CEOs Fall Conference

Description

CEO FALL CONFERENCE
September 4-6, 2024
Thumper Pond Resort, Ottertail, MN

W  11:30am lunch, 1pm golf, 6pm reception, 7pm dinner
Th  7:30-3:30pm, 6pm reception, 7pm dinner
F   8-11am

Wednesday September 4
11:00    Check in for golf
11:30    Lunch
1:00     Golf - sponsored by MREA vendor members
6:00     Suppliers welcome reception
7:00     Dinner - Golf Prizes/Award Presentation

GOLF TEAMS
Rules of the Scramble:
(1) The highest score a foursome can get is par.
(2) Each member of the foursome must use three drives.
Send your team names to Karen Miller at Karen@mrea.org 

Thursday September  5
7:00     Breakfast & registration
7:30     CEO conference committee meeting
8:00     Welcome: CLAC Chair Adam Tromblay, Nobles Cooperative Electric
8:15     Power Theft - Bitcoin Example: Kevin Holen, North Star Electric Cooperative, Inc.
8:30     The Economy and impact of Rural America: Chris Shaffner, CoBank
9:15     The Future of Load Control & future aggregation under FERC policies: Jeff Haase, Great River Energy
10:15    Break
10:30    Energy Forum - Growing a success across the state: Tim Thompson, Lake Region Electric Cooperative
10:45    What's Small, Modular, and Reacts with Uranium - SMRs: Jason Herber, DPC
11:30    Lunch
12:15    MREA Program updates
1:00      RUS Environmental Review and new ERA Update: Luke Theriot, NRECA
1:45      Lessons learned from DOR property tax court case: Syd Briggs, Steele-Waseca Cooperative Electric
2:00      Break
2:15      Government Affairs update and planning (includes net metering strategy)
3:30      Impacts of electricity service and energy policy on business: Jim Schultz, MN Private Business Council
                         Moderates a panel of business leaders
4:30      Adjourn 
6:00      Group dinner

Friday September 6
7:15      Breakfast
8:00      Elect CLAC members by district
8:15      Workforce planning related to new cannabis and paid family leave laws: Josh Heggemm, Pemberton Law
9:15      Supply Industry update and transformer standards impact: Chris Pederson, RESCO & Travis Baldwin, ERMCO
9:45      Break
10:00    G&T Panel - Resource planning under 2040
                     Becky Kern, Basin
                     Jon Brekke, GRE
                     John Carr, DPC
                     Todd Sailer, MPC
11:00    Roundtable
12:00    Evaluations and adjournment
12:00-2:00 CLAC Meeting

COST
$443 Education member
$543 Non education member
 

HOTEL  
Thumper Pond Resort
300 Thumper Pond Road
Ottertail, MN 56571
(218) 367-2000 

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2024 LATE REGISTRATION
All events in 2024 will be subject to a $50 late registration fee for anyone that registers less than 2 weeks prior to the published event dates.