b'Member Resources2023 401k and Financial Management Forum Highlights CCBA hosted its 2023 401K and Financial Management Forums at the Mission Bay Resort in San Diego, California June 20-23. The Forums are always packed with excellent sessions and content. Its also always in a beautiful setting!Stephanie Griffin, CCBA Director Employee Benefits, hosted the half day 401k Forum alongside sponsors Principal, NFP, and T. Rowe Price. The agenda was packed with topics including a CCBA 401k Plan update and a presentation on Generational Savings by Principal, review of SECURE 2.0 and what it means for employers by USI, market update by NFP, and insights on markets and participant behaviors by T. Rowe Price. The attendees then broke out into small groups and discussed best practices and experiences on specific topics before reconvening and sharing learnings with the whole group. The meeting was adjourned, and attendees enjoyed their afternoon in sunny San Diego before a poolside welcome dinner held later that evening. After an evening of delicious food, lively conversation, and (surprise!) fireworks, Suzy Higginbotham, CCBA CFO welcomed Members to the Financial Management Forum and thanked Sponsors, Cardata and CHG Meridian. The group heard presentations on SECURE 2.0 Act of 2022, macro-outlook of the 2024 commodities environment, an update on the System Military Community Hiring Initiative, and a hackers view of the cyber threat landscape with sobering statistics, trends and dynamics.Day two kicked off with a comprehensive overview of our system economics, cost-effective ways of keeping employees on the road and leveraging data to achieve a lower overall carbon footprint, Reyes Coca-Cola approach to Sustainability Planning disciplines, and insights from the Bottler Financial Survey including Bottler panelists discussing how they successfully manage key benchmarking metrics. The group also enjoyed thoughts on the beverage industry and the future of our economic landscape, a panel discussion by CCBSS on ARTM, CIS & Pricing, and ended with breakout sessions for CONA and NorthStar. It could not have been a more beautiful evening to enjoy delicious food, drinks and conversation at the group dinner on the hotel grounds overlooking the bay.Day three included a panel of NAOU senior finance leaders, an update on NPSG, and concluded with a stewardship and advocacy update by John Gould, CCBA CEO & Executive Director. The Financial Management Forum is open to all Bottlers and provides an excellent opportunity to discuss meaningful financial management topics, collaborate with fellow members and industry colleagues. Scan the code to view Forum presentations. (You will need your CCBA website password to access.) Special thanks to our 401K and Financial Forum sponsors! 16'