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Primary Sponsors

Allianz Life
5701 Golden Hills Drive
Minneapolis, MN 55416-1297
Joe Hendrickson
Ph: 763 765-6160
joe.hendrickson@allianzlife.com
allianzlife.com

Allianz Life Financial Services, LLC / member FINRA

A leading provider of annuities and life insurance, Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America (Allianz) bases each decision on a philosophy of being true: True to our strength as an important part of a leading global financial organization.

True to our passion for making wise investment decisions. And true to the people we serve, each and every day.

Amundi Asset Management
60 State Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02109
amundipioneer.com/us

Amundi Pioneer is the US investment headquarters of parent company Amundi, among the world’s top 10 asset managers globally* with more than $1.7 trillion under management across six investment hubs (as of 9/30/19). Amundi Pioneer Asset Management offers a broad range of fixed income, equity, and multi-asset investment solutions. A focus on proprietary research, robust risk management, disciplined investment process, and close partnerships with clients has made the firms that comprise Amundi Pioneer investment managers of choice among leading institutional and individual investors worldwide. Amundi Pioneer manages approximately $86.40 billion in the US as of September 30, 2019.

*Investments & Pensions Europe “Top 400 asset managers,” published in June 2019 and based on assets under management as of December 2018.

BlackRock
55 East 52nd Street
New York, NY 10017
Ph: 877-99-BLKDC (877-992-5532)
BlackRock.com/DC

White paper: Sustainable investing: resilience amid uncertainty

BlackRock’s purpose is to help more and more people experience financial well-being. As the largest DC investment-only provider,* we are solely focused on offering investment solutions designed to help participants achieve their retirement goals. Today, we continue our history of innovation to pioneer the next generation of retirement solutions, plan design analytics and participant communications.

Our commitment to our clients’ best interests is why BlackRock is trusted to manage more money than any other investment firm in the world, with $9.5 trillion in assets under management.**

* PlanAdviser DCIO Survey. December 31, 2020
** BlackRock, June 30, 2021

Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue
Edgewood, New York 11717
Ph: 888-237-1900
broadridge.com

Broadridge, a global fintech leader with $4 billion in revenue, provides communications, technology, data and analytics. We help drive business transformation with solutions for enriching client engagement, navigating risk, optimizing efficiency and generating revenue growth.

Our integrated, front-to-back solutions translate data into actionable insights and streamline the investment lifecycle. Touching 90% of the world’s mutual fund assets, we are uniquely positioned to help asset managers get ahead of today’s challenges and capitalize on what’s next.

Charles Schwab Trust Bank
schwabretirementcenter.com

Charles Schwab Trust Bank offers retirement plan trust and custody services to more than 140 third-party administrators, independent record-keepers, advisors and plan sponsors.

CSTB has more than $132 billion in custodied/trusteed assets (Feb. 2020) and hosts over 16,000 retirement plan level accounts on our platform.

Congruent Solutions Inc.
1500 District Avenue
Burlington, MA 01803
Michael Kiernan
Ph: 484 880 3481
michael.k@cspl.com
congruentsolutions.com

White paper: Specialist Partner For Retirement Plan Industry

Congruent Solutions is a technology solution and outsourced plan administration services provider to the retirement plan industry. Our deep domain experience, technology capabilities, and process-driven approach make us the partner of choice to Plan Providers, Record-keepers, and Administrators to achieve operational efficiencies and better bottom-line.

Our offerings include:

CORE suite of enabling solution to offset the inadequacies of legacy record-keeping and administration platforms
Outsourced Plan Administration Services: Complete support through the entire plan administration life cycle that includes administration and record-keeping processes
Retirement Technology Services: Customized technology solutions for unique business challenges

Congruent Solutions
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Cybercrime Support Network (CSN)
info@cybecrimesupport.org
cybercrimesupport.org
fraudsupport.org

Cybercrime Support Network (CSN) is a 501(c)(3) public-private, nonprofit collaboration created to meet the challenges facing millions of individuals and businesses affected each and every day by cybercrime. We strive to follow these guiding principles in all we do:

