The 50th Annual Winter Institute - St. Cloud State University

The 51st Winter Institute

January 30-31, 2013

The Winter Institute is an annual summit hosted by the Department of Economics, School of Public Affairs, St. Cloud State University. Minnesota is famous for its winter season and every year we use this opportunity to gather the best minds in the region and the country to share their thoughts and ideas on various economics issues with audience from Minnesota and the Midwest. The Winter Institute is important forum for the members of the community to generate ideas that can foster growth and development in greater St. Cloud area, central Minnesota, and beyond.

Many prominent economists and policy makers, for examples, Alfred Nobel Memorial Prize Laureate Milton Friedman and Federal Reserve Chairman Benjamin Bernanke, have been our keynote speakers at the Winter Institute in the past 49 years. Visit our Past Winter Institutes for more information on previous speakers.

We have a wonderful lineup of keynote speeches and panels for our 51st Winter Institute which will be held on January 30 and 31, 2013. The following is our preliminary program:

January 30, 2013
Cascade Room, Atwood Memorial Center, St. Cloud State University
3:00 - 4:30 pm	Keynote Speech: “The Moral Molecule: Improving Economics” Speaker: Paul Zak Zak is Professor of Economics, Department Chair and Director for the Neuroeconomics Studies, Claremont Graduate School, and the author of The Moral Molecule: The Source of Love and Prosperity (CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Economics for attendance at this session)
January 31, 2013
Glen Carlson Hall, River's Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, MN
2:30 - 4:00 pm	“Grow Minnesota!” Business Panel Collaborated with the St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce Mark Held, General Manager, Ickler Bearing & Machine Co., Inc. Scott Johnson, Publisher, Times Media Mark Krebsbach, CPA, Managing Partner, CliftonLarsonAllen, LLP Larry Logeman, President, Executive Express Carlo Schwinn, General Manager, The L.S. Starrett Company-Tru-Stone Technologies Division Allison J. Waggoner, Human Resource, Safety & Communications Manager, DCI, Inc. The St. Cloud Area Chamber of Commerce interviewed almost 100 area businesses in 2012 to gather statistics about Central Minnesota’s economy. During this panel presentation we will hear from the leadership of some of those companies as they discuss what we can do to help businesses expand locally, who is creating jobs, what those jobs look like, and the role of innovation in job creation. Join us as we hear from the businesses that are creating and expanding the local job market and discover what is in store for Central Minnesota’s economy in 2013. (CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Economics for attendance at this session)
4:00 - 4:30 pm	Coffee Break
4:30 - 6:00 pm	Economic Outlook Panel King Banaian, Professor of Economics, St. Cloud State University Kenneth Beauchemin, Senior Economist and Assistant Vice President, The Federal Reserve Bank of Minnesota Steve Hine, Director of Labor Market Information, MN Department of Employment and Economic Development Tom Stinson, MN State Economist Economic Outlook is a panel presentation with experts on their economic forecasts of the national, regional and local economies .(CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Economics for attendance at this session)
6:00 - 7:00 pm	Reception
7:00 - 8:30 pm	Keynote Speech: “Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems in Business and Beyond” Speaker: Bruce Weinstein, Ph.D., also known as “The Ethics Guy” A collaboration between the Department of Economics and Herberger Business School. Weinstein is a contributor to Bloomberg Businessweek and the author of several books, including Ethical Intelligence: Five Principles for Untangling Your Toughest Problems in Business and Beyond. He has been frequently seen and featured in television news programs (CNN, Fox, ABC, NBC and MSNBC). He regularly gives keynote addresses to businesses and professional associations, including the National Football League, Northrop Grumman, the Investment Management Consultants Association, the National Business Aviation Association, Vistakon/Johnson & Johnson, U.S. National Guard (South Carolina Division). (CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Ethics for attendance at this session)
Notes:	1. January 30, 2013 on campus event. No registration required. 2. January 31, 2013 at River's Edge Convention Center. Registration required - more information coming soon!