |
Edwin Denson, State of Wisconsin Investment Board Question & Answer Session with Exec. Dir./Chief Investment Officer Denson |
| 10:45 |
Update on Social Security and Potential Changes
Tom Nicholls Question & Answer Session with Tom Nicholls |
| 11:45 | Blair Testin Award |
| 12:00 | Closing Remarks - Diane Wilcenski, WCOA President |
Call Bob at 608.233.3778
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Before joining SWIB, Edwin was managing director, strategic tilting, at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (CPPIB). Prior to joining CPPIB in 2013, Edwin spent 13 years in asset allocation, currency, and risk management as a portfolio manager at William Blair & Company, managing member at Singer Partners LLC, and managing director and head of asset allocation at UBS Global Asset Management. Earlier in his career, Edwin was an economist at Lehman Brothers, Primark Decision Economics, and Putnam Investments. Edwin holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Cornell University and a PhD in economics from Northwestern University. |
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He served as ETF Deputy Secretary since 2014. Prior to that, John worked for 11 years leading the Wisconsin Court System as the director of state courts. He also served as executive assistant to the Chief Justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. He has been in the WRS for more than 33 years and appreciates the importance sustainable benefit programs have on the economic and physical health of its members, employers, and communities across the state. A native of Menasha, Wisconsin, John has 33 years of public service experience. He received a bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh. He also possesses a Certificate of Achievement in Public Plan Policy from the International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans. |
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I advocate for underserved communities and vulnerable populations – those who are unable to speak out effectively on their own behalf. My key areas of expertise include, but are not limited to, Strategic Planning & Execution, Government Relations, Lobbying Campaigns, Community Outreach, Financial Management and Educational Seminars. |
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Proven leader building multi-pronged campaigns leveraging grassroots mobilization, volunteer involvement, strategic media presence and issue expertise. Voter engagement junkie. Striving to be a "wise friend and fierce defender" for the 50+ population. |
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He currently serves AARP’s nearly 38 million members and all older Americans nationwide as a federal lobbyist and policy expert on Social Security. Prior to joining AARP in 2009, Tom served for 6 years as a staffer in the United States House of Representatives for Congressman Paul Kanjorski of Pennsylvania. Tom holds a B.S. in Quantitative Business Analysis from the Pennsylvania State University and an M.A. in Political Management from George Washington University. |
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