Bring a voice to, and serve the victims of, cybercrime
Work within existing law enforcement and victim assistance systems to enhance services and collaboration
Promote education and awareness for all citizens
Ensure victims are connected to local, state, and federal law enforcement when needed
Create a robust and uniform national database of cybercrime data

Empower Institutional
8525 E. Orchard Road, 9T3
Greenwood Village, CO 80111
Shane M. Fitzpatrick
Ph: 303-737-3481
shane.fitzpatrick@retirementpartner.com
www.empowerinstitutional.com

White paper: Re-routing the Journey to Retirement

At Empower Institutional, we provide banks, insurance companies, brokerage firms, mutual fund companies, asset managers, and partners of all sizes with retirement plan recordkeeping services and solutions for their customers.

We work on your behalf to deliver thought leadership, implement best practices, and influence Washington to bring about positive legislative and regulatory change in the retirement industry.

We offer our comprehensive menu of services and products to meet your unique needs. In addition, our helpful support team is here to exceed your expectations.
We own and maintain our flexible, scalable, and secure recordkeeping platform to deliver convenience and peace of mind to both you and your customers.
As your private-label partner, we work behind the scenes to empower you to maintain your autonomy, build your brand equity, and grow your client relationships and your business.

Empower Institutional
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

Enterprise Iron Financial Industry Solutions, Inc.
14 Cliffwood Ave W, Suite 200
Matawan, NJ 07747
Jennifer Rogers-Linskey
Ph: 860-919-3414
enterpriseiron.com

Enterprise Iron was founded in 2002 by senior executives from Morgan Stanley and Merrill Lynch to serve public and private clients in Financial Services, Retirement Services and the Government sector. We deliver impactful Business, Technology and Workforce Solutions that achieve meaningful outcomes, resolve complex challenges, and optimize operations to help drive your business forward.

Our Team of industry professionals average 18+ years of experience in financial services production, technology operations, product management, technology development, implementation, and support roles. As a client-focused, independent provider, we expertly provide unbiased, best of breed support and solutions that consistently delivers results for clients on time and at a cost-savings.

Expertise.Focus.Strength.

Enterprise Iron
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

FIS Retirement Solutions
601 Riverside Ave
Jacksonville, Florida 32204
Retirement.sales@fisglobal.com
fisglobal.com

FIS empowers small to large retirement plan providers around the globe with a comprehensive, integrated suite of retirement solutions. Our industry-leading offering includes an extensive selection of technology and services that supports all aspects of your business and positions you for future growth.

From record keeping technology and plan administration and compliance solutions, to financial wellness and participant engagement tools, FIS provides the flexibility and scalability for a business model that fits your needs today and into the future.

FPS Group
9200 E. Mineral Avenue, Suite 225
Centennial, CO 80112
Jamie DeRubertis
Ph: 888-505-3759
JDeRubertis@fps-services.com

FPS Group leads the industry in innovative retirement plan solutions for plan sponsors, consultants and advisors with our IPX recordkeeping technology, Safe Harbor IRA services, and trust and custody through FPS Trust. Investment Provider Exchange™ (IPX®) is a streamlined technology platform servicing primarily 403(b) and 457(b) retirement plans.

IPX offers the benefit of multiple providers and investment options on one platform. FPS Group also offers Safe Harbor (Auto Rollover) IRA, plan termination services and other custodial and paying agent services through FPS Trust Company, LLC, a non-depository Colorado trust company. Visit ipxplatform.com and fpsgroupllc.com for more information.

Franklin Templeton
One Franklin Parkway
San Mateo, California 94403
Ph: 800-342-5236
sales.info@franklintempleton.com
franklintempleton.com

White paper: Innovation In Default Investing

From large institutions to individual investors, each of our clients wants the same thing. To achieve their financial goals. And for more than 70 years, we’ve helped them do exactly that.

