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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