Hi-Line Economic Summit Wednesday, May 14, 2014

Hi-Line Economic Summit
Wednesday, May 14, 2014
MSU-Northern SUB Ballroom - Havre, MT
*** Registration Deadline - Friday, May 2 ***
Registration/Check-In
8:00
9:00
9:05
9:10
9:15
9:55
10:40
11:00
12:15
1:30
2:20
Welcome/Introduce Summit Emcee
Webb Scott Brown - Montana Chamber of Commerce - CAE, President/CEO
GUEST SPEAKER: Dr. James Limbaugh - MSU-Northern - Chancellor
GUEST SPEAKER: Tim Solomon - City of Havre - Mayor
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Governor Steve Bullock (Invited)
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Travis Kavulla - Montana Public Service Commission Commissioner
Break
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Toby Madden - Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis Regional Economist
Lunch
KEYNOTE ADDRESS: Vann Cunningham - BNSF - Assistant Vice President, Economic
Development
EDUCATION PANEL moderated by Lieutenant Governor Angela McLean (Invited):
Dennis Parman - Montana Office of Public Instruction - Deputy Superintendent. Llew
Jones - Montana State Senator - District 14. Greg Kegel - MSU-Northern College of
Technical Sciences - Dean. Christine Shearer-Cremean - MSU-Northern College of
Education, Arts & Sciences, and Nursing - Dean.
Break
3:25
3:45 AGRICULTURE PANEL moderated by Bill Keller - Independence Bank - Chief Credit
Officer/Vice President: Ryan McCormick - Montana Grain Growers Association -Past
President. Curt Barnekoff - Galusha Higgins & Galusha - CPA/Office Manager. Darrin L.
Boss, PhD - Northern Agricultural Research Center - Superintendent. Tucker Hughes Montana Stockgrowers Association - President.
4:50
Closing Remarks
How to Register
Online: hi-linesummit.com
By phone with Bear Paw Development Corporation: 406.265.9226
Social Media
www.facebook.com/hilinesummit
Sponsors
The Organizing Committee would like to recognize and thank
Independence Bank and the BNSF Railway
for their generous donations and continued commitment to the Hi-Line.
Through their contributions, the 2014 Hi-Line Economic Summit will be free
and open to the public.
Contact
Ty Hedalen
[email protected]
406.498.6711