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Midwest Energy Summit

Powering Progress: Innovation, Policy and the Future of Energy

The choices we make today around energy affect every business, every community and every family across the Midwest. Growing demand, rapid innovation and shifting policy are reshaping how we work, how we live and how we plan for the future.  

The Midwest Energy Summit brings together the people who are leading this transformation, and the people it impacts most: you. This is where business leaders, policymakers and innovators converge to tackle the big questions: 

• How does energy innovation create new opportunities for your company and your workforce? 
• What policies and investments will shape the economic future of our region? 
• How do we balance growth, security and sustainability in a rapidly changing landscape? 

Through keynote insights, expert panels and TedX-style talks, you’ll gain practical knowledge about the trends shaping energy, like grid modernization, advanced technologies and workforce demands. More importantly, you’ll leave with connections and strategies you can apply immediately in your organization and community. 

Discover the role energy plays in driving innovation, fueling economic growth and securing the future of the Midwest. By attending, you’ll see the bigger picture, understand the local impact and walk away ready to lead where it matters most. 

Introduction

Shannon Full, President and CEO, FMWF Chamber

Keynote: Policy and National Security

Rich Goldberg
Senior Advisor, Foundation for Defense of Democracies
Past Senior Counselor, White House National Energy Dominance Council

Panel: Energy as the Engine of Innovation

Mark D. Anderson, Vice President, Business Development & Marketing, WBI Energy

Bria Shea, President (MN, ND, SD), Xcel Energy

Laura Laltrello, Chief Operating Officer, Applied Digital

Moderated By Stacey Dahl, Vice President External Affairs, Minnkota Power Cooperative

Innovative Insights

Energy Growth and the Impact on Workforce

Katherine Worwa, Manager, Talent Management, Otter Tail Power Company

Innovative Insights

Climate Resistance and Extreme Weather

Caroline Hackerott, PhD, Associate Professor, North Dakota State University

Innovative Insights

Not in my Backyard (NIMBYism) 

David Owen

Closing 

Cale Dunwoody, Vice President of Public Policy, FMWF Chamber