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On October 10, 2023, AARP and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce presented a one-day, in-person conference titled Emergency Savings: Where We Are and the Way Forward.
The event brought together policymakers, regulators, academic experts, retirement service providers, employers, and advocacy organizations to discuss policy and industry solutions to expand emergency savings. The sessions covered employer and service provider perspectives on workplace emergency savings solutions, new research on the impact of emergency savings on financial security, and policy discussions on making emergency savings accessible to all Americans.
- Welcome Remarks
- Panel 1: Emerging Research on Emergency Savings and Financial Wellbeing
- Panel 2: Service Provider and Employer Perspectives on Emergency Savings
- Fireside Chat: Emergency Savings and Wealth Equity
- Panel 3: Implementation Concerns and Alternative Policy Proposals for Emergency Savings
- Panel 4: The way forward for Emergency Savings
- Concluding Remarks