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

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
Time Event Information Registration
3:00 - 4:30 pm

Keynote Speech:

"The Moral Molecule: Improving Economics"

Paul Zak

(CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Economics attendance at this session)

  Not Required
       
January 31, 2013
River's Edge Convention Center, St. Cloud, Minnesota
Time Event Information Registration
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)

More details coming soon!

Registration required.

 

4:00 - 4:30 pm Coffee Break  
4:30 - 6:00 pm

Economic Outlook

King Banaian

Kenneth Beauchemin

Steven Hine

Tom Stinson

(CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Economics for attendance at this session)

More details coming soon!
6:00 - 7:00 pm Reception Hor d'oeuvres will be served; cash bar.
7:00 - 8:30 pm

Keynote Speech:

"Ethical Intelligence:Five Principles for Uhntangling Your Toughest Problems in Business and Beyond"

Dr. Bruce Weinstein, "The Ethics Guy"

A collaboration between the Department of Economics and the Herberger Business School

(CPAs may earn 1.5 hours of CPE credit, Basic Ethics for attendance at this session)