Roadmaps to Retirement 2025: Global Lessons and Paths Ahead continues our discussion on strategies to improve retirement security at the retirement system level. The roundtable discussion will focus on the private retirement savings landscape in the US and how it compares to countries such as the United Kingdom and Australia. The roundtable will address both retirement savings accumulation and retirement income options, current policies and regulations, and future goals.

Date: Wednesday, September 17, 2025

Time: 1–3:30 p.m.; Networking lunch from 12–1 p.m.

Location: Tom and Ruth Harkin Center (2800 University Ave., Des Moines, IA 50311); Zoom Livestream—a Zoom link will be sent to virtual attendees closer to the day of the event.

Cost: Free, but registration is required via Eventbrite.

—Kathryn Kuckelman, Harkin Institute