January 2025 Board Meeting

Washington, DC
January 27-28, 2025

Quarterly Meeting of the SVIA Board of Directors

When:

January 27-28, 2025

Where:

The Willard Offices, Pershing Board Room

1455 Pennsylvania Avenue NW Suite 400 Washington DC 20004

Agenda

Monday, January 27, 2025

3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Executive Committee Meeting

Please arrive five to ten minutes before the meeting for security clearance. SVIA’s meeting is in the Carr Offices Space, which is on the 7th Floor. Once cleared, please proceed to the reception desk.

All names must be submitted in advance to security and an ID will be required to enter the building.

6:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Board of Directors Dinner

Maketto
1351 H St NE
Washington, DC 20002

Tuesday, January 28, 2025

9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Board of Directors Meeting

Please arrive five to ten minutes before the meeting for security clearance. SVIA’s meeting is in the Carr Offices Space, which is on the 7th Floor. Once cleared, please proceed to the reception desk.

All names must be submitted in advance to security and an ID will be required to enter the building.

9:00 to 10:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast for Board of Directors
9:00 to 9:30 a.m. Opening Remarks

Lacey Lockward, Prudential, Chair of SVIA’s Board of Directors

  • Board of Directors Roundtable
9:30 to 11:30 a.m. SVIA Strategic Review

Lacey Lockward, Prudential, and Chair of SVIA’s Board of Directors

Zach Gieske, SVIA

  • SVIA Value Program Tiers
  • Action Items & Minutes
11:30 to noon Events

Ben Soltsov, GSAM, Chair, Events Planning

  • 2025 Spring Seminar
  • Revenue Targets
  • Networking Activities
noon to 12:30 p.m. Luncheon and Break
12:30 to 1:00 p.m. Government Relations

Kendra Isaacson, Principal, Mindset

Michael Leonberger, Invesco, Co-Chair, Government Relations

Michael Sipper, New York Life, Co-Chair, Government Relations

  • SVIA Policy Initiatives
  • SVIA Advocacy
1:00 to 1:30 p.m. Data and Research

Tony Luna, T. Rowe Price, Chair, Data & Research

Trevor Olexy, Data Engineer, SVIA

  • SVIA Data Portal
  • SVIA Composites
1:30 to 2:00 p.m. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

Tashil Fakir, JP Morgan Chase, Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

  • SVIA Leadership Summit
  • SVIA Internship Program
2:00 to 2:30 p.m.  Communications

Andrew Erman, Transamerica, Chair, Communications & Education

  • Stable Value Handbook
  • Michael Finke Article
  • Participant Research
  • Broadridge Webinar
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. Finance

Henry Kao, PIMCO, Finance Chair & Treasurer

3:00 to 3:15 p.m. Other Business

Zach Gieske, President, SVIA

3:15 p.m. Adjournment

HOTELS

SVIA does not have a room block for this meeting. Below are some suggestions for nearby hotels.

The Willard (Closest to meeting location)
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 628-9100

Hotel Washington
515 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 661-2400

JW Marriott
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 393-2000

Grand Hyatt
1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 582-1234

Hay Adams
800 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 638-6600

Washington Marriott
775 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-2200

Sofitel at Lafayette Square
806 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 730-8800

Capital Hilton
1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 393-1000

TRAVEL INFORMATION

METRO RAIL. It is two blocks from Metro Center Station on the DMV Metro System’s Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines.

AMTRAK AND VRE. It is a mile and a half from Union Station and accessible from the Red line which connects Union Station and Metro Center Station.

UNION STATION. It is a 15-minute Lyft or Uber ride from Union Station or you can jump on the Metro (Red Line) towards Shady Grove to Metro Center Station and walk the remaining two blocks. Trains are running every thirty minutes.

REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT. It is a 15 minute Lyft or Uber ride from Reagan, and, it is nine stops on the Blue Line to Metro Center Station. By Metro, it is a 30 minute ride. Trains are running every thirty minutes.

BWI and IAD AIRPORTS. It is roughly an hour’s drive away. However, Uber and Lyft have increased prices substantially, which may make flights to/from these airports less economical and thus undesirable.

DRIVING. Parking rates vary by hotel from $35 to $50 a night.

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