2018 Policy Summit

10:00 AM – Welcome

• Arik Spencer

10:15 AM – Legacy Fund – 5 Billion and Growing - What do we do with the “Future Fund”?

• Moderator: Robert Harms, The Harms Group
• Panelists:
  • Kelly Schmidt, North Dakota State Treasurer
  • Senator David Hogue, Chair, Senate Judiciary Committee
  • Representative Kim Koppelman, Chair, House Judiciary Committee
  • Senator Tim Mathern, Senate Appropriations Committee

11:15 AM – Transportation Infrastructure – Needs Vs. Wants

• Moderator: Russ Hanson, Executive Vice President, Associated General Contractors of North Dakota
• Panelists:
  • Tom Sorel, Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation
  • Zak Anderson, VP Public Affairs, BNSF Railway
  • Representative Dan Ruby, Chair, House Transportation Committee
  • Senator Gary Lee, Senate Appropriations Committee, Transportation Subcommittee Chair
  • Dan Kadrmas, President, True North Steel

12:15 PM – Lunch

1:15 PM – ND’s Business Climate – Great or in need of improvement
 

• Moderator: Brian Ritter, President, Bismarck Mandan Chamber of Commerce
• Panelists:
  • Representative George Keiser, Chair, House Industry, Business and Labor Committee
  • Jay Schuler, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Commerce
  • Kurt Schley, President, CHI St. Alexius Health Bismarck
  • Ellen Huber, President, Economic Development Association of North Dakota

2:15 PM – Ethics Measure – Solution looking for a problem or Solution to an Issue
 

• Moderator: Rob Port, Columnist/Journalist
• Panelists:
  • Representative Jim Kasper, Chair of Government & Veterans Affairs Committee 
  • Susan Wefald, Founder, North Dakotans for Public Integrity
  • Dina Butcher, President, North Dakotans for Public Integrity
  • Geoff Simon, Executive Director, Western Dakota Energy Association

3:15 PM – Break

3:30 PM – Workforce Shortage – How big is it and what do we do about it?

• Moderator: Al Anderson, Former Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Commerce
• Panelists:
  • Michelle Kommer, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Labor; Executive Director, Job Service North Dakota
  • Mark Hagerott, Chancellor, North Dakota University System
  • Kirsten Baesler, Superintendent, ND Department of Public Instruction
  • Tom Shorma, President and CEO, WCCO Belting
  • David Farnsworth, Manager of ND Power Generation and Engineering, Great River Energy

5:00 PM – ND Chamber PAC Capitol Club Reception – Invitation Only https://www.ndchamber.com/events/details/nd-chamber-pac-reception-98


6:30 PM – U.S. House of Representatives Debate between ND Senator Kelly Armstrong (R) and Former ND Senator Mac Schneider (D)