NEDA & Nebraska Diplomats Event Agenda
June 12 - 14, 2019
Wednesday, June 12, 2019
9:00 am
Conference Registration
NEDA & Nebraska Diplomats Registration
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
NEDA & Nebraska Diplomats Golf Outing at Wayne Country Club
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
Wayne Community & Industry Tours
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Light Buffet Lunch
5:00 pm
Social Hour
6:00 pm
Formal Diplomats Awards Banquet at The Beaumont Event & Concert Hall
9:00 pm - 12:00 am
NEDA Hospitality Room
Thursday, June 13, 2019
7:00 AM Registration
8:30 AM Welcome
8:45 AM
For the Love of Cities Speaker:
Peter Kageyama
9:45-10:00 AM BREAK
10:00-11:00 AM
Addressing, Surviving, and Learning from Change in your Community Panel Speakers: Kim Beger, Melissa Norgard,
& Darby Paxton
11:00-11:30 PM
Nebraska Department of Economic Development Update Speaker:
Dave Rippe
11:30-1:35 PM
Annual Meeting & Awards Luncheon
1:45- 2:15 PM
Legislative Recap - Zulkoski Weber LLC Speaker: Michelle Weber
2:15-2:30 PM BREAK
2:30-3:30 PM
First Afternoon Session:
1) Opportunity Zones Speakers:
Scott Neill
2) Brownfield Revitalization Speakers: Taryn Serwatowski & Sabine Martin
3:45-4:45 PM
Second Afternoon Session:
1) Investment Clubs Speaker: Cliff Mesner
2) Workforce & Talent Recruitment Speaker: Teresa Nortillo
3) NextEra Wind Farm
6:00 PM
Informal Networking Banquet
9:00-12:00 AM
Hospitality Room
Friday, June 14, 2019
7:30 AM
New Member Orientation
8:45 AM Welcome
9:00 AM Blueprint Nebraska Update Speaker: Jim Smith
9:30 AM
Lincoln Premium Poultry Panel
10:45 AM
Emergency Response & Managment Panel Speakers: Garry Clark, Shane Weidner & Megan Hanefeldt
11:45 AM Closing Remarks
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