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

• Nicole Kivisto (MDU Resources Group)
• Arik Spencer (GNDC)
• bios

• 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

• IN FAVOR: Steve Bakken (New Economic Frontier)
• OPPOSE: Molly Barnes (Northern Improvement Co)
• bios

• Lynn Helms
• BUSINESS RESPONSE: Richard Glynn, Emily O'Brien (Bioscience Assoc. of North Dakota)
• bio

• IN FAVOR: Sen. Janne Myrdal
• OPPOSE: Robert Harms (The Harms Group)
• bios

• MODERATOR: Andrea Pfennig (GNDC)
• Tony Grindberg (Xcel Energy)
• Rep. Vicky Steiner
• Sen. Brad Bekkedahl
• BUSINESS RESPONSE: Daneen Dressler (Stone Mill)
• bios

• 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

• MODERATOR: Sen. Kristin Roers
• Commissioner Nathan Svihovec (ND Dept of Labor and Human Rights)
• LTC Jay Sheldon (ND National Guard)
• bios

• 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.