| 10:00 am - Noon |
Speed Consulting
New Sweden |
| 11:00 am – 1:00 pm |
Lunch & Registration
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PRESSED PANINI SANDWICH BUFFET
Cream of Roasted Tomato with Parmesan Croutons
Natural and Sweet Potato Chips
Shredded Vegetable Slaw with Fennel and Carrots
Grilled Pesto Chicken, Arugula, Tomato, Basil, Mozzarella, Balsamic Glaze, Rosemary Focaccia
BBQ Beef Brisket, Provolone, Crispy Shallots, Apple Coleslaw, Pickled Red Onion, Ciabatta
Cuban Style, Mojo Pork, Shredded Iceberg Lettuce, Swiss Cheese, Pickles, Matchstick Potato Chips. Yellow Mustard, Cuban Bread
Grilled Zucchini and Yellow Squash Panini, Cherry Tomatoes, Red Onion, Kale, Smoked Gouda, Hummus, Black Olive Focaccia
Lemon Bars
Oatmeal Berry Crumble
Coffee, tea and soda
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| 1:00 pm – 3:00 pm |
Keynote Panel: “What Is Our ‘Biofuelture’?”
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The concept of “Futurism” encompasses speed, technology, advancement, and progress. Biofuels continues to develop at a rapid pace, with many changes occurring quickly. However, other technologies – the proliferation electric vehicles and the development of other fuels types –as well numerous legislative, social, and environmental changes, are occurring just rapidly. What are the implications of these developments for biofuels’ future in the economic, technological, and regulatory long-term? This panel will pull together industry experts for a thought-provoking and honest look at the “BioFuelture.”
- Economy
Dr. Warren Preston, Deputy Chief Economist, United States Department of Agriculture - Regulatory
Geoff Cooper, Senior Vice President, Renewable Fuels Association - Technology
Dustin Kotrba, Manager, Christianson PLLP
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| 3:00 pm - 3:15 pm |
Refreshment Break
Fjords Lobby
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Minnesota Maple Glazed Shortbread Cookies
Coffee
Soda
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| 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm |
Industry Best Practices
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Is your plant lacking efficiencies that could be improved upon by making changes to the culture of the environment in which your employees operate? Many issues can hinder the continuous improvement that every company strives for while negatively impacting employee hiring and retention. Join us for a Best Practices session where the panel will review ideas that your company may consider to ensure its back-office processes is efficient, effective and compliant given the changing regulatory landscape. We’ll talk specifically about benefits of implementing a paperless solution, tools and opportunities to provide better management of accounting processes, as well as ways to reduce the handling and entry of paperwork.
Experts Available- Paper Vs. Paperless
Tina McCulloch, Financial Controller, Big River Resources, LLC - Accounting Process Efficiencies
Christine Erickson, Manager, Customer Success, Enterprise, BlackLine - Electronic Document Exchange
Angela Furney, Project Account Lead & Business Consultant, Christianson PLLP - Document Retention
Steve Squibb, Business Development & Solutions Analyst, Christianson PLLP
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| 4:15 pm – 5:15 pm |
Workforce Management
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Today’s biofuels workforce boasts more experienced professionals than ever before. Biofuels organizations large and small are faced with the challenges of recruiting, training, and retaining high-quality employees from the executive suite to the production team. In this session, we’ll review recent wage and compensation trends, as well as other trends in labor and workforce management, including tactics for successfully navigating and resolving turnover and succession issues. Finally, we’ll examine how you can “brand” your firm as an employer of excellence in your community, and discuss why “employer branding” is an invaluable component of your recruiting and retention toolkit.
Experts Available
- Wage, Turnover and Compensation Trends
Connie Lindstrom, Senior Biofuels Analyst, Christianson PLLP
- Employer Branding and Incentives
Ryan Drook, CEO, Central Indiana Ethanol, LLC
- Next-Generation Training for Ethanol Plants
Shana McAlexander, Training Specialist, Novozymes North America, Inc.
- Turnover and Succession Solutions
James Seurer, CEO, Glacial Lakes Energy, LLC |
| 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm |
Social Hour
Fjords Lobby |
| 6:30 pm – 10:00 pm |
Seated VIP Dinner with Entertainment
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Mesclun Salad with grape tomatoes, carrot and cucumber ribbons, red wine vinaigrette
Artisan Rolls & Butter
Herb Roasted Chicken Breast
Whipped Yukon Gold Potatoes
Heirloom Carrots
Snap Peas
Portabella Mushroom Sauce
Honey Panna Cotta Charlotte, Bittersweet Chocolate
Coffee, herbal tea, soda, beer, wine and liquor
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