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Speakers Forum
The purpose of this series is to bring together
central Minnesota’s business leaders and create a networking
platform where participants can exchange ideas, discuss common
challenges, and create new opportunities.
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Provide a forum targeted
specifically at and for central Minnesota executives,
entrepreneurs, and Anderson Center program
Alumni
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Create a consistent, quality
networking opportunity for central Minnesota executives and
entrepreneurs
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Bring to central Minnesota, for
the purpose of growth and education, highly recognized
entrepreneurs to speak at the luncheons
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Upcoming Speaker:
Bill Popp – POPP Communications
May 3, 2012 –
11:30 a.m.-1:00 p.m.
River's Edge Conference Center –
St. Cloud, Minn.
 Bill
Popp is founder and President of POPP Communications.
Located in Golden Valley, POPP Communications is a voice,
Internet and data communications company helping business
professionals use popular communication technologies to
support their goals, policies and processes.
Bill and his wife, Teri Popp, are part owners of the
Minnesota Timberwolves and active in the Timberwolves
FastBreak Foundation. Bill is Founder, Chair and President
of the Minnesota Military Family Foundation, Founder and
Chair of the Military Family Tribute and serves on the WCCO
Radio Good Neighbor Award™ Board of Advisors, AAA
Minneapolis Board of Directors and Northern Star Council Boy
Scouts of America Board.
Bill and Teri were honored at the 8th annual Starkey®
Hearing Foundation So the World May Hear Gala for their
significant contributions to humanity. In October 2009 and
again in November 2010, Bill and Teri Popp traveled the
globe on two POPP Communications sponsored hearing missions
through Starkey® Hearing Foundation to help provide
thousands of hearing instruments to children.
Previous Speakers
- Dave Mona, Weber Shandwick and WCCO Radio
- Steve Rothschild, Twin Cities RISE!
- Lloyd Sigel, Founder of Lloyd's Barbeque Sauce
- Al Horner, CEO of Aaron Carlson Corporation
- Dr. Dileep Rao, Professor, entrepreneur, author
- Paul Douglas, Meteorologist, author, and software
company founder
- Gary Stern, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve
Bank of Minneapolis
- Dick Enrico, CEO of 2nd Wind Exercise Equipment
- Marilyn Carlson Nelson, Chairman of Carlson Companies
- Chris Heim, CEO of 2ndWave Software and Amcom Software
- Larry Wilson, founder of Wilson Learning
Corporation and Pecos River Learning
- Erik Saltvold, owner of Erik's Bike Shop
- Jill Blashack Strahan, owner of Tastefully Simple
- Dr. Daniel Cohen, co-founder of CNS, Inc.,
maker of Breathe Right nasal strip and FiberChoice chewables
- Robert Naegele, Jr., best known for establishing Rollerblade,
Inc., and Chairman of the Minnesota Wild
(See detailed bios on
these speakers.)
Sponsorship
For corporate sponsorship opportunities and ticket
information, please contact the
Anderson Center.
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