2026 Infrastructure Week Webinar Series

North Dakota needs infrastructure. This vast network of interrelated sectors connects our state beyond our borders and secures our position in the world. Infrastructure provides households access to higher quality opportunities for employment, healthcare, and education. Our economy needs reliable infrastructure to ensure these connections are occurring between cities and people, to provide for supply chains and the movement of goods and services.

This series looks at different sectors from the perspective of subject matter experts who work day-in and day-out within these industries for the success of their business and North Dakota. 

SERIES AGENDA
DIVE DEEPER INTO THE AGENDA - See bios and session objectives. 

MONDAY - January 12: Energy, Transmission & Data Centers

• Justin Kringstad, Director, North Dakota Pipeline Authority
• Gavin McCollam, Vice President/COO, Basin Electric Power Cooperative
• Mark Anderson, Vice President Development/Marketing, WBI Energy
• Troy Walker, Director of Sales and Marketing, Dakota Carrier Network
• Craig Stevens, GAIN Coalition / DCI

TUESDAY - January 13: Infrastructure at the Local Level: Zoning, Permitting & More

• Aaron Birst, Executive Director, ND Association of Counties
• Matt Gardner, Executive Director, ND League of Cities
• JoAnn Thompson, Vice President of Asset Management, Otter Tail Power

WEDNESDAY - January 14: Roads & Runways

• Ron Henke, Director, North Dakota Department of Transportation
• Kyle Wanner, Executive Director, North Dakota Aeronautics Commission
• KLJ
  • Shane Steiner, Assoc. VP of Aviation
  • Scott Middaugh, Lead Design Engineer and Project Manager

THURSDAY - January 15: Site Selection & Rail

• Chris Schilken, Commissioner, North Dakota Department of Commerce
• Dan Mack, Executive Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, Northern Plains Railroad

FRIDAY - January 16: Liquid Assets: Water's Role in North Dakota's Economic Future

• Reice Haase, Director, North Dakota Department of Water Resources
• Project & engineering panel 
  • Mike Berg, Principal, Apex Engineering
  • James Landenberger, Water Resources Delivery Leader, Bartlett & West
  • Kurt Lysne, Market Leader/Senior Engineer, Moore Engineering

DIVE DEEPER INTO THE AGENDA - See panelists and session objectives.

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Members can attend at no cost. Non-members can pay a one-time business rate of $100 - which will provide company-wide access to all 5 sessions.

The infrastructure week webinar series will utilize the Microsoft Teams platform. Following each panel discussion, attendees will have the opportunity to pose questions to the panelists. To receive call-in information, attendees will need to register in advance. 

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