MONDAY, MAY 14, 2001 - BEGINNING AT 1:00 P.M.
GRAND BALLROOM, RADISSON SOUTH HOTEL, BLOOMINGTON, MINNESOTA
Opening Statements:
The Honorable Jesse Ventura, Governor of Minnesota
PANEL:
The Honorable Mark R. Kennedy, M.C., Minnesota
The Honorable Gil Gutknecht, M.C., Minnesota
The Honorable Norm Coleman, Mayor, Saint Paul, Minnesota
PANEL:
Art Collins, President and Chief Executive Officer, Medtronic, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Douglas Kohrs, President and Chief Executive Officer, American Medical Systems, Minnetonka, Minnesota
Al Christopherson, Farmer, Pennock, Minnesota, and President, Minnesota Farm Bureau Federation
Scott Portnoy, Corporate Vice President, Cargill, Incorporated, Minneapolis, Minnesota
PANEL:
Gary Joachim, Soybean Farmer, Claremont, Minnesota, and Member, Trade Policy and International Affairs Committee, and Chair, Latin America Subcommittee, American Soybean Association of Minnesota
Neal Fisher, Administrator, North Dakota Wheat Commission
Bruce Hamnes, Chairman, Wheat Export Trade Education and U.S. Wheat Associates, and Past Chairman, Minnesota Wheat Research and Promotion Council
Gerald Tumbleson, Farmer and Director, Minnesota Corn Growers Association, Sherburn, Minnesota