Agenda
Monday, March 15th
12:00 PM - 4:00 PM EST
Opening Remarks and IU Overview
Tim Driscoll, IU President
Financial Report
Bob Arnold, IU Secretary-Treasurer
Cyber Security for Unions
Kevin Baker, Director, Arete Cyber Strategy & Defense
Safety Report
Jerry Sullivan, IU Executive Vice President
Liliana Calderon, IU Health and Safety Manager
CPWR Update
Chris Trahan Cain, Executive Director, CPWR
COVID-19 Update: Where We've Been, Where We're Going
Steven Markowitz, MD, DrPH, Commoner Center for Health and the Environment, Queens College, City University of New York
Legal Update
Bridget O’Connor, IU General Counsel
2021 Economic Outlook
Anirban Basu, CEO, Sage Policy Group
Collective Bargaining & Davis Bacon Report
Michael Di Virgilio, IU Director, Collective Bargaining/Revenue Accounting
Trade Jurisdiction Report
Carlos Aquin, IU Executive Vice President
IMI Update
Caryn Halifax, IMI/IMTEF President
Roy Ingraffia, IMI National Director of Industry Development and Technical Services
Anthony DiPerna, IMTEF National Director of Apprenticeship & Training
Jonas Elmore, IMI National Job Corps Director
Elizabeth Kekeris, IMI Communications Director
Executive Council Resolution and Closing Remarks
Tim Driscoll, IU President
Tuesday, March 16th
11:50 AM - 4:00 PM EST
Welcome
Tim Driscoll, IU President
Membership Survey
Ben Lazarus, Director of Research Solutions, TargetSmart
Mayor of Boston, Secretary of Labor Nominee
Political and Legislative Report
Jerry Sullivan, IU Executive Vice President
Jean-Paul Itz, IU Assistant to the President for Government Relations
Brian Kennedy, IU Director of Strategy, Policy, and Communications
United States Senator (D-WA)
United States Representative (D-VA)
Pension Policy Update
Kendra Isaacson, Senior Pensions Counsel to the U.S. Senate Committee on HELP
Kevin McDermott, Senior Labor Policy Advisor, U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce
International Pension Fund Update
David Stupar, IPF Executive Director
International Health Fund/Health Policy Update
Amber Brailer, IHF Assistant Director
Local Officers & Employees’ Pension Fund Update
Gary Farrall, LOEPF Executive Director
MAP Report
Dr. Karen Grear, Director, Member Assistance Program
Regional Reports & Local Roundtable
Organizing Report
Steve Nelms, IU Organizing Director
Closing
Tim Driscoll, IU President