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    Inaugural Mille Lacs Tribal Economy Summit

    May 23rd, 2022
    Grand Casino Mille Lacs Events & Convention Center

    About the Event

    Our Mission is to build community energy around a shared vision of an inclusive, purposeful, and innovative tribal economy through four overall objectives. 1. Celebrate the shared well-being and successes within the Mille Lacs Tribal Economy. 2. Rally the region’s major economic development stakeholders around the common goals of job creation, entrepreneurism, and increased prosperity. 3. Facilitate dialogue on the most important issues facing our economy. 4. Drive media coverage around Mille Lacs Tribal Economy’s commitment to attracting companies and creating an overall environment conducive to growth. We welcome entrepreneurs, business owners, residents, as well as public & elected officials of entities within the Mille Lacs Tribal Economy. For reference, the Mille Lacs Tribal Economy is defined as the census tracts 9504, 9505, 7704, 9703, 9701, 9702 - which Includes the counties of Mille Lacs, Pine and Aitkin. As well as the cities of Vineland, Onamia, Wahkon, Isle, McGregor, Hinckley, and Sandstone.

    Our Speakers

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    Beth Gruber
    Director of Planning & Community Outreach
    Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures
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    BH
    Bradley "Nazhike" Harrington, Jr.
    CEO
    Wenji-Bimaadizing Media
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    Brian McDonald
    District Director
    SBA Minnesota District Office
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    Brian Voerding
    VP for Inclusive Entrepreneurship
    Initiative Foundation
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    Bukata Hayes
    VP of Racial & Health Equity
    Blue Cross Blue Shield of Minnesota
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    DG
    Dustin Goslin
    VP of Business and Economic Development
    Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures
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    Elissa Hansen
    President & CEO
    Northspan
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    JN
    Joseph Nayquonabe
    CEO
    Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures
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    Matt Varilek
    CEO
    Initiative Foundation
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    MB
    Melanie Benjamin
    Chief Executive
    Mille Lacs Band of Ojibwe
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    NL
    Neil Linscheid
    Extension
    University of Minnesota Extension
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    Shawn Wellnitz
    CEO
    Entreprenuer Fund
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    Sarah Agaton-Howes
    Owner and CEO
    Heart Berry
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    Joe Nayquonabe, Sr.
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    TB
    Tawanna Black
    Founder / CEO
    Center for Economic Inclusion

    Location

    Grand Casino Mille Lacs Events & Convention Center, 777 Grand Avenue, Onamia, MN, USA

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