Join leading experts to critically examine the outlook for retirement security at a pivotal moment in American governance. As Congress grapples with the future of Social Security, Medicare, and private retirement savings, this two-panel discussion will explore both immediate priorities and objectives for long-term reform.

The Brookings Retirement Security Project will host distinguished panelists for a discussion of the economic and political realities facing entitlement programs, as well as reforms that strengthen the programs in equitable and practical ways. The conversation will also explore the evidence surrounding recent reforms to the private savings landscape, challenges that remain, and the implications for further legislative action. This timely discussion brings together policymakers, researchers, and industry experts to chart a path toward more equitable and sustainable retirement security for all Americans.

Welcoming remarks
Ben Harris, Vice President and Director, Economic Studies, The Brookings Institution

What’s next for entitlement programs?
Introduction: Gopi Shah Goda, Alice M. Rivlin Chair in Economic Policy, Senior Fellow, and Director, Retirement Security Project, Brookings

• Shai Akabas, Executive Director, Economic Policy Program, Bipartisan Policy Center
• Wendell Primus, Visiting Fellow, Center on Health Policy, Brookings
• Sita Nataraj Slavov, Professor of Public Policy, Schar School of Policy and Government, George Mason University
• Moderator: Howard Gleckman, Senior Fellow, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, Urban Institute

Secure 3.0 and private saving reform
Introduction: Gopi Shah Goda, Alice M. Rivlin Chair in Economic Policy, Senior Fellow, and Director, Retirement Security Project, Brookings

• Fiona Greig, Global Head of Investor Research and Policy, Vanguard
• J. Mark Iwry, Nonresident Senior Fellow, Retirement Security Project, Brookings
• Olivia S. Mitchell, International Foundation of Employee Benefit Plans Professor, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
• Moderator: William G. Gale, Arjay and Frances Fearing Miller Chair in Federal Economic Policy, Senior Fellow, and Co-Director, Urban-Brookings Tax Policy Center, Brookings