Conference Schedule 2023
BSC – National Energy Center of Excellence (NECE)
Monday, June 19
10:30 am – Registration
Noon – Welcome Lunch, Opening Remarks & BSC Polytech Update
Opening Remarks: EDND President Teran Doerr & Bismarck State College President, Dr. Doug Jensen
BSC Polytech Update: Dr. Doug Jensen, Bismarck State College President
Lunch Sponsor: Basin Electric Power Cooperative
12:45 pm – Intro to Economic Development
Presenter: Matt Marshall, Minnkota Power Cooperative
1:45 pm – Managing Economic Development Organizations
Presenter: Teran Doerr, Bowman County Economic Development Corp.
2:45 pm – Break
3 pm – Marketing and Attraction
Presenter: Ellen Huber, Community Matters LLC
4 pm – Entrepreneurial & Small Business Development Strategies
Presenters: Tyler Demars, ND SBDC Bismarck Center Director
5-7 pm – Welcome Reception
Social Sponsor: Lewis & Clark Development Group
Tuesday, June 20
7:30 am – Registration & Breakfast
8 am – Welcome & Monday Recap
8:30 am – Economic Development Ethics
Presenters: Ellen Huber, Community Matters LLC & Nathan Schneider, Bismarck Mandan EDC
9:30 am – Neighborhood Development Strategic Planning
Presenter: Adrienne Olson, Kilbourne Group
10:30 am – Break
11 am – Economic Development Strategic Planning
Presenter: Mark Schill, Praxis Strategy Group
Noon – Lunch
Lunch Sponsor: Department of Commerce
1 pm – Technology-led Economic Development
Presenters: Joe Raso & Sammi Rowe, Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation
2 pm – Basics of Board Development
Presenter: Andrea Bowman, NDSU Extension Leadership and Civic Engagement Program Coordinator
2:45 – Break
3 pm – Workforce Development Panel Discussion
Presenters: Brekka Kramer, Minot Area Chamber EDC, Brad Barth, Forward Devils Lake Corporation, Shawn Wenko, Williston Economic Development, & Tifanie Gelinske, Greater Fargo Moorhead EDC
4 pm – Real Estate Development & Reuse
Presenters: Ellen Huber, Community Matters LLC & John Shockley, Ohnstad Twichell
5 pm – Closing & Optional Activity
Optional Activity: Laughing Sun Axe Throwing and Networking 6-8 p.m.
Wednesday, June 21
8 am – Registration & Breakfast
8:30 am – Project Management
Presenter: Rich Garman, Dept. of Commerce
9:30 am – Roundtable Discussions
Bring Challenges to Discuss
11 am – Economic Development Business Retention & Expansion (Local Incentive Programs)
Presenters: Melissa Beach, Casselton Economic Development, Ryan Aasheim, Greater Fargo Moorhead Economic Development Corporation
Noon – Lunch
Lunch Sponsor: AE2S
1 pm – CTEs & Making Connections with the Future Workforce
Presenter: Wayde Sick, North Dakota Department of Career and Technical Education
2 pm – Utilities 101 Panel Discussion
Paul Matthys, Cass County Electric Cooperative, Todd Domres, Dakota Carrier Network (DCN) and Jeremy Fischer, Montana Dakota Utilities (MDU)
Panel Moderator: Corry Shevlin, Jamestown Stutsman Development Corporation
3 pm – Break
3:15 pm – Economic Development Finance
Presenter: Emily Schroeder, Dakota Business Lending
4 pm – Value of Economic Development Certification Process
Presenter: Mark Lyman, Minot Area Chamber EDC
5 pm – Closing
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