Programs and Speakers

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Thursday, February 23

5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.
Welcome Reception and Registration

Friday, February 24

7:00 a.m.
Conference Registration Desk Opens

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m.
Conference Opens

8:00 a.m. - 9:45 a.m.
Strategies for a Volatile and Unpredictable Economy
- Howard Fletcher Economist

10:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Understanding Your Communication Style
- Lindsay Strand, President of Lindsay Strand Associates, Inc.

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Buffet Lunch

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Competent is Not an Option
- Art Turock

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION #1:
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m.

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION #2:
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception - (Dinner On Your Own)

Saturday, February 25

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Group Buffet Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
SEAL Team Mission Planning
- David Rutherford, Former U.S. Navy SEAL

9:45 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
Manager's Top 10 Tools for Financing Businesses
- Kraig Kramers

11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.
Group Buffet Lunch

12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Negotiating from the Buyer's Perspective: Learn the Strategies Your Customers Employ to Negotiate with You!
- Dan Sharkey

CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION #1:
2:15 p.m. - 3:15 p.m. CONCURRENT BREAKOUT SESSION #2:
3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. 5:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m.
Reception - (Dinner On Your Own)

Sunday, February 26

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 a.m.
Continental Breakfast

8:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.
What Does Your "Silent Partner" (aka the Federal Government) Have Planned for You in 2012?
- John Guzik and Omar Nashashibi, The Franklin Partnership

9:30 a.m.
Darlene Miller
PMPA 2nd Vice President and President of Permac Industries, Burnsville, MN, Darlene updates attendees on new initiatives from the President's Council on Jobs and Competitiveness.

10:00 a.m.
Adjourn