16th Annual Family Business Conference Thursday, April 24, 2008 |
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| 8-10 | Conference Registration Registration packets handed out NAME TAGS ARE REQUIRED for entrance to meetings and banquet facilities. |
Location Bridges Conference Center Entrance with Coffee& Juice |
| 10:00 | Welcome and Opening Session | Hale |
| 10:15-11:00 | "Your Familiness Advantage: Continuing Your Legacy of Entrepreneurship"-Keynote Speaker: Mike McGrann | Hale |
| 11:00-12:15 | Best-Practices: "Building a Successful Family Enterprise" Finger Family- Sioux Corporation - Beresford, South Dakota | Hale |
| 12:15-1:30 | LUNCH: |
Oacoma |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 1:30-2:45 | Session 1A"The Realities of Financing Growth In a Changing Marketplace"Marcia Hendrickson ,Dave Bangasser, Steve Kirby | Breakwater |
| 1:30-2:45 | Session 1B- "Emotional Intelligence" Melissa Hammer | Wetlands |
| 2:45-3:15 | BREAK- refreshments | |
| 3:15-4:30 | Session 2A- "How the Family Business Can Best Leverage the Internet and E-Commerce" Greg Nelson | River Run |
| 3:15-4:30 | Session 2B- "Building Relationship Capital through Effective Family Meetings" (Keynote -Mike McGrann ) |
Breakwater |
| 5:00-6:00 | Social | Oacoma |
| 6:00-6:45 | Dinner | Oacoma |
| 6:45 -7:45 | Keynote Speaker: "Some Tragic, Some Magic" Howdy Holmes CEO Chelsea Milling Company -"JIFFY" Baking mixes | Oacoma |
| 7:50 | Award Presentation: Prairie Family Award, Heritage Award, and Legacy Award | Oacoma |
| 8:30-11:30 | Casino Night | Wheeler |
Friday April 25, 2008 |
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| 7:00-8:00 | Breakfast |
Oacoma |
| 8:15-10:00 | Family Panel: "An Educated Choice: Keeping or Selling Your Family Business"Dick Muth, Steve Statz, and Jon Knuths | Oacoma |
| 10-10:30 | BREAK | |
Concurrent Sessions |
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| 10:30-11:45 | Session 3A -" Increasing Financial Risks in a Changing World: Protection for the Family Business" Ty Inglis | Breakwater |
| 10:30-11:45 | Session 3B "Business Improvement through Change Management- A Practical Approach"-Measurable Management - Robin Byrne | River Run |
| 11:45-1:30 | LUNCH- Panel Discussion " How to Give Your Money Away and Enjoy it"Regina Jahr, Sharon Warner, and Patrick Goetzinger |
Oacoma |