Everything we do at Franklin Templeton is focused on delivering our clients better outcomes. And that’s why millions of clients in more than 160 countries have entrusted us with their investments, making us one of the world’s largest independent asset managers with over $1.5 trillion in assets under management and $139.7 billion in U.S. retirement accounts (as of June 30, 2021).

PIMCO
650 Newport Center Drive
Newport Beach, CA 92660
Ph: 949-720-6000
pimco.com

PIMCO is one of the world’s premier fixed income investment managers. With our launch in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, PIMCO introduced investors to a total return approach to fixed income investing.

Our leadership in fixed income and record of skillfully navigating global financial markets has made us ideally equipped to help all our partners in their efforts to achieve meaningful retirement savings and sustainable retirement income.

PIMCO’s dedicated DC and solutions teams support retirement advisors through all phases of plans and investment design – from the QDIA to retirement income – with the goal of delivering optimal, risk-managed investment solutions.

Prudential
280 Trumbull Street
Hartford, CT 06103
Retirement Insights | Prudential Financial

White paper: Is your retirement plan driving the right outcomes?

For over 145 years, Prudential Financial has helped individual and institutional customers grow and protect their wealth. We are known for delivering on our promises to our customers, and are recognized as a trusted brand and one of the world’s most admired companies.

Prudential’s Retirement segment delivers retirement plan solutions for public, private, and nonprofit organizations. Our services include state-of-the-art administrative services, investment management, comprehensive employee communications, trustee services, and risk management.

SS&C Retirement Solutions
2000 Crown Colony Drive
Quincy, MA 02169
Ph: 617-521-8397
LMcQuaid@dstsystems.com
ssctech.com

SS&C Retirement Solutions offers a highly configurable set of solutions that allows our clients to provide competitive products and services across all retirement market segments. Our offerings span all plan and investment types and include recordkeeping services, rollover and income portability, plan health and analytics, advisor practice management, personalized education and communications, and financial wellness solutions.

With ownership and expertise across the retirement ecosystem, backed by our unwavering focus on quality, risk mitigation and client satisfaction ensures that we are a high-value, cost-effective, and truly strategic partner.

TIAA
Tim Walsh
Ph: 781-314-2436
TGWalsh@tiaa.org
TIAA.org

White paper: A changing outlook on retirement and retirement plans

TIAA is a Fortune 100 financial services organization dedicated to helping our clients pursue financial well-being. We were founded more than a century ago as the vision of one of history’s great philanthropists, Andrew Carnegie, to make a difference in the lives of teachers.

Since then, we have helped millions at academic, medical, and cultural organizations — the people whose work makes the world a better place — retire with financial confidence. Our philosophy and approach seeks to benefit the five million people and more than 15,000 institutions we serve. We are a global asset manager with $1.3 trillion in AUM.

TIAA
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

The Retirement Advisor University, Inc.
4425 Military Trail, Suite 202
Jupiter, Florida 33458
Ph: 855-755-4015 x137
dan@trauniversity.com
trauniversity.com

TRAU (The Retirement Advisor University), TPSU (The Plan Sponsor University) and 401kTV are dedicated to educating and training defined contribution professionals focused on:

Consultants and Advisors
Plan Sponsors
Providers and home office personnel

Our multi-media learning approach leverages:Online courses, live programs – in person and virtual and videos

TRAU’s C(k)P certification is a collaboration with UCLA. TRAU has partnered with SPARK to offer their ARPC and ARPS online training and certification programs with special offers to SPARK members. In partnership with DCIIA, TRAU now offers the institutional C(k)P certification in collaboration with UCLA.

Fred Barstein at SPARK Forum 2019

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)

TCS BFSI Platforms is a cloud-native, As-a-Service digital ecosystem that eliminates enterprise complexities to deliver superior customer experience and outcomes. TCS BFSI Platform for Retirement Services offers U.S. retirement recordkeeping providers an outcome-based operating model designed to enable the digital transformations of their businesses, addressing the unique needs of the U.S. market through features such as a simplified IT infrastructure, customer-centric operations, advanced configuration capabilities and analytical insights. More than 35 million contracts are already under administration by TCS’ third-party administration services. TCS currently works with 10 leading U.S. group retirement providers to support defined contribution plans.

