The Mile High City recently hosted a conference with hundreds of public pension professionals from around the United States, including Colorado PERA.

The National Conference on Public Employee Retirement Systems (NCPERS) held its Annual Conference and Exhibition in Denver May 18 to 21.

The four-day conference featured educational sessions, panel discussions, and workshops on topics such as plan governance, fiduciary best practices, investment strategies, artificial intelligence, and much more.

Several members of PERA’s executive team and members of the Board of Trustees participated in the conference. Colorado State Treasurer Dave Young, a member of the PERA Board of Trustees, delivered the conference’s welcome address and PERA CEO/Executive Director Andrew Roth moderated a panel of investment professionals discussing the economic outlook. Chief Investment Officer/Chief Operating Officer Amy C. McGarrity and Trustee Scott Simon—who is also the Chief Investment Officer for the Fire & Police Pension Association of Colorado—participated in a panel discussion with other public pension CIOs.

PERA staff, executives, and Trustees have long been involved with industry groups like NCPERS to lend our expertise and learn from peer organizations.

“Conferences like the NCPERS Annual Conference and Exhibition provide us with a valuable opportunity to share ideas with other public pension plans, exchange best practices, and work together to improve the retirement security of the nation’s public workforce,” Roth said. “We were honored to have this year’s participants in Denver and show them all our beautiful city has to offer.”