Past Speakers - Business
Rick Anderson - France 44
David Siegal, Builder Association of Twin Cities
Blake Nixon, Geronimo Energy
John Taft, CEO-RBC
Robbie Harrell, Minnesota Ice Sculptures
Tom Bell, Bell Lumber
Chris Schermer, Schermer Co
Jim Nelson, Real Estate
Anne Denney Plan Well, Finish Well
Spencer Barrett, Great Lakes Clothing Co.
Kyle Kingsley, Update on medical marijuana industry
Sam Richter, Sales Intellience
Michael Nowakowski, Ticket King
Richard Painter and Claire Hill, Better Bankers, Better Banks
Dan Fagan and Reid Evenson, Tradition Bank
Mark Lanterman, Forensic Science
Sarah Hanlon, Katie Miller, Elissa Kadue - Bean + Ro
Scott Dillon, The Twisted Shrub
Daren Klum , Secured2 Corporation
Myles Shaver, Twin Cities Economy and Business Development
Pete Deanovic, 50th and France development
Casey Hankinson, Ryan Companies
Danielle Fagre Arlowe, The Evolution of Consumer Credit
Bob Dickey, Technical Analysis of Markets at RBC
Art Rolnick, Public Investment in Private EnterpriseScott Anderson, CEO, North Memorial
Blake Nixon, Geronimo Energy
John Taft, CEO-RBC
Robbie Harrell, Minnesota Ice Sculptures
Tom Bell, Bell Lumber
Chris Schermer, Schermer Co
Jim Nelson, Real Estate
Anne Denney Plan Well, Finish Well
Spencer Barrett, Great Lakes Clothing Co.
Kyle Kingsley, Update on medical marijuana industry
Sam Richter, Sales Intellience
Michael Nowakowski, Ticket King
Richard Painter and Claire Hill, Better Bankers, Better Banks
Dan Fagan and Reid Evenson, Tradition Bank
Mark Lanterman, Forensic Science
Sarah Hanlon, Katie Miller, Elissa Kadue - Bean + Ro
Scott Dillon, The Twisted Shrub
Daren Klum , Secured2 Corporation
Myles Shaver, Twin Cities Economy and Business Development
Pete Deanovic, 50th and France development
Casey Hankinson, Ryan Companies
Danielle Fagre Arlowe, The Evolution of Consumer Credit
Bob Dickey, Technical Analysis of Markets at RBC
Art Rolnick, Public Investment in Private EnterpriseScott Anderson, CEO, North Memorial
Dave Anderson, Famous Dave’s
Bruce Atwater, CEO, General Mills
Bill Bathe, President, Energy Inc.
Russell M. Bennett, CEO, Gray, Plant, Mooty & Bennett
Judson Bemis, President, Minnesota Business Alliance
Mike Bonsignore, Chairman and CEO, Honeywell
Jon Campbell, President, Wells Fargo Bank
Ken Christensen, Chairman, Northup King
Harris Cooper, President, International Dairy Queen
Gerald Corrigan, President, Ninth Federal Reserve District Bank
John Dasburg, President, Northwest Airlines
Lynn Davis, President, ADC Telecommunications
Chuck Denny, President and CEO, ADC Telecommunications
Jay Dyer, President, Dyco Petroleum
Remack Franklin, Assistant V.P., Mpls, American Arbitration Ass.
Simon Foster, Owner, Simon Delivers
Skip Gage, Gage Marketing
Harvey Golub, CEO, IDS Financial Services
Bud Grossman, Chairman, Gelco
John Grundhofer, CEO, First Bank
Sandy Hey, Hey City Theatre
Jim Howard, President, NSP
Stan Hubbard, KSTP
Irwin Jacobs, CEO, Minstar
Joseph James, President, National Car Rental
George Johnson, CEO, Alpha Video
Jim Jundt, Jundt Investment
Tom Kieffer, Entrepreneur
Richard Kovaecvich, CEO, Norwest Bank
Paul Kraemer, President, Minnegasco
Larry Lehraknhl, CEO, St. Jude Medical
Lew Lehr, Chairman, 3M
Robert Leslie, President, Jostens, Inc.