World Gold Council
Matthew Mark
matthew.mark@gold.org
goldhub.com

White paper: Beyond CPI: Gold as a strategic inflation hedge

The World Gold Council is the market development organization for the gold industry. The membership of the World Gold Council includes the world’s leading and most forward-thinking gold mining companies.. Our purpose is to stimulate and sustain demand for gold, provide industry leadership and be the global authority on the gold market.

We develop gold-backed solutions, services and products, based on authoritative market insight and we work with a range of partners to put our ideas into action. As a result, we create structural shifts in demand for gold across key market sectors. We provide insights into the international gold markets, helping people to understand the wealth preservation qualities of gold and its role in meeting the social and environmental needs of society.

For insights and data on the gold market, please visit goldhub.com.

Exhibitors & Other Sponsors

AIG Retirement Services
aigrs.com

Working together, ours is an important calling — helping employees plan for and achieve the retirement they envision. At AIG Retirement Services, we have an unwavering commitment to helping you and your members’ employees see brighter futures when it comes to planning for the future. Partner with us and experience the difference we bring to your plan, including:

Powerful technology paired with trusted advisors
Smart use of data analytics to enhance plan health
A more personal experience

We have specialized in retirement services for over 60 years. But what makes us truly different is how we serve your members’ employees.

BenefitsLink.com & EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com
1298 Minnesota Ave., Suite H
Winter Park, FL 32789
Lois Baker, President
David Baker, Editor and Publisher
Ph: 407-644-4146
LoisBaker@benefitslink.com
BenefitsLink.com / EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com

BenefitsLink daily e-newsletters provide the latest developments and analysis in plan compliance, administration, policy and design – since 1995, we’ve delivered the very best articles to keep you on top of this ever-changing field. Website includes active message boards, industry news and an extensive calendar of conferences and webcasts.

Find – and fill — job openings on our sister site, www.EmployeeBenefitsJobs.com

And be sure to check out our mobile app – now available in the Apple Store and on Google Play.

28,000 Employee Benefits Professionals rely on us to keep them up to date – do you?

Holly Horton, SPARK media sponsor

The Broadcast Retirement Network (BRN)
Jeff Snyder
Ph: 646-484-0188
jeff@broadcastretirementnetwork.com
broadcastretirementnetwork

The Broadcast Retirement Network (BRN) is the first lifestyle media platform focused on helping Americans achieve financial independence and to make retirement and savings culturally relevant. The content is informative and engages the viewer. Most importantly – No agendas, no sales pitches, no product pushes.

Our morning show, BRN AM, provides an assessment of daily issues so that Americans can create a plan of action for themselves and their families. BRN AM focuses on delivering headline news via brief interviews with real Americans working toward their financial goals.

Unlike financial shows which prioritize institutional investment managers and public policy organizations, BRN AM is a lifestyle show that brings the stories and ideas of regular Americans to the forefront. We engage with a range of topics pertaining to retirement, focusing individual episodes on personal finance, healthcare, social security, home-ownership and so on to provide viewers with the full picture regarding the future of financial security in America.

Cerulli Associates
699 Boylston St, Ste 11
Boston, Massachusetts 02116
Ph: 617-841-1008
dohearn@cerulli.com
cerulli.com

Headquartered in Boston with fully staffed offices in London and Singapore, Cerulli Associates is a global research and consulting firm that provides financial institutions with guidance in strategic positioning and new business development.

Learn about our recent insights covering the defined contribution (DC) and defined benefit (DB) market, the IRA market, as well as the development and distribution of retail annuity, life, and long-term care products in the United States.

Cerulli Associates
SPARK Forum Exhibitor 2019

DTCC
dtcc.com

With over 45 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From operating facilities, data centers and offices in 15 countries, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers.

