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At the SouthWest Benefits Conference, you can celebrate the Benefits Industry with other professionals and learn new strategies and successful solutions to you address the latest benefits challenges. Topics will include the latest Legislative Updates, Hot Topics in Retirement Plans, Health and Welfare Plan Updates, Post Pandemic Workforce Planning Issues, Cost Containment, Fiduciary Training, Litigation Issues, Retention Strategies, The Economy's the Impact on Benefits...and so much more!

3

Days

34

Speakers

75

Sponsors

16

Sessions

12. - 14. May, 2025 | Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, 9800 Hyatt Resort Dr, San Antonio, TX 78251, USA

SWBA's 50th Annual Conference: Golden Jubilee - Celebrating 50 years in Benefits!

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Sponsors

Patron Circle Members

Premier Sponsors

General Sponsors

Conference Supporters

Speakers

Alysha Fluno, Pharm.D., MBA

Alysha Fluno, Pharm.D., MBA

National Leader, Pharmacy Practice Mercer

Amy Miller

General Manager, Health Plan Alliance Coal

Andrew Heiges

Director, Head of Retirement Income, Managed Accounts, and Financial Wellness T. Rowe Price

Andy Tyndall

Sr. Regional Consultant MFS Investment Management

Ashley Ward

Sr. Vice President, Human Resources Randolph Brooks Federal Credit Union

Brandon Long

Shareholder McAfee & Taft

Brandy Cross

Principal and Director of DC Compliance Milliman

Chris Berry

Vice President Marsh McLennan Agency

Chris Thixton, QPA, QKC

Chris Thixton, QPA, QKC

Principal Pension Consultants, Inc.

Courtney Stroope

Courtney Stroope

Partner, Managing Director Creative Planning Retirement Services

Dan Harty

RVP Non Qualified Plans Principal

Dr. Markyia Nichols

Dr. Markyia Nichols

Chief Medical Officer Ciba Health

Ida Hishmeh

Consultant Relations Director Spring Health

James Gleason

Regional Director, Consultant Relations Alight Solutions

Jeremi Suri

Professor and Mack Brown Distinguished Chair for Leadership in Global Affairs University of Texas at Austin

Jillian Enoch

Director, Public Policy, Retirement and Healthcare Fidelity Investments

Joanne Hinton

Benefits Manager City of Fort Worth

Jon Lewis, FSA, MAAA

Jon Lewis, FSA, MAAA

Partner Mercer

Julie Varga

Senior Vice President, Investment and Product Specialist Morningstar Retirement

Lori Oliphant

Member Steptoe & Johnson PLLC

Marcia Calleja-Matsko

Marcia Calleja-Matsko

Chief Information Officer OneDigital

Meaghan Bludau

Chief of Staff, TRS Health Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Michael Kutcher

Michael Kutcher

President, Keynote Speaker MK Consulting, Inc

Nate Rees

Training Director Salary.com

Nicholas Karls

Director of Compliance Holmes Murphy and Associates

Robert Holcomb

Vice President, Legislative and Regulatory Affairs Empower

Robin Singhvi

Head of AI Programs OneDigital

Robyn Bayne

Senior Vice President Aon

Samuel Henson

Chief Legal Officer Creative Planning

Stacia Lyman

Sr. Engagement Consultant Lockton

Steven Watson

Dallas Health Practice Leader Mercer

Teah Corley

Principal and CEO EmployerAdvocates

Tracy Tutor

Chief Sales & Marketing Officer Bree Health

Vivian Ho, Ph.D.

Vivian Ho, Ph.D.

Chair in Health Economics, Baker Institute for Public Policy Rice University

Program

Categories:

2:00 PM - 2:50 PM

How Employers can Utilize Data to Enhance Employee Satisfaction and Lower Costs

MAIN STAGE

3:00 PM - 3:50 PM

Best Practices for Mental and Behavioral Health in the Workplace

MAIN STAGE

4:00 PM - 4:50 PM

The Financial Wellness Program Conundrum

MAIN STAGE

Chris Thixton, QPA, QKC

5:00 PM - 5:50 PM

More than Technology: Artificial Intelligence and the Impact on Human Capital

MAIN STAGE

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

OPENING GALA RECEPTION WITH OUR SPONSORS

Contact information

Event date:

12. May - 14. May, 2025

Event location:

Hyatt Regency Hill Country Resort and Spa, 9800 Hyatt Resort Dr, San Antonio, TX 78251, USA

Organizer:

SWBA [email protected]

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