
The Willard Office Building
1455 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Suite 400
Washington, DC
Agenda as of December 8, 2023
3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. | Executive Committee Meeting Please arrive five to ten minutes before the meeting for security clearance in the Willard Office Building. SVIA’s meeting is in the Carr Office Space, which is on the 4th Floor. Once cleared, please proceed to Carr’s reception desk.All names must be submitted in advance to security and an ID will be required to enter the building. |
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. | Board of Directors Dinner
San Lorenzo |
9:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. | Board of Directors Meeting
Luggage Storage Please arrive five to ten minutes before the meeting for security clearance in the Willard Office Building. SVIA’s meeting is in the Carr Office Space, which is on the 4th Floor. Once cleared, please proceed to Carr’s reception desk.  All names must be submitted in advance to security and an ID will be required to enter the building.  Please store luggage carts and winter coats in the office that has been reserved for this purpose. |
9:00 to 10:00 a.m. | Continental Breakfast for Board of Directors |
9:00 to 9:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks
Lacey Lockward, Prudential, Chair of SVIA’s Board of Directors
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9:30 to 11:30 a.m. | SVIA Strategic Review
Lacey Lockward, Prudential, and Chair of SVIA’s Board of Directors Zach Gieske, SVIA |
11:30 to noon | Finance
Keith Watson, Textron, Chair, Finance & Treasurer |
noon to 12:30 p.m. | Luncheon and Break |
12:30 to 1:00 p.m. | Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Tashil Fakir, JP Morgan Chase, Chair, Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion |
1:00 to 1:30 p.m. | Government Relations
Michael Leonberger, Invesco, Chair, Government Relations |
1:30 to 2:00 p.m. | Data and Research
Tony Luna, T. Rowe Price, Chair, Data and Research |
2:00 to 2:30 p.m. | Communications
Andrew Erman, Transamerica, Chair, Communications & Education |
2:30 to 3:00 p.m. | Events
Ben Soltsov, GSAM, Chair, Events Planning |
3:00 to 3:15 p.m. | Other Business |
3:15 p.m. | Adjournment |
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METRO RAIL. It is two blocks from the Gallery Place Chinatown stop on the DMV Metro System’s Yellow Line, which also serves Reagan Airport (DCA). The Green and Red lines also serve this stop.
AMTRAK AND VRE. It is a 15 minute walk from Union Station and accessible from the Red Line which connects Union Station and Metro Center Station.
UNION STATION. It is a 15 minute walk from Union Station, or a 6 minute Lyft or Uber ride.
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT. It is a 15 minute Lyft or Uber ride from Reagan, and, it is six stops on the Yellow Line to Gallery Place Chinatown Station. By Metro, it is a 25 minute ride.
BWI and IAD AIRPORTS. It is roughly an hour’s drive away. However, Uber and Lyft have increased prices substantially, which may make flights to/from these airports less economical and thus undesirable. From BWI, you can take the MARC train to Union Station and then walk.
DRIVING. Parking rates vary by hotel from $35 to $50 a night.