Pat Liska, President, Rainbow Foods
Norman Lorensen, President, Burlington Northern
Dick McFarland, CEO, Dain Rauscher
Kenneth Macke, CEO, Dayton Hudson Corporation
Whitney MacMillan, CEO, Cargill
Susan Marvin, Marvin Windows
Don McCarthy, Chairman, Northern States Power
Bob McDonald, Chairman, Life U.S.A.
A.J. Meier, Artropolis, Inc.
Ken Melrose, President & CEO, Toro, Inc.
Ray Mithun, Chairman, Campbell-Mithun
Jerry Noyce, CEO and President, Health Fitness Corporation
Dr. Henry “Rick” Sandri, President, Duluth Metals
Nick Koch, Associate Vice President, Hammel, Green and Abrahamson, Inc.
John Smaby, Edina RealtyChuck Mooty, President, IDQ
Pat Murray, President, Murray’s and Service Ideas, Inc.
Marilyn Nelson, Carlson Companies
Dale Olseth, President, Medtronic
Greg Page, President, Cargill
Roger Parkinson, Publisher, Minneapolis Star Tribune
Jim Paulson, Chief Economist
Truly Perlman, President, Control Data
Harry Piper, Jr., Chairman, Piper Jaffrey
Carl Pohlad, Marquette Bank
Bob Potter, Minnesota Public Radio
Leonard Prescott, Mystic Lake Casino
Gerald Rauenhorst, President, Rauenhorst Corp.
Dick Schulze, CEO, Best Buy
Mark Sheffert, CEO, Manchester Companies
Gary Sterns, President, 9th Federal Reserve District
Edson Spenser, CEO, Honeywell
Gordon Sprenger, Allina
Rose Totino, Totino’s Pizza
John Troup, President & CEO, Upsher Smith Laboratories
Ray Viault, Vice Chair, General Mills
Win Wallin, CEO, Medtronic
Sven Wehrwein, freelance business reporter
Ben Wessels, retired
Michael Wright, CEO, SuperValu
Harold Higgins, President and Publisher, St. Paul Pioneer Press
Bob Dickey, RBC Dain Rauscher
Dr. Ben Wright, President, Dunwoody Institute
Ron Peltier, CEO Home Services and Edina Realty
Paul Karos, former Dain Raucher Airline Specialist
& Motivational Message
Phil Dow, Rain Raucher
Carin Offerman, Canterbury Downs Board Member
Mike Hannon, Lingate Financial
Michael Pucci,Vice President External Advocacy, GlasoSmithKline
Jim Steiner, CEO, Lowry Hill Investments
Bill George, Former Chairman & CEO Medtronic, Executive in Residence, Harvard
Charlie Weaver, Executive Director, Minnesota Business Partnership
Steve Markuson, Archer Capital
Russ Nelson, President, Nelson, Tietz & Doyle Commercial Real Estate
Gary H. Stern, President Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
Paul Hinz, Jason Green, Corrective Exercise Specialists
Warren Staley, President, Cargill, Inc.
Fritz Corrigan, CEO and President, The Mosaic Company
Marty Davis, CEO, Cambria Company
Dennis and Megan Doyle, The Welsh Companies & Founders “Hope for the City”
Walt Siebert, Courage Center
Bill Cooper, Chairman TCF, Past MN Chairman of the Republican Party
Richard Pettingill, CEO Allina Health
Clark Glassen, Financial Freedom Realty
Frank Guzzetta, Chairman and CEO, Macy’s North
Mike Luker, President, Sunny Fresh Foods
Brad Beard, President Fairview Hospital & Clinic
Jason Trucano, President, Shredway