Build & Beyond: Transportation & Infrastructure Forum

Join us for Build & Beyond, a day-long conference focused on the critical infrastructure and transportation networks that drive North Dakota's economy and connect our state beyond its borders. Reliable infrastructure is essential for providing households access to better employment, healthcare, and education opportunities, while ensuring seamless connections between cities and people for robust supply chains and the movement of goods and services.

This event will feature a series of insightful sessions led by national and regional subject matter experts who work within these industries daily, striving for the success of their businesses and North Dakota. Attendees will gain valuable updates on policy trends and data impacting various sectors, understanding how transportation and related policies influence all industries and the state's economic landscape.

CURRENT agenda description, details, and speaker bios

AGENDA

8:00 AM: Registration

9:10 AM: Welcome Address

9:15 AM: KEYNOTE: Driving Growth: The Role of Transportation in North Dakota’s Economy

Dr. John Bitzan, Menard Family Director, Sheila and Robert Challey Institute for Global Innovation & Growth, NDSU

10:00 AM: PANEL: Creating a Safety Culture Amidst Regulation

MODERATOR: Art Thompson, Director, North Dakota Workforce Safety & Insurance (WSI)
Jason Conley, CSP, Manager of Health and Safety, Apex Clean Energy
Max Milne, Manager for Safety & Health, ONEOK
Ben Liden, Director of Safety and Operational Development, Northern Plains Rail Companies

10:45 AM: Networking Break

11:15 AM: PANEL: Post-Election Implications for U.S. Energy

MODERATOR: Craig Stevens, GAIN Spokesman, GAIN Coalition
U.S. Senator John Hoeven
Senator Dale Patten (D26)
Tayla Snapp, Advisor, TC Energy

12:05 PM: Lunch

1:00 PM: CO2 - Unlocking North Dakota's Potential

Kevin Connors, Assistant Director for Regulatory Compliance & Energy Policy, EERC

1:45 PM: NDDOT

Ron Henke, Director, NDDOT
BUSINESS RESPONSE: Wade Frank, Associate, Stantec

2:30 PM: Networking Break

2:45 PM: ND Industrial Commission’s Influence on Infrastructure

MODERATOR: Reice Haase, Deputy Executive Director, ND Industrial Commission
Kelvin Hullet, Chief Business Development Officer, Bank of North Dakota
DeAnn Leier Ament, CPA CGMA, Executive Director, ND Public Finance Authority
Nathan Anderson, Director, Department of Mineral Resources

3:30 PM: Closing Comments

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