More Information on Great Plains YP Summit

As I mentioned in my last post about the Great Plains Young Professionals Summit, there is more information to be revealed. Well, I am happy to announce that I finally have some of that ‘more information!’

The keynote speakers for the summit are Susan Power, Joel Kotkin, and Michael Solberg. Other speakers include: Larry C. Skogen, Ph.D., Michelle Wall, Jerry Haas, Mark Puppe, Kevin Tobosa, Mike Mabin, Dr. Debora Dragseth, Scott Wild, Tracy Finneman, Beth Demke, Duane “Dewey” Tietz, and NDANO.

The agenda for the 3-day summit is as follows:

Day 1

Thursday, June 3, 2010

6:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Opening Reception & Registration

6:30 p.m. – 7:30 p.m.
Welcome Young Professionals! Bismarck Mandan Area Chamber Energy Industry Room
Introductions by: Governor John Hoeven, Mayor Warford, Mayor
Opening Keynote Address
Michael Solberg, CEO of State Bank and Trust of North Dakota
Redefining the Bottom Line

8:00 p.m.-10:00 p.m.
Reception, Social, Music

Day 2

Friday, June 4, 2010

8:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
Attendee Registration
Bismarck State College National Energy Center of Excellence

8:15 a.m.
Bus will leave from hotels

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

9:15 a.m.
Welcome by Jerry Haas, YP Summit Chair

9:30 a.m.- 11:00 a.m.
Plenary Session
Jerry Nagel, Cofounder of The Meadowlark Institute
New Leadership, New Frameworks, and the Future of the Great Plains

11:00 a.m. – 11:15 a.m.
Break, Visit Information Booths

11:15 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.
Leadership Laboratory Breakout Circles
The World Café

12:15 p.m.
Lunch

12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
Lunch Speaker
Michelle Wall – Dale Carnegie Training & Eide Bailly LLP
Attitudes. Choices. Opportunity.

1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m.
Break, Visit Information Booths

2:00 p.m. – 3:15 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

1. Art of Listening – Jerry Nagel

2. Leading with Trust – Tracy Finneman

3. Co-Founder of the I.D.E.A. Center – Dewey Teitz

4. Decision Making for Emerging Leaders – Mike Mabin

5. The Benefits of a YP Wisdom Team in a YP network – Dr. Larry Skogen, President Bismarck State College

3:15 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Back to hotels/Break before Keynote
(Buses will leave Ramkota at 4:00 p.m.)

4:00 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Social Reception Radisson Hotel: New York, New York Ballroom

5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m.
Keynote Address at Belle Mehus, Downtown Bismarck
Introduction by Program Co-Chair Brenna Daugherty
Susan Power
Forward Thinking: Unbound Potential

6:30 p.m.
Downtown Dinner

Day 3

Saturday, June 5, 2010

8:15 a.m.
Bus will leave from hotels

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:30 a.m. – 9:15 a.m.
YPN Officer Breakfast
The YPN officer breakfast will be an opportunity for the presidents, vice-presidents, chairs, or other executive officers of the YP networks to interact and share ideas about the different successes and challenges they have experienced in their leadership roles.

9:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.
Breakout Sessions

1. Youth Forward – Y.P. input for Youth Council

2. Cultural Opportunities in your Community – Susan Power

3. Personal Goal Setting – Michelle Wall, Dale Carnegie Training & Eide Bailly LLP

4. Social Networking Today – Scott Wild of Wild Inspire, Inc

5. Nonprofit Board Service – North Dakota Association of Non-Profit Organizations

6. YP Best Practice: Career Conversations with Youth “Stepping Up” – Angil Wanner & Molly Sullivan

10:30 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Break, Visit Information Booths

10:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Breakout Sessions

1. Youth Forward – Y.P. input for Youth Council Forward movement

2. Living Your Truth – Susan Power

3. Innovation and Economic Development – Mark Puppe & Kevin Tobosa, North Dakota Realized

4. The Art of Living a Happy Life – presented by Debora Dragseth, Ph.D.

5. The Value and Impact of North Dakota’s Nonprofit Sector

6. YP Best Practice Session:

12:00 p.m. – 1:15 p.m.
Lunch

1:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m.
Closing Keynote
Joel Kotkin, Author with Reaction and Questions led by Deb Dragseth, Professor of Business, Dickinson State University

3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
Charity Sand Volleyball Tournament at Captain Freddy’s

5:00 to Midnight
Social/Food/Refreshments at Captain Freddy’s
Food, Fun, and Wii Games upstairs at Captain Freddy’s

Post Conference Activities:

8:30 pm to 10:00 pm
Sunset Riverboat Cruise
(optional – public cruise/individuals must pay and arrange ahead of time if interested)
The Lewis and Clark Riverboat, located at the Historic Port of Bismarck, continues the proud tradition of the great river steamers that have traveled the Mighty Missouri River from St. Louis to the trading posts of the great northwest since the 1830’s. And, now you too can travel the river of Lewis and Clark, Sakakawea, Custer and Sitting Bull in elegance and comfort on the last 150 passenger vessel on the upper Missouri.

Visit the Great Plains Young Professionals Summit website to learn more or to REGISTER TODAY!

Kim Goldsmith
Web & Social Media Manager &
Dickinson YP Recruitment Chair

Dr. David Flynn to Speak About Economy

Dr. David Flynn will be coming to Dickinson next Thursday, September 24, 2009. He will be giving an economic forecast of Dickinson’s business and industry. The event is scheduled from 11:30 am to 1:00 pm, with lunch being served. It will take  place in the Dickinson State University Student Center. The cost to attend is $25 for the general public or $20 for Chamber members or SBDC clients. This event is being co-sponsored by: Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, Small Business Development Center, and Dickinson Area Chamber of Commerce.

On Wednesday evening, September 23, 2009, there will be an exclusive event with Dr. Flynn for the Dickinson Young Professional members. YP members will be given the opportunity to discuss the economy with Dr. Flynn as well as ask questions. This event will take place at the Dickinson Research Extension Center (located on State Avenue) from 5:30 to 6:15 pm.

Dr. David T. Flynn is an Associate Professor of Economics and Director of the Bureau of Business & Economic Research at the College of Business & Public Administration, University of North Dakota. He also serves as the Associate Director of the North Dakota Small Business Development Center.

His commentary on the North Dakota economy has appeared in print and online publications such as BusinessWeek, Newsweek, American Banker, and the Financial Times and in newspaper and magazines from the United States, Brazil, Finland, and Japan. He is also a regular on KNOX radio, Grand Forks, with his show “Wall Street to Main Street.”

To register for this event or to learn more information please call (701) 225-5115 or email Kristi@dickinsonchamber.org.

Kim Goldsmith
Talent Initiative Assistant
Strom Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation