Welcome! The annual Employee Benefits Symposium is the premier source of employee benefits information for Executive and CFO plan fiduciaries, human resource and benefits professionals.

In this era of difficult business dynamics, it is our great pleasure to invite you to The 15th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium. Join us as we address current issues and new challenges faced by those tasked with structuring employee benefits in the competitive San Francisco Bay Area employment market. Choose from five exciting programs each tailored to fit distinct levels of experience and needs: from new HR professionals to executives and CFOs who are the backstops for fiduciary liability.

As many employers regain momentum in new found economic opportunities, those of us with Employee Benefits and Retirement Plan responsibilities continue to be challenged by two other untamed monsters: expanding complex government compliance requirements and runaway medical care costs. Thus, in this era of difficult business dynamics, it is our great pleasure to invite you to The 15th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium where you will learn to tame these and other challenges.

This year's event includes an exciting course lineup that will address ongoing issues and many of the new struggles faced by Human Resources and benefits professionals and Executives. Choose from five exciting programs each tailored to fit distinct levels of experience and needs. Each program will include knowledgeable speakers from many different fields in the Legal, Compliance, and Employee Benefits arenas who will address key topics that affect you! Please refer to the program details and speaker biographies for additional information.

Of special note is this year's luncheon presentation. The Employee Benefits Symposium is proud to present a prominent panel of medical care and insurance carrier experts, on The Changing Landscape of Healthcare. Executives from Cigna, Kaiser, Lucile Packard Children's Hospital, Palo Alto Medical Foundation/Sutter Health, Stanford Hospital & Clinics and UnitedHealthCare and will be the panelists. They will discuss the realities of healthcare from various vantage points. Get an insider's look at the challenges in our healthcare delivery system today and what can be done to solve employers’ cost problem.

Successfully managing your team and their employee benefit plans requires adept knowledge and flawless execution in the day to day administration and implementation of your responsibilities. The Employee Benefits Symposium is a key resource for every Human Resources and benefits professional in achieving this goal.

We sincerely hope you will join us for The 15th Annual Employee Benefits Symposium.