National Academy of Social Insurance:
2025 Policy Summit
The Academy is delighted to bring back our annual Policy Summit! With 2025 ushering in a new Congress and Presidential Administration, we’ve got a packed agenda of policy-rich content to help you get up to speed.
Join us on Wednesday, January 29, 2025 from 10:00am-5:00pm ET, at the Kaiser Permanente Total Health Center near DC’s Union Station. Lunch will be provided, as will ASL and CART.
Attendees are also invited to join us for a networking reception on Tuesday, January 28, from 5:00-7:00pm, following the Academy’s Annual Membership Meeting (open to members only).
Click here to RSVP (In-Person). Registration is free.
9:30am: Registration and coffee
10:00am: Welcome remarks from Rebecca Vallas, CEO and Paul Van de Water, Academy Board Chair
Panel discussions:
Social Security at 90 – Part One: Polling Release: What Americans Want on Social Security (Release of New Trade-off Analysis)
- Matt Greenwald, Greenwald and Associates
- Joel Eskovitz, AARP
- Chantel Sheaks, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
- Tyler Bond, National Institute for Retirement Security
- Moderator: Rebecca Vallas
Social Security at 90 – Part Two: Successes, Challenges and the Road Ahead
- Kathleen Romig, The Center on Budget and Policy Priorities
- Jason Fichtner, The Bipartisan Policy Center, Academy Board Member
- Wendell Primus, Brookings Institution
- Tracey Gronniger, Justice in Aging and Academy Board Member
- Joel Eskovitz, AARP
- Moderator: Rebecca Vallas
Addressing the Long-term Care Crisis: Recent Innovations and the Path Ahead
- Ben Veghte, Washington Cares
- Nicole Jorwic, Caring Across Generations
- Connie Garner, Garner Strategies
- Alison Barkoff, Milken Institute of Public Health
- Moderator: Helaine Olen, American Economic Liberties Project
Lunchtime lightning talks, featuring:
- Pete Subkoviak, GiveDirectly
- Aisha Nyandoro, Springboard to Opportunities
- Katie Savin, California State University, Sacramento
- Jason Fichtner, Bipartisan Policy Center, Academy Board Member
- Bradley Hardy, Georgetown University
Medicare and Medicaid at 60: Celebrating Progress, Preparing for What Comes Next
- Tricia Neuman, Kaiser Family Foundation
- Amber Christ, Justice in Aging
- Stuart Butler, Convergence and Brookings Institution
- John Poulos, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network
- Moderator: Alan Weil, AARP Public Policy Institute
AI and Benefits: When Tech Becomes Policy
- Tim Shaw, Aspen Institute Financial Security Program
- Jack Smalligan, Urban Institute, and Co-Principal Investigator of the Academy Task Force on AI, Emerging Tech, and Disability Benefits
- Darren Webb, Mindset Care
- Julia Simon-Mishel, Philadelphia Legal Assistance
- Ariana Aboulafia, Center for Democracy and Technolog
- Moderator: Natalie Alms, GovExec
Tax Policy and Social Insurance: Contextualizing the 2025 Tax Debate
- Heidi Shierholz, Economic Policy Institute
- Josh McCabe, Niskanen Center
- Michael Graetz, Yale University
- Chad Bolt, former Senate staffer and tax policy consultant
- Moderator: Indivar Dutta-Gupta, Distinguished Visiting Fellow, National Academy of Social Insurance
4:50-5:00pm Closing remarks
A networking reception (featuring a wine flight curated by the Academy’s sommelier-in-residence) will be held on January 28th from 5:00-7:00pm to kick off the Policy Summit. Click here to RSVP for the reception.
For those traveling into DC to attend – here are a few hotels in the area with availability from 1/28/25-1/29/25:
- Hyatt Regency – 400 New Jersey Ave. NW
- Kimpton George Hotel – 15 E St. NW
- Yotel – 415 New Jersey Ave. NW
- Hilton Washington DC Capitol Hill – 525 New Jersey Ave. NW
Virtual Option: To attend the 2025 Policy Summit remotely, click here to receive a zoom join link.