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  • 2024 Policy Summit

    2024 Policy Summit


    GNDC invites you to attend the 2024 Policy Summit on Tuesday, September 10, in Bismarck. This annual event brings together business and government leaders to discuss policies impacting North Dakota's business climate and address issues impacting our state's future growth.

    This premier public policy forum is a non-partisan event open to members and non-members of the Greater North Dakota Chamber. Attendees have cited that the event's success is due to GNDC's commitment to ensuring various views are represented on the presented issues.  


    CURRENT agenda description, details, and speaker bios

    AGENDA

    8:15 am: REGISTRATION OPENS 

    9:15 am: WELCOME


    9:20 am: LEADERSHIP REMARKS
    [sponsored by Midco]
    • Nicole Kivisto (MDU Resources Group)
    • Arik Spencer (GNDC)
    • bios
    10:00 am: PANEL: Navigating the Global Stage: Foreign Investment and Trade
    • MODERATOR: Drew Combs (ND Trade Office)
    • Commissioner Doug Goehring (ND Dept of Ag)
    • Allan Edwards (Consulate General of Canada)
    • James Sweeney (Weather Modification, Inc)
    • BUSINESS RESPONSE: Peter Matthaei (DakotaMB)
    • bios
    10:45 am: BREAK

    11:00 am: BALLOT BRIEF: Recreational Marijuana Measure (M5)
    • IN FAVOR: Steve Bakken (New Economic Frontier)
    • OPPOSE: Molly Barnes (Northern Improvement Co)
    • bios
    11:15 am: KEYNOTE: Innovation Over Regulation: Reflections from a Retired Director of Dept of Mineral Resources
    • Lynn Helms
    • BUSINESS RESPONSE: Richard Glynn, Emily O'Brien (Bioscience Assoc. of North Dakota)
    • bio
    12:00 pm: LUNCH
    [sponsored by HealthPartners]

    1:15 pm: ND CHAMBER PAC

    1:20 pm: BALLOT BRIEF: Constitutional Change Measure (M2)
    • IN FAVOR: Sen. Janne Myrdal
    • OPPOSE: Robert Harms (The Harms Group)
    • bios
    1:35 pm: PANEL: The Ongoing Tax Discussion for ND
    • MODERATOR: Andrea Pfennig (GNDC)
    • Tony Grindberg (Xcel Energy)
    • Rep. Vicky Steiner
    • Sen. Brad Bekkedahl
    • BUSINESS RESPONSE: Daneen Dressler (Stone Mill)
    • bios
    2:15 pm: NETWORKING BREAK

    2:35 pm: PANEL
    : Childcare Solutions: Assessing Impacts on North Dakota's Workforce
    • MODERATOR: Anna Nelson (Williston Economic Development)
    • Sen. Kathy Hogan
    • Cindy Griffin (Harvestone Low Carbon Partners/ND Workforce Development Council)
    • Emily Klym (Theodore Roosevelt Medora Foundation)
    • BUSINESS RESPONSE: Andy Reierson (Flint Group)
    • bios
    3:20 pm: MINI PANEL: Occupation Licensure +/- Workforce
    • MODERATOR: Sen. Kristin Roers
    • Commissioner Nathan Svihovec (ND Dept of Labor and Human Rights)
    • LTC Jay Sheldon (ND National Guard)
    • bios
    3:55 pm: FINAL KEYNOTE: National Political Possibilities from the US Chamber Perspective
    [sponsored by Altria]
    • John Kirchner (U.S. Chamber)
    • bio

    4:30 pm: CLOSE

    4:33 pm: ND CHAMBER PAC PARTY for PAC contributors [Accepting members now]

    This is a hybrid event. Attend in person, virtually, or both - we'll leave it up to you. 

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    Event Sponsors

    Gold Sponsors
    Apex Clean Energy
    ConocoPhillips
    Hess Corporation
    Lunch Sponsor
    HealthPartners
    Silver Sponsors
    MDU Resources Group, Inc.
    NextEra Energy Resources, LLC
    ONEOK, Inc.
    Otter Tail Power Company- Jamestown
    Sanford Health Bismarck
    Leadership Sponsor
    Midco
    Bronze Sponsors
    American Crystal Sugar Co.
    Bartlett & West, Inc.
    BNI Energy
    BNSF Railway Company
    Eide Bailly LLP
    Essentia Health
    Fisher Industries
    Flint Group-Fargo
    General Atomics Aeronautical Systems, Inc
    Houston Engineering, Inc.
    Lignite Energy Council
    North Dakota Association of Rural Electric Cooperatives
    Rainbow Energy
    TC Energy
    The Title Team
    Xcel Energy
    Networking Break Sponsor
    Altria Client Services LLC
    Experience Sponsors
    Labradorly Marketing
    Livewire Entertainment Media Services, LLC
    S & S Promotional Group
    TODO
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    Date and Time

    Tuesday Sep 10, 2024
    8:15 AM - 4:30 PM CDT


     

    Location

    HYBRID EVENT - Online or in-person

    Bismarck Event Center (new location)

    315 S 5th St Bismarck ND 58504

    Fees/Admission

    REGISTRATION 

    (virtual and in-person are the same rates)

    Walk-Ins are welcome!

    Walk-In / Day of Rate
    : $195 

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