IADG Partners Forum 2023
Date: October 19-20, 2023
Location: Prairie Meadows Hotel, Casino and Racetrack, Altoona, IA
1 Prairie Meadows Drive, Altoona, IA
ATTENDEE LIST
IADG TEAM CONTACTS
AGENDA
Thursday, October 19
PRE FORUM
IADG Update and Program Overview
Overview - Bruce Nuzum PRESENTATION
Financial Packaging - Steven Benne PRESENTATION
Value Added Ag, Financial Modeling, and Trade Shows PRESENTATION
Ripple Effect and F.I.N.D. (Fulfilling Iowa's Need for Dentists) PRESENTATION
Resource Spotlights
- IADG Community Foundation and IOWA Community Affiliate Network PRESENTATION
Bruce Nuzum, President/CEO - Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses PRESENTATION
Jacki Boldt, Executive Director - Coalition to Support Iowa’s Farmers PRESENTATION
Brian Waddingham, Executive Director - InnoVenture Iowa PRESENTATION
Kaylee Williams, Investment Director
SPEAKER BIOS
PARTNERS FORUM
Keynote: Economic Development Update with Special Focus on Rural Iowa
Debi Durham, Executive Director
Iowa Economic Development Authority and Iowa Finance Authority
PRESENTATION
SPEAKER BIO
Keynote: Outlook for the Ever-Changing Economic Development Landscape
Chris Lloyd, Director, Infrastructure & Economic Development
McGuireWoods Consulting LLC
PRESENTATION
SPEAKER BIO
Innovative Approaches to Rural Housing
- Affordable Rural Housing Initiative in Manning PRESENTATION
Matt Daniels, Director of Operations, Origin Homes - Outlook for 3-D Printed Homes in Iowa PRESENTATION
Pete Evans, Assistant Professor, Iowa State University College of Design - Successful Housing Development Model in Conrad PRESENTATION
Shane Tiernan, Director of Lending, GNB Bank
SPEAKER BIOS
Breakout Sessions
- Effectively Communicating with City and County Officials
AJ Stone – Worth County Supervisor
Dawn Meyer – City Administrator, Manning PRESENTATION
John Riherd – Butler County Engineer
SPEAKER BIOS
- Responding to a Business Project Request for Information (RFI) PRESENTATION
Michael Gould, Iowa Economic Development Authority
SPEAKER BIO
- How Businesses in Rural Iowa are Tackling Workforce Challenges
Rhonda Griffin, Director of Human Resources - Centro, Inc. PRESENTATION
Faye Brand, Owner - Co-Line Welding, Inc. PRESENTATION
Jeff Heuton, Human Resources Manager, Pella Corporation PRESENTATION
SPEAKER BIOS
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Friday, October 20
Agriculture Challenges, Trends and Opportunities
Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship
SPEAKER BIO
Transformational Project Spotlights
- Butler Logistics Park PRESENTATION
Jeff Kolb, Executive Director, Butler-Grundy Development Alliance - Port of Blencoe PRESENTATION
Frank Huseman, Project Manager, New Cooperative, Inc. - Dobson Pipe Organ Builders PRESENTATION
John Panning, President
SPEAKER BIOS
Tips and Insights for Success in Economic Development
- Andy Sokolovich – President and CEO, Grow Clinton
- Deb Lucht – CEO/General Manager, Minburn Communications
- Dennis Fraise – President and CEO, Lee County Economic Development Group
- Maureen Elbert – Executive Director, Kossuth/Palo Alto County Economic Dev. Corp.
- Mickey Anderson – Stanton Area Industrial Foundation PRESENTATION
SPEAKER BIOS
Capstone Speaker
Kyle Norris, Executive Dean PRESENTATION
Iowa Lakes Community College
SPEAKER BIO
Questions? Please contact Kay Snyder at ksnyder@iadg.com.
Thank you for attending the IADG Partners Forum!