Industry owned and governed, the firm simplifies the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, data management, data reporting and information services across asset classes, bringing increased security and soundness to financial markets. To learn more, please visit us at dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn, Twitter, YouTube and Facebook.

iJoin

iJoin is personalizing retirement plan success and enabling recordkeepers and advisors to differentiate their offerings with a better approach to enrollment, engagement, communications, and managed accounts. Our philosophy is simple – help every plan participant know their unique retirement funding goal and help them take steps to get on track to long term success.

With iJoin, recordkeepers and advisors can deliver:

A goal-based enrollment or re-enrollment experience
A next-generation QDIA / Managed Account Program
Plan success metrics to share with plan sponsors
Better ways to engage participants and encourage successful savings behaviors

To be successful in this competitive market, you need better ways to deliver and quantify superior performance. And you need the ability to demonstrate how you help produce better retirement outcomes.

Talk to us about making iJoin an integral component of your solution.

LIMRA, Secure Retirement Institute, LOMA
John Sullivan
Ph: 860-285-7758
jsullivan@limra.com
limra.com
loma.org
Secure Retirement Institute

LIMRA, LOMA, and Secure Retirement Institute ® (SRI®) help to advance the financial services industry by empowering nearly 1,200 insurance and financial services companies in 71 countries worldwide with knowledge, insights, connections, and solutions.

Millennium Trust Company
2001 Spring Road, Suite 700
Oak Brook, Illinois 60523
Pete Welsh
Ph: 312-404-1909
pwelsh@mtrustcompany.com
mtrustcompany.com

Millennium Trust Company is a leading automatic rollover IRA provider for retirement plans. Our solutions help plan sponsors and other professionals comply with DOL safe harbor requirements for automatic rollovers. We offer a full range of services to address plan-related issues including: missing participants, uncashed checks, benefit distributions and notification services. These solutions not only can help plan sponsors limit fiduciary risk and reduce cost, but also increase access to retirement readiness for more Americans.

Our Workplace Savings Solutions aim to improve retirement readiness by increasing access to easy, affordable retirement benefits like SIMPLE, SEP and Payroll Deduction IRAs.

Millennium Trust
SPARK Advisory Board & Conference Sponsor

T. Rowe Price
4515 Painters Mill Road
Owings Mills, MD 21117
Amber-Nicole Prisock
Ph: 443-303-7265
amber.prisock@troweprice.com
troweprice.com

INVEST WITH CONFIDENCE® T. Rowe Price is an asset management firm focused on delivering global investment management excellence and retirement services that investors can rely on—now, and over the long term.

We provide an array of commingled funds, subadvisory services, separate account management, retirement recordkeeping, and related services for individuals, advisors, institutions, and retirement plan sponsors.

Our intellectual rigor helps us seek the best ideas for our clients, our integrity ensures that we always put their interests first, and our stability lets us stay focused on their goals as we pursue better investment outcomes.

As of June 30, 2021, T. Rowe Price has more than USD $1.62 trillion in assets under management and serves clients in 49 countries worldwide.

The Petersen Group, LLC
Samantha Petersen
Ph: 303-551-1773
connect@TPGunclaimed.com
tpgunclaimed.com

The Petersen Group has over 25 years of dedicated unclaimed property experience and offers a comprehensive range of unclaimed property consulting, compliance, education, and training services.

Combining technology solutions used to analyze large volumes of uncashed checks and perform owner location services routine for compliance with state unclaimed property requirements, The Petersen Group offers a comprehensive Safe Harbor IRA rollover solution that focuses on maintaining contact with retirement plan participants, reducing plan leakage, and minimizing fiduciary risk by following current regulations targeted by the enforcement priorities of the DOL, IRS and state unclaimed property programs.

Trend Micro
trendmicro.com

For over 30 years, Trend Micro’s unwavering vision has been to make the world safe for exchanging digital information. Security is our entire focus, and it shows. This single-minded passion has inspired our innovations that keep up with the bad guys despite a changing IT landscape, risky user behavior, and constantly evolving threats.

The depth of our experience remains unmatched. From the endpoint to the network to the cloud, we’ve got you covered with a connected threat defense recognized by analysts, customers, and industry experts of all kinds.

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