Featured Speakers

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  • Rep. Paul Anderson, District 12A

  • Doug Albin, Farmer and Council Member, Minnesota Corn Growers Association

  • Warrenn Anderson, Attorney, Fluegel, Anderson, McKlaughlin & Brutlag

  • Elizabeth Burns-Thompson, Vice President, External Affairs, Landus Cooperative

  • Dr. Jordan Cofer, Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty, University of Minnesota Morris

  • Courtney Hall, Director, International Business Development, Crop Nutrients Product Line, CHS

  • Al Hamen, CEO, Runestone Electric Association

  • Erin Heitkamp, VP of Supply Chain Development, Gevo

  • Heidi Heitkamp, Former U.S. Senator of North Dakota

  • Ariel Kagan, Director of Climate and Working Lands, Minnesota Farmers Union

  • Jen King, Research Engineer, National Renewable Energy Laboratory

  • Stu Lourey, Government Relations Director, Minnesota Farmers Union

  • Katie Marty, Cooperative Director & Consultant, Collectivity

  • Patrick Molloy, Principal, Rocky Mountain Institute

  • Sheran Munasinghe, Senior Associate of Climate-Aligned Industries, Rocky Mountain Institute

  • Thom Petersen, Commissioner, MN Department of Agriculture

  • Senator Aric Putnam, District 14

  • Tom Rabaey, Senior R&D Manager, General Mills

  • Mike Reese, Green Ammonia Research Lead & Director of Operations, West Central Research and Outreach Center

  • Ben Schierer, Mayor of Fergus Falls and Director of Civic Partnerships at West Central Initiative

  • Anne Schwagerl, Vice President, Minnesota Farmers Union

  • Dan Skogen (Summit Moderator), Former Member of the Minnesota State Senate

  • Peter Tester, Deputy Commissioner, Minnesota Pollution Control Agency

  • Tom Traen, former General Manager of Glacial Ridge Cooperative

  • Harmon Wilts, President of H & G Farms LLC, Swift County

  • Brian Werner, Executive Director, Minnesota Bio-Fuels Association

  • Pete Wyckoff, Deputy Commissioner, MN Dept. of Commerce