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 |
The Willard (Closest to meeting location)
1401 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 628-9100
Hotel Washington
515 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 661-2400
JW Marriott
1331 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20004
(202) 393-2000
Grand Hyatt
1000 H St NW, Washington, DC 20001
(202) 582-1234
Hay Adams
800 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20006
(202) 638-6600
Washington Marriott
775 12th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 737-2200
Sofitel at Lafayette Square
806 15th St NW, Washington, DC 20005
(202) 730-8800
Capital Hilton
1001 16th St NW, Washington, DC 20036
(202) 393-1000
METRO RAIL. It is two blocks from Metro Center Station on the DMV Metro System’s Blue, Orange, Silver, and Red Lines.
AMTRAK AND VRE. It is a mile and a half from Union Station and accessible from the Red line which connects Union Station and Metro Center Station.
UNION STATION. It is a 15-minute Lyft or Uber ride from Union Station or you can jump on the Metro (Red Line) towards Shady Grove to Metro Center Station and walk the remaining two blocks. Trains are running every thirty minutes.
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT. It is a 15 minute Lyft or Uber ride from Reagan, and, it is nine stops on the Blue Line to Metro Center Station. By Metro, it is a 30 minute ride. Trains are running every thirty minutes.
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.
DRIVING. Parking rates vary by hotel from $35 to $50 a night.